ElectraTherm Powers into Renewables Revolution
First Commercial ElectraTherm “Green
Machine” Marks Start of Era for Energy
Recovery from Low Temperature Waste Heat
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) May 29, 2008 --
ElectraTherm, Inc. (www.electratherm.com)
today announced the successful installation of its first commercial waste
heat generator. The ElectraTherm Green Machine makes
electricity from residual industrial heat that has, until now, gone to
waste.
Using patented
heat and pressure recovery technology, ElectraTherm employs minimal
heat (200 degrees F liquid) to generate fuel-free, emissions-free
electricity at a very low cost: three to four cents per kW/hr during
payback period, under a penny/kW hour thereafter. Testing of the 50kW ElectraTherm
Green Machine, installed at Southern Methodist University in Dallas,
Texas, by Gulf Coast Green Energy and ElectraTherm has exceeded
expectations, reaching output well beyond its 50kW rating.
“ElectraTherm has unlocked the power of
recycling the largest source of renewable energy in the U.S.–
waste heat,” stated Richard Langson, CEO of
ElectraTherm. “This technology has the power
to increase electrical output at every fossil fuel burning power plant
without burning oil, gas or coal, and without further pollution or
damage to the environment.”
The U.S.
Department of Energy reports that the available seven quadrillion
Btu of waste heat sources exceeds the current production of all other
U.S. renewable power sources combined. This includes hydroelectric,
wood, biofuels, geothermal, wind, and solar photovoltaic. With a
subsidy-free payback period of three years or less, the implications on
the world stage of a modular, scalable (50-500kW output) unit making
electricity from unused, accessible heat are huge.
Patented Technology
The company’s patented Twin Screw Expander
enables the ElectraTherm Green Machine. The expander is 1/10th the cost
of a turbine as the energy block. Because the energy block generally
constitutes 30 to 40 percent of the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system
cost, the ElectraTherm Green Machine is approximately 30 percent less
than any turbine ORC system.
The unit operates without gearboxes or high end electronics required to
synchronize a turbine to a generator. Inline process lubrication
eliminates oil pumps, filters, separator tanks, parasitic loads and
maintenance issues heretofore associated with lubrication. Hence, this
groundbreaking technology greatly reduces maintenance and greatly
extends the life of the ElectraTherm Green Machine over
turbine-based energy solutions.
Interested companies and energy policy makers may tour the first
commercial installation located at Southern Methodist University (SMU)
in Dallas, Texas during the June 17 & 18 Geothermal Energy Utilization
Conference, targeting the oil & gas industry. For tour schedule, contact
Loy Sneary – Gulf Coast Green Energy at (979)
240-3512 or loys@sbcglobal.net.
For information about the conference go to www.smu.edu/geothermal
or contact Maria Richards at (214) 768-1975.
See the ElectraTherm Green Machine at www.electratherm.com/products.
Podcast:
CEO Richard Langson shares the vision of the ElectraTherm Green Machine. www.podango.com/podcast.php?podcastId=2980
About ElectraTherm, LLC
ElectraTherm, Inc. delivers renewable energy solutions for a sustainable
future, now. The company’s proven, patented
Twin Screw Expander enables its line of energy generators to make
electricity from waste and geothermal heat or pressure instead of fossil
fuel. ElectraTherm’s fuel-free, emission-free
and low cost technology offers the industry’s
shortest payback period on investment. For more information on
ElectraTherm and its cleantech, green power products, please visit www.electratherm.com.
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