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1GEN - Ultra-Reliable Thermo-Acoustic Off-Grid Power

Methane Abatement by Wellsite Electrification

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ULTRA-HIGH-RELIABILITY
fewer moving parts (no oil changes)

LOWEST CAPEX & OPEX
at mid-volume manufacturing

200W - 4,000W MARKET GAP
optimum size for wellsite electrification

The 1GEN, is a new form of ultra-reliable power generator based on thermo-acoustic physics. It produces 0 - 2,400W of electrical power from field gas, natural gas, or propane, with ultra-low maintenance (no sliding or rotating parts).

The 1GEN helps equip remote off-grid well sites with ultra-reliable cost-effective power generation to eliminate pneumatic fuel gas emissions by powering air compressors and/or 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
come from pneumatically driven devices
at 130,000 gas wellsites


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 pneumatic fuel gas emissions (CO2e) by


>98%

POWER USE

1-6 wellheads per 1GEN
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Compressed Air For Pneumatic Control
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Electronic Instrumentation Control
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Other
(e.g. SCADA)

WORLD LEADING THERMO-ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY

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Ultra-Reliable

>10 year lifetime on core engine

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Ultra-Low Maintenance

No sliding or rotating part

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Load Matching

0-100% generating the power you need, continiously

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High-Efficiency

15-20% fuel-to-electric

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Simple Parts

Inspired by automotive manufacturing

Features

CUSTOMIZABLE

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Glycol Heat Trace

0 - 4,000W 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

Configurable to multi-kW power arrays enabling equipment modularization among assets

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Hybrid-Ready

1GEN enables smaller and cheaper solar-hybrid systems.

AVAILABILITY

Q1 2022
Q4 2022
2024
2026

1GEN prototype achieved 12000 hrs 

continuous running

Integration with Oil & Gas Balance Of Plant

Field test &
Certification

Market Launch

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Availability
Technology

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 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.

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% Efficiency

Fuel to electric, highest performance natural gas-fired thermoacoustic genset ever built with a proven path to 29%

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10x patents

 

Worldwide technology protection on our Thermo-Acoustic Power Technology

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Cleantech Awards

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

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

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A1-3889 Keith Street

Burnaby, BC V5J 5K4

Canada

info(at)etalim.com

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