CALGARY, AB (October 28, 2025): NGIF Accelerator is proud to announce the successful completion of Westgen Technologies’ Engineered Power on Demand (EPOD) project, an innovative solution designed to eliminate methane emissions from pneumatic devices while providing reliable power at remote well sites.
Westgen Technologies Inc., headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, specializes in remote power generation and is committed to advancing environmental performance and reducing development costs in Canada’s upstream oil and gas sector.
Westgen validated their EPOD technology as a scalable, cost-effective approach for natural gas producers, supplying both power and instrument air to well sites and eliminating methane venting from conventional gas-driven pneumatic devices. This achievement marks a significant step forward in enabling more efficient operations across on-grid and off-grid sites.
Image: Westgen Technologies’ EPOD being shipped to operating sites.
Image: Westgen Technologies’ EPOD.
Methane venting from pneumatic devices in the upstream oil and gas industry contributes 532.5 million tonnes of CO₂e annually. The EPOD solution offers a reliable pathway to emissions reduction. The initiative achieved an annual reduction of 9,027 tCO₂e from the initial 12 deployed units, directly supporting Alberta’s emissions-reduction objectives. The project also enabled the scaled deployment of Westgen’s technology, now installed in over 650 units, demonstrating strong market adoption and a substantially expanded impact on emissions reduction.
Key project highlights:
- Over 650 deployments with over 30 companies
- Sites venting from 100 to 7000 tonnes per year
- Over 600,000 tCO₂e of methane venting eliminated
Westgen has experienced rapid growth since its founding in 2019 and is quickly emerging as the leading solution for methane emissions reduction across North American oil and gas production sites. In 2022, NGIF Capital’s venture fund, Cleantech Ventures Fund I, made an equity investment in the company.
Building on the success of hundreds of deployed units and substantial emissions reductions, Westgen is preparing to address the next stage of market needs. With producers moving from high-bleed to low-bleed and now toward zero-bleed systems, the company plans to deploy smaller versions of the EPOD to serve legacy and low-volume well sites. At the same time, larger well pad designs in Canada are driving demand for higher-capacity units.
“Westgen’s EPOD project demonstrates how practical innovation can drive real change—by eliminating methane venting and providing reliable power solutions at remote well sites, this technology is helping producers operate more efficiently,” said John Adams, CEO and President of NGIF Accelerator. “Our Industry Grants program and its focus on de-risking technologies through field trials and pilots are part of NGIF’s integrated model of industry validation, customer creation, and technology commercialization.”
“Now more than ever, our planet needs cost-effective and reliable energy. To develop that energy in a responsible fashion requires solutions that make economic sense. In conjunction with NGIF, ERA, and SDTC, Westgen was able to demonstrate the technology to responsibly develop our resources with a positive economic outcome,” said Ben Klepacki, President and CEO, Westgen Technologies.
“Canadians want and need the affordable, reliable energy service offering they have come to expect from the natural gas industry. When we created NGIF, it was our vision to bring the entire natural gas value chain together to support the development of the technologies that enhance environmental and economic performance for the sector. I am glad to see our vision in action as NGIF continues to support technologies like Westgen’s EPOD technology,” said Timothy M. Egan, President and CEO, Canadian Gas Association, and Chair, NGIF Capital Corporation.
Industry Grants’ Participants and Project Partners
About Industry Grants program
The Industry Grants program is industry-led and offers non-dilutive grants to fund early-stage startups for technology development and field demonstration. The program specifically de-risks pre-commercial technology solutions that have the potential to increase the environmental performance of the natural gas sector. Each project in the program will accelerate technology readiness level progressions through controlled pilot testing and field trials to advance commercialization.
About NGIF Accelerator
NGIF Accelerator is the not-for-profit arm of NGIF Capital and operates all technology and innovation programs. The NGIF Accelerator mandate is to de-risk and accelerate technology development by supporting startups through their pilot projects, field trials, and industry validation. It will coordinate with federal and provincial governments to co-fund projects to advance market commercialization. NGIF Accelerator currently operates the Industry Grants program and administers the NGIF Emissions Testing Centre program.
About Westgen Technologies Inc.
Westgen believes that the world needs an “all of the above” solution to provide economic and reliable energy. This requires efficient, reliable, and responsible development of our resources. Westgen provides solutions that focus on increasing production efficiency and reducing waste to address our energy needs more economically and more responsibly.
About Canadian Gas Association
The Canadian Gas Association (CGA) is the voice of Canada’s gas energy delivery industry, including natural gas, renewable natural gas (RNG), and hydrogen. Its members are distribution and transmission companies, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, and other service providers. Today, natural gas meets almost 40 percent of the country’s energy needs.
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President and CEO, NGIF Capital Corporation
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