Agreement targets technology that uses industrial pollutant waste gases as clean energy resource.
Ener-Core Inc., Irvine, California, a designer and manufacturer of Gradual Oxidizers, has signed a global licensing agreement with Dresser-Rand Co. (DRC) to develop and market DRC’s KG2-3GEF 2-megawatt (MW) gas turbine coupled with the Ener-Core oxidizer.
DRC supplies rotating equipment to the oil, gas petrochemical and process industries.
“The adoption of the Ener-Core oxidizer technology by Dresser-Rand is an important step in capturing the $65 billion waste gas-to-power opportunity,” says Alain Castro, CEO of Ener-Core. “This commercial license is a great opportunity for Ener-Core to successfully scale up its power generation technology to the 2 MW power capacity.
“Furthermore, Dresser-Rand’s existing global footprint of commercial and engineering teams, as well as their strong brand, will enable an accelerated deployment of Ener-Core’s solution across multiple industry applications. Most industries that currently flare their waste gases will soon be able to use these waste gases productively, while also significantly reducing their emissions of waste gases into the atmosphere. This is great news for our world’s air quality, and great news for the financial bottom-lines of the industries that currently emit these greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.”
Dan Levin, DRC’s vice president of environmental solutions, says, “The Ener-Core Oxidizer is a breakthrough technology that greatly expands the value proposition of the KG2-3G gas turbine. The combination of reducing harmful exhaust emissions and generating clean energy from waste gases is a truly significant opportunity for many industrial companies. While most companies are focused on waste gas capture and destruction, Ener-Core’s unique Gradual Oxidation technology, combined with Dresser Rand gas turbines, will enable industrial clients across a wide range of industries to utilize their industrial waste gases to generate clean energy.”
The license agreement grants DRC the exclusive rights to commercialize Ener-Core’s 1-4MW MW Gradual oxidizer bundled with DRC’s KG2 gas-turbine product line.
With its 250 kilowatt (KW) power stations already operating in Europe and the U.S., Ener-Core’s Gradual Oxidation technology provides for base-load power and energy security while other renewable energy systems are dependent on intermittent sources of power generation.
Ener-Core estimates that the amount of waste gases in the form of wasted methane could be used to generate up to 65,000 MW of clean energy.
