Millennium Projects
Technical Details
Millennium Project Number: M-2000-007
Project Title:Emerging Technologies for Natural Gas (IGT)
Project Start Date: 2000
Projected End Date: 2003
Technical Details:
Participating with more than 50 utilities and other gas organizations, develop advanced technologies to improve the efficiency, reliability maintainability and extend the operating life of gas facilities. Assess the merits and feasibility of highly innovative ideas and technologies that could lead to practical solutions, products, and new opportunities for future use on the gas transmission and distribution gas system.
Market forces are driving manufacturers, developers, and supporting institutions toward near-term deployment of select, well-developed concepts. Global competition and capital resource limitations limit the acceptance the risks associated with longer term R&D and development of new and innovative technologies. IGT coordinates this program with more than 50 utilities and gas organizations to conduct the necessary research and development to build a natural gas technology base to address the needs of utilities, and with the aim of deploying ideas and concepts well beyond the near-term horizon. Utility participation of $2 million per year is leveraged to over $7 million per year through participation from EPA, DOE and other industry participation. Funding this project are more than 50 utilities and organizations.