News and Articles on Industrial Applications of Cogeneration

Bernhard Companies Form Energy Services Firm

March 3, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Three Bernhard companies have contributed resources to form an energy services firm – Bernhard Energy. Bernhard Mechanical, EP Breaux Electrical and TME will provide Bernhard Energy with energy engineering, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and development services for business clients including hospitals, universities and commercial buildings. The new firm Bernhard Energy will provide ... Read more »

Biomass Boiler with Stirling Engine Heats Water, Generates Power

March 2, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Austria-based ÖkoFEN is developing a >5kW cogeneration pellet boiler prototype system, and the first beta installations are expected before the end of the year to serve large residential and small to medium businesses. The biomass boiler is designed with Qnergy’s Stirling engine inside to deliver heat and power in one ... Read more »

‘Disaster-Proof’ Factory Features GE Products

February 25, 2015August 2, 2019 by Karen Henry

GE Japan is participating in the “Future Disaster-Proof Factory Plan,” a disaster preparedness project being undertaken by Sekisui House’s Tohoku Factory. The Sekisui House facility is designed to be eco-friendly during normal times, durable during disasters and safe and secure for local communities and companies. To achieve cuts in peak ... Read more »

Landmark Building in Manhattan Installs Tri-Generation System

February 25, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Tecogen sold a tri-generation energy system to a Beaux Art-style bank building located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The NYC Landmark building is undergoing an extensive restoration and conversion to an upscale hotel. The tri-generation energy system includes two INV-100 Ultra InVerde CHP units, providing electricity as well as hot water ... Read more »

Hotel Nikko Installs Cogeneration Power System

February 25, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Hotel Nikko San Francisco recently installed two Capstone C65 (65kW) microturbines to increase energy efficiency by simultaneously generating electricity for the building’s power and thermal energy for the hotel’s hot water supply. The cogeneration system was sold and commissioned by Regatta Solutions of San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Regatta Solutions is the ... Read more »

Regatta Solutions Acquires Energy Management Firm

February 23, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Regatta Solutions, the West Coast distributor of Capstone Turbine, has acquired Wedge Consulting, a California-based energy efficiency firm. The acquisition brings several services in-house to Regatta, including energy benchmarking, retro-commissioning and energy analysis for complex buildings such as laboratories and data centers. Regatta Solutions distributes, maintains, engineers, and consults for ... Read more »

Constellation Installs $200M Cogeneration Plant for P&G Factory

February 13, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Procter & Gamble and Constellation are developing an up to 50-MW biomass plant that will help run P&G’s paper manufacturing facility in Albany, Ga. Constellation will build, own and operate the $200 million cogeneration plant, which will supply steam to P&G’s facility and generate electricity for the local utility, Georgia ... Read more »

Commercial CHP Market to Reach $14B by 2024

February 6, 2015 by Karen Henry

The market for commercial combined heat and power (comCHP) is expected to reach more than $14 billion by 2024, according to a new report from Navigant Research. An anticipated expansion of the building stock in Asia Pacific, particularly in countries with rapidly urbanizing populations such as China, will lead to ... Read more »

Tecogen Cogeneration at WPI

February 4, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Tecogen sold two Ultra CM-75 combined heat and power (CHP) units to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for its Gateway and Life Sciences Building and Campus Center. Bill Spratt, WPI’s director of facilities and operations, describes the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance program of CHP units. The two Tecogen systems are ... Read more »

Optimum Energy Does Chiller Diagnostics

January 29, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Optimum Energy’s new OptiCx Chiller Diagnostics provides transparency into chiller operations through monthly status reports. Chiller Diagnostics provides a scorecard in red/yellow/green format that forms the foundation for a chiller maintenance action plan. Chiller Diagnostic is available as an add-on for customers with a subscription to the OptiCx Platform. Chiller Diagnostics ... Read more »

Ingersoll Rand Offers Greener Refrigerant-Bearing Products

January 27, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Ingersoll Rand has created the EcoWise portfolio for its climate and industrial refrigerant-bearing products that are designed to lower environmental impact with low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and energy efficient operation. Two of the first products to earn the EcoWise endorsement are: Trane Sintesis air-cooled chiller offers customers the ... Read more »

Master-Planned Community Goes with Geothermal Heat Pump Closed-Loop System

January 26, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

A new 1,500-acre, master-planned, mixed-use community being developed in Richland, Wash., will utilize a geothermal heat-pump system for heating and cooling every new home, and will offer a compatible hot water solution, supplied by Bosch. Orca Energy, a geothermal utility provider, will supply the geothermal loop infrastructure. The community will ... Read more »

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