Clean Energy Systems, Inc
3035 Prospect Park Dr., , Suite 150 ,, Rancho Cordova, , California, United States

CLEAN ENERGY SYSTEMS HAS DEVELOPED GAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE POWER INDUSTRY BY ELIMINATING THE TRADITIONAL POWER PLANT STACK AND MAKING ZERO-EMISSION POWER PLANTS A STANDARD INSTALLATION

Based on proven rocket technology, the CES oxy-fuel combustor produces clean, high-energy drive gases for the generation of electrical power. The incorporation of oxy-fuel combustion technology into conventional power generation systems makes zero-emissions power plants (ZEPPs) based on fossil fuels practical today.

ZEPPs have multiple advantages, including compact and lower cost equipment, greater cycle efficiencies with advanced turbines, complete carbon capture and sequestration of the carbon dioxide (CO2) effluent, and zero emissions (or ultra-low emissions when the exhaust is vented to the atmosphere as in a peaking power plant).

OUR TECHNOLOGY

High pressure/high temperature (HPHT) drive gas generators, turbo-expanders, and re-heaters utilizing proprietary rocket-engine combustion principles.

HISTORY

The Early Years

Generation of steam with proof of concept hardware at Tecma. L. to r. Mike Kretner, Fred Schwarz, and Curtis Stout of Tecma
In the beginning, Clean Energy Systems (CES) consisted of an informal team of friends assembled by Rudi Beichel in 1993. The first members included chemical engineer Roger Anderson, former NASA official and lawyer Steve Doyle, platelet expert Harry Mueggenburg, fabricator Fred Schwarz, aeronautical engineer Jim Taylor, and rotating machinery expert Vic Viteri. By 1996, two additional members had been added to the team - Jack Richey and Dr. Richard Wertz - who provided the necessary capital to enable CES to incorporate by August of 1996.

The early years of CES were spent developing ideas, filing for patents, and researching the energy market. The founding members were primarily retired individuals from the aerospace industry who invested their own time and money into developing Beichel's concept without any thought of personal gain. Their perseverance and loyalty paid off: by January of 1998, CES had received the first of what would be more than 25 patents to be issued on CES hardware and systems over the next 12 years.

Oxy-fuel combustion has been the propellant system of choice since the early days of rocket science. Defined as a combustion process, in which fuel is mixed with an oxidizer such as pure oxygen, oxy-fuel combustion has been effectively used in solid, liquid, and gaseous combustion systems.

At the core of CES' technology is an oxy-fuel combustion system adapted from the same principles of rocket propulsion technology that power the Space Shuttle. The CES combustor burns clean gaseous and/or liquid fossil fuel with gaseous oxygen at near-stoichiometric conditions in the presence of recycled or even untreated produced water. It can burn a wide variety of fuels, including natural gas, associated or produced gas, syngas, refinery residues, landfill gas, bio-digester gas, and renewable fuels such as glycerin from bio-diesel production facilities. Even emulsified bitumen and micronized petcoke have been proven to be useable fuels, although they are not at commercial readiness yet.

CO2 and steam are the primary products of the oxy-fuel combustion process. CES technology is able to recover 100 percent of CO2 produced, ensuring that no pollutants are released into the air. The ready production and recovery of CO2 is a game-changer for the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) industry.

A key difficulty in oxy-combustion is controlling the reaction, ensuring that the oxidizer and oxidant (fuel) mix to form a homogenous flame front, while avoiding hot spots or producing un-combusted product. To overcome this complication, American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer Aerojet introduced and developed platelet technology for the fabrication of combustor injectors. Through the use of platelets, they were able to engineer a highly precise, efficiently mixed, and controllable oxy-fuel combustion mechanism.

Platelet technology provides solutions to difficult thermal and fluid flow problems in a variety of applications. In this unique technology, thru and partial depth patterns are chemically machined with photographic accuracy in thin sheets of metal producing "platelets." These individual platelets are in turn accurately assembled, or "stacked", and then joined by solid state diffusion bonding to form a monolithic structure containing internal passages. These passages contain precise flow control manifolding and metering features along with in-situ filters to preclude contaminant caused plugging or occlusion. Where multiple reactants or fluids pass through the platelet device, the diffusion bonded lands formed between the passages effectively isolate and segregate the flows. Following bonding, the platelet assemblies are machined and welded using conventional techniques to produce finished products or components of assemblies.

A prominent example of the application of platelet technology is the two-fluid, oxidizer/fuel injector face plate for the NASA Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System Engine (OMS-E). This Aerojet-developed rocket engine sported a spotless, 100% reliability record over the 30 year lifespan of the Space Shuttle program.

Platelet technology plays an essential role in CES' oxy-fuel combustion systems - the heart of the CES' combustor, the injector, is a three-fluid platelet device. The CES platelet injector provides precise metering and mixing of fuel and oxidizer through hundreds of individual injection elements while providing the necessary cooling to assure long component life through the injection of water or steam.

Since the company's inception, CES has worked with the inventors of platelet technology, building our systems with guidance from the world's foremost platelet experts, a number of whom are among CES' original founders and current employees and consultants.

OUR MISSION

"Deploying technology that makes 'Power without Pollution' a reality."

Safe, reliable power that doesn't compromise the environment: It's been our mission since the beginning.

Clean Energy Systems has successfully transitioned proven and reliable rocket engine combustion principles into a flexible and economically attractive energy generation system for our planet. CES technology enables cleaner and more efficient co-generation of power, steam, water, and CO2 and offers the world a new perspective on the way we assess the value of natural resources.

Our core competence allows us to precision engineer complex and intricate technology solutions that meet your needs, be it in combustion, partial combustion, heat transfer, or other applications. Among others, it enables us to precisely control the conversion of a wide variety of fuels with oxygen in oxy-combustion processes. Oxy-fuel combustion generates a drive gas composed of predominantly steam and CO2. This uniquely efficient process allows our customers to profitably utilize fuels that would otherwise be marginal or uneconomic for commercial energy generation.

Facilitated through partnerships with our customers and shareholders and enabled by an exceptional research and demonstration facility, CES has developed and built a unique product portfolio. Centered around customized precision-engineered components, our portfolio encompasses 20 to 200 MW steam and CO2 generators, drive gas re-heaters, steam/water separators, pressurized heat recovery systems, 30 to 150 MWe expander turbines, and more. These solutions are ready to fulfill our customers' needs for zero emissions power, enhanced oil recovery, and the expansion of natural resource assets.

CES currently holds license agreements with several partners including Maersk Oil & Gas, Paramount Resources, and the Paxton Corporation.