Feeding energy to a gas terminal from a ship for transporting liquefied gas
US7287389B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T70/50
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to feeding a gas terminal with energy from a ship transporting liquefied gas while said liquefied gas is being transferred between a tank of the ship and a tank of the gas terminal, wherein a portion of the energy produced by the propulsion system of the ship is delivered to the gas terminal.
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