Natural Gas for Transportation – Natural Gas & Hydrogen tanks & cylinders, fuel systems and virtual pipeline trailers (2024)

FAQs

What is a virtual natural gas pipeline? ›

A virtual pipeline refers to a system that transports natural gas from a source to consumers or businesses using methods other than traditional, fixed pipelines. The term “virtual pipeline” is used because it mimics the function of a physical pipeline but utilizes alternative means of transportation.

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Natural gas transmission pipelines are wide-diameter pipelines and are often the long-distance portion of natural gas pipeline systems that connect gathering systems in producing areas, natural gas processing plants, and other receipt points to the main consumer service areas.

In a typical virtual storage arrangement, a physical storage location is not specified. The shipper delivers natural gas to an agreed-upon pipeline location and the transporter takes custody of the natural gas. The transporter is required to return the same quantity of natural gas on a specified future date.

CNG tanks are much thicker and stronger than normal gas tanks. How far can I travel in a CNG vehicle? You may be able to drive an average of 200 miles on a full tank (or 100 miles each way). However, mileage varies depending on driving conditions, so pay attention to your fuel light.

CNG fuel tanks have a useful life of 15 to 20 years, depending on their construction and how they were certified by the original manufacturer. Because there is no way to safely "requalify" tanks for extended use, once a tank reaches its expiration date, it must be replaced.

In short, methane is not stored in household tanks because the symmetry of its molecule makes it hard to liquify. You could in principle store methane in a tank in the gas state, but methane has such low density in the gas state that you could not store a usable amount.

From the wellhead to the consumer, natural gas pipeline systems provide us with a clean and efficient source of energy. There are essentially three major types of pipelines along the transportation route: gathering systems, transmission systems, and distribution systems.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state (liquefied), to about -260° Fahrenheit, for shipping and storage. The volume of natural gas in a liquid state is about 600 times smaller than its volume in a gaseous state (in natural gas pipelines).

Standardized Environmental Assets

For a given MMBtu, the Digital Natural Gas is an encrypted record of empirical production data, site-specific environmental monitoring, and corresponding attributes, such as methane-emissions intensity and third-party facility audit certifications.

What are the cons of natural gas pipeline? ›

Environmental damage

Pipelines can pollute air, water, soil and climate when they leak. Pipelines that cross rivers and streams are more vulnerable to breaks when heavy rain and floods occur.