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Time of India
09-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
HMEL secures three Indian patents including global-first tech for crude and naphtha co-transport
New Delhi: HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) has been granted three Indian patents , including two that introduce what the company claims to be the world's first design for pipeline pigs enabling the simultaneous transportation of naphtha in crude pipelines . With these additions, HMEL's total number of granted patents stands at nine, out of over 44 filed to date. The patented industrial pipeline cleaning pigs are engineered to allow the movement of two distinct hydrocarbons—such as crude oil and naphtha—within the same pipeline. According to the company, these are the first patented designs of their kind globally and are intended to enable dual hydrocarbon logistics in a single pipeline network. The third patent is for an apparatus that generates green oxy-hydrogen gas. HMEL said the device is designed to support process improvements within refinery operations and is aligned with the company's focus on clean technology deployment. As part of recognising in-house innovation, HMEL Managing Director and CEO Prabh Das presented the 'Inventor Award' to employee-innovators behind the patents. 'Securing these patents is a testament to the ingenuity, passion, and technical excellence of the HMEL team,' Das said. 'We remain committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation to enhance operational efficiency, safety, and environmental sustainability in the energy sector.' According to the company, its patent implementation rate stands at over 90 per cent. HMEL stated that R&D and innovation are central to its long-term strategy with a focus on applying patented technologies across core operations.
Trade Arabia
16-02-2025
- Business
- Trade Arabia
HMEL, Emerson sign deal for innovative solutions
HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL), a leading India petrochemical and refining company, and Emerson, an industrial technology leader delivering advanced automation solutions, are joining forces to optimise enterprise operations across HMEL's refining, petrochemicals and sustainable fuels complex. The collaboration will leverage Emerson's industrial automation portfolio, including artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, to enhance HMEL's production outputs while ensuring reliability, safety and sustainability goals are met, said a statement. HMEL is a digital-first organisation, operating one of the most modern Integrated Refinery-Petrochemical Complex 'Guru Gobind Singh Refinery' at Bathinda, Punjab. 'Process automation has been at the heart of HMEL's strategic vision for building a smart enterprise. We are thrilled to partner with Emerson to develop innovative automation solutions that will boost digital transformation at HMEL,' said Prabh Das, MD & CEO, HMEL. 'Our partnership with Emerson aligns with our mission to create an interconnected and intelligent enterprise that delivers maximum value across the energy value chain.' Emerson will provide a real-time industrial data platform to bridge the gap between industrial OT and enterprise IT environments, providing connectivity and contextualization to operational data from multiple sources. It will also provide AspenTech's multi-unit dynamic optimization solutions to help improve margins and achieve sustainability goals by integrating planning, scheduling and advanced process control in a closed loop and by end-to-end demand forecasting, planning and scheduling across the oil-to-chemical value chain. The collaboration also includes Emerson's DeltaV control system, latest measurement offerings and pioneering electronic marshalling technology. 'Emerson's Boundless Automation vision integrating the intelligent field, edge and cloud to unlock a new era of productivity supports HMEL's goal of delivering higher value through technology. We look forward to collaborating with HMEL to advance optimization solutions that will enable new levels of operational excellence across production, reliability, safety and sustainability,' said Anil Bhatia, Vice President and Managing Director of Emerson in India. The two companies signed the memorandum of understanding during India Energy Week 2025 in New Delhi. Prabh Das, MD & CEO, HMEL and Roel Van Doren, Group President, Emerson were present during the signing ceremony by Manu Sehgal, VP – Strategy and Feedstock Supply Group, HMEL and Anil Bhatia, Vice President and Managing Director of Emerson India, along with senior members from both the companies. -
