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Webinar Outline

Stainless steel plays a key role in renewable energy projects due to its diverse properties, durability, ease of maintenance, and routine recyclability. This webinar offers a brief overview of where stainless steels fit in renewable energy applications and relevant techniques.
 
A primary goal in the renewable sector is reducing greenhouse gas emissions, such as CO2 and methane, in a cost-effective manner without depleting scarce resources. Renewable energy sources, both direct and indirect, include:

  • Tidal energy: Harnessing the moon’s gravitational pull on oceans, providing an inexhaustible power source.
  • Solar energy: Generating electricity directly through photovoltaics or concentrating sunlight.
  • Hydropower: Utilising water relocated by evaporation, alongside wind and wave power – provided corrosion is controlled.
  • Biofuels: Using plants and waste for ethanol or biodiesel production, which can delay CO2 emissions but poses corrosion challenges for lower alloys.
  • Geothermal energy: Tapping into the Earth's heat, not just in volcanic areas, but for widespread industrial and domestic use.

Lastly, the webinar will touch on carbon dioxide capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technologies, highlighting the range of alloys used, from carbon steel to high-grade stainless and nickel alloys, with a reference to the new AMPP/NACE standards.

Presenter: Dr Graham Sussex, ASSDA Technical Specialist

Graham is a materials expert with over 30 years of experience and more than 600 technical publications to his name. Stainless steel is his specialty.

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This webinar will be hosted by Zoom.