[ California energy website banner ]
DER Home
Background
DER Equipment
  • Microturbines
  • Combustion Turbines
  • Reciprocating Engines
  • Stirling Engines
  • Fuel Cells
  • Energy Storage / UPS
  • Photovoltaic Systems
  • Wind Systems
  • Hybrid Systems
  • Combined Heat & Power
  • Research Initiatives
    Installations
    Economics
    Incentives / Funding
    Markets
    Interconnection
    Permitting
    Regulatory Activity & Policy
    Strategic Planning

    Notices / Announcements
    Reports
    DER Links

     Welcome to the California Distributed Energy Resources Guide
     DER Equipment

    Reciprocating Engines


    | Applications | Performance | Cost | Strengths & Weaknesses | Future Development | Vendors |

    There are a large number of companies worldwide that manufacture reciprocating engines and/or complete generator sets for large and small DER applications. Below are links to nine of these companies.

    Aircogen Ltd, based in the UK, manufacturer/packager of Reciprocating based Combined Heat and Power systems.

    Caterpillar, headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, manufactures reciprocating engines and generator sets for a variety of fuels and with power output ranging from 40 kW to 10 MW.

    Cummins, based in Columbus, Indiana, is a manufacturer of engines and power generators for many applications. Cummins products operate on a wide variety of fuels and have power outputs of 2 kW to 2 MW.

    Deutz Corporation, North American headquarters located in Norcross, Georgia, international supplier of reciprocating gas- and diesel-fueled engine/generator systems.

    Generac Power Systems, located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, manufactures diesel- and gaseous-fueled engine generator systems with power output of 3 kW to 2 MW for residential, commercial, industrial, mobile, recreational vehicle, and communications applications.

    BluePoint Energy, headquartered in Carson City, Nevada, specializes in the design, manufacture, and sale of packaged cogeneration units ranging in size from 75 to 450kW for projects from 75kW to 4MW. These units operate on a variety of fuels.

    Honda Power Equipment of Alpharetta, Georgia is a manufacturer of engines and generators that operate on various fuels for DER applications with power output up to 20 kW.

    Pacific Power Solutions, Vendor for Bluepoint Energy Systems 2.3 ppm NOx.

    Kohler, based in Kohler, Wisconsin, manufactures 6 kW to 20 kW engines and 8.5 kW to 2 MW on-site power generators.

    Waukesha Engine of Waukesha, Wisconsin is a manufacturer of gaseous-fueled reciprocating engines up to multi-megawatt power outputs.


    | Commission Homepage | Site Index | Search Site | Glossary | Links | Contact Us |


    Page Updated: September 4, 2003