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Fortistar built, manages and operates the facility, where two (2) 57 MWe Taurus 60 gas turbine generator sets deliver 11.4 MWe of continuous base load power to the Duke Energy grid under a 20-year supply agreement. The facility runs around the clock on landfill gas, which has significant advantages over conventional fuels. The low-emission ...
The University of Arkansas's Fayetteville campus is the flagship of the University of Arkansas (UA) System. Founded in 1871 as a land-grant institute, the campus now consists of over 370 buildings including the Central Utility Plant/Central Chilled Water Plant, Nanoscale Material Science and Engineering Building, and the Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The campus spans approximately 512 ...
Project Demonstrates High Potential for CHP in Food Processing Industry . Frito-Lay North America, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, installed a combined heat and power (CHP) system at its food processing plant in Killingly, Connecticut, in 2009. The installation was supported by a state grant under Connecticut's Energy Independence Act, which encouraged businesses and government agencies to install ...
Secure and resilient energy is critical to the mission of United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, which is summed up by the Depot's mission statement, "We make Marines." To increase the depot's energy resilience, MCRD installed a microgrid that combines several distributed generation sources in a hybrid approach. The microgrid has a 3.5 MW combined heat and power (CHP) ...
Pamesa Do Brasil is owned by Pamesa Espana, together with private Brazilian capital and is dedicated to the production, distribution and sale of ceramic flooring and glazed porcelain tiles. Pamesa's experience, high quality of products and constant technological innovation make it recognized as one of the most modern companies in Brazil. Based on the positive experience of several ceramic ...
An international pharmaceutical group located in Italy, Recordati, installed a Centaur® 50 gas turbine from Solar Turbines with SoLoNOx1" and a TTS2 control system in its pharmaceutical chemical plant in Campoverde di Aprilia (LT) in 1996. ...
The facility utilizes one Centaur 40 gas turbine generator set with SoLoNOx on-line and one in reserve. The Power House generates 2400 VAC to the grid and can produce steam to a maximum of 200,000 Ibs/hr and an average load of 50,000 Ibs/hr for various purposes within the facilities. ...
When Williams began building their Bucking Horse natural gas processing plant in Wyoming's Niobrara Shale, they faced a major issue - no power lines were available. ...
Applied LNG provides refrigeration for liquefaction of natural gas. The Solar compressor driven by the Centaur 40 gas turbine is a key component to Applied LNG's operation. ...
Due to the French government's strategies and policies to promote sustainable energy and medium scale CHP, SO.CO.PIC decided to replace the aged gas turbine in the cogeneration plant. The replacement would leverage new incentives, while maintaining the same steam production capabilities (25 t/h to 110 t/h). SO.CO.PIC called on Solar Turbines to ...
Since 1888, Fedrigoni Group is one of the major global players in the production and sale of high value-added papers for packaging and graphics as well as self-adhesive products. Fedrigoni's three plants in Italy (Arco, Verona and Fabriano) leverage a combined heat and power (CHP) solution delivered by Taurus 70 generator sets from Solar ...
Powered by three (3) Taurus 70 natural gas turbine generator sets, the system fulfills 100 percent of campus power needs in winter and 72 percent in summer. ...
Biogen Idee is a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative therapies. In 2003. the pharmaceutical company needed to do something to ensure the critical supply of steam and electricity to its Kendall Square campus, both of which came from outside sources. The loss of electricity for an hour means as much as 24 to 36 days of product loss due to ...
The mill has inaugurated its combined heat and power (CHP) system which is comprised of a Taurus™ 70 gas turbine generator set, an air system with fans, burners, dampers, ducting and instrumentation for the hood, as well as a heat recovery steam generator, an air/ air heat recovery and an air/water heat recovery system. The gas ...
Arizona State University's (ASU) historic main campus in Tempe, Arizona is a thriving urban undergrad, graduate, and research campus with 51,500 students. ASU ranked first in U.S News and World Report's list of "Most Innovative Schools" and among the "Best Graduate Schools" in the nation in 2019. The Sierra Club (2018) ranked ASU fifth overall in sustainability and Times Higher Education (2018) ...
In 1987, the University invested in a 4.5 MW natural gas turbine CHP system with a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) capable of providing 56,000 Ibs/hr steam for use in the University's central heating system. ...
Toray Plastics (America), Inc. (TPA) is a manufacturer of polyester and polypropylene films for flexible and rigid packaging, lidding, graphic, industrial, optical, and electronic applications. In North Kingstown, Rhode Island, TPA employs approximately 600 people on a 70 acre ...
Vanderbilt University is a private research university of about 7,000 undergraduate and 6,500 graduate and professional students located in Nashville, Tennessee. The campus has 179 buildings across 341 acres and includes both university and medical facilities. To support this large campus, electric, heating and cooling utilities are provided and maintained by the plant operations department of ...
One of the company's main products is coke, which is primarily used in steel mills. Coke oven gas (COG) is a byproduct of the coking process in which coal is heated in the absence of air to drive off the volatile compounds. COG is a high hydrogen and medium heating value waste gas containing significant dust and corrosive pollutants. Solar offered a ...
Eight Flags Energy's combined heat and power (CHP) plant began generating electricity and steam in July of 2016. The location of the plant on Amelia Island is on the end of a lateral line so the plant provides excellent power quality and reliability. The project is a result of the partnership between Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, its subsidiary. Florida Public Utilities Company (FPU), and ...