domestic hot water Articles
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Three Turnkey CHP Plants Delivered for Amiens Energies - Case Study
Amiens Energies is the public service delegate for the distribution and production of heat for the city of Amiens. Its purpose is to meet the heating and domestic hot water needs in Amiens. Amiens Energies wanted to extend and interconnect its heating network by adding new production units. Amiens Energies produces heat in the form of hot water from several production facilities. The delivered ...
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Gatineau Hospital, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Commercial Boiler Application Thermal Energy installed FLU-ACE system to recover 5.5 mmBTU/h of waste heat from the flue gases emanating from three Volcano water tube boilers. The single 16 ft. high FLU-ACE tower replaced three independent boiler steel stacks. The installation is unique in several ways, including the very high temperature of the flue gases (up to 650 °F) processed by the ...
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Hotel Melia Las Dunas Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba - Case Study
OVERVIEW The Hotel Melia Las Dunas has 925 rooms and suites. Fresh water arrives at the Hotel in a DN 200 steel pipe (8”). Water consumption daily average is 936 m3 (almost 250,000 US Gallons per day) with peak rates up to 190 m3/h (833 gpm). WATER SYSTEM CHALLENGES The domestic hot water for the site is produced by two sets of three boilers feeding four heat exchangers. Four solar hot ...
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Infloor Heating Systems Powered by Geothermal Energy - Case Study
Alternative energy continues to gain attention, and for good reason. Did you know the ground beneath your feet contains enough energy to heat and cool your home, and your domestic hot water? Heat stored in the ground can be used as a fuel source harnessed through geothermal heat pumps. More and more people are catching on to this clean, renewable, readily available energy resource and their ...
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Project - Biogas Desulfurization at ETAR do Norte (Portugal)
The Wastewater Treatment Plant (ETAR) do Norte is one of the largest in the central region of Portugal, serving several municipalities. The infrastructure is located in the area of Coimbra, Leiria, occupying 6 hectares of land; it receives effluents from about 250,000 inhabitants of several municipalities. It has the capacity to treat some 38,000 m3 of wastewater daily, of which 77% is domestic, ...
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University of Illinois at Chicago West Campus - 21 MW District Energy CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois MARKET SECTOR: Colleges & Universities TOTAL CHP GENERATING CAPACITY: 21 Megawatts TOTAL HEAT RECOVERY RATE: 90,000 lb/hr steam unfired 360,000 lb/hr steam duct-fired USE OF THERMAL ENERGY: Heating, Cooling, and Domestic Hot Water FUEL TYPE: Natural Gas EQUIPMENT: (3) 7.0 MW Solar Taurus Natural Gas Turbines (3) Exhaust Gas HRSGs with Duct Burners (2) ...
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Two CoEnergy America CHP Units Powering Cape Codder Resort & Spa
Overview Co-Energy America has worked with the Cape Codder on multiple occasions to develop clean energy solutions. The resort runs two Co-Energy CHP units 24/7 in order to alleviate their large consumption of hot water and electricity. According to the resort, the CHP units reduce the facility’s carbon footprint by up to 70%. The resort has since been recognized by the Green Leaders ...
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Capitol Power Plant - 7.5 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Washington, D.C. MARKET SECTOR: District Energy & Federal Facility FACILITY SIZE: 7.5 megawatts (MW) Combustion Turbine FACILITY PEAK LOAD: 7.5 MW EQUIPMENT: Combustion Turbine FUEL: Natural Gas (w/ Fuel Oil Backup) USE OF THERMAL ENERGY: Power (backpressure steam turbine), Heating, Domestic Hot Water and Reheat CHP TOTAL EFFICIENCY: 75% ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS: Reduce ...
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Promotional Products Fulfillment & Distribution - Project
Developer: Global Point Energy Inc. Location: Whitby, Ontario Size: 500 kW HELIENE Modules: 2000 – HELIENE 72M – 300Wp Modules PPFD was founded in 1986, Promotional Products Fulfillment & Distribution Ltd (PPFD) has a 125,000 square foot state-of-the-art warehouse facility custom designed and ...
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Capitol Power Plant - 7.5 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Washington, D.C. MARKET SECTOR: District Energy & Federal Facility FACILITY SIZE: 7.5 megawatts (MW) Combustion Turbine FACILITY PEAK LOAD: 7.5 MW EQUIPMENT: Combustion Turbine FUEL: Natural Gas (w/ Fuel Oil Backup) USE OF THERMAL ENERGY: Power (backpressure steam turbine), Heating, Domestic Hot Water and Reheat CHP TOTAL EFFICIENCY: 75% ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS: ...
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Mississippi Baptist Medical Center - 4.6 MW CHP System for Critical Infrastructure - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Jackson, Mississippi MARKET SECTOR: Hospital CHP IN OPERATION SINCE: 1991 GENERATING CAPACITY: 4.6 Megawatts (MW) THERMAL OUTPUT: 30,000 lbs/hr steam COOLING CAPACITY: 2,000 tons chilled water EQUIPMENT: Solar Centaur Gas Turbine Heat Recovery Steam Generator Auxiliary Duct Burner Two (2) Absorption Chillers FUEL: Natural Gas USE OF THERMAL ENERGY: Heating, domestic hot ...
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Case study - South Holderness Technology College
South Holderness Technology College in Preston were already an Eco School Silver Award holder when they contacted Logic Energy having installed a multitude of renewable energy sources around the school. Their 6kW wind turbine and twenty-four 170watt photovoltaic panels combine to supply the College with energy whilst their 30 tube evacuated tube solar collection panels generate hot water that is ...
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Scalewatcher Success Saves San Antonio Housing Agency the Cost of Replacing Boilers Every Six Months
San Antonio Housing Agency (SAHA) is saving thousands of dollars a year at its Woodhill Apartments on expensive maintenance and replacement boilers every six to nine months following the installation of the patented, award-winning Scalewatcher computerized, electronic water-conditioner from Scalewatcher North America. Purchased following a successful four month trial at the apartments, the ...
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Biomass Pellet Machine Fuel Can Replace Non-renewable Energy
The appearance of the biomass pellet machine makes biomass energy more fully utilized. The common straws, cottonseed hulls, peanut hulls, miscellaneous wood, various wood fragments, corn cobs, larch wood chips, rice husks, etc. in our life are very low-use and easily cause pollution, but they are all very good biomass pellet fuel raw materials. Today, there is a very good response to the use of ...
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University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon - 10.9 MW Gas and Steam Turbine CHP - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Eugene, Oregon MARKET SECTOR: University FACILITY SIZE: 23,634 Students FACILITY Total Electrical Energy Use: About 70 million kWh/year EQUIPMENT: 7,965 kW Solar Taurus gas turbine plus 3,000 kW steam turbine FUEL: Natural gas USE OF THERMAL ENERGY: Space, domestic hot water, sterilization, cooking, cage cleaning CHP TOTAL EFFICIENCY: 77.3% at full-fire TOTAL PROJECT COST: ...
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How many earths does it take to sustain an energy educator for one year? Too many.
This semester, I embarked on the journey of getting an Occupational Endorsement in Sustainable Energy from the University of Fairbanks. The program and most of the classes are headed by Mark Masteller, a colleague and energy expert, but maybe more importantly, a person who has an impassioned vision about what a sustainable future for all looks like and the knowledge to help mobilize the masses to ...
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Bandwidth Project - Showing Retrofit and New development installation capabilities - Case Study
Scotland LCITP The Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programmes aim is to develop initiatives across Scotland that reduce Greenhouse emissions and maximise the potential of the sector. LCITP funding is helping to fund SHARC deployment across the chosen Bandwidth sites. This will play a major part in ensuring carbon reduction targets are met. Project Overview With the support of the LCITP, ...
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Energy waste the size of Japan
Here is a startling fact: US power plants waste more energy than many countries use, including advanced economies like that of Japan. The wasted energy is in the form of heat thrown off when power plants produce electricity. This is one of the points being brought to light by the International District Energy Association (IDEA), as it promotes new federal incentives for heat efficiency. While ...
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Air Source Heat Pumps Guide
Using similar technology to that in your refrigerator, an air source heat pump is able to absorb ambient heat from the outside air and deliver it into your home for use with heating systems and in domestic hot water. Here we look at how they work, how to tell if your home is suitable and some of the considerations you’ll need to take into account. How do air source heat pumps work? ...
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Water vapour permeation measurement for PV Solar Cell packaging
With fears of carbon dioxide causing global warming and diminishing supplies of fossil fuels, a looming energy crisis is affecting all countries. As a consequence, a great deal of world-wide effort is going into the development of alternative energy technologies. At present, wind, hydro and geothermal are becoming well established with more niche roles for tidal and solar. The latter technology ...
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