Climate Change
“The burning of coal, natural gas, and oil for electricity and heat is the largest single source of global greenhouse gas emissions.”
As the world transitions to cleaner forms of energy production, gas turbines have been increasingly employed as an alternative method for large scale (>500 kW), low-emission electricity generation. Microturbines are gas turbines rated between 25 - 500 kW and have existed for over 50 years, but smaller gas turbines with power less than 50 kW are still not well developed.
DYC Turbines and the PGPS
DYC Turbines was founded by Dr. Daih-Yeou Chen with a mission to miniaturize gas turbine technology for a cleaner and safer engine. The 45 kW Portable Green Power System will be the world’s first sub-300 pound microturbine generator, representing a 92% weight reduction and 90% size reduction compared to existing generator sets of similar capacity. The PGPS can accept Gasoline, Jet Fuel, Diesel, and Natural Gas, with unique SynGas and Hydrogen fuel capabilities in development.
For ground applications where mobility is critical, the PGPS enables customers to rapidly establish their own source of high-capacity and low-emissions power anywhere it’s needed without the need for specialized hardware or equipment or the health risks associated with diesel exhaust. Pending successful testing, the common core engine at the heart of the PGPS weighs only 30 pounds and can be converted into turbojets or turboprops for aerospace applications such as defense/propulsion and hybrid-electric aviation.