Patent SG-11201903768P-A (SG)
Title: Hydraulic geofracture energy storage system with desalination
Inventor: SCHMIDT HOWARD K
IPC: B65G5/00
Filed: 2017-10-26
Abstract: -- % 90% 80% 0_ 70% ae 50% cf) z 40% 0 r--: o 30% 0 °- 20% 10% 60% (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 03 May 2018 (03.05.2018) WIP0 I PCT omit °nolo omm IIIII0111IIIIIIIHIIIn oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/081345 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B65G 5/00 (2006.01) E21B 43/26 (2006.01) E21B 33/138 (2006.01) F03D 9/17 (2016.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/058407 (22) International Filing Date: 26 October 2017 (26.10.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/336,424 27 October 2016 (27.10.2016) US (71) Applicant: QUIDNET ENERGY INC. [US/US]; 17 Lantern Road, Framingham, Massachusetts 01702 (US). (72) Inventors: SCHMIDT, Howard K.; 20703 Bradford Creek Court, Cypress, Texas 77433 (US). MANDELL, Aaron H.; 17 Lantern Road, Framingham, Massachusetts 01702 (US). (74) Agent: TUMEY, Tod T.; P.O Box 22188, Houston, Texas 77227-2188 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (54) Title: HYDRAULIC GEOFRACTURE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITH DESALINATION 00 O 00 O C 0% I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 HOUR OF DAY FIG.1 (57) : Energy may be stored by injecting fluid into a fracture in the earth and producing the fluid back while recovering power and/or desalinating water. The method may be particularly adapted to storage of large amounts of energy such as in grid-scale electric energy systems. The fracture may be formed and treated with resin so as to limit fluid loss and to increase propagation pressure. The fluid may be water containing a dissolved salt or fresh water and a portion or all of the water may be desalinated using pressure in the water when it is produced. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/081345 Al MIDEDIMOHNIMMEIDINMEMINHIMMEHOIS TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))