Industrial Waste Heat Converted to Electricity
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08/08/2012 10:00:00
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SMU’s Geothermal Lab Coordinator, Maria Richards, says her lab’s custom temperature maps help Sneary find hot spots associated with petroleum drilling operations where he can deploy his machines. The school and Gulf Coast Green Energy have partnered for several years.
"There was really so much heat in the Gulf Coast," Richards says. "That made us realize that, by working with the oil and gas wells, it was an ability to tap into those resources.”
Sneary is negotiating with drillers in Texas, has a project in West Virginia, and is looking at other states too. He says his company’s heat-capture technology is efficient and green because it’s emission-free. And given the growing number of oil-and-gas-well hot spots pinpointed on SMU’s geothermal map, Sneary expects his Gulf-Coast Green Energy machines will be in great demand for years to come.
Source: VOA News
