Sustainability

Environment

ADGAS’ commitment to protecting and enhancing the environment is fundamental to the way we work, using various initiatives to manage our operations’ impacts on environmental issues ranging from climate change to waste reduction and use of resources.

Environmental management system

ADGAS is ISO:14001 certified by Lloyd’s Register of Quality Assurance. ADGAS believes that prevention of pollution is the best way forward for managing environmental aspects. It has therefore adopted a formal system for optimizing energy efficiency at various stages of project design. The system is of particular relevance to new projects, as identifying and capturing improvement opportunities during the design phase is the most cost-effective means of developing energy-efficient processes. This procedure addresses all phases of project development from project concept to plant operation. Its adoption identifies the gaps between “proposed design” and best practice energy design. It also provides a framework for closing these gaps, or, by value engineering, to rationalize the deviation by a thorough technical-economic evaluation of project economics.

Air dispersion modeling was carried out for evaluating SO2 air concentration at Das Island for the LNG train and studied the impact of sulfur recovery unit efficiency on the overall SO2 concentration at Das Island.

ADGAS produces a clean source of energy that generates less carbon dioxide. The company is striving to reduce its operational impact on the environment and is planning to drastically reduce its emissions and flaring.

Twice a year, ADGAS routinely monitors stack emission sources (boilers and gas turbines) and ambient air quality on Das Island using chemical analysis. Ambient air quality is evaluated in six different locations for a range of harmful emissions.

ADGAS is involved in several projects to improve its environmental performance. Among these, flaring reduction schemes are top priority. Other projects include energy management and optimization, materials and water consumption, waste disposal, and transportation.

As part of the drive to adopting more sustainable, environment-friendly energy, and to embrace Abu Dhabi’s strategy of using compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel for vehicles, ADGAS has started to convert some of its cars to operate on CNG, a step that encourages the use of clean energy, protects the environment, and embraces the shift to sustainable development in the UAE.