RF XL Consortium


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Acceleware's EMPowered Heat could yield massive environmental benefits for combustion intensive industrial processes, including cleaner thermal heavy oil and bitumen production via RF XL.
Construction of the commercial-scale RF XL pilot was started in August, 2021 at Marwayne, Alberta. The CAD $30 million pilot saw seven consecutive months of EM power injection into the transmission lines, proving out the core heating technology and the Clean Tech Inverter (CTI). The pilot is currently on pause while plans are made for upgrade of downhole components to improve performance and longevity.
The commercial-scale pilot is intended to demonstrate RF XL’s heating capabilities, alongside immediate and sustainable environmental, economic and social benefits. These include 40% operating cost and 50% capital cost reductions, no external water use requirements, near-zero GHG emissions through direct or indirect use of renewable power, a significant reduction in surface disturbance and no requirements for the addition of solvents.