The contract, valued at more than $1m over 2 years, is the first Canadian contract received by Nitro-Turbodyne for its revolutionary turbine-powered electrical generator.
Under this agreement, Nitro-Turbodyne will supply an initial order to GSM of 150 units for remote instrumentation power generation, labeled the RIPGU.
Leveraging new technology to produce power leveraging renewable Liquid Nitrogen (LN2), each unit provides maintenance-free electrical power for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and telemetry systems for natural gas and oil wells.
RIPGU is designed to address the challenges faced by gas and oil well operators, especially in harsh Arctic environments – where the extremes of weather prevent the widespread use of renewable energy technologies like solar or wind.
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) were an alternative; however because TEGs use combustible gas and flames to produce electricity, and due to their fuel source they tended to be unreliable and dangerous should a gas well develop a leak.
RIPGU has only 1 moving part. The units are designed to run continuously for up to 20 years without the need for maintenance. Additionally, the units work without combustion, providing greater safety for uses near oil and gas production facilities.
“These units are a significant advance in remote power generation with extremely long reliability and zero carbon emissions,” said Miles Molstad , director for Calgary-based GSM Energy Solutions.”These products provide significant cost savings and solve multiple issues for remote oil field power generation.”
The unit leverages Micro Flash-Expansion Turbine (MFET) technology to produce clean, renewable and maintenance-free power in any environment and any weather.
“We successfully demonstrated the RIPGU to over 80 companies at the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary this past June,” said Ed De Reyes, chief technology officer for Nitro-Turbodyne. “We are very pleased to be working with GSM to introduce our units to the Canadian oil industry. GSM Energy Solutions is the perfect partner to provide this technology throughout the region.”
Since December, Nitro-Turbodyne has booked over $2 million in total orders for the years 2013 and 2014.