

	Global's TEGs are durable in extreme temperatures partly because they have no moving parts. The conversion device is solid state, the burner operates on line pressure and cooling is all done by convection (no fans or pumps).

Case Studies





	10 x 8550's (5000 Watts) for pipeline SCADA, telecom and CP in India

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Need to place power in the desert? Having trouble with your mountaintop solar system in winter months? Global Thermoelectric can help. Over the years we have solved all kinds of challenges related to powering equipment in remote locations. The following stories represent some of the situations our clients faced and how we helped them obtain reliable power - and in some cases save money!

KECI-TV

Alaska Department of Fish and Game

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KECI-TV

If KECI-TV in Missoula doesn't get its broadcast signal across that sky and over the Continental Divide to an antenna tower in Butte about 100 miles away, it means NBC's three western Montana television affiliates suddenly fade to black. And the lynchpin of the entire operation? An isolated relay point at the top of a 9,800-foot mountain, accessible only after a 31/2-hour drive on roads and another 21/2 hours on a treacherous, steep, switch back-heavy trail...

Alaska Department of Fish and Game

The Kenai River Drainage, south of Anchorage, Alaska, is a proverbial big fish in the minds of anglers the world over. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is serious about protecting its salmon fisheries, one of the state's most valued natural resources. Currently, the department is conducting a study of Slikok Creek, a tributary of the Kenai, to determine spawning and rearing habitats of Coho and Chinook salmon, the state fish that's known as the "king salmon" in the Land of the Midnight Sun.

Biomark Inc.

Biomark Inc., based in Boise, Idaho, is a key player in the North American fish and wildlife conservation community and a worldwide leader in radio frequency identification. Biomark specializes in technology, which it uses primarily to help its clients monitor and ultimately boost fish populations across the continent. It uses transceiver-powered antennae to monitor the tags implanted in fish as they move throughout river drainages. Many of these locations, at the headwaters of river systems, are off the grid and largely inaccessible, making remote power critical to the success of these conservation projects...

Union Pacific Railway

Union Pacific Railway needed reliable "back-up power" for remote railroad crossings in Wyoming, USA. Union Pacific Railway relies on AC "grid powered" systems to power the controls that speak to its railway crossings, switches and indicators. The system is based on a central computer connected by radio control links from repeater stations located across the country. Many of these locations are remote and do not have access to an AC grid or are positioned where the grid is unreliable. The challenge was to provide the radio repeater locations with primary or reliable back-up power where AC power was either unavailable or unreliable...

Suncor Energy

Suncor Energy Inc. develops and produces natural gas resources and refines crude oil to market a range of petroleum and petrochemical products, primarily under the Sunoco brand. The company's natural gas business has a facility called the Simonette Gas Plant. Because its primary function is to manage and process sour gas, stringent requirements are in place to shut down the incoming pipeline in the event of a safety concern. This pipeline runs beyond power lines, so remote power solutions are required to monitor and control the Emergency Shut Down (ESD) systems. Suncor originally tried photovoltaic systems but with mixed results...

Grant County

Grant County is located in a remote part of Oregon surrounded by mountains and desert-like land. The Education Service District in the area is responsible for helping the State provide equitable education and successful learning environments to students. To fulfill their mission, and to comply with State requirements for online testing, the ESD invested in technology that would put the region online. They installed a repeater station on a nearby mountain leveraging a microwave spectrum to serve modems and provide connectivity. The District searched for a way to power the 6,000 foot snow-covered mountain top station...

ATCO

ATCO Electric serves more than 182,000 customers in Alberta, Canada. For the past 80 years the company has built, operated and maintained a vast system of transmission and distribution lines to deliver power to homes, communities and businesses. The consistent and efficient operation of its system is critical to the company's success. The communication towers used for transmission control are often located in remote areas without access to grid power. The addition of two towers to ATCO's system in 2006 gave the company the opportunity to review its power choices for remote prime power...

JRT Wave

JRTWave (JRT) is a leader in wireless Internet connections for rural communities and industry located in rugged parts of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. To deliver service, the company developed an elegant repeater network that wound through, and sometimes over, the Rocky Mountains. By providing Internet and voice-over IP services to small towns, farms and coal mines, JRT connected people and fostered new opportunities for its customers. In the initial stages they relied on skilled radio placement, signal power and their ability to predict and respond quickly to their growing subscriber base. They quickly realized they needed a more reliable solution to generate power in the mountain ranges...