updated video December 5, 2011
remarkably efficient thermo electric conversion Sterling cycle
acoustic compression device, Etalim Inc.: Rich Murray 2011.12.30
Very high efficiency -- almost twice the efficiency of other small engines
Operation from any available heat source or fuel
Zero mechanical friction or wear
Zero maintenance over an operating life of many decades
Very low cost - simple architecture using standard materials and
production processes
Micro-CHP Application
Micro Combined Heat and Power systems...
Etalim plans to provide second-generation TEG engines to developers
and integrators of renewable power projects. The Etalim innovation
provides the lowest cost of generated electricity and the availability
of solar energy is well matched to peak electrical demand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCZP3BsEHY
2:29 minutes
Uploaded by electronker on Dec 5, 2011
Etalim Inc.
http://www.etalim.com/news.php
June 2011: Etalim awarded Most Promising Pre-commercial Technology
2011 by the BC Technology Industry Association
February 2011: Etalim grows to 10 employees and relocates to larger
facilities in Vancouver, BC.
January 2011: Etalim is featured in the prestigious MIT Technology Review .
July 2010: Etalim is awarded a $2.2 million grant from Sustainable
Development Technology Canada.
January 2010: Etalim successfully completes the maiden run of the TEG prototype.
October 2009: Etalim receives a third round of RD grant funding from
the NRC-IRAP program.
September 2009: Etalim is awarded 2nd prize for most promising
startup, out of 180 competitors in the BC Innovation Council New
Ventures BC competition. Etalim also receives the BC Hydro
Sustainability Prize.
March 2006: Etalim is founded.
Address Etalim Inc.
62 West 8th Avenue
Suite 400
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1M7
Canada
Phone (604) 566-3487
Email i...@etalim.com
Amos Michelson, M.B.A., B.S. Electrical Engineering
Chairman
Amos Michelson is Chairman of three high-tech start-ups and Director
in an additional five high-tech companies in the areas of life
sciences, energy, and Web 2.0. Mr. Michelson was CEO of Creo, Inc.
from June 1995 until Kodak purchased Creo for C$ 1.2 Billion in May
2005. Prior to joining Creo, he was CEO of Opal Inc., a
semi-conductor equipment company, and prior to this Mr. Michelson was
Chief Operating Officer of Optrotech Ltd., a developer and
manufacturer of optical and imaging systems for the electronics
industry.
Amos Michelson holds a Master of Business Administration from Stanford
Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Amos Michelson is a past member of the Premier’s Technology Council
and in 1999 was named Entrepreneur of the Year, along with Dan
Gelbart, by Ernst Young. In 2005, Mr. Michelson was named the
“BCTIA Person of the Year”, an award presented to an individual who
has made an outstanding contribution to the technology industry during
the year.
Ron Klopfer, M.B.A., B.S. Electrical Engineering
CEO
Mr. Klopfer is an experienced technology entrepreneur and manager,
having co-founded, financed and managed three successful technology
startups over the past eight years, two of which have been acquired by
larger companies to generate strong returns to seed-stage venture
investors. Mr. Klopfer has also consulted to various technology
companies on market strategy, sales, mergers and operations. Mr.
Klopfer's technology sales and business development background
originates in the Silicon Valley, where his sales team doubled a large
sales region and key Fortune-500 account revenues for a hardware
manufacturer. Mr. Klopfer holds an MBA in technology marketing from
Queen's University, and a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from the
University of British Columbia.
Dr. Thomas W. Steiner, PhD
Chief Scientist
After graduating with a PhD in experimental physics from Simon Fraser
University in 1986 Dr. Steiner spent a year and a half at IBM’s T.J.
Watson research lab before returning to British Columbia and
eventually working at Creo (later to become a division of Kodak). At
Creo he provided technical leadership and many of the core ideas in
the development of several world beating products including Creo’s
first thermal laser exposure head, an optical cross-connect switch and
a continuous inkjet printing head. Dr. Steiner held the position of
principal physicist at Kodak before founding Etalim to pursue his
interest in energy related topics. He is the author of more than 30
papers in peer reviewed journals and the holder of nine patents with
at least six more pending.
Briac de Chardon, P.Eng.
Engineering Project Manager Business Development Analyst
Mr. de Chardon obtained a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Victoria in 1999. He spent over six years working at
Creo (later Kodak) in product development roles and ink jet research.
In 2005 he then moved to start-up company
