Waste-to-Energy In Amine Gas Sweetening: An Innovative Approach To Recovering Hydraulic Energy from Natural Gas Processing Acid Gas Removal Units

By J. Sienkiewicz, F. Winkler, and M. Richter

As the demand for clean energy throughout the world continues to grow, the need for disruptive technologies to help natural gas producers overcome the effects of rising operational costs and adhere to more stringent regulations will become increasingly prominent. Energy Recovery’s flexible IsoGen™ skid-mounted system provides natural gas producers with a way to recover otherwise lost pressure energy by replacing the contactor LCV with a liquid phase turbogenerator within their amine treating cycle. This white paper discusses an installation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and showcases where this technology will help transform what was once considered wasted energy into a reliable source of power.