O'Hair's Success Story with 2G Energy's CHP Modules
The benefits of natural gas CHP include increased efficiency, cost savings, and reduced emissions.
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Industrial energy consumers, such as factories and manufacturers, can greatly benefit from using natural gas Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Combined Cooling, Heat, and Power (CCHP) systems, similar to those used in commercial settings. For example, natural gas can be used to generate electricity needed in a particular industrial setting. The excess heat produced from this process can be put to use in other industrial applications such as space heating, water heating, complementing industrial boilers, or generating steam.
In Lubbock, Texas, O'Hair, an industrial manufacturer of wooden shutters, decided to install a CHP plant in Twin Pack configuration consisting of two 2G agenitor 306 systems rated 250 ekW/h each. The two thermodynamically optimized MAN natural gas core engines can produce a total of 500 ekW/h or 4,150 MW p.a. Electrical Power and 626 kWh/th of Thermal Power. The fully containerized modular Twin Pack CHP System was delivered and installed in early 2012.
After a year, O'Hair decided to purchase three more systems from 2G Energy Inc. One additional Twin Pack with 2 x 265 ekW/h (in total 530 ekW/h) and one separate 280 ekW/h CHP module to be positioned at a remote factory building on the 40-acre O'Hair manufacturing plant. The entire heat extraction technology, heat exchanger, and heat recovery systems are fully integrated. The floor plan allows for easy access to all system components, comfortable movement, and efficient service & maintenance.
2G modules are custom and purpose-built. Standard connections and terminations are used throughout to minimize the installation and connection effort. Providing increased efficiency is crucial for industries that use a lot of energy, particularly electricity, as it can lead to significant cost savings. Additionally, the industrial sector is subject to regulations regarding harmful emissions, and natural gas CHP can help the industry to reduce its emissions. With the additional three CHP units installed, the owner generates substantial savings of up to $100,000.00 per month ($1,200,000.00 per year), in addition to the monthly savings of $40,000 ($480,000.00 per year) he already enjoyed after the first two CHP units were installed.