Vykson has evolved from work first started on small gas turbine engines in1985. Development work has been carried out at Queen's University Belfast, and on field test sites.
These engines differ from conventional microturbines in that they are not particularly small physical size, and use conventional low speed power generation equipment as any reciprocating engine would. They are designed specifically to suit the low quality (low calorific value) and waste fuel market for renewable power generation and the operating environment involved, and are not a hybrid of any other design. Reliability, remote operation, and ease (as well as affordability) of maintenance are prime considerations.
Vykson has built up very specialised knowledge and Ip in this field over many years, which is now being commercially exploited. The engine design from the ‘ground up’ including turbines has been carried out by Vykson Ltd. Below are some of the previous developments carried out.