Types of Projects

· Cogeneration
· Power Production
· District Heating
· Waste Heat Recovery
· Electrical Load Management
· Renewable Energy
· Market Identification and Market Surveys
· Energy Risk Management
· Strategic Electronic Energy Trading Systems

This is the specialty of our Technical Services department.

Cogeneration is defined as a method of producing both electricity and thermal energy (heat) from one fuel source. Many industrial and institutional clients view cogeneration as an efficient method of producing electricity with a high return on investment. Various fuels are suitable for cogeneration, such as: wood waste, natural gas, municipal solid waste, diesel and others.

Over the past 20 years, our engineers have been assisting potential electricity producers by performing economic assessments and designing cogeneration systems. We have designed and commissioned 140 MW of cogeneration capacity burning wood and natural gas.

Power production differs from cogeneration in that all of the available energy in the fuel is converted into electricity.

Our company has developed and pioneered new power plant designs to maximize this conversion process. An example of this is the Combined Cycle Integrated Fuels project in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

District heating systems are a means of delivering space heating to residential and commercial users from a central heating plant. The advantages of this technique lie in the utilization of low quality fuels such coal and wood biomass, as well as waste heat from industrial and electrical generation plants.

District heating systems are common in Europe, but in Canada they are found mostly at university campuses, defense bases, or large hospital complexes.

Although steam has been the most common working fluid in these systems, its use results in inherently high distribution losses. We have converted several of these steam systems to hot water systems, which has resulted in both energy conservation and cost reductions.

Waste heat is available in industry in various forms such as hot water, hot gases, etc. Several projects were designed to recovery low quality heat which could be used in the industrial processes, resulting in a reduction of purchased fuels. Heat pumps and direct contact heat exchangers were used.

Electrical utilities charge industrial and commercial customers by two methods: for energy (kWH) and peak demand (kW). By reducing their power peak demand, users can lower their utility bills. Several of our clients have installed peak controllers and systems to reduce peaks, and this has yielded relatively low pay-back periods.

(biomass, photovoltaic, hydraulic, geothermal, Municipal Solid Waste)

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and wood biomass are becoming an important alternative source of energy for industry and commerce. Converting these fuels into useful energy in the form of steam, electricity, etc. requires a knowledge of combustion techniques and equipment, utility practices and regulations, energy distribution networks, and industrial heat recovery methods.

Our company has initiated several projects in this category by identifying potential customers for the MSW energy, designing combustion systems, and assisting in negotiations with the electrical utility and thermal hosts.

Competition among fuel suppliers has created the opportunity for large energy users to reduce energy costs by the prudent purchasing of fuels. We have identified and designed several fuel purchasing policies for our clients in order to take advantage of special rate structures being offered.

Our clients often have to make difficult decisions regarding market penetration, fuel pricing, and service conditions. We have helped them to remain competitive by defining markets, setting up pricing schedules for their products, conducting market research, surveys and market testing.

There are simple and sophisticated ways to reduce risk. We can show you both. Think of it like an insurance policy to keep down energy costs.

There are many ways to buy and sell energy. We can show you how the voice-brokers do business, or update you on the latest in high-tech electronic trading. With dozens of large companies trading energy, you'll have plenty of choices.