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.

Renewables Briefing: SunPower, CEI, Sound Solar, Matinee, CHP in Cambridge, Perdue and Fibrowatt

Renewables Briefing: SunPower, CEI, Sound Solar, Matinee, CHP in Cambridge, Perdue and FibrowattMatinee Energy Inc. has broken ground on a 120MW solar power plant planned for Benson, Ariz. WEIS GmbH Consortium from Germany supplied project partners for ...

January 4, 2012

Solar Briefing: L’Oreal, Carmanah, San Diego, Cogenra and Defense Dept.

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, ...

November 30, 2011

EL Pro Eastman Lowers Energy Intensity, Exceeds Release Targets

Eastman Lowers Energy Intensity, Exceeds Release TargetsEastman 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 ...

October 24, 2011

Sikorsky Turns Switch on CHP System

Sikorsky Turns Switch on CHP SystemSikorsky 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 ...

October 18, 2011

Nestle Purina, Perdue Open Major Solar Arrays

Nestle Purina, Perdue Open Major Solar ArraysNestle 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 ...

October 12, 2011

Home Depot, KB Home, KPMG Win EPA Water and CHP Awards

Home Depot, KB Home, KPMG Win EPA Water and CHP AwardsThe 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, ...

October 7, 2011

Hospitals Save $2.3m a Year with CHP Plants

Hospitals Save $2.3m a Year with CHP PlantsCombined 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) ...

October 3, 2011

GE Bundles EV Tech with Hertz Cars, Forms CHP Venture

GE Bundles EV Tech with Hertz Cars, Forms CHP VentureHertz 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 ...

August 25, 2011

ClearEdge Raises $73.5m For Fuel Cell Market Expansion

ClearEdge Raises $73.5m For Fuel Cell Market ExpansionFuel 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 ...

August 23, 2011

Industrial Distributed Power Could Grow by 85% in Five Years

Industrial Distributed Power Could Grow by 85% in Five YearsThe total capacity of industrial distributed generation is set to grow by at least 46 percent between 2011 and 2016, according to a report ...

August 17, 2011

National Gypsum Installs 3.4 MW CHP Project

National Gypsum Installs 3.4 MW CHP ProjectRecycled 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, ...

August 9, 2011

U.S. Capitol Power Supplier Saves $9.5m on Natural Gas

U.S. Capitol Power Supplier Saves $9.5m on Natural GasThe facility powering the U.S. Capitol and other key buildings has saved more than $9.5 million on a new 17-month natural gas ...

June 16, 2011

FDA HQ to get $213m Energy Efficiency Refit

FDA HQ to get $213m Energy Efficiency RefitThe largest ever Energy Savings Perfomance Contract has been awarded to Honeywell International who will aim to make the U.S. ...

May 4, 2011

Renewable Roundup: Ikea, Google, Time Warner

Renewable Roundup: Ikea, Google, Time WarnerHere is a roundup of the latest news in renewable power installations and contracts: Ikea has started operating a 290 kW solar energy system ...

April 14, 2011

NYU Doubles Output, Cuts Emissions with CHP Plant

NYU Doubles Output, Cuts Emissions with CHP PlantNew York University has finished a co-generation plant which reduces air pollutants by 68 percent while producing heat, hot water and chilled water ...

January 28, 2011

University’s $3.5M Dry Bio-digester is First in Nation

University’s $3.5M Dry Bio-digester is First in NationThe University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, which ranked 35th on Sierra Magazine’s “Cool Schools” for its green energy initiative, is just months from completing the first US ...

January 5, 2011

Biomass to Power Dow’s Aratu Complex

Biomass to Power Dow’s Aratu ComplexThe Dow Chemical Company's largest manufacturing facility in Brazil, the Aratu Complex, has plans to add biomass to its energy mix. Upon completion in December ...

December 2, 2010

Four Facilities with CHP Systems Earn EPA Accolades for Energy Savings

Four Facilities with CHP Systems Earn EPA Accolades for Energy SavingsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing four facilities with the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) award for using innovative techniques to ...

November 3, 2010

Alaska Waste Turns Grease to Fuel

Alaska Waste Turns Grease to FuelAlaska Waste, a private trash hauler in Anchorage, is converting the used food grease it collects to power its trucks, according to a report ...

June 21, 2010

Environmental Leader Introduces EL Insights – Data, Market Intelligence and Insights on Energy and Environmental Technology

Environmental Leader Introduces EL Insights – Data, Market Intelligence and Insights on Energy and Environmental Technology Environmental Leader LLC is pleased to announce its latest offering for decision-makers, EL Insights, a subscription-based information source delivering critical data and insights on ...

June 2, 2010