PROPANE/LPG FUELED CO-GENERATION SOLUTIONS
Cogeneration or ‘combined heat and power’ (CHP) is an efficient way to simultaneously generate both electric power and useful thermal energy (for heating or cooling)—from a single fuel source.
In other words, rather than purchasing electricity from the grid and generating heat with an on-site furnace or boiler, a CHP generator delivers both of these energy outputs in one efficient step, by taking advantage of ‘waste heat’, which is inherent to the production of electricity, to produce both electricity and useful thermal energy at once.
CHP can be more efficient—up to 80% or more—and cost-effective than providing heat and electricity separately, which generally requires more fuel.
CHP facilities are most amenable to industrial users with heat or steam demands, such as refineries and process plants, with the majority of industrial CHP capacity found in the chemicals, petroleum refining, and pulp and paper industries. Food and primary metals industries make up most of the remaining CHP, though cogeneration applications can also be found in the commercial sector, for heating and air conditioning, such as at airports, universities and hospitals.
BETTER PERFORMANCE, LOWER EMISSIONS
Propane fueled CHP systems are gaining importance for their ability to provide heat and generate electricity with far greater efficiency—in addition to producing lower carbon emissions than conventional heating and grid-supplied power.
And propane fueled systems can be installed virtually anywhere - regardless of their vicinity to gas lines. Easily liquefied under pressure, propane is filled into storage tanks and cylinders that can be readily transported as LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) to end user customers by truck and rail.
