Small-Scale Cogeneration Handbook, Fourth Edition

Cogeneration can now turn up to 90% of the fuel burned into usable energy — compared to just 52% of the fuel typically burned in the local power plant and in a separate existing hot water heating system. The fully updatedfourth edition of this comprehensive, bestselling reference provides a wealth of information to assist you in evaluating the feasibility and potential benefits of cogeneration for your facility. Covered in detail are recent regulatory developments and their impact, system selection and sizing, permitting requirements, operation and maintenance, financing, technology basics, micro turbines, absorption chillers, distributed generation, and case histories.

IntroductionHistory of CogenerationRegulatory ActionsUses of CogenerationApplying CogenerationSizing the CogeneratorLogistics of InstallationPermitting RequirementsOperation & MaintenancePitfalls of CogenerationFinancing Cogeneration ProjectsCase HistoriesSmall-scale Cogeneration ManufacturersDo-it-yourself CogenerationGreen Energy vs. CogenerationMicro-turbines and CogenerationAbsorber Chillers in CogenerationDesiccant Drying and CogenerationFuel CellsDistributed GenerationNational Combined Heat & Power AssociationCogeneration in EuropeThe Organic Rankine CyclePyrolysisAppendicesTypical Shared Savings AgreementEnergy Conversion TablesHeat Loss in Swimming Pools-GraphsTypical Small-scale Cogeneration Energy ProductionTypical Utility Rate Schedules-Gas and Electricity Working a Cogeneration Project-A ModelIndex

Bernard F. Kolanowski is a mechanical engineer, having received his degree from Pennsylvania State University. He has worked with the application side of machinery, including compressors, pumps, gas turbines, generators, engines, motors, and heat exchangers throughout his career and has held positions in application engineering and management with such companies as Ingersoll-Rand, Environmental Control Products, Riley Stoker and solar turbines. In addition, he has owned his own business developing small-scale cogeneration projects throughout southern California for over 20 years.