Storage of energy producing fluids and process thereof

A fluid storage facility for storing one of liquefied propane and butane, comprising:

• a tunnel that is one of a railroad tunnel, a highway tunnel and an aqueduct tunnel, the tunnel passing through the earth, and including an opening at each end of the tunnel;
• and
• a fluid storage arrangement including:
• a transferring arrangement to transfer the one of the liquefied propane and the butane from a supply source or at least one delivery vehicle to at least one pumping station via at least one weighing station;
• and
• the pumping station transferring the one of the liquefied propane and the butane to at least one storage vessel secured within the tunnel.

A fluid storage facility comprising:

• a tunnel that is one of a railroad tunnel, a highway tunnel and an aqueduct tunnel, the tunnel passing through the earth, and including an opening at each end of the tunnel;
• and
• a fluid storage arrangement including:
• a transferring arrangement to transfer one of liquefied propane and butane from at least one delivery vehicle to at least one pumping station via at least one weighing station;
• the pumping station transferring the one of the liquefied propane and the butane to at least one storage vessel secured within the tunnel.

A method of providing a fluid storage facility having an entrance at both ends comprising:

• renovating a transportation or aqueduct tunnel to provide an integral storage system component for containing at least one storage vessel of an ambient temperature energy producing fluid, the renovated tunnel including gas tight end wall chambers positioned at each end of the tunnel, each chamber having gas tight sealed access doors;
• providing access for maintenance in the tunnel via the gas tight sealed access doors;
• and
• providing access for at least one of adding and removing storage tanks through an end wall of the tunnel.