Typical applications for SNG include natural gas (NG) industrial back-up systems for regions where natural gas in unreliable, for SNG peak shaving to supplement a municipal Natural Gas supply, and for off-grid gas supply to precede arrival of natural gas.
- Peak Shaving for cities during natural gas curtailments (fuel switching – change from NG to SNG or a mixture of SNG+NG)
- Bridge fuel to natural gas for cities or regions where natural gas is being introduced (fuel switching from SNG to NG is seamless)
- Avoid loss of fuel during a natural gas curtailment (fuel switching – change from NG to SNG)
- Avoid collateral losses that can result from curtailment: (e.g. Food Industry: Loss of product and contamination of processing equipment; Ceramics: loss of products and kiln damage; Automotive: General costs of lost production; Glass: Loss of product and furnace damage, Etc.)