EMISSION CONTROL

Falcon is one of only a handful of generator hire companies which can offer Stage IIIA compliant sets throughout its fleet. In addition, in good time for the change to Stage V compliance, it will be providing sets which have been retro fitted with the necessary equipment to achieve compliance. The company's continued cooperation with the London Borough of Merton, as the supervising authority, and JCB as the generator manufacturer will ensure that whatever Falcon set is required on site, it will exceed the emission regulations required which prevail at the time of delivery.

Here at Falcon Power Generation we are at the forefront of the drive to reduce the carbon footprint from generators on construction sites. One of the ways we achieve this is by using load profiling technology we have developed on a hybrid system that will stop the generator once there is a period of inactivity, for example five minutes. Once a load is reapplied to a generator, it will automatically start and power the appliance. By using this technology on certain generators, we can reduce your fuel consumption by up to 90% but more importantly reduce the CO² emissions from the generator by approximately 950kg per week.

On many of our generator sets, Falcon have installed an air filtration system, also known as a “Scrubber”, to ensure soot particles can be burnt off before entering the atmosphere. Filters collect exhaust gasses until the optimum quantity of soot for regeneration has been collected. The system makes use of the positive active properties of a fuel additive that on the one hand lowers soot ignition temperature and on the other hand increases its burn off speed.

The soot trapped in the filter can, therefore, be burned off automatically in a regeneration process when the exhaust gas has a temperature of around 400 degrees. If, however, the necessary temperature could not be reached which is frequently the case in the low-load range – the system is active, thermoelectric regeneration function cuts in. This results in a cleaner generator set with lower emissions entering the atmosphere. All of our air filtration systems are NRMM approved.

With the carbon footprint, emissions and sustainability in everyone’s mind, Falcon goes above and beyond to offer solutions compliant with new regulations.

Falcon’s Hybrid Power Solutions

These units deliver on both cost savings and additional cuts in CO² emissions, just like a hybrid car but on a larger scale. The principle is that the generator charges the hybrid part of the system whilst it is in normal operation. This enables the project to switch on to stored battery power for lighting and advertising once the site closes. This eliminates noise at night and reduces engine running time and, hence, fuel consumption.