BT Index Utility

The BT (Best Technology) Index is a parameter used to benchmark refinery and other processing sites against a similar site built to Best Technology standards, and against other refineries.

The BT Index represents the energy use in a process or site per unit feed. This is then compared with a target BT value for a unit with state of the art technology to indicate what the gap is with respect to energy savings potential.

An energy efficient site will have a BT that is close to 100%, whilst an inefficient site will have a BT value that is much greater than 100%.

KBC has a database of BT values for several refineries which it uses as a benchmark to compare individual refinery BTs.