For Immediate Release
Contact: Gina Leichty, Director of Communications
gina@lucidenergy.com
574.312.5677
Goshen Firm Leverages Recovery Act Funds to Develop Advanced Hydropower Technology
Goshen, Ind. Lucid Energy Technologies, LLP (“Lucid”) today announced it received a $1,000,000 dollar grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy to further develop and commercialize its key product, Northwest PowerPipe™. Funds from the Department’s Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant program enable small companies to move competitive ideas into the marketplace.
Lucid, with assistance from Northwest Pipe Company, developed a unique power generating system to produce renewable energy from large-diameter water transmission pipelines. The heart of this system is Lucid’s novel spherical turbine, designed to extract energy that is currently wasted, while minimizing its effect to the pressure and flow necessary for water delivery. Lucid’s innovation stands to generate millions of
kilowatt-hours of electricity from a previously untapped source of energy.
“The award announcement could not have come at a better time for Lucid,” said President and CEO, Tim Braun. “We’re at a critical stage in development. We need to install additional pilot projects to prove our technology to the water utility industry. The grant funds will accelerate our deployment of test sites and move us into the marketplace at a much faster pace.”
Moving water from one place to another is an extremely energy intensive and expensive operation. Water agencies spend a large portion of their budgets on electricity to move water from one place to another. By
harnessing the potential energy from excess pressure in gravity fed pipelines and turning it into electricity, Northwest PowerPipe™ can add tremendous value for a pipeline operator.
“In order for Northwest PowerPipe™ to gain full acceptance in the water utility industry, water agencies must see our systems in action,” asserts Josh Kanagy, Director of Business Development. “Our customers are extremely risk-averse, as they should be. Water agencies are charged with making sure safe drinking water is available to everyone who needs it – without disruption. Lucid has to demonstrate we have the capacity to generate electricity and keep water moving.”
Going National
While Lucid’s engineering headquarters are located in Goshen, Indiana, a majority of the company’s projects will be spread throughout the U.S. “Goshen is an ideal spot for our administrative office because of its
central location. The likelihood is that most of our project installations will be on either coast, where large-diameter transmission pipelines are located,” states Braun.
Lucid already has a pilot project in Riverside, California, and it is evaluating sites in Dallas, Texas and Chelan County, Washington. Both locations are prospective sites for use of Lucid’s research grant funds.
Lucid Energy Technologies, LLP is a clean tech firm based in Goshen, Indiana which designs and engineers hydropower technologies based on its patented vertical axis turbines.
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Photo 1: Engineer and inventor of Lucid's spherical turbine, Rod
Schlabach, and grant-writer, Gina Leichty, celebrate the good news from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
Photo 2:
Northwest PowerPipe(tm) system installation.
Lucid Energy Technologies, LLP is a member of the Indiana Renewable Energy Association.
2 comments:
Sir,
This is about patent application .
1. Date of Application : 26/08/2008.
Date of filing of complete specification: 20/11/2008.
Application Number : 2065/CHE/2008
TITLE OF INVENTION
CSR OCEAN POWER GENERATION
PUBLICATION DETAILS;
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PATENT OFFICE
ISSUE NO: 52/2008
FRIDAY
DATE :26/12/2008.
ABSTRACT :
The system and method of Hydro power generation includes, a network of water passages dug under the ground and connected at the inlet to a higher level in the water body and to lower level at the outlet. Means for regulating the flow of water are provided including at least one water pump to expel the water at the outlet. Water turbines connected to a generator are placed in the path of flowing water and hydro electricity produce is transmitted to the local grid through a substation. A crater dug on the earth from a suitable distance from the water body is used to dug the water passage ways.
WE CLAIM
POINT 11: The water passage way as in claim 1 is a pipe.
APPLICATION 2:
DATE OF APPLICATION: 24/02/2009 (original)
24/05/2009 we have extended by three months by paying the required fee to the patent office.
Date of Filing the complete specification: 17/02/2010.
Application Number : 385/CHE/2009
PCT IN2010/000251
Title of Invention:
OCEAN WATER RUN AND VERTICAL DROP IS GREEN POWER GENERATION.
we have patents pending in America
Date of Application :21/11/2011.
We have great faith in American Constitution the law of America is always for the people who are royal for the truth.
Thanking you,
With Regards,
Changanti Srinivas Bhaskar
cell: +91-9014116548
Mail:mybusinessislove@gmail.com
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Plot No:18, Jagadish Nagar, Rasoolpura,Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh , INDIA,pin:500003
Sir,
When a patent application is submitted for early publication by filling form 9 the patent idea is published. When the publication is already is visible to the world then the idea is already open to the people. When my publication was published in
DATE :26/12/2008 for arranging series of turbines in the path of flowing water in cascading arrangement in-side the pipe.
Secondly my international patent applications are pending in America dated 21/11/2011. Without considering my application how can America issue patents to other people. I prey to Govt of America to understand my urgency to look into my pending patent applications and do justice.
Praise the Lord.
Peace to the world
Thanking you,
With Regards,
Changanti Srinivas Bhaskar
cell: +91-9014116548
Mail:mybusinessislove@gmail.com
address:
Plot No:18, Jagadish Nagar, Rasoolpura,Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh , INDIA,pin:500003
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