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Cyclone Awarded for Rankine Cycle Engine

American engine manufacturer Cyclone was awarded by the Environmental Protection Department of Broward County, Florida with the Emerald Award, in recognition of the manufacturer's green technology research.

"We are honored to receive this recognition, We know that our technology can have a material and widespread beneficial effect on the world we live, and we are working diligently to help our licensees and partners bring our engines to market as soon as possible,” Harry Schoell, Cyclone’s CEO said in a release.

Specifically, the company has been awarded for its research in the field of waste energy recovery and the Rankine cycle external combustion engines used to produce electrical power from the recapture of waste heat.

According to Cyclone, the use of their engines have the following advantages:

  • production of 1.5 billion kWh of clean renewable electricity
  • avoidance of Co2 emissions of 1.48 million tons
  • operational savings of $116 million for facility owners
  • creation of 2,250+ clean energy jobs in the US

Cyclone is planning five versions of the Cyclone engine: Mark II, V, VI, WHE and Solar 1. The ones to be used in the automotive industry are the Mark V, developing an estimated 100 hp, ideal for passenger vehicle and the Mark VI, outputting 330 hp, for use in trucks and heavy transport. The one of particular importance for the automotive industry, the Mark V, is almost ready and will soon be built as a test prototype.

As we already told, you, the Cyclone engine is a Rankine Cycle heat regenerative external combustion one, meaning that is capable of turning heat into work. The great part about it is that it can burn just about everything to produce power, from biofuels, waste oils and even industrial waste heat.
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