Energy Efficiency/Renewable Solutions

Thermal power plants and heat engines do not convert all of their thermal energy into electricity. In most heat engines, a bit more than half is lost as excess heat. Combined heat and power (CHP) uses heat that would be wasted in a conventional power plant, potentially reaching an efficiency of up to 89%, compared with 55% for the best conventional plants. This means that less fuel needs to be consumed to produce the same amount of useful energy. In addition to efficiency at the power plant level, CHP can also be applied as a distributed energy resource in the form of MicroCHP or MiniCHP.

Biomass waste conversion systems can help supply electricity to rural areas, businesses, and to the large number of people who live without power worldwide. These systems use locally available fuels such as wood, crop waste, and animal manures. Small systems rated at 5 megawatts down to 5 kilowatts can provide heat and power where needed.

Carbon products resulting from the waste conversion process offer an additional revenue stream in the form of BioChar, BioCoal and BioCarbon. These products can be used as a substitute for coal-based activated carbon, metallurgical coke and for power generation, cooking and heating, a fertilizer enhancer/soil amendment, and many other uses currently using coal.

Small modular biomass systems fulfill the great market potential for distributed, on-site, electric power generation throughout the world. Users may attach the systems to existing transmission and distribution grids close to where consumers use electricity.

Solar electric technologies (Photovoltaics or PV) are continuing to improve rapidly, from electrical generation capacity, to cost, to reliability. They are also beginning to scale up into large capacity installations, whether deployed on roofs of commercial buildings or in large arrays in rural areas.  

We match our clients’ specific site requirements to individual products using our extensive knowledge and experience with solar PV.

Wind turbines are increasingly seen as a viable solution for reducing reliance on fossil fuels, producing energy locally and fighting global climate change.

Where practical, wind is reliable, effective and a large producer of electricity.

If you are looking for an economical and effective way to open the door on renewable energy, heating water with solar collectors is hands-down the best place to start. Of all renewable technologies, solar thermal produces the greatest return both economically and in terms of energy production.