ProMedica has contracted with GEM Energy to install and integrate a combined heat and power system (CHP) using Capstone MicroTurbines, at its Wildwood, Ohio Campus near Toledo. The onsite power system will use natural gas to provide electricity and heat to the hospital. The system will be installed on the hospital campus in late April …Continue Reading
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The German government is emphasizing greater industrial energy efficiency as part of its “Energiewende” energy transition plan, and in support of the effort, the Stadtwerke Rosenheim municipal cogeneration plant in the city of Rosenheim is increasing its combined heat and power (CHP) generation. The utility is installing GE’s largest Jenbacher gas engine, the 9.5 MW J920 …Continue Reading
Leftover grease and oil from restaurants will power a new combined heat and power (CHP) station at Beckton in East London. The plant, developed and run by 2OC and financed by a consortium led by iCON Infrastructure, is set to produce 130 Gigawatt hours (GWh) a year of renewable electricity. Thames Water has agreed to …Continue Reading
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The Hilton New York’s 1.75 MW cogeneration plant is now online, according to Anaergia, the company that supplied the system. The seven engine generators installed on the midtown Manhattan hotel’s roof overlooking West 53rd Street generates 1.75 MW of clean electricity and 2.7 MW heat for building operations. This satisfies over 50 percent of the electricity demand …Continue Reading
The UK Green Investment Bank will provide $27 million of funding towards a new energy innovation center for Cambridge University Hospital’s National Health Service Foundation Trust. The Trust provides healthcare for people in the Cambridge area and runs Addenbrooke’s Hospital and Rosie Hospital. This will be the Green Investment Bank’s first investment in a National …Continue Reading
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has released a report that highlights 16 policies that would remove market barriers across the economy to investments in energy efficiency, which, if enacted, could save the country approximately $1 trillion in energy bills and 19 quads in energy consumption. Overcoming Market Barriers and Using Market Forces to …Continue Reading
Mage Solar, a turnkey coordinator of PV systems, will provide a 1.1 MW solar PV system to Dublin City High School, in Dublin, Ga. The 4,898-module system will be spread out over several locations on campus and include roof top arrays, ground mounts and dual axis trackers. Evergreen Solar Services, a nationally operating installer company …Continue Reading
The EPA has recognized five facilities with the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power Award for their CHP systems’ operating efficiencies ranging from 69 to 75 percent, much higher than the efficiency of separate production of electricity and thermal energy, which can be less than 50 percent. Related items Commercial CHP Will ‘More Than Double …Continue Reading
