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Session-12
Emerging Technologies in Gas
Market-Part-2
What is small scale LNG
• Large>1MMTPA
• Medium 0.2-1 MMTPA
• Small 0.05-0.2 MMTPA
LNG scale of
operation • Micro <0.05MMTPA
• Large and medium scale projects need large gas reserves base to support project
• Limited number of reserves in world of that size but a very large number of small
reserves exist
Why small and
micro scale? • Large projects are capital intensive, long gestation projects with limited flexibility
• Monetise stranded gas, associated gas (otherwise flared), CBM types of gases
• To cater to small customers located away from gas pipelines
• To develop new CGD networks in areas located far from pipelines
Applications • To develop applications like LCNG, LNG for automobile fuel, LNG bunkering etc.
Small LNG value chain
Replacement of diesel in
Lean Gas Rigs, vehicles & DG sets
85000 TPA
5000 gpd LNG Transportation
Establish LNG/LCNG
Dispensation stations
Store it in LNG storage
Supply gas through Tank and
pipeline Use for city gas distribution
LNG/LCNG as vehicular fuel
Natural gas is fast becoming fuel of choice due to its lowest carbon
footprint and very low SOX , NOX emission
However LNG has 2.5 times more energy density than CNG and
hence very well suited for long haul fleets and fleets dedicated to a
particular corridor
LNG tanks for vehicle and associated system has been well
developed now and is commercially operated in many parts of US
and Europe and LNG as vehicular fuel is very well suited for heavy
vehicles
Advantages of LNG over CNG
Range of the vehicle in single fill for CNG vehicles is 200-250
kilometers while for vehicles run on LNG the range is 600-800
kilometers
As the range for LNG vehicle is higher than CNG, less number of
LNG filling stations are required in given area.
LNG Filling Station - Schematic
LNG Fuel Tank
LCNG as vehicular fuel
Liquid to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) is a modified way to
produce CNG which has advantages over CNG