Cleantech startup FlexEnergy Inc quadruples size of headquarters as company grows
Due to the rapid expansion of Irvine-based FlexEnergy Inc, the company recently moved its headquarters to a location four times larger, the Orange County Business Journal reports. The additional space will accommodate new hires, corporate executives, and the company’s growing sales, marketing, research and development divisions. FlexEnergy Inc currently employs approximately 120 people and is [...]
Methane gas conversion to be tested at Fort Benning landfill – United States Army
Fort Benning, Ga., is the first military installation to acquire the FlexEnergy Powerstation. The power station will be tested at Fort Benning this summer to see if it can successfully generate cost-effective electricity. The “Flex” was developed specifically to convert greenhouses gases to electricity. In cooperation with Fort Benning and the Department of Defense’s Environmental [...]
The Daily Energy Report Highlights the DoD's Deal with FlexEnergy
Yesterday, the web show Daily Energy Report covered the Department of Defense’s recent deal with Irvine-based FlexEnergy to convert its landfill gas from the Fort Benning, Georgia base to renewable energy. Click here to check out the segment. The company creates continuous, clean and renewable energy by designing powerful and competitively-priced solutions for eliminating greenhouse [...]
Department of Defense to Turn Landfill Gases into Renewable Clean Electricity with FlexEnergy Powerstation™
Washington, D.C. – FlexEnergy (www.flexenergy.com), one of the fastest growing clean tech companies in California, announced its Powerstation™ technology will allow the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Fort Benning, Ga. base to convert its landfill gas into renewable electricity. FlexEnergy will deliver two powerstations in collaboration with Southern Research Institute (SRI) through the DoD’s ESTCP (Environmental [...]
Pentagon Turns to Landfill Gas for Renewable Energy
By Andrew Nusca smartplanet Click here to access the full article The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that it will convert landfill gas into renewable energy at its Fort Benning, Ga. base. The technology comes courtesy of Irvine, Calif.-based FlexEnergy, a cleantech firm that seeks to create clean energy from greenhouse gases. More than 300 [...]
U.S. Military Transforms Landfill Gas into Renewable Energy
By Tina Casey CleanTechnica Click here to access the full article America has found an unlikely leader into a sustainable new future, and that’s the U.S. military. From solar power to wind turbines, high efficiency LED lighting and even geothermal installations, the Department of Defense has been pulling out of fossil fuels and getting into [...]
Startup FlexEnergy Aims To Generate Power From Landfills
By Chris Casacchia Orange County Business Journal Click here to read the full article 2011 could be a big year for Irvine’s FlexEnergy LLC, a startup that’s hoping to reach viability on a system that turns methane gas from landfills into electrical power. The company has test projects in place, its first commercial deal in [...]
