ABOUT US
Mechanology, Inc., is a recognized innovator in the field of compressors
and expanders. Our positive displacement technology has been described as
the first major innovation in compressors in over 30 years, and Mechanology's
technological developments have important ramifications for energy conservation,
reduced carbon emissions, and national energy independence.
Mechanology LLC was founded in 1989 to develop and market the patented
Toroidal Intersecting Vane Machine, or TIVM, invented by Steve Chomyszak while
he was attending Stanford University. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
evaluated the TIVM as a potential solution to the air-management system of automotive
fuel cells, and decided that the inherent efficiency, compactness, and thermodynamic
attributes of the TIVM could be of significant benefit. Mechanology was asked to design
an air management system for an 80-kW PEM automotive system under a $2.7M DOE
funded program.
In 2005 Mechanology began doing business as Mechanology, Inc. (a privately held
C Corporation) paving the way for institutional investment and rapid expansion of the
business and technical teams. These milestones, along with continuous innovative
thinking has enabled us to develop and introduce the Dragonfly compressor in 2006.
Many of Mechanology’s innovations directly impact energy conservation and the
generation of renewable energy. Seeing a need for dramatically improved
technology in the wind market, Mechanology created General Compression Inc.
in 2006. (www.generalcompression.com) General Compression’s mission is to
make wind a truly dispatchable energy source by adapting Mechanology’s
compressor technologies to capture and store the wind-power as compressed
air. This stored energy can then be used to generate electricity on demand,
rather than just when the wind blows.
Mechanology has grown since 1989, and today the core of the company is a
talented group of experienced and knowledgeable engineers and business
professionals working to change the energy generation and power
recovery markets through adaptations of the unique and powerful
compressor/expander technologies. |
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