Co-Generation
As environmental regulations tighten and costs continue to increase,
industry continues to seek ways to use energy efficiently and effectively.
Cogeneration, a technology that burns energy once and uses it twice,
may be the answer for your industry.
Burns energy once, uses it twice. . .
Cogeneration or "thermal recycling" captures the excess energy
contained in exhaust gases. A unique type of heat exchanger or heat
recovery unit is placed in line with the exhaust of a gas turbine
that uses the hot exhaust gases in place of a boiler flame. This
"waste" heat would be lost "up the stack" in more conventional designs,
but with cogeneration, exhaust gases are not allowed to escape until
all excess thermal energy is recovered. Thus, industry can have
its own natural gas fueled independent power plant that efficiently
produces electricity and hot water or steam.
To learn more about cogeneration, contact your local SEMCO
ENERGY Key Account Executive:
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