Patent ID: 7608935

Claim:
A system for exploiting power from a pressurized gas reservoir comprising: means adapted for receiving naturally occurring gas that is pressurized at a first pressure level from a reservoir of naturally occurring gas; means adapted for directing the naturally occurring pressurized gas to a turbine so as to induce motion thereof; a generator, mechanically coupled to the turbine, the generator including means for generating an electrical current induced from motion of the turbine; and means adapted for directing the naturally occurring gas from the turbine, after passage therethrough, to a predetermined location at a secondary pressure level; wherein the means adapted for directing the naturally occurring gas from the turbine comprises: means adapted for separating at least one of nitrogen and carbon dioxide from the naturally occurring pressurized gas; means adapted for directing the separated at least one of nitrogen and carbon dioxide to a first transmission line; and means adapted for directing the naturally occurring pressurized gas to a second transmission line.