Product Features
Superior Mobility
The Genesis 1000™ is the lightest and most compact one megawatt power generation system in the world. No other manufacturer can deliver this much power in such a small package. At only 14 feet long and 15,000 lbs., the fully operational and fully enclosed unit is approximately one-third the size and one-fifth the weight of comparably-equipped, comparably-compliant competitor systems. It can be towed behind a pickup truck or airlifted by helicopter, making it the obvious choice in military and disaster relief situations. Due to its light weight and easy mobility, the Genesis 1000™ can be placed—temporarily or permanently—where other gensets can’t. 
- Natural Gas: The Genesis 1000™ runs efficiently on most spark ignited fuels. This includes abundant and clean burning natural gas whether supplied through pipeline infrastructure or delivered in tanks as LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) or CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). Natural gas is 80% to 98% methane. Because it contains low carbon, it burns more cleanly than other fossil fuels, producing no particulate matter and less carbon dioxide per unit of energy released. Burning natural gas releases about 30% less carbon dioxide than petroleum and about 45% less than coal for the equivalent amount of energy.
The world has abundant reserves of natural gas. Known formations in the United States are estimated to hold an energy resource equal to twice that of all Saudi Arabian oil fields. Estimated global reserves amount to 6,342.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas as opposed to 1,184.2 billion barrels of oil. In terms of total energy output (British Thermal Units), that’s 126 times more energy from natural gas than from oil. Clearly, natural gas is power for the future!
Bio-Gas: The Genesis 1000™ performs equally efficient on increasingly available renewable fuels. Bio-methane is produced by anaerobic decay of non-fossil organic matter (as opposed to fossilized deposits). Plentiful sources of bio-methane exist worldwide and are finally being utilized for their energy potential. These include municipal landfills, sewage treatment plants, animal feedlots, etc. The EPA has identified 520 candidate landfills with a total gas capture potential of 200 billion cubic feet per year!
Ethanol: Ethanol is a renewable fuel unique to the Genesis 1000™. Ethanol is produced by fermentation of a variety of plant matter. Cellulose material like corn stalks and wood chips can be made into ethanol using special enzymes. This technology holds great promise because it does not compete for food sources. No other large genset is manufactured to run on ethanol.
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Flare Gas: A prominent alternative source of methane is the gas associated with oil drilling and refining. Historically, this gas has been either injected back into the oil formation to re-pressurize the deposit enhancing extraction from other wells, or more typically merely flared off as an unavoidable waste product of oil extraction, hence the common term, “flare gas.” Nearly every oil rig, whether land or sea based, and every oil refinery has an accompanying gas flare. Tremendous power is being burned away each year because this associated gas has been treated as a waste byproduct rather than a valued energy resource. The Genesis 1000™ provides a sustainable, economical, resource-conscious, and safe method of turning flare gas into electricity, eliminating the need to purchase fuel for the rig.
- Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG): Also extracted from oil deposits or derived from the oil refining process, liquid petroleum (LP) gas is a mixture of propane and butane. These compounds vaporize at normal temperatures and pressures, but are easily compressed to a liquid for storage and transportation. They burn cleanly with no soot and very low sulfur emissions, posing no ground or water pollution hazards. In rural areas not served by a gas pipeline, and in many regions of the world where propane and butane are more dominant than natural gas, the fuel-agile Genesis 1000™ provides abundant power burning LP Gas.
The Genesis 1000™ has been engineered for reduced emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants. The base model Genesis is
equipped to meet or exceed all current and scheduled EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions requirements. This includes all EPA regulations governing mobile and stationary large spark ignition engines, and EPA Tier 4 standards for compression ignition engines. The advanced design of the ARC930TA engine, coupled with the low carbon structure of natural gas and alternative fuels moves the Genesis 1000™ closer to carbon neutrality—emitting fewer and more easily controlled emissions than competitive diesel engines.
Capital Cost: The clean burning, fuel agile Genesis 1000™ offers a “Best in Class” power generation system at significantly lower capital cost than diesel, diesel-to-gas conversions, or gas turbine competitors. Conventional diesel is at particular disadvantage in the domestic market where EPA Tier 4 emissions regulations must be met. Cost of the aftertreatment equipment needed to meet Tier 4 standards may, in fact, exceed the price of the diesel engine itself! The fully-compliant Genesis 1000™ is priced between two-thirds and one-half that of comparably equipped, comparably-compliant generators.
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Fuel Cost: With the exception of coal, natural gas is the least expensive abundantly available fuel in America today. Current cost of natural gas is approximately one-fourth that of diesel fuel for equivalent energy output. This alone accounts for a 75% cost savings over diesel fuel. When coupled with the Genesis’ high electrical efficiency (40-42% compared to 32-35% for diesel gensets), fuel cost per kilowatt output is reduced even further. Running continuously, the Genesis 1000™ consumes roughly $30 of natural gas per hour of operation. To deliver the same electrical power, typical diesel gensets will burn nearly $200 per hour or $4500 per day!
Maintenance and Overhaul Cost: Maintenance and overhaul cost will also be substantially less for the Genesis 1000™ than for comparable competitive products. Major service intervals—typically 700 hours for diesel gensets— are expected to reach over 5000 hours for the Genesis 1000™, due to the low carbon/no sulfur content of natural gas, simplified fuel and intake systems, advanced filtration and use of synthetic oil. Periodic maintenance requires replacement of only 30 gallons of oil and no coolant. The ARC930TA engine meets extended durability requirements, and its unique radial configuration facilitates access to major engine components. Each individual cylinder may be overhauled independently without removing or disassembling the engine, significantly reducing overhaul time and cost.
- Total operating cost of the Genesis 1000™—including capital expense, maintenance, overhaul and fuel cost at the current rate―is calculated at approximately $0.065 per kilowatt-hour, compared with $0.15 to $0.18 for typical utility charges, and close to $0.35 for diesel generator sets. (Figures based on US EIA prices for industrial users.)
Radial engine geometry permits a lighter block, a smaller, simpler and more mechanically efficient crankshaft, fewer parts and bearings, reduced contact surfaces, and a lower coefficient of friction. In our nine-cylinder radial engine, the low master and link rod angles yield superior transmission of cylinder pressure to the crankshaft, with all rods acting on a single crank journal. The radial crankshaft is very short and sturdy when compared to its long inline counterpart and, as a result, does not suffer from significant torsional distortion or excessive friction.
Electronic Monitoring and ControlsMicroprocessor-based diagnostic, monitoring and control system integrates engine and alternator controls in a single system employing CAN bus technology. Operator-friendly instrumentation is displayed on-board through a 17” color touch screen monitor, or on remote computer via Ethernet connection and proprietary CES software. Controls are suitable for both paralleling and nonparalleling applications with other gensets and with utility service. The system is designed for EMC compliance and constructed to meet the most rugged duty cycles for gensets.
Parallel OperationsGenesis 1000™ units are fully self-contained. They can be used on a stand-alone basis or ganged with other units in parallel to fulfill demand in high energy applications. Monitoring and control of paralleled gensets may be accomplished through a single user interface.
Predictive Maintenance MonitoringAdvanced diagnostic capabilities include engine vibration mapping and real-time oil condition monitoring to predict and alert when service is required.
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