Gas Compression Magazine
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Rutgers University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, has upgraded its cogeneration plant, providing on-site electricity and thermal energy for both heating and cooling.
The project implemented improvements to the hospital’s existing combined heat and power system. The project replaced existing cogeneration plant turbines that were using an outdated water injection system. The turbines were replaced with three Solar Mercury T-60 Turbines with an increased capacity of 2.8 MW, a new gas compressor, new controls and connections, and switch gear. The gas turbines produce high temperature exhaust which is recovered and utilized to generate steam, hot water, or chilled water.
“This updated technology will result in a 50% decrease in emissions and save the Newark campus eight million gallons of water per year. Overall, the upgrades will reduce the usage of potable water and the subsequent discharge of wastewater,” said Ed Jimenez, president and CEO of the hospital. “It will significantly reduce airborne pollutants and provide a resilient source of power to existing infrastructure such as wastewater pumping stations, ejector pumps, stormwater sump pumps, and potable water systems.”
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