Blended fuel dispensing system with adaptive fuel storage parameters

An apparatus comprising:

• a storage structure comprising a plurality of storage vessels arranged into at least one storage pod, the plurality of storage vessels storing a first overall volume of a first fuel;
• a blending mechanism coupled to the storage structure and a natural gas pipeline;
• and
• a storage module comprising a storage controller configured to adjust a rate at which the first fuel is transferred to the blending mechanism responsive to a performance strategy associated with an operating condition of a receiving mechanism, the blending mechanism blending the first fuel received from the storage structure with natural gas from the pipeline for delivery to the receiving mechanism.

A method comprising:

• storing a fuel having an overall volume at a selected pressure in a subterranean storage structure comprising at least one storage pod having a plurality of storage vessels that each extend a selected depth underground;
• using a storage module comprising a storage controller to execute a performance strategy responsive to a predicted or detected operating condition associated with the storage structure or a receiving mechanism connectable to the storage structure;
• and
• blending a flow of the fuel from the subterranean storage structure with a flow of natural gas from a natural gas pipeline responsive to the execution of the performance strategy, the blended fuel comprising a blend of the fuel and the natural gas at a selected delivery pressure and delivery ratio.