Protecting your facility against power outages begins with implementing a standby generator. But what happens when a power outage lasts longer than your generator’s fuel supply? If the generator doesn’t have the technology that extends its run-time, your facility ends up in the dark.
Depending on your emergency power needs, extending your generator’s run-time could prevent financial catastrophe, or even loss of human life. But avoiding tragedy isn’t the only reason to have GTI Altronics engineers equip your generator with a Bi-Fuel system, which replaces up to 70% of diesel fuel with natural gas on an energy equivalent basis. Other benefits of implementing the system include:
Less expensive than purchasing a natural gas powered generator
Because natural gas powered generators can cost twice as much as diesel powered ones, retrofitting a diesel generator with a system by GTI Altronics is the optimal way to benefit from natural gas power. In addition to a low acquisition cost, the system also has a low installation cost, requiring no modification to a generator’s engine.
Less expensive than similar high profile generator retrofits
Retrofitting a generator with new technology is usually less expensive than buying a new generator. However, some retrofits can cost over half as much as a new generator. GTI Altronics’s Bi-Fuel system is a high profile retrofit that costs significantly less than other high profile retrofits.
High tech electronic performance support system (EPSS)
GTI Altronics’s system comes with a high tech EPSS whose user-friendly interface makes it easy to monitor and control. Unlike older EPSS technology, GTI Altronics’s EPSS allows facility managers to monitor an emergency power system without extensive assistance from third party experts.
Superior protection for generator engines
GTI Altronics’s system monitors multiple data channels to protect generator engines from damage. These data channels include: exhaust gas temperature-stack, exhaust gas temperature cylinder, high engine manifold air pressure, low natural gas supply pressure, and high natural gas supply pressure. When the system detects faults, it switches the generator to 100% diesel power until a password protected electronic control system (ECS) interface is manually reset.
Reduced fuel costs
Studies show that having GTI Altronics engineers install a GTI Altronics system can reduce a facility’s annual bill for generator fuel. In addition to reducing the amount of diesel a generator uses, the system also reduces the cost of procuring the fuel. Whereas diesel requires special delivery, the natural gas used in GTI Altronics’s system can be delivered through interruptible gas supply.
Reduced exhaust emissions
Compared to diesel-only generators, diesel generators equipped with a GTI Altronics system emit 30% less nitrogen oxides and 50% less particulate matter. If your facility is located in a state that has tough emission laws, or is committed to green practices, a GTI Altronics system offers a cost-effective way to reduce your generator’s exhaust emissions.
