Thermal Energy International

GEM Ltd, has launched the GEM Oyster, a unique piston type isolation/stop valve, which overcomes the difficulties usually associated with the replacement of conventional valves or the reconditioning of valve seats on larger sizes.

Thermal Energy International a leading provider of award-winning energy recovery, conservation and bio-energy solutions, is taking a principal role in helping the National Health Services, UK (“NHS”) become a leading low carbon organisation, by becoming a headline sponsor in its NHS Sustainable Development 2010 – One Future, Different Paths Conference and Exhibition.

Thermal Energy International Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Bailey as Sales Director of its subsidiary company in the UK, which markets a wide range of award-winning energy recovery, conservation and bio-energy solutions including GEM Venturi orifice steam traps and Flu Ace heat recovery solutions.

Bates Laundry in Leyton, East London is predicting savings of £104,000 per annum on its £750,000 annual gas bill following the replacement of its mechanical steam traps with the award winning Thermal Energy International Inc’s GEM Venturi orifice traps. GEM , a division of Thermal Energy International Inc, has installed 85 GEM traps throughout the laundry, providing Bates Laundry with a payback in less than 7-months on energy savings alone.

GEM is expanding its product range with the launch of a state-of-the-art Ceramic Microfiltration System (CMF). Able to remove suspended and emulsified containments from wastewater without the addition of treatment chemicals, GEM’s CMF provides companies with a massive reduction in water and effluent costs.

GEM will be introducing its Ceramic Microfiltration System (CMF) to visitors attending the MAINTEC 2010 exhibition. Providing a return on investment in less than two years, the CMF reduces water usage, and can reduce energy consumption by also recovering the heat in the wastewater. Suspended and emulsified contaminants are removed producing a water quality, which is often better than that of the raw water stock from which the effluent was produced.

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) has reduced its energy consumption by a staggering £53,000 per annum following the installation of Thermal Energy International Inc’s GEM venturi orifice steam traps. A 147 GEM steam traps have been installed throughout the RNOH site in Stanmore, providing the hospital with a seven-month payback in gas savings alone.

GEM Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermal Energy International (TEI), has taken over the European rights to Kemco International’s range of water and heat recovery products following the signing of an agreement between Thermal Energy International Inc and Florida based Kemco Systems Inc.

Savings made from installing GEM’s Sapphire range of steam traps will help companies offset recent rises in gas and oil costs with energy savings of up to 55%. A further addition to GEM’s growing range of award winning venturi steam traps, the GEM Sapphire has been specifically developed for screwed pipework applications.

GEM Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermal Energy International and manufacturer of the award-winning GEM venturi orifice steam trap range, is set to further increase its market share in the North East, Cumbria and Scotland following the appointment of Darren Picken to the position of Area Sales Manager.

Energy savings of up to 55% are achievable by steam users using Thermal Energy International Inc’s GEM Ruby steam trap range. A development of GEM’s award winning venturi steam trap, the Ruby has been specifically produced for flange applications.

Aesica has revealed that it is saving over £67,000 a year in energy costs at its Ponders End site following the installation of GEM steam traps. GEM, a division of Thermal Energy International Inc., has installed a total of 200 steam traps throughout the process plant achieving a 28% energy saving in just 12 months.

Initial Washroom Solutions, the UK’s leading washroom hygiene service, is fulfilling its environmental pledge of reducing energy usage by installing the award winning Venturi orifice traps from GEM. Trialled at the company’s new Reading plant, which has a number of on- site steam meters, Initial Washroom Solutions was able to verify a 10% saving in energy consumption despite there being no failures with the plant’s mechanical traps.

Energy savings of up to 55% are achievable by steam users using Thermal Energy International Inc’s GEM Ruby steam trap range. A development of GEM’s award winning venturi steam trap, the Ruby has been specifically produced for flange applications.

A performance analysis carried out by Queen’s University, Belfast into efficiency of steam traps has shown that, over varying condensate loads and steam pressures, the GEM venturi trap, manufactured by Thermal Energy International Inc., is the most efficient steam trap available. The testing was undertaken under the supervision of Dr Gavin Walker BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University, Belfast and carried out under BS EN 27841: 1991.

Loders Crocklaan a key global producer in the supply of oils, fats and nutritional ingredients is saving 10% in steam consumption and achieving 15% in increased production following the installation of GEM steam traps across its plant in Wormerveer, Holland. A total of 450 GEM Venturi Orifice steam traps have been installed throughout the plant in a cross section of applications including heat exchangers, trace heating lines, steamers, evaporators and autoclaves, with condensate capacities of 5 kg/h up to 9 ton/h per trap.

Thermal Energy International Inc., which recently acquired the Bristol based steam trap manufacturer GEM Ltd, is launching its highly acclaimed FLU-ACE technology to the UK and European market. Greatly improving the fuel efficiency of boiler operations, FLU-ACE provides a significant return on investment, and reduces environmental emissions

Thermal Energy International Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Bennett as Sales and Marketing Director at GEM Ltd., its recently acquired, award-winning steam trap manufacturer in Bristol, U.K.

The paper and pulp industry is an energy and emission intensive industry. Steam is an essential part of the paper making process with steam boilers, steam distribution systems and other processes accounting for a large percentage of a paper mill’s energy costs. Useful energy is often lost from boilers and process equipment such as heat exchangers, dryers, evaporators etc, as well as from transporting steam from boilers to different areas of the plant. Although a mill may well have a cascade steam system on the paper machine(s), mechanical trap failure can needlessly elevate fuel bills and emission costs by over 20%.

Ineos Fluor is now specifying GEM steam traps throughout its UK plant following a trial carried out by Andy Davies, a Mechanical Engineer at Ineos Fluor’s Rocksavage site in Runcorn, Cheshire. Undertaken for his dissertation, as part of his BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree, Andy Davies’s findings have now been incorporated into a preference document issued by Ineos Fluor, identifying GEM as the company’s first choice for steam traps.