A CHP plant consists of an eight-cycle engine, powered, for example, by natural gas, which produces mechanical energy that is conveyed to an alternator to generate low voltage electricity, which is then transformed into medium voltage.
The heat recovery occurs on two fronts: high temperature water can be obtained from the engine cooling water via a plate heat exchanger and the exhaust gases which, being close to 400 degrees, can be used to produce hot water, superheated water, steam or diathermal oil through a boiler, rather than being used as they are used in the process.
ENERGY PRODUCED:
ELECTRICITY
- Used on site / exported to Grid
- Combined with onsite Solar PV significant cost and CO2 reductions
THERMAL
- hot water
- water superheated
- steam
- diathermic oil
- cold water (trigeneration)