Multi-MW EPS100 waste heat recovery unit converts waste heat into power.
Houston-based
Dresser-Rand, a supplier of technology platforms in distributed power generation for the oil and gas, industrial, institutional and commercial industries, recently welcomed more than 50 clients, industry experts and other guests to Olean, New York, for its “Echogen Technology Day.” The event was designed to introduce the company’s new Multi-MW EPS100 waste heat recovery unit.
Held Sept. 10-11, 2014, the event took attendees on tours of Dresser-Rand’s Olean manufacturing and testing facility and demonstrations of the its new Multi-MW EPS100 waste heat recovery unit.
Echogen Power Systems, Akron, Ohio, is a waste heat-to-energy solution provider that uses a supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) working fluid to convert waste heat into power more efficiently than existing organic rankine cycle (ORC) technologies, without using additional fuel or creating new emissions. The system represents the first commercial introduction of a CO2 based industrial scale waste heat-to-power system.
Since the technology recaptures heat that was previously released into the atmosphere, the cost per unit of electricity decreases. The compact, packaged power system, with up to 50 megawatt (MW) capabilities, reduces the overall cost of ownership with lower transportation and installation costs. The cycle also can operate water-free — a key advantage in many parts of the world.
Dresser-Rand says the Echogen waste heat recovery system can drive value for a client through the combination of a lower cost per unit of electricity produced, a compact footprint, higher energy recovery from the waste heat stream and the ability to generate power from a range of heat sources.
During the event, Dresser-Rand and Echogen representatives demonstrated a factory testing milestone of the highest net power produced by any supercritical CO2 power cycle system globally. Other highlights of the two-day event included presentations on the technical aspects of the Multi-MW EPS100 waste recovery system and several market applications.
“With the Echogen technology now ready for full market release, we are accelerating discussions with potential clients for deployment of the solution in the field,” says Pierre Dumas, vice president, strategic business development and commercialization for Dresser-Rand. “We can provide full turnkey installation and commissioning services as well as routine operations, monitoring and maintenance contracts to ensure ongoing reliable and available operations.”
Dresser-Rand solutions include combined heat and power systems, biogas-fueled gen-sets, hybrid systems (solar photovoltaic and engine-based gen-sets), biomass and waste-to-energy steam turbine generators and compressed air energy storage.
Dresser-Rand also develops new technologies that use fossil fuels and renewable energy resources more efficiently, such as its wave energy-based HydroAir turbine.
