Logo Search Low-carbon Energy Your challenges, Our solutions Geothermal Shaping the future of low-carbon and renewable energies Vallourec provides increasingly integrated products and services to bioenergy producers and innovative low-carbon and renewable energy projects. Biomass and nuclear power plants, geothermal wells, photovoltaic panels, offshore wind turbines, and hydrogen refueling stations are among the various projects benefiting from our expertise in tubular solutions. Building on our experience in low-carbon and renewable energy industries, our teams remain focused on finding new innovations and markets for our products. This includes hydrogen energy as well as carbon capture and storage technologies. Corporate November 10 2020 Vallourec’s contribution to a low carbon future The UN’s 2015 Paris Agreement rallied most of the world around the needed effort to shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon alternatives. Read more Arrow Bringing heat from the ground Geothermal wells extract heat in the form of water or steam to generate electricity or feed district heating. A low-cost, renewable energy, geothermal is a rapidly growing sector but operators are facing numerous challenges to capitalize the natural resource efficiently. Vallourec has been developing successful solutions for geothermal projects for over 30 years. With a large range of products to overcome the challenges of geothermal drilling and exploitation, Vallourec is a partner of choice to help you meet your project’s specific demands. Based on our long-lasting the Oil & Gas expertise, we supply tubular solutions that take into account the various challenges inherent in well design: High temperatures Our proprietary higher-yield and controlled yield strength materials combined with our VAM® Connections resist high temperature and offer high compression resistance. Corrosion We offer a wide range of corrosion-resistant steel grades from carbon steel sour service grades to chrome and corrosion resistant alloys (CRA). Well integrity Because unstable formations such as geological faults can cause casing failures, Vallourec develops proprietary high collapse grades to guarantee the highest collapse values. Product lifetime Vallourec offers comprehensive portfolio and technical support on material selection. Cost efficiency Vallourec’s international footprint with production facilities in every continent will ensure the most competitive route for your project. Learn more about geothermal energy Corporate January 28 2021 Helping the geothermal industry gather steam Geothermal plants can produce continuous power all year round, making geothermal energy the only baseload and dispatchable renewable energy source. Read more Arrow Innovative solutions for offshore wind projects Vallourec is supporting offshore wind farm operators with a variety of tubular solutions that make wind farms safer and more durable. Our experience with offshore wind projects allows us to find cost-effective, low risk solutions for wind farm installations. With PREON� marine, Vallourec is changing the way offshore wind turbines are installed. This innovative technology, using elements constructed from hot rolled MSH sections, is a cost competitive, low-noise installation method for offshore wind farm foundations. Our environmentally-friendly solution protects the seabed and significantly reduces underwater noise. Read more about Offshore Wind Long-lasting, reliable tubular solutions for nuclear power plants Vallourec has offered products and expertise to the nuclear power industry, providing safe, durable tubes to plants around the world. Steel tubes in a wide range of materials and dimensions are among the key components of nuclear power plants. They need to withstand extreme conditions during use, including high pressures and temperatures, and meet the highest safety standards. Vallourec has been providing tubular solutions for the primary circuits of pressurized water reactors since 2015. Our tubular products in nickel alloys and stainless steels offer superior quality, for a very demanding industry. As a leading producer of tubes, we are heavily involved in providing utilities with highly safe and quality products to ensure long-lasting plant operations. Read more about our nuclear solutions Supporting advanced solar projects Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electrical energy. This can be achieved directly with photovoltaic panels, or indirectly with solar power plants that make use of global solar irradiation. Vallourec promotes renewable energies by designing tubes for photovoltaic panels and taking part in innovative projects that develop solar power. Quality tubes from Vallourec are integrated into the design of photovoltaic panels worldwide: solar trackers, car park solar shade structures, agricultural photovoltaic panels and rooftop solar panels. Concentrated solar power plants (CSP) feature another type of indirect solar power generation. They function similarly to fossil-fueled power plants: hot steam is generated, driving a steam turbine that produces electricity. In CSP power plants, the heat source is the sun. Lenses and mirrors concentrate the sun’s rays on an absorber that heats up a heat-carrying medium. Vallourec is currently participating in RAISELIFE, a project funded by the EU to extend the lifetime of materials for concentrated solar power plants. Find out more about Solar Construction Corporate November 26 2020 Vallourec is innovating in solar structures Solar power has emerged in recent years as a viable technology that will play a crucial role in the energy transition. Read more Arrow Producing energy from biomass and waste Vallourec provides tubes for biomass, waste-to-energy and biofuel projects in order to produce renewable energy. Learn more about Bioenergy Biomass consists of organic matter from plant and animal origins. Power plants can use biomass instead of conventional fuels as an energy source in order to produce electricity. They can also produce energy by burning industrial waste, in a transformation process called waste-to-energy. Biofuels are fuels derived from biomass and can be used as a substitute for conventional fuels. Vallourec supplies biomass power plants with tubes, from simple grades (grade A and B) to alloy steels (16Mo3, T4), manufactured in our factories in Europe and Brazil. New innovations to support renewable energy projects Vallourec is constantly exploring new ways to use its expertise to promote renewable and low-carbon energy sources and reduce carbon emissions. Hydrogen applications are expected to develop, along with a hydrogen production shift from hydrocarbons to decarbonized processes: green hydrogen has the potential to decarbonize many sectors and cut hard-to-abate emissions; it also offers extra options for large-scale energy storage. Vallourec’s product and solutions offering works well with hydrogen, which are adapted to withstand high-pressure storage and complex environments. It covers several stages of the value chain, for instance: Underground storage in salt caverns (leveraging the expertise of oil and gas wells), High-pressure and high-capacity storage for refueling stations: Vallourec has a strong know-how in the production of large thick-walled tubes for storing compressed and liquid gas intended for piston accumulators for hydrogen refueling stations. Pipeline transportation: our expertise in the lifecycles of different materials will be instrumental in evaluating and monitoring the development of hydrogen pipelines or of its injection into regular gas networks. Studies are ongoing and a full range of products and solutions is available. Our ambition is to further support the development of the main hydrogen applications, e.g. in mobility, joining forces with partners to finetune hydrogen-specific offers. Corporate December 03 2020 Large-scale hydrogen for a cleaner tomorrow Already well established in industrial uses, hydrogen is now angling to conquer hard-to-decarbonize sectors like heavy transport and energy-intensive industries. Read more Arrow Vallourec is also working on solutions for carbon capture, utilization and/or storage (CCUS) , which poses similar challenges to hydrogen in managing CO2, which is a highly corrosive gas, requiring specific grades for transportation and injection in underground reservoirs. Our lifecycle service offer is a key component in helping operators guarantee the safety and integrity of their operations. Our ambition is therefore to support all key players in this value chain, from carbon capture to utilization and storage. Corporate December 17 2020 CCUS: Supporting Net-Zero ambition Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies are essential to deliver clean industrial growth and to achieve net-zero ambitions. 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