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 initiated an energy-saving project worth $6.2 Million in 2015. The project's focal point is 2G Energy's Avus 800, a CHP that provides power to most of the 83-acre campus. 

The CHP plant operates on natural gas and supplies 80% of the power requirements to the campus, which lessens the university's dependence on the public power grid. 

The new power plant is loaded with features such as a 250-ton absorption chiller, heating boilers, new cooling tower, pumping systems and central plant optimization controls. The project was self-funded, and it will quickly pay for itself in cost savings. The power system is projected to save $377,000 and 5.9 million kilowatt-hours per year.