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Creating Steam + Reducing Carbon Footprint

With HipVap, less really is more

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Revolutionize Your Operations.

HipVap is a revolutionary approach to steam generation for pad-based thermal projects. The technology uses untreated produced water to generate steam and is engineered for efficiency and sustainability. HipVap delivers exceptional performance with a reduced CAPEX. HipVap drastically reduces the required equipment for producing steam and is designed for scalability, adding in 1000 T/d increments. 

Take a 360° tour through HipVap from our commercial-scale demonstration project that successfully completed in 2024, below.

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Efficiency, Amplified

Lower CAPEX and OPEX

HipVap reimagines steam generation by prioritizing simplicity and performance. Its groundbreaking tube-in-tube heat exchanger unlocks unparalleled efficiency, requiring less equipment, less maintenance, and a smaller footprint. Streamline your workflow with HipVap’s intuitive controls and automated processes. Spend less time on maintenance and more time focusing on what matters most. HipVap offers a significant reduction in Total Installed Cost (TIC) per unit of steam capacity and reduced operational costs for equivalent steam capacity, driving both upfront and long term capital efficiency.

Up to 20%

Reduction in Capital Costs

Up to 9%

Reduction in Operating Costs

Control at Your Fingertips

Scalable design and faster deployment

HipVap allows for incremental steam addition while maintaining equialent capital efficiency, supporting phased project deployment. Additionally, through modular design and Scovan’s lean manufacturing approach, HipVap offers shortened overall development and deployment schedules spanning less than 23 months.

The HipVap Advantage

Less is more for your operations

Lower energy requirements, less maintenance, less surface footprint with less equipment and components, less construction time and lower field labour costs for install all mean more for you. HipVap eliminates the need for complex pre-treatment, converting water directly into steam with remarkable efficiency. Up to 90% conversion, no wasted resources. Minimize your impact, maximize your results.

Up to 45%

Reduction in Overall Project Surface Footprint

Up to 14%

Reduction in Emission Intensity

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How HipVap works

HipVap takes produced water straight off the upstream separation vessel, untreated, at temperature and pressure, and converts it into steam.

No upfront process treatment required. The core technology is a tube-in-tube heat exchanger where the produced water is cross exchanged with a thermal hot oil fluid which keeps the heat flux relatively low resulting in up to 90% of produced water converted into steam.

HipVap Timeline of Development

First Canadian and US Patents filed.
United States patent issued.
Canadian patent issued.
Scovan acquires HipVap Scovan Pilot Project (2020 – Nov 2023) Grant application for TIER (Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction) program funding through Alberta Innovates.
Engineering for the commercial demonstration facility commences.
Scovan applies for additional project funding from CRIN (Clean Resource Innovation Network) through their Reducing Environmental Footprint funding call. Scovan commissions HipVap demo facility, with support from Strathcona at the Lindbergh SAGD facility
80+ tests completed through the Commercial Demonstration project.
Front-end engineering and design (FEED) completed for a 1000tpd HipVap package.