In a cryogenic combined cycle power plant electric power drives a cryogenic refrigerator to store energy by cooling air to a liquid state for storage within tanks, followed by subsequent release of the stored energy by first pressurizing the liquid air, then regasifying the liquid air and raising the temperature of the regasified air at least in part with heat exhausted from a combustion turbine, and then expanding the heated regasified air through a hot gas expander to generate power. The expanded regasified air exhausted from the expander may be used to cool and make denser the inlet air to the combustion turbine. The combustion turbine exhaust gases may be used to drive an organic Rankine bottoming cycle. An alternative source of heat such as thermal storage, for example, may be used in place of or in addition to the combustion turbine.

The invention relates to a cooling system (1) comprising at least: a Stirling heat pump (2) designed to cool an inlet gas (G.sub.e) down to a cryogenic temperature so as to form a cryogenic liquid (L), a primary electric motor (3), intended to put said Stirling heat pump (2) into operation, a primary pump (4) intended to cause said cryogenic liquid (L) to circulate under pressure, and a cooling means (5) intended to cool said primary electric motor (3) with the aid of the cryogenic liquid (L) output by said primary pump (4). The invention is particularly suitable for the production of a cryogenic liquid and the applications thereof.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for efficient cooling within air liquefaction processes with integrated use of cold recycle from a thermal energy store.

A method for producing liquefied gases includes providing an internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder and an exhaust manifold, providing a flow circuit, which includes the cylinder and connects an air inlet to the exhaust manifold, conveying air along the flow circuit according to a flow direction from the air inlet towards the exhaust manifold, compressing the air along a portion of the flow circuit, and liquefying at least one gaseous component of the compressed air.

A system includes a heat exchanger including a first inlet for receiving a first pressurized gas stream and a first outlet for outputting a chilled gas stream produced by the heat exchanger cooling the first pressurized gas stream. The system also includes a turbo expander connected to the first outlet of the heat exchanger for receiving the chilled gas stream from the heat exchanger and producing a partially liquified gas stream, the partially liquified gas stream comprising vapors and LNG. The system further includes at least one separator connected to the turbo expander, wherein the partially liquified gas stream is fed into the at least one separator, and the at least one separator separates the vapors from the LNG.

A method for recovering associated gaseous hydrocarbons from a well for producing liquid hydrocarbons, the method comprising (i) providing gaseous hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon well; (ii) providing a cryogenic liquid from an air separation unit or an associated nitrogen liquefaction facility within proximity of the hydrocarbon well; (iii) liquefying the gaseous hydrocarbons at a hydrocarbon liquefaction facility within proximity to the hydrocarbon well to thereby produce a liquefied hydrocarbon gas, where heat associated with the gaseous hydrocarbons is transferred to the cryogenic liquid; and (iv) transferring the liquefied hydrocarbon gas to an air separation unit or nitrogen liquefaction facility.

The invention relates to a method (100) for the electrolytic production of a liquid hydrogen product (4), in which a water-containing feed is subjected to an electrolysis (E) while receiving an anode raw gas (3), rich in oxygen and containing hydrogen, and a cathode raw gas (2) which is depleted of oxygen and rich in hydrogen, wherein the cathode raw gas (2) downstream of the electrolysis (E) is subjected to a purification (R), a compression (K), and a liquefaction (L), characterized in that the cathode raw gas (2) at least partially undergoes intermediate storage (Z) downstream of the electrolysis (E) and upstream of the liquefaction (L). A corresponding installation is also proposed.

The present invention provides a high efficiency prime mover with phase change energy storage for distributed generation and motor vehicle application. Phase change storage minimizes energy required for refrigerant liquefaction while reducing fuel consumption and emissions.

A system and method for liquefying a hydrogen gas feed stream uses a high-pressure hydrogen stream from a storage source to provide refrigeration to the system. After providing refrigeration to the system, the hydrogen from the high-pressure storage source is at a pressure not lower than the pressure of a cold box feed stream of the system, where the cold box feed stream includes the hydrogen gas feed stream and at least one recycle stream, and is not recycled back through the system but instead exits the system.

A LNG liquefaction plant includes a propane recovery unit including an inlet for a feed gas, a first outlet for a LPG, and a second outlet for an ethane-rich feed gas, an ethane recovery unit including an inlet coupled to the second outlet for the ethane-rich feed gas, a first outlet for an ethane liquid, and a second outlet for a methane-rich feed gas, and a LNG liquefaction unit including an inlet coupled to the second outlet for the methane-rich feed gas, a refrigerant to cool the methane-rich feed gas, and an outlet for a LNG. The LNG plant may also include a stripper, an absorber, and a separator configured to separate the feed gas into a stripper liquid and an absorber vapor. The stripper liquid can be converted to an overhead stream used as a reflux stream to the absorber.