Tim Angus, president and CEO of Thermal Energy. (Darren Brown, OBJ)

Thermal Energy International Inc. has inked yet another deal related to the Chinese market, this time to market its U.K.-based partner's steam trap technology to large Chinese industrial customers.

The Ottawa-based custom energy and emissions reduction systems maker announced that it has reached an agreement with Gardner Energy Management of Bristol in the United Kingdom to market its GEM Condensate Return System in China.

Thermal Energy is the exclusive provider of the system in Canada and key U.S. markets. The GEM technology is said to provide permanent energy savings of 10 per cent to 30 per cent and offer up to 50-per-cent savings in the cost of steam production over traditional steam traps, through reduced leakage and maintenance.

The company also announced that it has received an order from a key Canadian federal government department for a trial of the GEM technology at an Ontario facility with a large district heating system.