Second place, and a spot on the podium. Kinitics Automation finished second at the 2026 Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge, held in Colorado on October 7, 2026, in a field of companies that applied from around the world.
A Room That Knows Its Valves
The challenge, run by Colorado Cleantech, is a product innovation showcase built on a simple idea: put clean technology in front of the oil and natural gas industry that can put it to work. Getting to the stage takes a written application and an expert review. Then a short list of finalists presents to the challenge’s oil and gas partners and sponsors.
What We Brought
We brought the KVA38: an all-electric, spring-loaded valve actuator that replaces methane-venting pneumatic actuators. No air lines. No venting. It mounts on existing valves in under an hour, runs on ordinary site power, and its spring closes the valve on any loss of power or signal.
The KVA38 tracks its control signal with zero deadband, and that precision pays. At a US midstream gas compression site, it eliminated venting and engine trips and delivered a 2,800% return on investment. Our CEO, Dean Pick, presented the full case study at CERAWeek 2026.
Why This One Matters to Us
Awards don’t cut methane. Actuators in the field do. A result like this tells us the value proposition is landing with the people who run the equipment: you can take venting pneumatics out of service and come out ahead on control, uptime and cost.
Our thanks to Colorado Cleantech, its sponsors, and judges. Congratulations to our fellow finalists.
Take a closer look at the KVA38, or talk to an engineer about a first installation.