Green Power Generators unveils dedicated biodiesel gensets for entertainment industry

Green Power Generators, a new company specializing in custom built biodiesel fueled generators, today announced it made available a new line of generators designed to dramatically reduce carbon emissions in both small and large-scale events and productions. Derived from biological sources such as vegetable oil, biodiesel fuel is safe to handle and as biodegradable as sugar.

GPG has chosen to highlight designs first for members of the entertainment industry, but the generators will be of equal interest for any business that involves high energy consumption. To make its case, GPG refers to a 1998 biodiesel lifecycle study, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, concluded biodiesel reduces net carbon dioxide emissions by 78% compared to petroleum diesel.

Quick Facts about the biodiesel generators:

• GPG generators feature Cummins Tier-3 engines that meet the most stringent emissions standards set forth by the EPA. Only 1% of generators currently used are Tier-3.
• generators are rated to operate smoothly in high and low temperatures.
• feature Movie Quiet design utilizing a three-stage insulation process for sound reduction.
• analog engine controls with individual digital meters for amps, voltage and hertz allow for reliability and ease of operation.
• GPG’s generators feature Dual-Redundant voltage regulators with a changeover switch. If one regulator fails, the user can switch over to a second regulator within seconds.
• electric priming feature that allows the engine to be primed of fuel within minutes.
• variable speed hydraulic fan drive utilizing synthetic hydraulic fluid allow for a reduction in change intervals.

In its annual report card issued in November 2006, the UCLA Institute of the Environment put the film industry number two behind the Aerospace industry on the list of industry pollution offenders in California. The potential benefits of GPG’s new generators for the industry are welcomed by environmental experts.

Generators are the biggest polluters on sets, at concerts and events, and we wanted to change that. We hope to pioneer a change in the way we do things in Hollywood, and beyond. We have already been embraced by several environmental non-profits who will help us encourage all large scale productions to use clean burning fuel. - Tomer DeVito, co-founder of GPG and a television commercial and music video producer.

According to Alton Butler, co-founder of GPG and president of Line 204 Studios, GPG’s parent, the industry standard tier-2 diesel engines are not qualified to burn biodiesel. The available industry standard diesel-engine generators can burn only up to 5% bio-diesel (B5). Burning a higher percentage risks losing operators to lose the warranty on the genset. Currently productions don’t have an option for burning cleaner fuels:
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According to Debbie Levin, president of the Environmental Media Association, "Very few options exist for producers who want to reduce the emissions on their sets. GPG presents a formidable option that should be a no-brainer not only for Hollywood but for any industry that outsources power."

GPG has their own supply of biodiesel fuel, as well as transportation, utility and re-fueling trucks that run on fuel from the same source, ensuring that all measures are taken to prevent unnecessary carbon emissions.