The pressure’s off – recovering energy from pipeline stations
Large amounts of energy are available for utilisation at gas pipeline pressure reducing stations, if the right technology is employed to recover it. Here, an article from the USbased FuelCell Energy shows how one technology option can deliver clean power to the local electricity grid, without resorting to burning some of the gas in the pipeline.
Article details
Journal title: Energy World
Publisher: Energy Institute
Subjects: Energy efficiency, Industry services, Gas distribution, Transportation, Transmission and Distribution, Compressed natural gas, Electricity, Gas turbines, Gas, Fuel cells