ENCASE Third General Assembly in France
December 5, 2024

The Third General Assembly of ENCASE took place at University Technology Compiègne (UTC), France, on November 21st/22nd, 2024.


ENCASE is an EU funded project that brings together Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage researchers, operators, manufacturers, academia, and SMEs to increase competitiveness in the industry.


Dr Wes Maru participated in the GA representing our effort in three areas of deliverables for Liquid and Supercritical CO2 metrology – namely:


a) The Development and Commissioning of Novel Compact Prover as a Primary Standard,

b) Flow Simulation Development for UBIETY Meter and

c) Development and Testing of High Resolution Ultrasonic Flow Meter


ENCASE is organised in 7-work packages where the interaction and knowledge transfer between, and the key deliverables from each work packages is expected to dramatically alter our understanding and utilisation of such technologies as the primary engineering solutions in the global effort to reduce emitted carbon dioxide.

ENCASE - the European project at advancing Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) research and technology is maturing for delivery

By Sarah.Payne • November 4, 2025
Dr Wes Maru, Managing Director & Technologist of UBIETY Technologies and ENCASE Project Lead has just returned after attending the annual ENCASE consortium meeting organised by the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL) TUV-SUD in Glasgow, Scotland. "Our contribution to the ENCASE project is maturing for delivery where we were tasked to develop innovate devices and technologies: Develop, design, build, and commission a novel primary standard (4-inch piston prover) for liquid and supercritical CO 2 , a novel and challenging application that required a series of innovations. Develop CFD models for the essential parts of the flow meter – including aspects of turbulent flow, compressibility, and thermal effects on the material through cubic Equation of State in the opensource CFD code OpenFOAM. Develop and manufacture novel and high-resolution ultrasonic flow meters to simultaneously measure volumetric flow rate and speed of sound. We are delighted to contribute both to the EU’s and UK’s ambitious goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions under a project that brings together various stakeholders, including research institutions, operators, manufacturers, academia, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the goal of enhancing competitiveness in the CCS industry. ENCASE’s cradle to grave approach for CCS makes the consortium a great forum to learn from and collaborate with leading experts."

UBIETY® welcomes Jurij Francuzov as Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer

By Sarah.Payne • May 12, 2025
Jurij has joined UBIETY recently as a Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer. He received his MSc in Electronics Engineering with special focus in IC design. However, Jurij claims that in all his conscious life, he has been developing electronics devices and equipment. “I was always involved in multiple projects that are not limited to a single industry and require broad knowledge and fast learning”, says Jurij. “I have probably worked in all fields of electronics for the past 17 years, covering analogue, digital, and RF circuit design—from initial concept through to mass production.” Over the course of his career, Jurij has developed a wide range of advanced devices, including RF Software Defined Radios, LTE base stations, Bone Conduction headsets, various medical and Lab automation instruments, vehicle diagnostic device, Transceiver IC, iOS app. He is passionate about solving complex engineering challenges with elegant, efficient, and practical solutions. “I enjoy staying hands-on and combining technical depth with broad system-level thinking” says Jurij, and that is the sort of technical expertise that UBIETY was after and found in Jurij so that he can develop it further. Fun facts: Being 12 years old, Jurij made an amplifier from an old vinyl player (without any understanding of audio amplifiers) and used it to listen to hard rock. Designed a Bone Conduction headset for the construction industry that got into Top-100 innovations of 2021 by the Times magazine. Jurij didn’t like literature classes in school, but published a book - a collection of hooligan poetry of classic poets!
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