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Case Studies: Cooling, Heating and Power

This section includes several examples of CHP in action. To read about CHP projects currently sponsored by the Distributed Energy Program, see the CHP projects page.

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Individual Projects

  • Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant, Portland, Oregon (PDF 533 KB) — Using a 320-kW fuel cell and a microturbine.

  • Dakota Station, Burnsville, Minnesota (PDF 411 KB)

  • Domain business technology park and high-end retail commercial development, Austin, Texas. (PDF 378 KB) — Using a 4.6-MW industrial combustion turbine and 2500-ton absorption chiller.

  • Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois (PDF 74 KB)

  • Evanston High School, Evanston, Illinois (PDF 65 KB)

  • Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska (PDF 135 KB) — Using a 5-kW solid oxide fuel cell.

  • Hilton Garden Inn, Chesterton, Indiana (PDF 2.6 MB) — Using microturbines with heat recovery heat exchangers, an absorption chiller, a desiccant unit, and an integrated control system.

  • Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe, Hoopa Valley, California (MS Word 28 KB)

  • Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill, Everett, Washington (PDF 325 KB) — Using a 52-MW wood-chip-fired steam-turbine generator.

  • Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon (PDF 282 KB) — Using a 30-kW microturbine and a heat exchanger.

  • Northern Tier Landfill, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

  • SP Newsprint Company, Newberg, Oregon (PDF 380 KB) — Using a 130-MW gas turbine combined-cycle power plant.

  • TDX Wind/Diesel Hybrid System, St. Paul Island, Alaska (PDF 266 KB) — Using a 225-kW wind turbine and two 150-kW diesel gen-sets.

  • University of Illinois at Chicago (East Campus), Chicago, Illinois (PDF 679 KB)

  • Verizon Central Office Building, Garden City, New York (PDF 385 KB) — Using fuel cells, reciprocating engines, absorption chillers, and a heat recovery steam generator.

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