Upload up your best audio files and captions for your content Attached file *Fellows\_GULEN\_Podcast\_V4.mp3* with *mp3* extension available at *https://www.3blmedia.com/sites/default/files/audio/Fellows\_GULEN\_Podcast\_V4.mp3* - link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Compressed Gas Energy Storage https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/247616?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/247616?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/247616?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Compressed Gas Energy Storage&body=ESG News from Bechtel https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/247616?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Energy & Infrastructure](/categories/energy-infrastructure) # Compressed Gas Energy Storage ##### By: John Gülen, Senior Principal Engineer May 15, 2019 12:30 PM ET [Bechtel | Technical Excellence Blog](https://www.bechtel.com/blog/technical/april-2019/compressed-gas-energy-storage/?utm_source=3blmedia.com&utm_medium=pr-referral) One of the latest trends in energy is the mandate to increase the level of energy derived from renewable resources. As with many trends, a variety of challenges have arisen. Renewable resources, like wind and solar, have low-predictability because ‘they’re on when they are on’ and may not be available when called upon to satisfy immediate demand. Because of this, it’s difficult to match electric power demand and renewable based supply, which is important for both users and producers of electrical energy. One solution to the supply-demand mismatch is energy storage. Based on the principle of ‘time shifting,’ excess energy from renewable generation during times of off-peak demand is stored for later use at time of peak demand when the renewable generation comes up short. This paper addresses an alternative solution to concerns pertaining to conventional compressed air energy storage, including utilizing an existing and operational natural gas storage facility in a simultaneous capacity for energy storage. This solution can be achieved by inserting a natural gas turbo-expander between the storage reservoir and the natural gas pipeline. To learn more, listen to the Tech Talk Podcast with author John Gülen, or read the full paper below. ### Additional Media #### Audios 1. [ Audios 1 ](/sites/default/files/audio/Fellows_GULEN_Podcast_V4.mp3 "Audios 1") [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/BechtelRALogo2_0.jpg)](/profiles/bechtel) ### More from Bechtel ###### [Employee's Passion for Fitness Helps a Company Get in Shape](/news/employees-passion-fitness-helps-company-get-shape) Feb 2, 2021 12:00 PM ET ###### [I Still Have A Dream](/news/i-still-have-dream) Jan 29, 2021 11:00 AM ET ###### [Could Naming Heatwaves Save Lives?](/news/could-naming-heatwaves-save-lives) Jan 27, 2021 10:00 AM ET ###### [Disrupting Cooling Technology: Accelerating the Path to Net Zero](/news/disrupting-cooling-technology-accelerating-path-net-zero) Dec 7, 2020 3:45 PM ET ###### [How Do We #RebuildBetter? Brendan Bechtel Interviews Maryland Governor Larry Hogan](/news/how-do-we-rebuildbetter-brendan-bechtel-interviews-maryland-governor-larry-hogan) Sep 15, 2020 11:15 AM ET ###### [Bechtel Elevates Jack Futcher to Vice Chairman; Appoints Craig Albert President and Chief Operating Officer](/news/bechtel-elevates-jack-futcher-vice-chairman-appoints-craig-albert-president-and-chief) Jul 30, 2020 4:20 PM ET ###### [The COVID-19 Paradigm Shift: A Once-In-A-Generation Challenge & Opportunity](/news/covid-19-paradigm-shift-once-generation-challenge-opportunity) Jun 29, 2020 2:00 PM ET ###### [Bechtel's Global Family Shows off Their #StaySafe Spirit](/news/bechtels-global-family-shows-their-staysafe-spirit) Jun 25, 2020 5:45 PM ET