Alternative Energy Solutions
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Alternative Energy Solutions International, Inc. (AESI) is a privately-owned corporation based in Wichita
, Kansas
. The company was formed in 2001 in Fort Mill, South Carolina
as Alternative Energy Solutions. In 2007, The company was acquired by David Daniels, CEO of Wichita Burner Inc., and operations were relocated to Wichita
. In 2008, the company was renamed to Alternative Energy Solutions International, Inc. to represent the global focus of the corporation.
biomass
waste to energy company offering products centered around biomass
gasification
and combined heat and power
. The company's products provide commercial and industrial energy thermal generation needs such as hot water, steam, hot air, thermal oil, and electricity. A primary focus of the company is to utilize waste streams as a solid fuel
supply to produce these thermal energy
outputs.
AESI is the exclusive OEM
of the Italian-designed Uniconfort biomass
gasification
technologies in the United States, Canada, and South America.
waste to energy, AESI provides green energy solutions for commercial and industrial facilities. These modular biomass
gasification
systems can be packaged for containerized delivery or installed on-site quickly for larger installations such as district energy systems.
deployment with system warranties and performance guarantees.
gasification
boilers and biomass hot air generators AESI offers electrical generation equipment including organic rankine cycle
, microsteam turbine, and steam turbine generators, providing combined heat and power
(CHP) applications.
fuels such as wood waste, switchgrass
, wheat midds, bovine manure, chicken litter, corn stover, municipal waste and the practical application of biomass as a fuel supply in business and industry. The company maintains a biomass testing and demonstration facility named the Biomass Research Institute (BRI) where opportunity fuels can be evaluated for their performance as a fuel supply and a fully operational biomass waste to energy system can be viewed.
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. The company was formed in 2001 in Fort Mill, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
as Alternative Energy Solutions. In 2007, The company was acquired by David Daniels, CEO of Wichita Burner Inc., and operations were relocated to Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
. In 2008, the company was renamed to Alternative Energy Solutions International, Inc. to represent the global focus of the corporation.
Company Overview
Alternative Energy Solutions International, Inc. (AESI) is a renewable energyRenewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
waste to energy company offering products centered around biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
gasification
Gasification
Gasification is a process that converts organic or fossil based carbonaceous materials into carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane. This is achieved by reacting the material at high temperatures , without combustion, with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam...
and combined heat and power
Combined Heat and Power
Combined Heat and Power may refer to:* Cogeneration* Combined Heat and Power Solar...
. The company's products provide commercial and industrial energy thermal generation needs such as hot water, steam, hot air, thermal oil, and electricity. A primary focus of the company is to utilize waste streams as a solid fuel
Solid fuel
Solid fuel refers to various types of solid material that are used as fuel to produce energy and provide heating, usually released through combustion....
supply to produce these thermal energy
Thermal energy
Thermal energy is the part of the total internal energy of a thermodynamic system or sample of matter that results in the system's temperature....
outputs.
AESI is the exclusive OEM
OEM
OEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...
of the Italian-designed Uniconfort biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
gasification
Gasification
Gasification is a process that converts organic or fossil based carbonaceous materials into carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane. This is achieved by reacting the material at high temperatures , without combustion, with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam...
technologies in the United States, Canada, and South America.
Solutions
By converting biomassBiomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
waste to energy, AESI provides green energy solutions for commercial and industrial facilities. These modular biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
gasification
Gasification
Gasification is a process that converts organic or fossil based carbonaceous materials into carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane. This is achieved by reacting the material at high temperatures , without combustion, with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam...
systems can be packaged for containerized delivery or installed on-site quickly for larger installations such as district energy systems.
Services
AESI also provides biomass fuel testing, engineered system validation studies, biomass project financing, and turnkeyTurnkey
A turn-key or a turn-key project is a type of project that is constructed by a developer and sold or turned over to a buyer in a ready-to-use condition.-Common usage:...
deployment with system warranties and performance guarantees.
Technologies
In addition to biomassBiomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
gasification
Gasification
Gasification is a process that converts organic or fossil based carbonaceous materials into carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane. This is achieved by reacting the material at high temperatures , without combustion, with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam...
boilers and biomass hot air generators AESI offers electrical generation equipment including organic rankine cycle
Organic Rankine Cycle
The Organic Rankine cycle is named for its use of an organic, high molecular mass fluid with a liquid-vapor phase change, or boiling point, occurring at a lower temperature than the water-steam phase change. The fluid allows Rankine cycle heat recovery from lower temperature sources such as...
, microsteam turbine, and steam turbine generators, providing combined heat and power
Combined Heat and Power
Combined Heat and Power may refer to:* Cogeneration* Combined Heat and Power Solar...
(CHP) applications.
Biomass Research Institute
Alternative Energy Solutions International, Inc. (AESI) is known for its work in the testing and use of biomassBiomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
fuels such as wood waste, switchgrass
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum, commonly known as switchgrass, is a perennial warm season bunchgrass native to North America, where it occurs naturally from 55°N latitude in Canada southwards into the United States and Mexico...
, wheat midds, bovine manure, chicken litter, corn stover, municipal waste and the practical application of biomass as a fuel supply in business and industry. The company maintains a biomass testing and demonstration facility named the Biomass Research Institute (BRI) where opportunity fuels can be evaluated for their performance as a fuel supply and a fully operational biomass waste to energy system can be viewed.