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Gensets, peakers and island grids lose money when diesel burns rich. NTROPYX turns cleaner combustion into lower fuel waste and stronger maintenance economics.

Diesel generator hall under operational load
Diesel generator hall under operational load
Market exposed2.72 Bn L
Recovery signal8% recoverable
Proof contextOil-fired generation scope
01 · Running-hour gain

Recover fuel while assets stay online.

Prime, standby and peaking generators convert fuel into revenue only when combustion remains efficient under load.

02 · Cleaner operation

Reduce fouling pressure and stack opacity.

Cleaner burn behaviour supports a stronger maintenance conversation for sites where availability matters.

03 · Procurement fit

Model the case by fuel volume and hours.

The buyer can connect litres, duty cycle, dosage and annual operating gain without changing the generation asset.

Why NTROPYX here

A procurement story for energy operators.

Immediate message: fuel efficiency, cleaner combustion, lower waste and a commercial path sized to the sector.

§ 02 · Economic impact

EU27 — 2.72 billion litres of oil-fired generation. 8% recoverable.

European public electricity & heat plants burned 97 752 TJ of gas oil & diesel in 2023 (Eurostat) — ~2.72 Bn L diesel-equivalent — in oil-fired turbines, peakers, island grids and standby gensets. Cleaner combustion stretches oil-change intervals where every running hour is billable.

EU27 · Power generation oil 2023
2.72Bn L
Gas oil & diesel burned per year

Derivation: Eurostat [nrg_bal_c] series TI_EHG_MAPE_E / siec O4671XR5220B = 97 752 TJ EU27. Converted at diesel LHV 36 MJ/L → 2.72 Bn L.

Power generation mix · EU27 2023
14.1 EJ total
Nuclear46.9%
Renewable28.4%
Coal12.4%
Gas9.6%
Oil2.7%
Catalyst factor
−8%
Avg. fuel reduction on standby & prime-power gensets (homepage data)
Volume recoverable · EU27
0.22Bn L
Diesel savable per year at sector scale
Economic value
~0.33Bn €
Estimated at EU average diesel price ≈ 1.50 €/L

Oil-fired generation diesel — country by country

EU27 · 2023 · Million litres / year
Spain1 236
France620
Cyprus345
Greece248
Germany129
Italy79
Portugal17
Ireland10
Malta6
Poland6
Hungary5
Sweden4
Denmark3
Finland2
Belgium2
Croatia2
Austria1
Slovenia1
Sources · Eurostat Complete Energy Balances [nrg_bal_c] — query TI_EHG_MAPE_E × O4671XR5220B (Transformation input, main activity electricity & heat producer / gas oil & diesel) × TJ × 2023. Diesel-equivalent conversion: LHV 36 MJ/L. Power-mix shares from same dataset, full siec breakdown. Switzerland not included: Swiss public electricity is hydro/nuclear/solar dominated, oil-fired generation negligible (BFE 2023). — 2024 & 2025 not yet published in harmonised form by Eurostat; latest complete sectoral breakdown is 2023.
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ILAC · MRAISO/IEC 17025