GreenER™ is a patented LNG storage tank design (US Patent 12,455,047 B2 for bullet tanks; Provisional Patent 63/991359 for flat-bottom tanks) that eliminates the need for bottom penetrations on the tank and removes internal pumps entirely. Instead of pumping LNG out of the tank, a simple pressure-build system pushes the LNG out under its own pressure. The result: less civil work to install, less mechanical complexity to build and maintain, lower operating cost, and faster regulatory approvals.

The patent covers the design of a peak-shaving LNG storage and pressurization system that uses full-containment tank design with no bottom penetrations and a simple pressure-build mechanism for LNG dispensing — eliminating the need for internal tank pumps. The patent was awarded in November 2025 and is currently deployed at Greenville Utilities (two of six tanks plus the pressurization system in commercial operation). Flat-bottom (large-tank) applications of the same approach are covered under Provisional Patent 63/991359 — Storage and Pressurization System.

Internal LNG pumps are one of the most failure-prone and maintenance-heavy components of a traditional peak-shaving facility. They require complex bottom penetrations through the tank wall (creating regulatory + leak-risk concerns), specialized cryogenic seals, and routine pulls for service. Eliminating them — along with the bottom penetrations they require — removes the largest single source of unplanned O&M cost over the asset's 40-year life, improves safety, and accelerates permitting at the same time.

GreenER™'s full-containment design eliminates — or greatly reduces — the impoundment basin and most major civil work that traditional LNG installations require. That means a smaller pad, smaller exclusion zones, less concrete, fewer permits, and a faster path to commercial operations. Together these reductions deliver up to 20% lower capital cost on bullet-tank deployments (savings on flat-bottom large-tank deployments are project-specific) and structurally lower O&M over the asset life vs. traditional designs.

Four target segments: (1) Utilities that need firm peak-shaving gas with lower O&M, (2) marine cryogenic operators needing LNG storage in constrained terminal footprints, (3) EPC firms looking for repeatable, modular pre-engineered LNG packages they can offer their own clients, and (4) power and data center operators that need behind-the-meter combined-cycle generation or AI-load-ready firm fuel without waiting in interconnect queues.

Peak-shaving LNG facilities store natural gas as liquid during off-peak periods, then re-vaporize it on extreme winter days when pipeline supply is constrained. There are 169 such facilities operating in the U.S. today, providing 62.5 Bcf of storage and 6.2 Bcf/day of firm deliverability. They are the resilience layer that prevents the kind of customer disconnects and price spikes the country saw during recent winter freeze events.

Because the design is modular and pre-engineered with most of the civil work eliminated, GreenER™ installations are dramatically faster than traditional builds. The Greenville Utilities project — two of six 80,000-gallon tanks plus the pressurization system fabricated by Chart Industries — came in under-budget and reached commercial operation in less than 24 months, materially undercutting conventional LNG project timelines. Specific timelines are project-dependent.

Yes. New Energy Development Company LLC (New Energy™) licenses the GreenER™ tank technology, GreenER™ storage, and/or its pressure build technology to qualified EPC contractors and system fabricators who want to incorporate the patented design into their own LNG project offerings. Chart Industries fabricated the Greenville Utilities tanks under license, and several others are in licensing or active discussions. We are equally happy to license the technology directly to your preferred fabricator or EPC partner. Contact Scott Shields or Tom Quine to discuss terms.

Yes. The GreenER™ design is engineered for additive deployment of propane, green hydrogen, nitrogen, methanol, e-Methane (e-NG), and other potential cryogenic fuels alongside LNG — without retrofit. Two integrated facility designs are ready: 200,000 MMBtu LNG plus 23,760 kg/day of green hydrogen on roughly 17 acres each, with optional 11–70 MW solar integration for electric-drive liquefaction. New Energy Development Company LLC (New Energy™) completed engineering on these designs with McDermott's CB&I Storage Solutions.

Three engagement modes, customized to client preference. (1) Project Development — full-scope owner's engineer or design-build through commercial operation, including GreenER™ Technology vendor competition and selection (fabricator and EPC). (2) Project Consulting — strategic assessment, market analysis, precedent agreements, board-ready advisory. (3) Co-Investment Capital — third-party institutional capital available where the project benefits from it, op or non-op participation. Most engagements blend two or three modes. Contact Scott Shields to scope the right mix.