{"title":"What Happens If PURPA Goes Belly-Up?: Cogeneration Will Take Another Hit.","authors":"Louis Braquet P.E. and Cem and Ccp","doi":"10.1080/10668680109508953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10668680109508953","url":null,"abstract":"With impending utility deregulation sweeping the nation, the fate of the “official” cogeneration facility may be on unsteady ground (“official” here is referenced as the facility which has obtained the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's [FERC] QF—Qualifying Facility status). While the values and protection currently granted a QF under the regulated utility environment may ultimately be insignificant in the fully functional, unregulated environment, the transition between regulated and unregulated markets may prove difficult depending on the exact location and structure of a cogen facility.","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128245601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lessons Learned from World's Largest Fuel Cell Installation: Connecticut Juvenile Training School","authors":"B. Redden","doi":"10.1080/10668680309509014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10668680309509014","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article addresses the practical application of emerging distributed technology (fuel cells) in a real-life project under way in Connecticut. Select Energy Services, Inc. (SESI), formerly HEC Inc., has installed and is operating the world's largest commercial fuel cell installation. This 1.2-megawatt energy plant provides electricity, heating, and cooling for the state-of-the-art Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS). The discussion chronicles the creative engineering and business solutions that overcame the obstacles faced by Connecticut State agencies in constructing this project, and how state government and private industry collaborated on this technically complex project. Since going fully on line in November 2001, the plant has operated continuously for 12 months, logging 9,000 hours of uninterrupted production of power, heat, and cooling. One or more of the six fuel cells has operated continuously during that entire period, meeting all energy requirements without interruption exc...","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131729634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Steam Turbine Versus Pressure Reducing Valve Operation","authors":"G. Harrell, R. Jendrucko","doi":"10.1080/10668680309509016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10668680309509016","url":null,"abstract":"A question arising frequently in steam system design relates to the benefits and drawbacks associated with passing steam through a pressure reducing valve or a steam turbine to supply a low pressur...","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132684891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Massachusetts and Energy Security: What One State is Doing to Enhance Security through Distributed Generation","authors":"Raphael Herz","doi":"10.1080/10668680309509018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10668680309509018","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The events of September 11, 2001, have indelibly marked requirements for a focus on energy generation and use strategies to protect public interests and manage emergency events. Security experts have concluded that current electrical systems could be vulnerable to conventional military, nuclear, and terror attacks. Disbursed, renewable and domestic supplies of fuels and electricity can be used to reduce these risks1. As part of a larger state strategy to prepare for and respond to harmful events, Massachusetts is undertaking activities to reduce risk of harm to critical public facilities by considering distributed generation. The state's clean energy fund has begun an initiative to consider fuel cells and solar technologies as part of emergency planning and response. The early lessons from that effort indicate a strong willingness and need for distributed generation but a lack of resources to implement it. These lessons and plans for future activities are shared in this report.","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124445551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"No-risk Cogeneration","authors":"P. E. Y. Vogt","doi":"10.1080/10668680309509015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10668680309509015","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Cogeneration facilities, also called combined heat and power (CHP), typically achieve thermal efficiencies of 80–85 percent. The most efficient conventional electric generation plants typically do not exceed thermal efficiencies of 50 percent. The key to cogeneration's efficiency is the availability of a sizable “heat load.” A heat load is the requirement for heat, usually in the form of steam, used in the manufacture of a product, such as in the refining of oil, production of chemicals, or the processing of food. Although electric power equipment is available to anyone with sufficient capital, sizable heat loads are relatively scarce. Therefore, the availability of a heat load is the determining factor for achieving the superior efficiencies and resulting superior economics of cogeneration facilities. All economically viable cogeneration projects typically must satisfy heat loads of sufficient size, so that all engine exhaust can be absorbed by the facility's processes. Succinctly, efficient and...","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117158534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic Sizing and Dispatch of Central Energy Plant Equipment at the Navy Medical Center, San Diego.","authors":"Daryl R. Brown, J. Dirks","doi":"10.1092/NJWG-H8EJ-HF0H-D0YE","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1092/NJWG-H8EJ-HF0H-D0YE","url":null,"abstract":"The Navy operates a central energy plant providing cooling, heating, and electric power to their hospital in San Diego. With aging equipment, uncertain loads, and volatile energy prices, the Navy was facing critical issues regarding replacement equipment sizing and dispatch of all equipment at their facility. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory a developed a spreadsheet model to determine the economic optimum size of new turbine generators and absorption chillers, and the economic dispatch of the entire central energy plant. This article describes the analytical approach taken for the study, with an emphasis on the optimization problems and strategies. Specific results for the Navy hospital are also presented.","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117343874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dual-Fuel Combustion Turbine Provides Reliable Power to U.S. Navy Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut","authors":"M. Halverson","doi":"10.1092/6GHC-LAAW-L889-4JVE","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1092/6GHC-LAAW-L889-4JVE","url":null,"abstract":"In keeping with a long-standing tradition of running Base utilities as a business, the U.S. Navy Submarine Base New London installed a dual-fuel combustion turbine with a heat recovery boiler. The 5-megawatt (MW) gas- and oil-fired combustion turbine sits within the Lower Base area, just off the shores of the Thames River. The U.S. Navy owns, operates, and maintains the combined heat and power (CHP) plant, which provides power to the Navy?s nuclear submarines when they are in port and to the Navy?s training facilities at the Submarine Base. Heat recovered from the turbine is used to produce steam for use in Base housing, medical facilities, and laundries. In FY00, the Navy estimates that it will save over $500,000 per year as a result of the combined heat and power unit.","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127898994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Changing of the Guard","authors":"S. Parker","doi":"10.1092/272D-3XEL-3F54-5EWD","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1092/272D-3XEL-3F54-5EWD","url":null,"abstract":"This sales letter may not influence you to be smarter, but the book that we offer will evoke you to be smarter. Yeah, at least you'll know more than others who don't. This is what called as the quality life improvisation. Why should this the changing of the guard? It's because this is your favourite theme to read. If you like this theme about, why don't you read the book to enrich your discussion?","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114096993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cogeneration/Combined Heat and Power: An Overview","authors":"R. Hite","doi":"10.1080/10668680209508981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10668680209508981","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Cogeneration/combined heat and power (CHP) is the sequential use of one fuel source to produce power and thermal energy. The energy cascade provided avoids losses that occur when power is traditionally generated at a central station power plant and thermal energy is consumed on-site in a boiler. CHP can be used in either a topping cycle or bottoming cycle mode with topping cycles being the most dominant application. CHP was used at the beginning of the 20th century, primarily for industrial uses. With the expansion of the electric grid and cheap raw energy, its use declined. A major expansion of the technology occurred in the eighties as a result of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act of 1978. As a result of heavy opposition by the electric utility industry, the interest in CHP declined towards the end of the eighties. High energy prices and constrained generating capacity has renewed interest in the technology in 2002.","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"834 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133810558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Case Study: Managing Cogeneration Systems","authors":"P. and","doi":"10.1080/10668680209508973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10668680209508973","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The small cogeneration plant manager faces new challenges in that the cost of natural gas and electricity vary as never before. Time-of-day tariffs and deregulated markets require frequent balancing of thermal and electric costs and benefits. A simplified method allows a graphical solution that determines profitability based on fuel and electric rates. Whether this more frequent review is monthly, daily, or hourly depends on local conditions.","PeriodicalId":374324,"journal":{"name":"Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132135002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}