Micro Turbines
Micro Turbines
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I'm interested in touring a facility whare Micro Turbines have been installed. I'm located about 30 miles north of Philadelphia, PA. Any suggestions?
thanks,
Jim
thanks,
Jim
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RE: Micro Turbines
Have you contacted the largest vendors, Capstone & Ingersoll-Rand ? I am sure that they have agreemnets with owners of recent installations and would be very happy to give you a tour.........
see:
www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/etb/cetc/cetc01/downloads/formal_present_2003_pdf/27_b_benson.pdf
MJC
RE: Micro Turbines
Microturbine Generates Electricity and Heat at New York Grocery Store
A New York supermarket recently became the first grocery store in the country to install a 60kW microturbine. Waldbaum's, a Hauppauge, N.Y., supermarket, installed a natural gas-fueled microturbine that generates 15% to 20% of the store's electricity and serves as a dehumidifier. The $180,000 project was funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, the American Gas Association, the Gas Technology Institute, KeySpan, and the New York State Energy Research Development Agency. Because energy is the third highest expense for a supermarket, Waldbaum's is also considering installing seven to 10 turbines at another site in Centereach, N.Y. For more information on microturbines, read "Pint Sized Power Producers," ( http://ecmweb.com/ar/electric_pintsized_power_producers/index.htm )a cover story about microturbines that appeared in EC&M's February 2003 issue.
RE: Micro Turbines
RE: Micro Turbines
A few manufacturers are making small gas turbines in the range of 50-100kW, including I believe General Electric. You can also try http://www.bowmanpower.com who are based in UK.
If you are thinking of very small, domestic sized units, try http://www.whispergen.com which is actually a small (1200W) stirling engine based micro CHP unit designed to replace small central heating boilers.
RE: Micro Turbines
RE: Micro Turbines