2OC - The Geo-pressure clean energy company

2OC - reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change

Using renewable geo-pressure resources to generate carbon free electricity

2005

Be (ing) The Change - Andrew Mercer energises the Be The Change audience with a description of how he became a low carbon entrepreneur
17th November 2007
Weaving together a mix of interview clips and the Greenpeace video on Anita Roddick’s activism, with a very personal description of the events and the people who’ve influenced and helped him on his journey to becoming a low carbon entrepreneur, Andrew Mercer gave the 700 plus audience some interesting ideas on how they could “Be The Change”.

Government consults on the continuing eligibility of geo-pressure for inclusion within the RO
12 July 2007
Information on why this proposal should be challenged, and on who to contact to express your opinion..

National Grid and 2OC to use innovative geo-pressure technology to tackle climate change
23 May 2007
National Grid and geo-pressure energy company 2OC have today announced an agreement
to form a joint venture that will use innovative technology to generate renewable electricity
from natural gas pressure in the pipe network..

Geo-pressure for users of pressure reduction stations

Carbon emissions are causing our planet's climate to change

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Geo-pressure and 2OC…Yes Minister
18th January 2008
2oc is delighted that geo-pressure will continue to be included within the Renewables Obligation and wishes to thank all those who supported us in the Renewables Obligation Consultation.

What is geo-pressure
Quite simply, geo-pressure is a tried and tested technology that is used to generate carbon free electricity. It provides guaranteed security of supply and could save the UK a minimum of one million tonnes of carbon (1MtC) per year. It is already in use in Europe and North America.

How does it work?
A tiny bit of science; natural gas emerges from the ground under intense pressure and this pressure helps to drive the gas through the distribution network. Before the gas can be safely distributed to consumers, the gas pressure must be reduced using a pressure reduction station (PRS). We can harness the energy created from this pressure reduction, and use it to generate carbon free electricity, merely by installing a turbine generation system at some of these stations. There are over 2000 potentially suitable PRSs in the UK and the energy created by them is currently entirely wasted...

Geo-pressure - some important statistics
A collection of simple statistics and models designed to give the reader an immediate grasp of the potential of geo-pressure to help to tackle the problem of climate change...

Electricity generation and climate change – understanding the science
A simple guide to the process of generating electricity, its contribution to climate change and the alternatives for reducing this impact...

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