Linnhoff March pioneered the practical application of pinch analysis and became the acknowledged world leader in process and utility integration. KBC has over twenty years of practical, operational refinery energy reduction experience. This focus on energy has a direct impact on airborne emissions, a key issue in today's environmentally sensitive times.

Our techniques are applicable to all aspects of energy cost reduction - from quick win low investment operational improvement through to the design of heat exchanger networks for maximum practical heat recovery. We have also extended our approach to develop site-wide energy optimisation strategies where all opportunities for improvement are assessed. This includes not only the process plants but also the utility system and, critically, the manner in which the processes and the utility system interact.

We also apply our proprietary techniques for the analysis of distillation columns with a view not only to saving energy but also to increasing throughput.

A further recent development is in the area of fouling monitoring where our engineers will identify optimal cleaning schedules for key heat exchangers within your network.