Renewable energy credits

• US 20070062194A1
• Filed: 05/19/2006
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: General Compression, Inc.
• Original Assignee: General Compression, Inc.
• Inventors: Ingersoll, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/437,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20070062194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 60/641.100
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/007 the wind motor being combined with means for converting solar radiation into useful energy
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/17 storing energy in pressurised fluids
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/25 the apparatus being an electrical generator F03D9/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/28 the apparatus being a pump or a compressor
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2210/16 Air or water being indistinctly used as working fluid, i.e. the machine can work equally with air or water without any modification
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/16 Mechanical energy storage, e.g. flywheels or pressurised fluids
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/50 Energy storage in industry with an added climate change mitigation effect

Abstract

A method is provided for creating renewable energy credits from a wind energy system. A wind energy system is provided with a plurality of direct compression wind turbine stations. Direct compression is direct rotational motion of a shaft or a rotor coupled to one or more compressors. Wind energy is collected and stored from the plurality of direct compression wind turbine stations. Storage of the wind energy and the thermal energy system are used to create renewable energy credits.

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