McDermott International today launched ArborXD, a web-based tool that provides data collection, estimation, and reporting on the potential carbon impact of energy facilities before construction begins.
Embedded as early as the design phase, the tool is applied throughout the energy project life cycle—whether a concept, front-end engineering design, or an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation project. It provides customers access to life-cycle footprint estimates, cost tradeoff analyses, emission reduction pathways, and environmental impact assessments, McDermott said in a press release.
"ArborXD™ is another demonstration of the powerful combination of McDermott's integrated engineering expertise, innovation and commitment to advance and enable our customers' sustainability goals," said Samik Mukherjee, executive vice president and chief operating officer. "It is an energy industry differentiator that will help quantifiably reduce the operating footprint of the facilities we design and build."
Earlier this month, McDermott and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science organization, signed a Letter of Intent to evaluate technical and commercial opportunities for the deployment of CSIRO's carbon capture technologies for energy and heavy industry applications.