Fuel Gas Pressure Recovery - Industrial Power Generation Solutions
This paper explains how fuel gas pressure recovery using turboexpanders can capture excess pipeline pressure to generate electricity and cooling, improving total system efficiency and reducing operating costs for natural gas-powered facilities by up to 2%.
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This paper explains how fuel gas pressure recovery using turboexpanders can capture excess pipeline pressure to generate electricity and cooling, improving total system efficiency and reducing operating costs for natural gas-powered facilities by up to 2%.
This paper describes how data center operators can recover otherwise wasted natural gas pipeline pressure using turboexpander-generators to produce clean electricity and usable cooling, reducing auxiliary power demand and improving PUE.
This paper provides an analysis of the performance and condition of the FreeSpin In-Line Turboexpanders after one year of operation at an LNG terminal station in Japan.
This paper describes the opportunities presented by operating turboexpanders at the wellhead to generate clean electricity along with the technical challenges in designing a product for this application.
Technologies that decarbonize the LNG supply chain are imperative to future-proof its role through the energy transition. One such asset is Sapphire Technologies’ FreeSpin® In-line Turboexpander (FIT).
Pressure energy is wasted at over 4 million natural gas pressure letdown stations globally. However, Sapphire Technologies’ unique turboexpander generator technology can harness wasted pressure energy and convert it to clean electricity.
The ability to leverage the FreeSpin® In-line Turboexpander to generate clean, emission-free electricity at the wellhead represents an immediate and significant opportunity for natural gas operators, like CNX, to reduce energy costs, while meeting ESG goals.
Power scarcity and rising heat loads are pushing data centers to rethink infrastructure design and adopt energy-efficient solutions. Turboexpander-based power and cooling systems convert pressure into on-site electricity and usable “cold,” lowering cooling load and improving power usage effectiveness (PUE) in one integrated package.
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Jeff Earl and Tech Talks delve into the innovative work being done by Sapphire Technologies to transform the natural gas industry. They explores the challenges and opportunities in scaling this technology, and the company's mission to help operators meet their environmental targets.
Interview with Freddie Sarhan on the Innovating with Scott Amyx Podcast discussing Sapphire's Turboexpander technology and how it fits into the energy infrastructure.
In this week’s episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Jeff Earl of Sapphire Technologies to discuss using turbo expanders to convert waste pressure energy into usable electric power.
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Explore how turboexpander-generators (TEGs) create clean electricity by recovering unused energy in pressure letdown processes. A focus will be placed on how novel technologies can be integrated into TEGs to differentiate them from traditional rotating equipment offerings.
Sapphire and Evolve partnership creates a solution that can recover power throughout a midstream sector, which research shows is currently wasting up to 2,900 megawatts of pressure energy.
This paper is a follow up to GT2022-82293, which discusses the design validation of an innovative turboexpander-generator (TEG) used for natural gas pressure letdown (PLD).
A 300 kW turboexpander-generator was developed by Baker Hughes, in conjunction with Calnetix Technologies, for use in a natural gas pressure letdown application.
This paper describes the design and development of an innovative 280 kW and a 125 kW Turboexpander Generator (TEG) for natural gas pressure letdown (PLD) applications.
Gas pipeline pressure letdown (PLD) stations are used to step down the pressure of gas at various stages of a gas transmission infrastructure. This paper focuses on two such gases: (1) natural gas and (2) hydrogen.
This paper is a follow-up to GT2021-60125 (“Design and Analysis”) and GT2021-60317 (“Economic Analysis”), which collectively covered the design, analysis, and economics of innovative Turboexpander Generators (TEG) used in pressure letdown (PLD) applications.
A 300 kw integrated and fully-sealed turboexpander-generator for natural gas pressure letdown (pld) was developed by baker hughes, a ge company (bhge), in conjunction with calnetix technologies.
A low cost cryogenic expander system that incorporates a high performance, high-speed permanent magnet generator and low loss magnetic bearings is described.
The development and testing of an integrated power module (IPM) for a waste heat recovery system is described. The IPM is part of a waste heat recovery system based on the organic Rankine cycle.
A magnetic bearing system for a high-speed cryogenic gas expander generator is presented. The expander represents a new class of such devices that, in contrast to the earlier technologies, makes use of the expanding gas energy by converting it into electrical power.
A cryogenic gas expander system that incorporates a high-performance, high-speed permanent magnet, direct-drive generator and low loss magnetic bearings is described.
Sapphire’s system is rated for hazardous installation and suitable for installation in transmission pipelines, distribution pipelines, and liquefied natural gas regasification processes.
Sapphire Technologies designs, develops and manufactures highly engineered FreeSpin® In-line Turboexpanders (FIT) for natural gas processing and distribution systems.
Hydrogen is a rapidly expanding global energy storage market. Hydrogen is used in many manufacturing processes from petroleum refining to food processing.
New analysis reviews the technical specifications of engines, turbines, and fuel cells being deployed at new data center builds, showing how pressure recovery can improve total system efficiency
Partnerships between power developers and gas midstream companies can turn wasted pipeline energy into reliable, low-emissions power for growing demand.
