Small-Scale Cogeneration Handbook, Third Edition
by Kolanowski; Bernard F.Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-02-21
Publisher(s): Fairmont Press
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Summary
Cogeneration can now turn up to 90% of the fuel burned into usable energy '” compared to just 52% of the fuel typically burned in the local power plant and in a separate existing hot water heating system.. The fully updated second edition of this comprehensive, best selling reference provides a wealth of information to assist you in evaluating the feasibility and potential benefits of cogeneration for your facility. Covered in detail are recent regulatory developments and their impact, system selection and sizing, permitting requirements, operation and maintenance, financing, technology basics, micro turbines, absorption chillers, distributed generation, and case histories.
Author Biography
Bernard F. Kolanowski, BSME, is a mechanical engineer, having received his degree from Pennsylvania State University
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| History of Cogeneration | p. 5 |
| Regulatory Actions | p. 11 |
| Uses of Cogeneration | p. 21 |
| Applying Cogeneration | p. 25 |
| Sizing the Cogenerator | p. 29 |
| Logistics of Installation | p. 45 |
| Permitting Requirements | p. 51 |
| Operation & Maintenance | p. 59 |
| Pitfalls of Cogeneration | p. 65 |
| Financing Cogeneration Projects | p. 73 |
| Case Histories | p. 79 |
| Small-scale Cogeneration Manufacturers | p. 87 |
| Do-it-yourself Cogeneration | p. 97 |
| Green Energy vs. Cogeneration | p. 107 |
| Micro-turbines and Cogenration | p. 111 |
| Absorber Chillers in Cogeneration | p. 123 |
| Desiccant Drying and Cogeneration | p. 131 |
| Fuel Cells | p. 137 |
| Distributed Generation | p. 149 |
| National Combined Heat & Power Association | p. 157 |
| Cogeneration in Europe | p. 169 |
| Appendices | |
| Typical Shared Savings Agreement | p. 177 |
| Energy Conversion Tables | p. 189 |
| Heat Loss in Swimming Pools-Graphs | p. 190 |
| Typical Small-scale Cogeneration Energy Production | p. 192 |
| Typical Utility Rate Schedules-Gas and Electricity | p. 193 |
| Working a Cogeneration Project-A Model | p. 217 |
| Index | p. 223 |
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