NorthernStar
Natural Gas elects to build a small electricity cogeneration
plant to provide electricity and heat for LNG regasification.
Eliminates the need to withdraw water out of the Columbia
River to provide heat source as would otherwise be required.
ASTORIA-NorthernStar Natural Gas LLC formally submitted
a Notice of Intent today with federal and state authorities that
it plans to modify its proposed LNG receiving and regasifaction terminal
at Bradwood Landing to include a small electricity cogeneration facility.
The purpose is to avoid taking water out of the Columbia
River to vaporize the liquid natural gas. Liquid natural gas exists
at -260 degrees Fahrenheit and requires heat to convert it back into
a gaseous state. This is most commonly accomplished in the LNG industry
by exchanging heat with water at ambient temperature. NorthernStar
has spent months studying alternatives such as using air heat exchangers
to vaporize the liquid natural gas but the climate of the Lower Columbia
region is simply too cold and wet for this solution to be viable.
"Going to the cogeneration option will solve a lot
of problems at once. We won't have to pull water out of the Columbia
River, our plant will be more efficient, and we'll be providing a
needed power source to the region," said David Glessner, NorthernStar
Natural Gas Vice President for Engineering.
Additional facts about the proposed cogeneration facility
can be found in the following sections: Clean Environment, Jobs, Education & Taxes, Affordable Energy
NorthernStar Natural Gas, LLC is a privately held company
dedicated to bringing clean, safe energy to the Pacific Northwest.
The NorthernStar Natural Gas project team has developed and operated
over forty major energy projects worldwide including gas pipelines,
power plants, liquefied natural gas receiving terminals, oil and
gas production fields and local distribution companies.
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