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First-To-Market Hybrid System Cuts Emissions, Handles Spikes
CAT® LAND DRILLING ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM PAIRS GAS GENERATORS WITH BATTERIES
If you haven’t considered pairing natural gas generators with batteries on your rigs, now’s the time. The new Cat® Land Drilling Energy Storage System not only decreases regulated and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel use significantly, but it also improves power quality and transient response. This first-of-its-kind hybrid system is already at work on a rig in Wyoming, where it’s cut CO2 by 15-25%, NOx by 80%, particulate matter by 90% and fuel consumption by 20% — all with zero rig blackouts.
How the Cat Land Drilling Energy Storage System Reduces Emissions & Fuel Burn
Even though they burn a cleaner fuel, natural gas generator sets haven’t been popular on land drilling rigs because they don’t handle load spikes well as well as diesel generators. The Cat Land Drilling Energy Storage System solves that problem by pairing gas generators with a robust battery storage system —lithium ion batteries along with an inverter and fully integrated control system designed by Caterpillar.
When a rig equipped with the Cat Land Drilling Energy Storage System experiences an increase in demand, the batteries quickly pick up the load while the generators ramp up. When the generators are ready to handle the load, the batteries ramp down and the rig experiences a smooth power transfer. That enables the generators to run at a more efficient rate, reducing fuel burn and associated emissions. It also allows drilling operations — like the one at work in Wyoming — to run a rig with three generators instead of four for additional cost, fuel, emissions and maintenance savings.
5 More Reasons to Choose the Cat Land Drilling Energy Storage System
1. Proven technology. Caterpillar isn’t new to hybrid or battery technology. We’ve been using it successfully on our construction and mining equipment since 2009. For the Cat Land Drilling Energy Storage System, we took our field-proven inverter and controller and tailored them specifically for drilling applications.
2. Built for drilling. Other suppliers are dabbling in hybrid systems, but none of them know the drilling industry like Caterpillar. We understand load profiles, peak shaving and how to integrate gas generators and batteries into a rig. Our components are rugged, and our batteries are designed to last until your first major overhaul.
3. Fully automated. On a traditional rig, a crew member must turn the generators on and off manually. The Cat Land Drilling Energy Storage System’s master controller does that automatically for more efficient power management. (You can switch to manual mode at any time, however.) That also frees up your crew for more important tasks and removes them from the engine area for a safer work environment.
4. Configurable HMI. The Human Machine Interface (HMI) on the Cat Land Drilling Energy Storage System is intuitive and easy to learn, requiring minimal training for your crew. It’s also configurable, so you can add your own look, feel and features important to your operation.
5. Reliable connectivity. The Cat Land Drilling Energy Storage System’s master controller communicates with the generators and batteries via ethernet. It’s a simple connection with less chance of failure and no reliance on cellular networks. In remote areas, if you do run into a connectivity issue, the rig won’t shut down — you can always return to manual mode to turn the generators on and off.
Talk our experts for more details about the Cat Land Drilling Energy Storage System — and how to put this first-to-market hybrid solution to work reducing emissions, fuel burn and maintenance requirements on your rigs.
