Ener-Core, Inc., based in Irvine, California, reported in August that the company received a purchase order, valued at $2.1 million, for two Ener-Core Power Oxidizers in the larger 1.5-2 megawatt power capacity. The purchase order calls for the delivery of the Power Oxidizers to Dresser-Rand for subsequent integration into Dresser-Rand’s KG2-3G/PO Power-station, representing the first commercial order of the system.

Houston-based Dresser Rand is offering its KG2-3G gas turbine with Ener-Core’s Gradual Oxidizer technology to allow the turbine to operate on a lower quality gaseous fuel with fewer emissions when compared with those of a conventional turbine, Dresser Rand says.

Ener-Core reports it has received the initial license payment from Dresser-Rand, a Siemens Business, as part of the license amount previously announced, within the commercial license agreement executed between both parties in November 2014.

Separately, on August 3, Ener-Core announced the success of the Sub Scale Acceptance Test (SSAT), which was recently conducted by the company, approved by Dresser-Rand, and is considered a vital technical step in the scale-up effort, enabling Ener-Core’s license partner Dresser-Rand to begin quoting and closing additional purchase orders.

“This has been an exciting time at Ener-Core as we begin the commercial phase of our agreement with Dresser-Rand. Receiving the initial purchase order for our first two next-generation Power Oxidizers as well as the first license fee payment are truly significant steps for Ener-Core and are a powerful validation by a well-established partner of the commercial viability of our technology and our ability to scale up our solution from 250 kilowatts to 1.5-2 megawatts,” says Alain Castro, CEO of Ener-Core. “We are now able to fully engage with Dresser-Rand’s global sales and marketing team and begin the full commercial efforts for our 1.5-2 megawatt systems. Our commercial team looks forward to this new phase of our commercial deployment with Dresser-Rand’s sales teams all over the world.”

Pierre Dumas, Dresser-Rand’s vice president of strategic business development and commercialization, says, “We look forward to presenting our global customer base with Ener-Core’s Power Oxidation technology, securing new project opportunities and expanding our relationship.”

Ener-Core, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and deploys systems that generate base-load power from polluting waste gases including methane.