Dresser-Rand and Ener-Core have made progress with scaling Ener-Core's Power Oxidizer up to a two megawatt (MW) version while being integrated with Dresser-Rand's KG2-3G gas turbine technology. By replacing a gas turbine's traditional combustor with Power Oxidation technology, low-quality and previously unusable waste gases that are currently flared into the atmosphere can be converted into heat that can be used to generate low-cost on-site clean power and steam. The successful completion of various tests has made it possible for Dresser-Rand and Ener-Core to confidently move forward with the production of two integrated 2 MW KG2 gas turbines incorporating Power Oxidizers that will be installed at Pacific Ethanol's plant in Stockton, Calif.

The Dresser-Rand KG2-3G gas turbine is a highly efficient 2 MW turbine designed to meet demanding emissions regulations. Combined with Ener-Core's Power Oxidizer, and based on test results performed by third parties on a smaller gas turbine, both Dresser-Rand and Ener-Core are expecting similar and dramatic improvements in NOx emissions with no post-exhaust treatment. As an added benefit, due to the operation of the Power Oxidizer, in most cases pre-treatment of even some of the most difficult waste gas streams can also be eliminated.