Pressure Reducing
Valve Turbine
Michael A. Maloney
03-08
EISG Project
Title: Pressure Reducing Valve Turbine
EISG Grant Number: 03-08
PIER Area: Industrial/Agricultural/Water End-Use
Efficiency
Principal Investigator: Michael A. Maloney
Contact Information: Phone:
(425) 861-8870, email:
soartech@worldnet.att.net
Organization: SOAR Technologies, Inc.
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
§ Proposes to research the feasibility of developing a full-scale power generating pressure reducing valve and validating that the air entrapment in the water stream due to the device mechanics is not detrimental to the operation of the water system.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ A full-scale prototype device will be fabricated and tested as part of the project.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential to produce an additional 100,000 kWh per each developed site at $.03/kWh and there are 1000 potential sites in CA.
§ Proposed technology has the potential to reduce the need for local power utilities to develop additional energy resources thus deferring new plant expenditures, avoiding capital cost, and energy rate increases.