The Midwest Cogeneration Association (MCA) and the US DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center (RAC) co-sponsored a complimentary webinar series focused on bringing best practices and technical information to existing and potential users of CHP / Cogeneration systems that will assist users in determining and implementing effective efficiency and O&M strategies.
Webinar #2: Turbine Inlet Cooling Technologies and Applications for Optimizing Cogeneration/CHP Systems Archived Downloads Available
Webinar Description Cogeneration and combined heat & power (CHP) systems can be the most efficient options for simultaneous production of electricity and thermal energy and are thus, good for minimizing fuel consumption and air emissions. Most large cogeneration/CHP systems use gas turbines. The capacities and other characteristics of all gas turbines are rated at the ambient air conditions of 59oF, 60% relative humidity at sea level. When the weather becomes hot, the demand for electric power increases, primarily because of the increased load of air conditioners. When the demand for electric power is high, the market price of electric energy for industrial, commercial and institutional also increases. Unfortunately, just when the electric power demand and electric energy prices are high, the electric power output of gas turbines could decrease by as much as 35 percent of the rated capacity. In addition, the energy efficiency of the gas turbine could also decrease by as much a 15 percent of the rated capacity. Turbine inlet cooling (TIC) is used to minimize the detrimental impacts of hot weather on the performance of cogeneration/CHP systems that use gas turbines. Many TIC technologies are commercially available: wetted-media, fogging, chillers (mechanical and absorption), thermal energy storage and wet compression. This webinar described all of these technologies, their pros and cons, economics and applications for optimizing cogeneration systems. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Webinar #1: Generation Operating Strategies in Real Time Electric Prices Markets Archived Downloads Available
Webinar Description Cogeneration and combined heat & power (CHP) systems can be the most efficient options for simultaneous production of electricity and thermal energy and are thus, good for minimizing fuel consumption and air emissions. Most large cogeneration/CHP systems use gas turbines. The capacities and other characteristics of all gas turbines are rated at the ambient air conditions of 59oF, 60% relative humidity at sea level. When the weather becomes hot, the demand for electric power increases, primarily because of the increased load of air conditioners. When the demand for electric power is high, the market price of electric energy for industrial, commercial and institutional also increases. Unfortunately, just when the electric power demand and electric energy prices are high, the electric power output of gas turbines could decrease by as much as 35 percent of the rated capacity. In addition, the energy efficiency of the gas turbine could also decrease by as much a 15 percent of the rated capacity. Turbine inleet cooling (TIC) is used to minimize the detrimental impacts of hot weather on the performance of cogeneration/CHP systems that use gas turbines. Many TIC technologies are commercially available: wetted-media, fogging, chillers (mechanical and absorption), thermal energy storage and wet compression. This webinar described all of these technologies, their pros and cons, economics and applications for optimizing cogeneration systems. Webinar Series Presenter Bios Haefke, Cliff (Webinar Moderator) Mr. Haefke has been with the Energy Resources Center (ERC) of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for over 10 years. Mr. Haefke’s current research focuses on clean energy technologies of combined heat and power (CHP), waste heat recovery (WHR), and district energy (DE) for the regional U.S. DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center (CEAC), formerly known as the Midwest CHP Application Center. The Midwest CEAC was established in 2001 for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as the first of its kind regional application center with the mission to provide application assistance, technology information, and educational support relating to Integrated Systems for CHP for industrial, commercial and institutional facilities located in the Midwest. Mr. Haefke’s main responsibilities for the Midwest CEAC include technical and economic evaluations of potential clean energy candidate sites, development of regional marketing material and information, support of the Midwest state energy offices, and daily operations management of the Midwest CEAC and its overall project management with the U.S. DOE in Washington D.C. Mr. Haefke received a Bachelor of Science in 1999 from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the Liautaud School of Business (UIC) in 2006. Mr. Haefke is a member of the International District Energy Association (IDEA) and serves as Vice President for the Midwest Cogeneration Association (MCA). Martindale, David (Featured Speaker, Webinar #1) David Martindale of Ballard Engineering Co. has over 25 years of experience in CHP study, design, and build applications. David is a licensed P.E. and currently serves as the President of the Midwest Cogeneration Association. For more information on Ballard visit www.ballardcos.com. Punwani, Dharam (Featured Speaker, Webinar #2) Dharam Punwani is the founder and president of Avalon Consulting, Inc., which provides consulting services related to electric power generation. Avalon specializes in technical and economic analyses, and optimization of CHP and turbine inlet cooling (TIC) systems. Since founding Avalon in 1996, he has successfully completed projects for industry and government in the U.S as well as other countries, including Australia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and UAE. For more information on Avalon Consulting visit www.avalonconsulting.com Dharam has over 40 years of experience in energy technologies. Prior to founding Avalon, he was VP of Technology Development at the Institute of Gas Technology (now known as GTI), where he worked for 30 years. He received his MBA degree from Loyola University (1974), an MS degree in Chemical Engineering in from the Illinois Institute of Technology (1967), and a BS degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1965). |
