The Oxiperator
Fact Sheet / 2025
The Oxiperator
Continuous oxidation of methane, VOCs, and CO emissions.
What It Is
The Oxiperator is a patented high-temperature heat exchanger for the oxidation of methane, VOCs, and CO emissions.
What It Does
- Oxidizes methane emissions at concentrations as low as 0.3%.
- Operates at concentrations of 1.5% methane or greater for power generation.
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Two products are being developed:
- The OxiTurbo (up to 100 kW)
- The Power Oxiperator (up to 2 MW)
Why it's unlike anything else:
- 01 No other system can generate power from methane as weak as 1.5%
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Oxidizes any gas;
weak or strong -
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No catalyst
required
Applications
Oil & Gas
- Lean-burn gas engines Eliminate methane slip at the exhaust
- Tank vapors Alternative to Vapor Recovery Units
- Routine flares Convert flares to useful electricity
- Abandoned wells Eliminate fugitive emissions
Coal Mine Methane
- Ventilation air methane (VAM) Oxidize VAM at concentrations as weak as 0.2%
- Abandoned Mine Methane Power generation from methane concentrations 1.5% or higher
Landfill Methane
- Generate power from methane emissions as weak as 1.5%
- Oxidize fugitive methane plumes with concentration as low as 0.2%
Availability Timeline
Unit Availability
| Unit Size / Airflow | Demo | Early Commercial |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 cfm (0.6 kg/sec) | 2026 | 2027 |
| 10,000 cfm (6 kg/sec) | 2027 | 2028 |
| 40,000 cfm (24 kg/sec) | 2028 | 2029 |
Gas Turbine Integration
| Gas Turbine Size | Demo | Early Commercial |
|---|---|---|
| 333 kW (4,000 cfm air) | 2028 | 2029 |
| 1.6 MW (15,000 cfm air) | 2029 | 2030 |
Prabhu Energy Labs is a California company singularly focused on removing methane emissions, particularly concentrations below 1.0% (10,000ppmv) in air.
To be the world leader in harnessing weak methane emissions.
To make wetlands methane the new renewable energy.
- Prevent 1 Gigaton of CO2e of weak methane emissions from reaching the atmosphere annually.
- Generate 100 Megawatts of clean power from weak methane emissions annually.
Leadership
Founder and CEO Edan Prabhu has three decades of energy innovation, with clean, renewable and weak fuels; methane, biomass, wind and solar. His earlier experience was with Southern California Edison. He has a Master's degree in mechanical engineering and has been granted 10 US patents on weak methane and other waste fuels.