The World Changes - Fuels Must Follow
A quick look at the cost of fuels as $/MMbtu tells us at a glance why we should be using natural gas as motor fuel. The following table is from the Wall Street Journal, Monday February 28, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3023-cashprices.html
Gasoline $2.71/gallon = $22.25/MMBtu HHV (5.87 x NG)
ULS Diesel* $3.01/gallon = $21.73/MMBtu HHV (5.73 x NG)
Crude $97.90/bbl = $16.85/MMBtu HHV (4.45 x NG)
Butane $1.85/gallon = $17.92/MMBtu HHV (4.73 x NG)
Propane $1.55/gallon = $16.95/MMBtu HHV (4.47 x NG)
Natural Gas $3.79/MMBtu HHV
BDL Fuels builds, owns and operates small scale natural gas liquefiers which produce both Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for use as motor fuels. By nature of their small scale and modular design, these plants can be installed at an operators terminal to fuel a fleet.
- Ultra Low Sulfur (ULS)
Our Mission
Providing the energy marketplace with fuel alternatives through energy technology.
LNG as Transportation Fuel is Viable Now
Gas has been historically cheaper than diesel or gasoline
Cleaner by every measure
Smaller carbon Footprint by 30+%
Technology in Delivery Chain has progressed to provide LNG at the customer's doorstep
Engine development provides equivalent power with LNG
Economic Alternative Energy
Mini-Scale plants have not been economically viable because the economies of scale are lost. However, rapidly escalating energy costs have created a high value market for LNG as motor vehicle fuel. The large differential in cost between diesel fuel and LNG makes it economic to build and operate these smaller plants. BDL Fuels plants use a patented design which captures many advantages of large scale plants without the high capital cost. BDL Fuels packages their plants in 20 – 40 ft shipping containers which can be relocated if necessary.
Mini scale plants can be built at selected sites on existing natural gas pipelines. These have the advantage of being built near, if not on, a customer’s site to minimize transportation. They can also be integrated into an existing gas processing plant.
BDL Fuels
Accessible and economical LNG/CNG is now available to the customer as transportation fuel.
BDL Fuels provides LNG/CNG produced from pipeline gas in modular plants which are available to be located along trucking routes or at dedicated customer sites.
BDL Fuels plants can also be integrated into natural gas processing plants. In this way the residue gas is produced as liquid. The NGL product is produced as usual.
Plants are designed to produce from 5,000 GPD to 100,000 GPD of LNG
BDL Fuels LNG/CNG Production Modules
BDL Fuel's Plant
BDL Fuels Test Unit
Undergoing initial trials (click for larger view)
Domestic Market
BDL FUELS - DEDICATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND US ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Ned Baudat
40+ years experience in various senior roles including Project Manager, VP Engineering, and Technology. Ned holds key patents in the LNG liquefaction and regasification markets including the Phillips Cascade Process and the Trunkline Regasification Terminal. BSChE Rice University. Professional Engineer.
Contact Information:
Cell: 830-660-5256
Email: ned.baudat@bdlfuels.com
Bill Minton
45+ years of experience in the energy industry. His work has focused on process design of light hydrocarbon facilities including LNG production, LNG regasification, NGL recovery, refrigeration, fractionation, dehydration, acid gas removal and processing. His experience ranges through all levels of technical and managerial responsibilities. BSChE. Professional Engineer.
Contact Information:
Cell: 281-381-3138
Email: bill.minton@bdlfuels.com