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Qnergy Inc., Ogden, Utah, a methane abatement solutions provider and manufacturer of clean, reliable, electric power utilizing Stirling engine technologies, has announced it has been nominated for several awards for its methane abatement solutions.
The Energy Institute, a professional organization dedicated to a better energy future through accelerating a just global energy transition to net zero, has named Qnergy a finalist in its Environment Award category. The award recognizes technologies and projects that enhance and protect the environment with prospects for wide application. Qnergy’s ability to use gas from anywhere—a well pad, farm or landfill—and provide electrical power as an alternative to venting or flaring is recognized through this nomination.
Edison Awards, which identifies and honors innovators and business leaders who make a positive impact on the world, has recognized Qnergy’s nomination for a Sustainability Award for its CAP3Nano product. The CAP3Nano provides compressed instrument air to eliminate methane venting from pneumatic devices from natural gas well pads. The International Energy Agency estimates that venting from well pads releases more than 11 million metric tonnes of methane into the atmosphere each year.
Platts Global Energy Awards has included Qnergy as a Rising Company finalist. The honor recognizes Qnergy’s achievements as a key player on the world energy stage. The Platts Global Energy Awards recognize corporate and individual innovation, leadership and exemplary performance in 19 categories spanning the energy and chemicals industries.
“We are grateful for the multiple recognitions of our contributions. Our products were created by team members who dedicated their careers to solving every technical problem that impeded the commercialization of the Stirling Engines,” Qnergy CEO Ory Zik says. “We are now focusing this powerful technology on one of humanity’s biggest challenges: converting otherwise wasted methane into useful energy.”
Qnergy’s technology is based on a linear free piston Stirling Engine with no rotating parts. Qnergy converts otherwise emitted methane from gas fields, landfills, wastewater, and farms, into useful energy.