How To Generate Electricity Without Burning Natural Gas

Two American start-ups have reimagined legacy petrochemical plant equipment to power data centers with zero-carbon electricity.

The team at Sapphire Technologies has developed equipment that generates zero-carbon electricity using natural gas pipeline pressure differentials. Sapphire CEO, Freddie Sarhan, is center-frame, sixth person from the left. (Courtesy Sapphire Technologies)

Across the globe, millions of miles of transmission and distribution pipelines deliver natural gas t…