The opening of electricity markets has created new opportunities for facilities to generate their own clean, reliable, and economic power on-site at the point of use. This shift from large, centralized, power plants to small, independent, and economical microturbine systems now affords businesses greater control over the cost, quality, and availability of their power supply, and in some cases, provides opportunities for new kinds of revenue.
When operating in parallel with the utility grid, the Ingersoll Rand microturbine reduces expensive utility power consumption by providing electricity for base-load requirements. Where utility power is not available, one or more microturbines can operate independently as a group to serve the power demands of the facility.
Businesses with high thermal loads benefit most from economical microturbine Combined Heat and Power (CHP). CHP generation consumes less energy than separate sources of heat and power to significantly reduce total energy consumed. The microturbine exhaust heat can offset the energy needed for other facility equipment by providing heat for:
Electricity Savings
When the cost of a fuel such as natural gas is lower or "free" compared to the cost of electricity, the microturbine can generate electricity on-site to avoid buying expensive utility grid power.
Electricity Revenue
Electricity generated with fuels from renewable sources often qualify for export revenue in the form of credits, feed-in tariffs, or green energy certificates.
Thermal Savings
The high quality, continuous heat from the microturbine exhaust can heat water; drive a thermal device, such as an absorption chiller or dessicant wheel; or be used directly in applications like drying. This avoids fuel costs for other facility equipment.
Power Availability
Ingersoll Rand microturbines can power local loads that are isolated from utility sources of power. This can enable remote sites, special equipment, or facilities that cannot get sufficient utility power.
Harmful Emissions Offset
By meeting all current regulations, including California's most stringent emissions standards, the Ingersoll Rand microturbine offers an extremely clean alternative for facilities in environmentally challenging locations.
The microturbine is designed to be installed locally in the facility itself. The microturbine connects directly to a facility's electrical distribution system and thermal loads. Thus the energy it produces has a direct impact on the amount of outside electricity the facility must purchase. Or if producing more electricity than the facility is using, the microturbine production can potentially be exported and become a revenue source.
Each microturbine is a completely pre-engineered, comprehensive gas turbine/generator package on one skid. The package includes auxiliaries, controls, interfaces to the facility, and options such as internal hot water heat recovery.
This makes the microturbine package easier to install than custom-designed systems. The microturbine package is suitable for a variety of locations such as internal mechanical rooms or outdoor areas.
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