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.

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

Medical Industry Focuses on Energy Use, Waste

Medical Industry Focuses on Energy Use, WasteAll sectors of the medical industry including equipment manufacturing, medical waste services and healthcare facilities are tackling the issue of sustainability. Some of the latest ...

April 27, 2010

Biomass CoGen Project to Produce Power for NMU With Little Waste

Biomass CoGen Project to Produce Power for NMU With Little Waste Northern Michigan University decided to add a $68 million biomass cogeneration plant to ...

April 14, 2010

CoGen Plants Get Upgrades to Improve Efficiency

CoGen Plants Get Upgrades to Improve EfficiencyAging cogeneration plants in Europe are getting upgrades that are aimed at improving efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. As an example, Galp Energia's Matosinhos Cogeneration ...

April 12, 2010

PepsiCo Drops RECs in Favor of $30M in On-site Generation

PepsiCo Drops RECs in Favor of $30M in On-site GenerationPepsiCo, since 2007 one of the leading U.S. purchasers of renewable energy credits (RECs), is putting a virtual halt to that practice. Instead, the ...

April 12, 2010

Lanxess CoGen Plant Runs on Sugar Cane Waste

Lanxess CoGen Plant Runs on Sugar Cane Waste A cogeneration plant at Lanxess AG's plant in Porto Feliz, Brazil, uses a gas generated from sugar cane waste to run ...

April 11, 2010

Coca-Cola Bottler Moves Forward with CHP Projects

Coca-Cola Bottler Moves Forward with CHP ProjectsContourGlobal Solutions has several combined heat and power plant (CHP) projects underway for a major Coca-Cola bottler. The projects are aimed at reducing energy consumption, ...

April 8, 2010

Heat Recovery Chiller System to Save Military Hospital 27% on Energy

Heat Recovery Chiller System to Save Military Hospital 27% on EnergyA military hospital in Fort Belvoir, Va., will use a heat recovery chiller system along the way to 27 percent in energy savings. The hospital, scheduled to ...

April 1, 2010

UBC Adding 2 MW Biomass CHP Plant

UBC Adding 2 MW Biomass CHP PlantThe University of British Columbia is adding an on-site biomass-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) energy station at its campus. The CHP generator serves a dual ...

February 16, 2010

Homeland Security Campus Building Cogen Plant

Homeland Security Campus Building Cogen PlantAimed at increasing energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has selected Honeywell and Washington Gas to jointly ...

January 14, 2010

New MO Wastewater Facility To Use 26% Less Energy

New MO Wastewater Facility To Use 26% Less EnergyHigh-efficiency single stage blowers will help slash annual energy consumption 26 percent at a new $62 million wastewater treatment facility in Columbia, Mo., reports the ...

January 14, 2010

Cornell’s $82M CHP Plant to Reduce Carbon Footprint 30%

Cornell’s $82M CHP Plant to Reduce Carbon Footprint 30%Cornell University will be able to halve its use of coal power generation when a new natural-gas combined heat and power plant officially ...

January 12, 2010

New Jersey Hospital Turns to CHP For Energy Needs

New Jersey Hospital Turns to CHP For Energy NeedsOnce it is built, the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, N.J., will be among the few hospitals in the nation ...

January 4, 2010