Overview of ECS Technology
All innovation passes through three stages:
First it is ridiculed
Second it is violently opposed
Third it is accepted as being self-evident
Arthur Schopenhauer 1788 -1860
ECS-DM utilises Ferro-Silicon Dense Media to create a differential head of water as explained in the ‘How does it work.’ This enables relatively large water pressures to be developed, which, combined with large water flow rates enables a single ECS unit to generate up to circa 16MW.
Each unit can be manifolded together, feeding a single large water turbine generator to produce any desired quantity of electricity and reducing capital expenditure.
A major advantage of ECS is its ability to generate 24/7 at full design capacity, irrespective of time or weather.
ECS-DM is, in effect, a closed-circuit hydropower station, which, with correct design standards, will have the same longevity as conventional hydro stations.
ECS-DM units can be located on Brownfield sites close to power demand centres, e.g., towns and heavy industry, saving on transmission costs, both electrical and capital.
ECS-DM units are well suited for large scale electrical generation and could form a new base load source of power, to replace conventional fossil fuel currently used.
The 24/7 generating capability can be seamlessly switched to the production of green hydrogen by water electrolysis in periods of reduced power demand.
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For more technical details about ECS-DM go to ECS-DM How it Works.