Buying a 45,000 hour asset from a manufacturer you have not bought from before is a decision that needs evidence, not adjectives. This is the record: third-party references, measured field results, and the manufacturing capability behind the units.
What other people have published about the technology.
Roland Berger's June 2020 study for telecom operators lists microturbine gensets among the opportunities for off-grid tower power, citing the planned Alkan CIT deployment across Africa and the Middle East and an expected 30% cost reduction against conventional diesel gensets. The study attributes the 30% figure to Bladon (footnote 11, chapter 2).
Read the study (PDF, rolandberger.com)Bladon was announced as the winner of the Vodafone Renewable Energy Challenge in February 2023, selected for the potential of the microturbine genset to cut diesel use and emissions across off-grid network sites.
Read the announcementMeasured results from live sites. Each figure links to the deployment it came from.
A 45,000 hour asset is only worth buying from a manufacturer that will still be there to support it.
Bladon is part of the Ryse Energy group, which gives off-grid site operators a combined renewable and microturbine offer from a single supplier - wind and solar generation alongside a fuel-flexible genset, on one service visit a year.
How the combined offer worksUnits are sold, installed and serviced through established regional power businesses, so support is local rather than shipped from the UK.
Not sure who covers your territory? Contact sales and we will connect you with your regional partner. If you want to sell and service the microturbine yourself, the partner programme is open.
Model your fuel prices, run hours and service costs, or talk to an engineer about a site-specific assessment.
