Comprehensive Services by Established Industry Experts

Meeting a growing challenge

Organizations everywhere are facing a growing challenge to maintain reliable, high quality energy supplies and control risk in a rapidly changing marketplace with expanding global regulatory requirements. Both private and public sectors need real answers on effective energy management.

Recognized as an industry leader worldwide, Kinectrics provides a full range of specialized services in Energy Consulting and all aspects of Distributed Generation. Our expertise is founded on over 90 years’ experience providing superior technical support to the North American energy sector. We can help you develop, assess and implement effective energy management strategies and projects to reduce costs for your business—practical initiatives that work in the real world.

Kinectrics’ clients gain the unique advantage of unrivalled scientific and engineering expertise. Our team of over 250 scientists, engineers and fulltime professional staff delivers quality services from state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities. We are actively involved in the ongoing establishment of industry standards. Kinectrics is registered to ISO 9001.

Practical strategies for energy management and best practices

Kinectrics provides broad-based services offering independent analysis and quality evaluation of energy resources to maximize enterprise investment value.

Support for Green Energy Initiatives

• Efficient compliance management for Kyoto to maximize key opportunities
• First-hand experience with new technologies
• Real-life applications, micro turbines, fuel cells, wind, mini-hydro & photovoltaics
• Accelerate the learning curve quickly and efficiently

Independent, Third Party Evaluations

• Objective evaluation of system performance (i.e. "owner’s engineer")
• Lower the perceived risk associated with new equipment installations
• Assist with future energy supply & procurement

Advanced Applications Capabilities

• Experienced with end-use customer applications
• Power modeling and control
• Industrial process design and troubleshooting, e.g. combined heat and power assessments (CHP)
• Waste heat applications

Application Services

• Technology Status Updates
• Feasibility Assessment & Impact Studies
• System Design Options and Demonstrations
• Energy Procurement
• Distributed Energy Solutions

Renewable energy technologies

Energy from Waste

Kinectrics provides practical expertise in the development and management of energy from waste programs. These programs typically offer an exceptional fiscal return; by providing new energy resources and reducing the need to acquire new landfill sites. Kinectrics has extensive experience in biogas, landfill gas, solid waste pyrolosis and many other applications. We handle everything from feasibility studies to commercial viability assessments, through system design, development and implementation.

Hydroelectric Generation Plant Facilities

Kinectrics offers unrivalled capabilities in the technical evaluation of plant conditions, the replacement or reconditioning of equipment, and decision-making related to retirement of physical plant components or assets. Kinectrics is also fully equipped to support analysis of modifications or improvements to an existing facility.

Advanced energy storage systems

Large-scale electrical storage is a specialized business. Kinectrics remains up-to-date on these complex technologies through involvement in related organizations and conferences with industry professionals. Kinectrics can evaluate and develop a reliable, efficient energy storage plan to meet your needs effectively. We can help you optimize the storage process, improve energy efficiency and maximize ROI.

Due Diligence services

Kinectrics provides a full range of Due Diligence services for many industrial applications. We perform comprehensive asset and technology evaluations to minimize risk in your investment decisions.

• Comprehensive, reliable technical assessments
• Evaluation of manufacturers claims
• Market size estimates
• Competing products assessment
• Product life cycle potential review and calculation
• Complete financial and economic analysis
• Paper studies, product evaluations, technology shakedown
• Full standards and documentation analysis

Due Diligence for Emerging Energy Technologies

For potential stakeholders, simply tracking emerging technologies can be a daunting task. Kinectrics can fully evaluate the key technology-based factors that determine success or failure for commercial ventures, including:

• Technological feasibility
• Cost-effectiveness
• Commercial marketability

Proven project success

• Strategy papers on business opportunities from Kyoto for a major utility
• Technical lead and partner in development of the world’s largest solid oxide fuel cell
• Strategic policy development on fuel cell research for a provincial government in Canada
• Environmentally sound energy infrastructure development for the Asian Pacific Economic Community (APEC)
• Objective technical evaluation of leading edge bulk energy storage systems

For more information, info@kinectrics.com