Cogeneration – CHP
Cogeneration is the simultaneous generation of heat and power and also is known as CHP (combined heat and power). These stories are about this integrated energy technique. We look at facilities using the method, the fuels and power sources used in cogeneration, the outputs for CHP and their environmental impact, and the Energy-Star combined CHP award.
Contract Wins: SolarCity PV, Delta and DOE, Allure Energy
Campus Crest Communities has partnered with SolarCity to install more than 9,000 solar panels on student housing facilities in Greeley, Colo.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; and Las ...
Contract Wins: Q.Cells’ PV on Ikea, Turboden ORC at Heathrow, EnerNOC in SF
IKEA has ordered 7MW of Q.Cells' solar modules. The retailer will install Q.Cells' CIGS thin-film modules on the rooftop of its main ...
Renewables Briefing: Markey Group, Constellation Energy, U.S. Air Force
Here's the latest news on renewable power installations, contracts, financing, permits and market changes affecting corporate environmental and energy executives.
Markey Group has opened a £1.1 million ...
Hilton Installs Green Roof, CHP Systems
The Hilton New York - Manhattan's largest hotel - has installed a green roof and cogeneration system.
The 16,000-square-foot green roof system was installed by Xero ...
Renewables Briefing: Riverside, 8minutenergy, Cogenra Solar, MLB Teams
Here's the latest news on renewable power installations, contracts, financing and permits affecting corporate environmental and energy executives.
The recently-completed $42 million Riverside Renewable Energy project ...
Air Products Venture Developing a Fuel Cell that Produces Hydrogen
FuelCell Energy and Air Products are working to develop fuel cell power plants that can simultaneously produce hydrogen.
The fuel cell provider and the supplier of ...
DataGryd Green Data Center Includes 9MW CHP Plant, Low-Voltage Cables
DataGryd has opened an energy-efficient data center, complete with combined heating, cooling and power plant, in the original Western Union Building in New York City.
The ...
Kaiser Permanente Targets 30% GHG Cut by 2020
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente has pledged to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020, compared to its 2008 levels.
Kaiser produced ...
Renewables Briefing: SunPower, CEI, Sound Solar, Matinee, CHP in Cambridge, Perdue and Fibrowatt
Matinee Energy Inc. has broken ground on a 120MW solar power plant planned for Benson, Ariz. WEIS GmbH Consortium from Germany supplied project partners for ...
Solar Briefing: L’Oreal, Carmanah, San Diego, Cogenra and Defense Dept.
L'Oreal USA's North Little Rock, Ark., manufacturing facility's solar array installation is fully operational. The 13 kW solar array will provide 18,000 kWh of electricity annually, ...
Eastman Lowers Energy Intensity, Exceeds Release Targets
Eastman Chemical Company met a target of a 2.5 percent energy-efficiency improvement last year, lowering its energy intensity by six percent, according to the ...
Sikorsky Turns Switch on CHP System
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has cut the ribbon on a combined heat and power cogeneration system at its Stratford, Conn., facility.
The CHP system (pictured) produces enough power ...
Nestle Purina, Perdue Open Major Solar Arrays
Nestle Purina PetCare and Perdue Incorporated have unveiled major solar arrays in Arizona and Maryland.
Nestle Purina’s 1,900 panel, 427-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system covers 70,000 square feet ...
Home Depot, KB Home, KPMG Win EPA Water and CHP Awards
The Home Depot and KPMG are among companies awarded the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power award and named as 2011 WaterSense Partners of the Year, ...
Hospitals Save $2.3m a Year with CHP Plants
Combined heat and power systems at Guy’s Hospital (pictured) and St. Thomas Hospital, both in London, are saving more than £1.5 million ($2.3 million) ...
GE Bundles EV Tech with Hertz Cars, Forms CHP Venture
Hertz and GE Industrial Solutions China have announced a partnership aimed at renting electric vehicles to multinational companies and government agencies in China.
In the agreement, the ...
ClearEdge Raises $73.5m For Fuel Cell Market Expansion
Fuel cell manufacturer ClearEdge Power has raised $73.5 million in Series E financing through the sale of new shares and the conversion of previously issued ...
Industrial Distributed Power Could Grow by 85% in Five Years
The total capacity of industrial distributed generation is set to grow by at least 46 percent between 2011 and 2016, according to a report ...
National Gypsum Installs 3.4 MW CHP Project
Recycled Energy Development and National Gypsum Company have announced the development of a natural gas-fueled, combined heat and power project at NGC’s Burlington, N.J. facility.
The project, ...
U.S. Capitol Power Supplier Saves $9.5m on Natural Gas
The facility powering the U.S. Capitol and other key buildings has saved more than $9.5 million on a new 17-month natural gas ...
