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Future Potential
Economic CHP potential exists for direct contact water heating, indirect thermal fluid heating and indirect air/gas heating. CHP also appears promising for larger system applications. 2-50 MW CHP potential
An economic screening assessment was done by Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc (2004) for CHP applications between 2 and 50 MW. The study calculated the number of new, economically viable, CHP sites in various market sectors. Results suggested that there was potential for an additional 61 Chemicals and Allied Products sites across the nation.1 Pharmaceutical sites were not specifically broken out; but the authors pointed to pharmaceuticals as a "promising sector for growth in CHP installations" in this size range.11 MW and smaller CHP potential
Resource Dynamics (2001) evaluated the economic potential for CHP in smaller capacity industrial applications (1 MW or less).3 In this size range, the authors identified six thermal processes in the pharmaceutical manufacturing work flow where CHP might be integrated into existing facilities.These were:3
References
Energy and Environmental Analysis (April 2004)
An economic assessment of the 2-50 MW combined heat and power market. Evaluations focused on five prime movers, three types of gas turbines and two types of reciprocating engines. Energy and Environmental Analysis (March, 2004)
Presentation profiles three large CHP markets (Chemicals, Food, and Pharmaceuticals) identified as having the greatest near-term CHP growth potential. Resource Dynamics (2001)
This report describes industrial applications for smaller CHP systems (less than 1 MW in size). The authors focus on turbine, microturbine, and reciprocating engines technologies for five generic industrial processes. |
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1 - Assessment of Large Combined Heat and Power Market