公开(公告)号：US20230391640A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18236229

申请日：2023-08-21

Applicant: Innovator Energy LLC

Inventor： ETHAN NOVEK

IPC: C02F1/44 ,  F03B13/06 ,  F03B13/00

CPC classification number: C02F1/441 ,  F03B13/06 ,  F03B13/00 ,  H02J15/003

Abstract: The present application pertains to systems and methods for desalination. In one embodiment the system employs a first storage reservoir configured to be near the surface of a body of water and configured to store a low density fluid. A second storage reservoir is configured to be located below the surface of the body of water. A desalination system is operably connected to the second reservoir. Desalinated water is produced by allowing desalination permeate to displace low density fluid in the second reservoir and transfer the low density fluid from the second reservoir to the first reservoir. Desalinated water is exported by transferring low density fluid from the first reservoir into the second reservoir to displace desalinated water from the second reservoir into a water export pipeline.

公开(公告)号：US20220243695A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17665472

申请日：2022-02-04

Applicant: INNOVATOR ENERGY, LLC

Inventor： ETHAN NOVEK

IPC: F03B13/06

Abstract: A system for storing and generating power is disclosed. The system comprises a first storage reservoir configured to store a first fluid, a second storage reservoir located at a lower elevation than the first storage reservoir and configured to store a second fluid wherein said second fluid has a higher density than the first fluid, and a pump. The pump and the first and the second reservoir are operatively connected such that power is stored by displacing the second fluid in the second storage reservoir by pumping the first fluid from the first storage reservoir to the second storage reservoir and such that power is generated by allowing the pumped first fluid in the second storage reservoir to exit the second reservoir. The first fluid is generally a liquid. In some embodiments, a power recovery device may be employed. In some embodiments, the hydraulic pressure of the low density fluid may be employed to pressurized desalination feed and facilitate desalination.