Campus powered by 2G Energy's Avus 800, a natural gas CHP plant
Natural gas powered plant for 80% of campus needs
Texas Wesleyan University invested $6.2 million in a CHP plant that runs on natural gas and covers 80% of the campus's power needs. The plant also has a chiller, boilers, cooling towers, pumps, and controls. The project is self-funded and will save money and energy.
Facts & figures
Application:
Educational facilities
Country:
United States
CHP:
avus 800c
Output el/th (kW):
800 kWel / 861 kWth
Operator:
Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Wesleyan University launched a $6.2 Million energy-saving project in 2015. The centerpiece of this project is 2G Energy's avus 800, a CHP that provides power to much of the campus spanning 83 acres.
The natural gas powered CHP plant supplies 80% of power to 80% of campus, while reducing the university's dependency on the public power grid.
The new power plant also includes a 250-ton absorption chiller, new cooling tower, new heating boilers, pumping systems and central plant optimization controls.
The project, which was self-funded, will pay for itself in cost savings quickly. The power system is expected to save $377,000 and 5.9 million kilowatt-hours per year.
