Scottish company “Thistle Energy” aims to generate a revenue of over £40 million through the production of an American contrived device which could act like a “Super Kettle” by converting the heat obtained from waste into energy. The company intends to focus on European market in the span of three years.

This green machine, formally deviced by “Electra Therm” will be initially sold in the UK. However, this family owned Thistle Generators in Bothwell, Lanarkshire also have plans by the end of the year to assemble it in Scotland. This assembling license will be gained after they manage to sell at least 50 units in the UK which are manufactured in US, according to Nigel Feeney, managing director of Thistle Energy.
Accordingly, distributors will be signed up from other countries in Europe as a part of its expansion while the orders will be processed by Thistle. Feeney estimates at least £20m in revenue from the sale of approximately 150 units by the end of this year. In fact, by mid-year he intends to sell 50 units and his customers include a waste management company and a high street retailer which intends give them hundreds of orders.
According to Feeney, the potential to sell these unit is higher in Europe. His expects to reach him mark of £40 million by the end of this year by the installation of at least 200 to 250 machines in the UK.
By doing this, the employment opportunities will see a drastic growth as the unit installation requirement increases in the future. Thistle already expects to create 15 extra jobs by the end of the year.
This machine can work really well with industrial machines which gives off waste heat like generators or incinerators.

The method which green machine adopts to produce electricity is simple as it works just like a kettle which is kept on a stove. A fluid is boiled inside the device from the waste heat derived from industrial machinery which converts into electricity through a generator.
There are many benefit’s the company believe out of this machine. The electricity which is derived out of this machine can be stored in the National Grid and monetized through its sale or it could be used at accommodation barges towards it power operations.
The total cost of the fitting and installation and setup of this green machine on a one megawatt land fill gas generator would cost about £170,000, but according to the sources, the investment can be easily recovered through monetization of the electricity which can be sold throughout UK combined with the incentives and special allowances offered by the Government towards the promotion of green energy.

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