PowerVerde Electrical Generation Systems
Recovering Waste Energy on Natural Gas Pipelines

PowerVerde, Inc has developed and patented a unique system for generating megawatts of electricity on existing natural gas pipeline systems. These unique systems will be able to generate huge amounts of electricity without burning any of the gas or disrupting the flow of the natural gas to customers.

The PowerVerde systems use the high pressure of the natural gas in the pipelines where the pressure needs to be dropped to deliver to customers. Presently, the pressure drop is accomplished by throttling down the pressure by mechanical means. That process wastes the latent potential of the natural gas to produce electrical energy. The payoff bonus is that all of the electrical energy potential can be produced without emitting any pollutants or adding any carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. In essence, after the initial cost of installation, the electricity generated is free and non-polluting.

PowerVerde plans to install demonstration systems on several public utility natural gas pipelines in the first quarter of 2009. All hardware and software are being produced at Global Machine Works in Everett, Washington. Global Machine Works is an aerospace company that produces thousands of precision parts for Boeing and other aerospace firms. GMW is capable of supplying hundreds of systems to PowerVerde per year.

PowerVerde believes that this new pipeline electrical generation system would enhance the Pickens Plan by producing large amounts of electricity during the transition to an all electric energy policy and at the same time by not using any fossil fuels.

The illustration below shows the PowerVerde systems installed on a typical natural gas pipeline.

Advantages of PowerVerde System
  • Low Initial Installation Cost (Less than $2000 per installed kW)
  • Low Maintenance Costs
  • System Components can be replaced without shutting down other units
  • Temperature drop of natural gas is minimal (no pre or post heat of gas)
  • If downstream demand for gas is reduced, individual units shut down, not the whole system
  • Additional units can be installed as gas demand goes up
  • Locations are close to grid, requiring no long distant transmission costs
  • Systems are monitored on a special website
  • Gas leak monitors shut down individual systems if a leak is detected
  • High pressure stainless steel containment vessel of motor
  • Systems produce electricity 24/365, not just when the wind is blowing or the sun is shining
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