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1kWe Ultra-Reliable Remote Power

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The 1GEN, is a new form of ultra-reliable power generator based on thermo-acoustic physics. It produces 1 kW of electrical power from field gas, natural gas, or propane, with ultra-low maintenance (no sliding or rotating parts).

The 1GEN helps better equip remote off-grid well sites with power generation to eliminate pneumatic fuel gas emissions by powering air compressors and electric control.

We help our customers reach compliance with methane emission reduction regulations in the most environmentally challenging conditions.

THE PROBLEM

1% of Canada's GHG emissions
comes from pneumatic driven devices in oil & gas


6,000,000
 
tCO2e/year
13%

of Canada's GHG emissions are from methane (CH4)

43%

of anthropogenic methane emissions are from oil & gas systems

52%

are functional 
oil & gas venting emissions

31%

are from pneumatic driven devices

ELIMINATING METHANE VENTING

1GEN can cost-effectively reduce wellhead CO2e emissions by


>98%

600 tCO2e/yr/1GEN @ continuous full operation

POWER USE

1kWe (1-4 wellheads) per 1GEN
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Compressed air for pneumatic control
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Electronic instrumentation control
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Other loads
(e.g. SCADA)
Features

FEATURES

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Ultra-Reliable

>10 year lifetime on core engine

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Ultra-Low Maintenance

No sliding or rotating parts (no oil changes)

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Load Matching

Generating the power you need, continiously

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High-Efficiency

22-29% fuel-to-electric for 1kW engine

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Simple Parts

Inspired by automotive manufacturing

CUSTOMIZABLE

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Glycol Heat Trace

1-3 kW thermal heat trace. Loop length is customizable based on pump choice

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Flexible Fuel

External burner for  field gas, natural gas or propane

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1GEN-Array

Easily combine 1GEN's into multi-kW power array with automatic built in redundancy

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Hybrid-Ready

Cost-effective addition to solar power, especially in winter at more northerly latitudes. Enabling battery bank reduction and improved lifetime due to continuous load following.

AVAILABILITY

Q1 2022
Q4 2022
Q4 2023
2023
Q2 2024

1GEN prototype achieved 12000 hrs 

continuous running

Integration with Oil & Gas Balance Of Plant

Field test &
Certification

Commercialization

Market Launch

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Availability

TECHNOLOGY

At the foundation of our ultra-reliable genset lays an elegant and simple heat engine design (protected by 10x patents) made possible by using thermo-acoustic physics.

 

This unique approach allows us to develop an efficient  continuous load following (0-1kWe) genset that outperforms competing technologies on total cost of ownership due to the long lifetime and ultra-low-maintenance. 

Please contact us for more information on why we are a cost-effective alternative to current products.

Technology

APPLICATIONS

Our technology has large potential across several applications

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Remote power

Ultra-reliability in the most harsh environmental conditions

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Combined Heat
& Power (CHP)

High efficiency use of fuel in combined heat and power applications

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Waste Heat Recovery

Recover electricity from waste heat

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Cryocooling

Reverse our core-heat engine for cryocooling applications

About

ABOUT

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Thermo-Acoustics

 

World-leading expertise

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22-29% Efficiency

 

Fuel to electric, highest performance natural gas-fired thermoacoustic genset ever built

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10x patents

 

Worldwide technology protection by issued and pending patents

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Cleantech Awards

Multiple cleantech awards including 'Canada's Clean 50 Award' in 2022

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Canadian

Founded in Vancouver Canada

OUR TEAM

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Maarten Elferink

CEO

MSc, BEng Mech. Eng.

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Thomas Steiner

CTO

Phd Physics

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William Aitchison

Sr. Mech. Engineer

BASc Mech. Eng.

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PARTNERS

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Contact

CONTACT

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A1-3889 Keith Street

Burnaby, BC V5J 5K4

Canada

info(at)etalim.com

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