Skyven Technologies has officially announced a partnership with Western New York Energy (WNYE) to launch a new solution called Skyven Arcturus, which happens to be the first industrial steam generating heat pump of this size to be implemented in the United States. According to certain reports, the stated technology is expected to significantly decrease the WNYE Medina facility’s yearly CO2 emissions. More on the same would reveal how the partnership in question leverages Skyven Technologies’ advanced engineering and cutting-edge industrial heat pump technology, as well as Western New York Energy’s extensive operational excellence and sustainability leadership within the ethanol industry to transform the latter’s plant and help it achieve its carbon offset targets related to on-site industrial process steam.
Another detail worth a mention here is how Skyven Arcturus, which is built on mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) technology, uses electricity to upgrade low-temperature heat captured from industrial processes. Not just that, it also uses that heat to produce boiler-quality steam up to 420℉ and 300 psig. Moving on, at the WNYE’s Medina facility, Skyven Arcturus will further try and minimize the energy required to generate on-site process steam.
“This collaboration is a testament to our dedication to environmental stewardship and innovation,” said Tim Winters, CEO of Western New York Energy. “By integrating Skyven’s cutting-edge Arcturus technology, we are taking significant strides in improving our community’s air quality by reducing our carbon footprint and improving our operational efficiencies. This project exemplifies our commitment to sustainable practices and industry leadership.”
Talk about Skyven Arcturus’ benefits on a slightly deeper level, we begin from the prospect of annual CO2 reduction. In essence, implementing Skyven Arcturus will eliminate 20,000 MT of CO2 emissions each year. This is directly equivalent to taking over 4,300 cars off the road. Next up, there is the potential for greater energy efficiency. You see, having Western New York Energy’s industry-leading system will allow for the wider effort to achieve better overall energy efficiency, and at the same time, cut down on its environmental impact. Such a setup, like you can guess does a lot to bring the new innovation in line with global sustainability goals, thus setting a benchmark for industrial decarbonization efforts.
Not just environmental though, Skyven Arcturus also puts some economic benefits on the offer. This it does by shrinking WNYE’s Carbon Intensity (CI) score and optimizing production costs.
Rounding up highlights, though, is what the solution in question will do on a community level. Basically, cleaning up the air for surrounding communities will allow Skyven Arcturus to promote better health across the area. In case that wasn’t quite enough, we ought to mention how the whole project will also create several jobs, therefore raising the standard of living for the local residents.
“We are thrilled to partner with Western New York Energy on this landmark decarbonization project in the ethanol industry,” said Arun Gupta, CEO of Skyven Technologies. “This project embodies our mission to decarbonize industrial process steam and our commitment to a greener planet. Together, we are setting a new standard for industrial decarbonization.”
Founded in 2013, Skyven Technologies’ rise up the ranks stems from pioneering steam generating heat pump technology. Thanks to this technology, the company is able to recover waste heat and produce clean, emissions-free steam for the purpose of decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries. Making the Skyven’s case stronger is its Energy-as-a-Service model which allows industrial manufacturers to achieve substantial carbon footprint reductions without the upfront capital expenditure.
As for Western New York Energy, founded in 2004, it is best known for developing the full potential of Western New York’s renewable energy resources. Not just that, WNYE was also the first company to have a biofuel plant in the Northeast United States. Even today, it has the only large-scale facility in New York, producing over 60 million gallons of ethanol annually.
