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EnvirAnode™ CP Systems – "The Green Groundbed”

ECS–1000 EnvirAnode™ Cathodic Protection System
  • – "The Green Groundbed”
    • Product Overview

    The ECS–1000 EnvirAnode™ CP System for impressed current cathodic protection applications is a premium solution where high performance, long life and environmental compliance are required. With double the life expectancy of current CP solutions, exceptional performance over its lifetime, lower operational costs and unique environmental characteristics that make it the only regulatory approved CP system for use where aquifer quality is threatened, the ECS-1000 EnvirAnode™ is not your grandfather’s CP technology.
    To guarantee compliance to environmental regulations and performance specifications, technicians certified by SAE must install or supervise the installation of the ECS-1000 EnvirAnode™ CP System.
    If it’s not certified, it’s not an EnvirAnode™!
    Patent Pending

    Product Features

    • The ECS-1000 EnvirAnode CPS is constructed from one or more SAE extended-life AEL-100 anodes, embedded in DM-200 Conducrete® impermeable, long-life conductive backfill

    • The potent combination of AEL Anodes with Conducrete® backfill provides a large surface area over which to effectively dissipate the CP energy into the soil

    • Large anode surface area reduces the circumferential surface energy density, eliminating the production of gases by electrolysis to the extent that out-gassing vent pipes are not required

    • Once the EnvirAnode Conducrete® column has set up, it provides an impenetrable barrier to the migration of water, eliminating aquifer cross contamination and maintaining the quality of critical water resources

    • The Conducrete® column provides additional protection around the anode elements against water penetration and corrosion, further extending the operational lifetime of the EnvirAnode

    • EnvirAnode uses a highly efficient electronic energy transfer process, rather than electrolytic action, to dissipate energy into the soil, thus providing stable electrical operating characteristics over an extremely long operational lifetime

    • Highly efficient electronic energy transfer process reduces operational costs

    • Available with operating lifetimes options of 2x and 3x normal CP anode systems, halving maintenance and replacement costs

    • EnvirAnode is environmentally neutral once installed and set up - no salts will leach into, or contaminate the soil

    • Can be deployed in both vertical and horizontal anode beds

    • Available in a version for high-salinity, corrosive and harsh soil conditions

    • Can be utilized in environmentally sensitive locations and in deep anode beds where underground aquifers are present

    • Approved for use by regulatory agencies in Texas and Kansas

    • Engineering design services to ensure the optimal functionality of EnvirAnode CP systems to client technical specs and site soil conditions

    • Installation and supervisory services to provide efficient deployment and certification of EnvirAnode CP Systems for compliance to environmental regulations

    • SAE offers specialized EnvirAnode certification training to client technicians and engineers

    EnvirAnode™ CP System Product Ordering Options

    EnvirAnode™ CP Systems are designed and built for your specific application and geographic location. Use the product ordering option codes and configuration tables below to specify the characteristics of the EnvirAnode™ CP System that meets your technical requirements.
    For EnvirAnode™ CP System support services, please refer to the service descriptions below or contact SAE directly. (Link to Contact SAE page (A102))

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    Table A: EnvirAnode™ Application Options
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    Table B: EnvirAnode™ Performance Options
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    Table C: EnvirAnode™ Support Service Options
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    Table D: EnvirAnode™ Support Service Descriptions
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    Regulatory Approvals (Environmental)

    • Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC)

    • State of Kansas

    Applications

    The SAE EnvirAnode™ CP Systems are designed to provide low environmental impact solutions for impressed current CP deep anode bed systems that must be located in sensitive areas where the preservation and protection of soil and underground water aquifer resources is critical. Quite apart from its environmental advantages, the EnvirAnode™ technology also offers superlative electrical performance and extended operational lifetimes over traditional cathodic protection solutions, qualities will reflect positively on operations and the business bottom line. EnvirAnode™ CP Systems are recommended for use in:

    • Pipelines

    • Refineries

    • Tank farms

    • Water and sewage treatment plants, etc

    • Environmentally sensitive or restricted areas requiring deep anode beds that are otherwise prohibited by traditional CP systems

    • Remote or limited access areas where maintenance and replacement costs are particularly high

    • Any deep anode or horizontal bed CP applications that require full-custom design and engineering

    • CP applications located in high salinity or other harsh soil conditions

    Benefits

    EnvirAnode™ CP Systems offer industry and municipalities unique technical and business solutions to their cathodic protection requirements with:

    • Fully customized EnvirAnode CP Systems that can be engineered and supplied to effectively satisfy virtually any operating parameter requirement or soil condition

    • Low impact, environmentally viable CP solutions that are suitable for deep anode beds where aquifers, environmental regulations and constraints are paramount and preclude the use of traditional CP systems

    • Environmentally neutral and sustainable solutions that prevent cross-contamination of underground aquifers and eliminate the soil and air pollution inherent to traditional CP systems

    • Superlative operating performance that ensures positive ROI and bottom-line financial results over traditional CP systems

    • Consistent and stable electrical performance over the life of the CP anode bed, reducing long term operating costs

    • Extended operational lifetimes that are twice those of traditional CP systems, significantly reducing maintenance and replacement costs

    • A simplified installation process inherent to the EnvirAnode technology that eliminates centering devices and vent pipes, thereby accelerating and reducing deployment costs

    • An effective answer to landowner concerns, reducing liability risks associated with delays and legal interventions

    • A CP solution that eliminates future abandonment issues

    • Full support from a wide range of SAE professional services that includes: design and engineering, installation, certification and project management

    • Certified EnvirAnode CP system installations that conform to applicable NEC and CEC electrical code and environmental regulatory requirements

    Installation & Operation

    EnvirAnode™ CP systems are installed using the same equipment and techniques as traditional CP systems. However:

    • EnvirAnode CP systems do not require anode centering devices (if using Conducrete® backfill)

    •  EnvirAnode CP systems do not require out-gassing vent pipes (if using Conducrete® backfill)

    • EnvirAnode CP systems can be driven at lower voltages to obtain the same effective performance as traditional CP systems

    • Overdriving any CP system above the cumulative value of the anode current ratings will shorten the effective operating life of the anode

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