Former Shell boss to tap free energy

The former Shell chairman Lord Oxburgh is working with National Grid to investigate the possibility of using the North Sea gas’s natural pressure to generate “green” electricity.

Oxburgh is chairman-designate of 2OC, a company trying to introduce “geo-pressure” to Britain. The technology is based on a simple idea: natural gas emerges from the ground at a high pressure that is released before the gas is pumped round the country. 2OC would use the pressure that is wasted at present to drive turbines and generate electricity.

Times Online