Episode 58: Caterpillar at the BBQ

About this episode

Bill interviews Collin Clark and Chris Berry from Caterpillar about their new gas mechanical system and its implications for energy efficiency and emissions.

In this episode of the In Basin Observations Podcast (recorded live at the Permian Basin Barbecue Cookoff) Bill sits down with Caterpillar’s Collin Clark and Chris Berry. They highlight CAT’s new gas mechanical system, which nearly doubles pumping horsepower versus legacy diesel units while lowering fuel costs and emissions and running on both CNG and field gas. The discussion also covers the growing grid “power gap” from data center demand and how Caterpillar’s natural gas engines, turbines, and energy storage can be deployed behind the meter, backed by CAT’s ongoing investments in manufacturing capacity and dealer service support.

People in this episode

Host: Bill

Guests: Collin Clark, Chris Berry

Topics covered

• Caterpillar
• natural gas engines
• energy storage
• pumping horsepower
• fuel costs
• emissions
• data center demand

Keywords

• Caterpillar
• gas mechanical system
• pumping horsepower
• CNG
• field gas
• energy storage
• data center demand
• fuel costs
• emissions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Caterpillar

Places: Permian Basin

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