Latest news & application stories

Saving deck space and rental costs for offshore maintenance operation

3 November 2021

Oil & Gas Upstream

Atlas Copco Specialty Rental UK provides rigsafe high-pressure and high performance compressed air solution for subsea waterjet cutting operations.

Rapid nitrogen intervention helps with the repair of a New Zealand geothermal power station

4 August 2021

Power plants Emergency

When a geothermal power plant breaks down, urgent repairs are required to avoid high costs. As the rotor chamber contains highly flammable pentane gas, adding nitrogen speeds up the repair process, limiting downtime of the plant. Atlas Copco Special...

Full steam ahead for Ineos Phenol

15 June 2021

Manufacturing Steam

The cluster effect in Germany’s densely developed Ruhr region allows companies like our client to profit from all kinds of synergies. The proximity of the neighboring powerplant, for example, enables the supply of efficient power and steam directly t...

Atlas Copco Rental Europe adds hydrogen-based solution to the fleet

20 May 2021

Entertainment Power

Next to diesel-driven Power Modules, we add an autonomous zero emission H2-powered 45kW generator to our fleet.

Atlas Copco has acquired a majority share of the specialty rental company Eco Steam and Heating Solutions

3 May 2021

Steam Oil & Gas Upstream Oil & Gas Midstream Oil & Gas Downstream Power plants Manufacturing Mining & Drilling

The company develops, rents, and sells customized industrial boiler assemblies tailored for plug and play installation. Eco Steam and Heating Solutions serves European customers, primarily in the general industry, such as food and beverage, chemical,...

A different kind of emergency response

30 March 2021

Water

Emergency response is part of our DNA at Atlas Copco Rentals. So when our very own Chris Ward was called up to assist with the recent flooding emergency on Australia’s east coast, he didn’t hesitate to join fellow volunteers as part of the comprehens...

Boosting your balance sheet! How an efficient steam solution can save costs and capital.

22 March 2021

Manufacturing Agile asset management

Two recent steam projects clearly demonstrate the added value at both ends of the spectrum: on the one hand saving on the cost of downtime and on the other, boosting cashflow and agility. Whichever

Modular Power Solution ensures round-the-clock operations.

15 March 2021

Oil & Gas Upstream Power

Atlas Copco Rental UK provided a total solution to ensure the round-the-clock operation of a floating production storage and offloading asset.

Agile emergency response and oil-free air help avoid penalties!

10 March 2021

Manufacturing

What a weekend can do! Agile emergency response helps avoid massive penalties for our customer. Electric-drive and oil-free solution to the rescue!

Modular power plant for a brewery in full expansion

22 February 2021

Agile asset management

Our prospect, an industrial-scale brewery, had a big decision to make. Option 1: wait 3 years for upgrades to the local electricity grid so its newly completed glass plant could commence operations. Option 2: buy the four 1MW generators it needed to ...

Peak shaving during harvest season

19 February 2021

Air Power Steam Agile asset management

If you’re in the food and beverage industry, you’ll know better than anyone just how critical timing can be. Freshness is everything. And so when harvest time comes around, it’s all hands on deck and – quite literally – full steam ahead! But what abo...

A fast and seamless turnaround

3 February 2021

Oil & Gas Downstream

Major back-up compressed air solution secures continuity for Singapore refinery. The ethylene cracker complex located on Singapore’s Bukom Island is not only an important part of our customer’s operations but also a critical link in the entire petroc...

Ready for take-off

3 February 2021

Air

Protecting airport fuel lines from corrosion and contamination. Even the slightest contamination of an aircraft’s fuel system can spell mid-air disaster. So it’s not hard to see why quality and reliability were so important for our customer’s fuel pi...

From curious inquirer to satisfied customer (Pipeline Project)

25 January 2021

Oil & Gas Midstream

Although 2020 has been a challenging year with lockdowns and visit restrictions, we have some great resources here at Atlas Copco that allow us to stay connected and involved with our customers to provide them with solutions.

Keeping the pipeline flowing downstream

20 January 2021

Oil & Gas Downstream Air

Downstream processing only adds value when it’s actually flowing downstream. But that added value can quickly evaporate. For instance, when a transformer failure creates a figurative and literal bottleneck in the pipeline that delivers your product t...

Temporary Steam Solution helps move launch date forward.

28 December 2020

Maintenance and turnaround projects Steam Manufacturing Agile asset management

Energy-saving and high-capacity steam solution on a limited footprint prove to be the right solution and help our customer meet and exceed their objectives.

Disaster avoided thanks to long-term oil-free air solution!

12 November 2020

Manufacturing

A long-term 100% oil-free Total Solution helps our customer overcome a compressor breakdown and keep production of disinfectants and other chemicals going.

On-Demand nitrogen saves time and money while keeping a water treatment facility safe

4 November 2020

Maintenance and turnaround projects

Nitrogen on demand at water treatment facility

Brewery overcomes CO2 shortage problems changing to temporary N2 generation, saving money and keeping business continuity

14 October 2020

In Massachusetts, a brewing company reached out to Atlas Copco Rental in August; they were looking for a quote on our Nitrogen generation unit. Our Area Sales Manager, Ben Kruger, worked with the customer on the details to solve their pain points, in...

Total nitrogen solution for New Zealand's largest chemical tank

13 October 2020

Contingency planning Agile asset management

New Zealand's largest chemical storage tank inerted with the world's most advanced nitrogen-generating membrane.

Hot dry air solution for testing liquid CO2 storage

8 October 2020

Manufacturing

In order to dry three tanks used for CO2 storage, Atlas Copco Rental provided a 100% oil-free and hot dry air solution that allowed operations to continue.