NEWS
TTcogen breaks into New Jersey market with the sale of its synchronous 55kw CHP unit
Cross‐border microgrid scheme
will cost $12.4m A $12.4 million microgrid scheme has been proposed by a consortium which includes Emera Maine, Nova Scotia Power and Toronto Hydro - these are actually three projects which will all be linked together by Opus One software.
compact synchronous 55kW combined heat and power unit has been fitted with Tecogen's custom manufactured load modules and power an elementary school. Benjamin Locke, Tecogen Co-CEO and Managing Director of TTcogen said the project was notable for a couple of reasons: "Firstly, the project engineer specifically requested a 50-60 kW synchronous generator CHP unit for the project. In the past this would have eliminated Tecogen from consideration as our smaller CHP units use induction generators. In this scenario, now TTcogen can step in and compete for projects like this with the TEDOM synchronous generator portfolio.” “More importantly, our engineering expertise and strong collaborative relationship with the installation contractor allowed the customer to save nearly $100,000 on this installation – a real win when considering the budget constraints of most schools." The TEDOM Micro T55 natural gas powered CHP unit will serve the school's electrical and heating demand and is optimal for educational facilities with smaller energy requirements. A TEDOM Micro 35-kW CHP unit has also been installed in a 138-unit multi-family residential building in Brooklyn, NY in August 2016. The compact natural gas powered unit has been sized to serve nearly the entirety of the building’s domestic hot water load while also producing electricity for the property. In addition, the synchronous unit’s blackstart capability allows the Micro 35 to provide power in a blackout, improving building resiliency and offering residents peace of mind they will never be left in the dark.
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Tecogen’s expert service team. Because of the compact size of the Micro 35, the unit is said to be easy to retrofit to existing buildings. The simpler installation reduces the time required for installation construction, moderating disruption for residents. TTcogen LLC is a 50/50 joint venture corporation between packaged combined heat and power (CHP) experts Tecogen Inc. and TEDOM a.s. TTcogen offers a complete package of 27 cutting-edge CHP modules that are fully capable of running on a variety of fuel feedstocks, including natural gas, propane, and renewable natural gas (biofuel). Ranging in size from 35 kW up to 4 MW, the full product portfolio meets the needs of residential, commercial and industrial customers that desire efficient and environmentally friendly energy solutions.
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T Cogen, a joint venture partnership between Tecogen and Tedom has sold a first unit in New Jersey. The
Emera Maine will combine solar power, battery storage and backup diesel generators at its operations center in Hampden, which controls its grid and its interactions with the New England ISO. Nova Scotia Power, an Emera Company, will build a microgrid with wind power and both grid-scale and resi- dential energy storage. And Toronto Hydro plans to integrate a series of micro- grids designed to help distrib- uted energy resources support local grid operations. The overall project aims to demonstrate the ability of microgrids to trade power resources, provide load relief and help lower voltage in order to save money. Together the consortium intends to show how advanced technology can be used to provide technical and economic signals to manage the exchange of electricity, which has been called “trans- active energy.”
Alan Richardson, president and chief operating officer of Emera Maine, said: “This project not only will lower energy costs and increase reliability, it will help us to manage distribution too.”
IKEA to install biogas‐powered fuel cell
Ceres Power in SOFC fuel cell development
Ceres Power Holdings plc has won a key development role in a recently selected US Department of Energy (DOE) programme awarded to Cummins Inc. Ceres Power will benefit from up to US$2.6m of the total US$4.9m project, which includes contributions from Cummins, US DOE and other parties, subject to a final contract.
Ceres Power and Cummins will develop a novel 5kW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) - a modular system targeting high electrical efficiency (60%) and scalable to meet multiple distributed power applications up to 100kW. The initial target application will be the data centre market; however, wider applicability to other markets such as CHP will also be considered after full analysis. Ceres Power’s unique Steel Cell offers greatly enhanced robustness to real-world oper- ating conditions at a lower cost than conventional SOFC designs, as well as being fuel flexible, highly efficient and with lower emissions.
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, recently announced plans to further the Swedish retailer’s renewable commitment with plans for its first biogas- powered fuel cell system on the east coast, at its store in New Haven, Connecticut. More than a year ago, IKEA completed installation of such a project at IKEA Emeryville, one of the Swedish company’s two key San Francisco-area stores. And, earlier this summer, IKEA announced plans for similar projects at four additional California stores.
Pending permits, the New Haven fuel cell system will be installed, commissioned and operational by this fall, bring- ing the IKEA fuel cell portfolio to more than 1.5 MW. “We are excited about furthering our sustainability commitment with fuel cells at IKEA
Christof Stein, store manager. “Similar to our rooftop solar array, this fuel cell system will greatly reduce our carbon footprint and will also help to reduce the store’s reliance on the power grid.”
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OHIO/INDIANA BIOREFINERIES TO INSTALL CHP POWERPLANTS BY 2017
ix Poet biorefineries in Ohio and Indiana are installing a new energy generation system using combined-heat-and-power (CHP). These systems will reduce reliance on the electrical energy grid, recover waste energy for additional use in the plant and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These plants will be operational by mid-2017 at the following locations: Fostoria, Marion, Leipsic, Alexandria, North Manchester and Portland Each system will use steam in a turbine to generate electricity to run the plant and recover waste energy from the turbine to meet additional energy demands. This makes dual use of the energy used to power the ethanol process. This is very exciting for Poet and renewable fuels. We are already much better than gasoline in overall emissions. Finding ways to make additional use of steam is a great opportunity to improve our environmental footprint even more,” Poet CEO Jeff Broin said. “Ethanol today is a clean, renewable biofuel that reduces cancer causing aromatics in gasoline, and with upgrades like this we will continue to become even more environmentally friendly.” Poet already employs a number of strategies to lower energy use in its biorefineries. The
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patented BPX process uses enzymes instead of heat for fermentation. Additionally, heat is shared between processes such as distillation and evaporation to get maximum production with the minimum amount of energy use.
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