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0 pointstoomuchtodo12y ago0 comments

Burn it on site for electricity. Imagine it like distributed solar, just with natgas as the power source. Power lines, even low voltage (120-480V), are everywhere.

Worried about cost? Sell carbon credits for the destruction of the greenhouse gas, and use the funds to pay for the generation equipment.

Want someone to manage this huge distributed system of generators? Call SolarCity. They already manage an enormous fleet for distributed solar generation installations.

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dredmorbius12y ago· 2 in thread

Low-voltage power lines have high transmission losses (though I'd have to look up just what that is).

The reason for high-voltage lines is that it reduces the total current transmitted, which reduces transmission losses.

Building out T&D infrastructure is expensive and a concern for distributed generation methods (solar, wind).

toomuchtodoOP12y ago

If I were to have free access to the flaring output, I'd implement this myself out of my own pocket.

Zigurd12y ago

You will need a deep pocket. I suspect the cash flow hole between turning a flare into feedstock for electricity generation or any other potentially productive use and getting paid for that product is wide and deep.

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