Excelerate Energy changed the LNG industry with the development of the Energy Bridge technology which increased the availability of natural gas to markets around the world that previously had little or no access to this clean-burning fuel source.

Excelerate Energy’s first project, Gulf Gateway Deepwater Port (Gulf Gateway) was the first offshore LNG receiving facility in the world. Located approximately 116 miles offshore Louisiana, Excelerate Energy selected an open-loop regasification process which uses the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the vaporization process and will have little impact to the surrounding marine environment. By minimizing the environmental footprint required for the installation of its Energy Bridge system as a deepwater port facility, Gulf Gateway is able to deliver natural gas directly into existing pipeline infrastructures without the need to construct large on shore storage facilities that can require hundreds of acres of land to site these facilities.

Excelerate Energy uses a closed-loop regasification process while operating its second deepwater receiving facility, the Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port (Northeast Gateway) due to the highly sensitive marine environment of Massachusetts Bay. This process does not utilize seawater in its vaporization process and thereby reduces the potential impacts to the surrounding marine environment.

Through innovation and cooperation, Excelerate Energy has constantly looked to improve the efficiency of its technology, not only to enhance its commercial capabilities, but also to protect the environment.

Excelerate Energy currently owns and operates the newest and most environmentally friendly fleet of LNG vessels in the world. During the development of Northeast Gateway, the company recognized the opportunity to incorporate even more effective environmental controls into the design of the second-generation Energy Bridge Regasification Vessels (EBRV™) that would call on the port, located approximately 13 miles east of Boston, Massachusetts. Excelerate Energy has installed state-of-the-art Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) equipment on its new EBRVs effectively reducing the Nitrogen Oxides (NO_x) emissions from the vessel by over 90%.

To further protect the environment, Excelerate Energy has developed an operational process that will reduce the normal shipboard water use during the regasification process by nearly 98%. A key component to achieving this reduction was the development of the Heat Recovery System (HRS) which was incorporated into the engine cooling system of the EBRVs. Like the SCR systems, the HRS is installed on each of Excelerate Energy’s new vessels and retrofitted onto its existing fleet.

Renewable Energy Initiatives

Excelerate Energy’s commitment to improving the environment in which it operates is facilities was demonstrated on a cold winter day in the City of Medford, MA. With the assistance of $100,000 grant from the Massachusetts Energy Alliance’s Wind Fund Program, funded in part by Excelerate Energy, the City of Medford was able to develop and build a new wind turbine generator to produce clean, renewable energy for City and provide educational opportunities for the students of the McGlynn Middle School where the new turbine is located. At a special ribbon cutting ceremony conducted at the site of the new turbine, the Mayor of Medford committed to reinvest the $100,000 over time into solar energy project for the City.

Click here to view this short video about the ribbon cutting.

Press ReleaseS

Excelerate Energy Supports Whale Research, Oceanus 2009
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Excelerate Energy to Launch Ground Breaking Whale Monitoring Systems
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Excelerate Energy Recognized for Millions Given for Energy Assistance
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