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his issue of cogen coincides with the launch of
customers involved in renewable energy who are
the Waukesha 275GL+ natural gas engine as an
converting waste heat to power in smaller-scale
ecomagination qualified product. On launch day,
output applications.
September 20, 2011, we are at the Waukesha,
Due to the regulatory push at the state and
Wisconsin, factory for a comprehensive presentation
national levels in the U.S. for more efficient tech-
on the 275GL+ – including a hands-on view of the lat-
nologies that have minimal environmental impact,
est 12- and 16-cylinder models – to demonstrate their
North America is in an excellent position to take ad-
effectiveness for our oil and gas industry customers.
vantage of the gas engines portfolio that GE offers.
The high-performance, cleaner-burning 275GL+ is one
Federal policy, in particular, is providing financial
of the Waukesha compression technologies that have
incentives for innovations like the Clean CycleTM
enhanced our newly integrated gas engines portfolio,
system that recover waste heat from natural
which includes Jenbacher gas engines, Waukesha gas
gas and biogas applications. Additionally, many
engines, and Heat Recovery Solutions. Our business is
regions are offering incentives for customers to
focused on providing innovative and reliable solutions
install cogeneration applications. Gas engines
in power generation, gas compression and waste heat
and waste heat recovery are a critical part of
to power to our diverse customers throughout North
our strategy at GE to lead the global trend of
America, from small towns like Auburn, New York, to
maximizing energy production while minimizing
major metropolitan cities like San Diego, California.
greenhouse gas emissions. I am excited to be a
These solutions operate on a broad range of fuel
part of it and look forward to working with you
gases, including low-quality waste gases, and in many
to build the next generation of energy-efficient
applications, from natural gas processing stations to
products.
dairy farms. In North America, and elsewhere, the
fuel-flexible, highly efficient Jenbacher gas engines
product line’s synergies with the low emissions and
reliability features of the Waukesha gas engines
Yours sincerely,
Rafael Santana,
president and CEO Gas Engines, GE Energy
line create more solutions for the petrochemical,
mining and manufacturing sectors. Our Heat Recovery
Solutions portfolio meets the needs of our gas engines
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Applications as
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High efficiency, dependability, and the capability to operate on
a wide variety of fuels including natural gas, biogas, landfill gas,
and a host of other fuel sources, are just some of the advantages
offered by GE Energy‘s Gas Engines business‘ combined heat and
power (CHP) plants. Vast resources of natural gas, biogas, and
landfill gas are some of North America‘s greatest advantages,
yet today they remain largely untapped sources of energy.
Taking Advantage of the Fast Changing World.
GE’s gas engines CHP technology helps North America meet its
ever-increasing demand for electricity from coast to coast by
using the continent’s abundant natural gas resources to generate
power in a wide range of applications – from dairy farms to office
buildings; from small towns to metropolitan cities; from Auburn,
New York, to San Diego, California.
GE’s gas engines CHP technology
helps North America meet its ever-increasing
demand for electricity from dairy
farms to office buildings;
from small towns to metropolitan cities;
from Auburn, New York,
to San Diego, California.
Meeting Power Demands…and Environmental
Requirements. GE’s gas engines CHP plants are supplying
onsite heat and power to more than 450 facilities across North
America, including hospitals, universities, farms, and greenhouses. And because CHP (also known as cogeneration) plants
are inherently more energy efficient than using separate systems
to create heat and power, the plants generate power while using
less fuel and reducing environmental effects in the process. GE’s
CHP plants meet power demand while also meeting increasingly
stringent environmental standards and Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) regulations, helping North America toward its longterm goals of reducing emissions from power production.
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Real World Results – Transforming Landfill Gas into
Energy. Using GE’s advanced gas engines CHP technology, a
Missouri correctional facility is transforming waste gas from a
nearby landfill into 3.2 MW of power to provide electricity and
heat for site operations. Generating power from this previously
North America Special
The tomato greenhouse complex in
Ontario, Canada, also treats the gas engines’
exhaust, enabling CO2 from the exhaust
to be recycled and used as fertilizer to
enhance greenhouse crop production.
unused fuel source produces enough energy annually to power
1,900 homes and heat water for 1,400 homes while reducing CO2
The 12 MW plant operates at greater than 90 percent
emissions equivalent to removing nearly 3,800 automobiles from
overall efficiency, and is one of seven Ontario Power Authority
American roads. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon stated, “This project
projects intended to demonstrate how advanced cogeneration
creates a cleaner, reliable, and consistent source of energy from
technologies can lead to energy independence and improved
a naturally occurring by-product of our landfills. I commend this
grid reliability, and can support Canada’s clean energy goals.
innovative partnership for the benefits it will bring our economy,
“Our first-ever greenhouse cogeneration project was made
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and national initiatives to add significant amounts of energy from
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The Figures Speak for Themselves.
“With overall efficiencies up to 90 percent and the ability to
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convert fuel into cleaner energy in a variety of applications, GE’s
gas engines CHP plants have proven to be tailor-made for helping
North America achieve its energy and environmental goals,” said
Regional sales leader
Roger George, regional sales leader for GE’s Gas Engines business
for GE’s Gas Engines
in North America. “The figures speak for themselves.”
business in North America
“GE’s gas engines CHP plants have proven
to be tailor-made for helping North America
achieve its energy and environmental goals,”
said Roger George, regional sales leader
for GE’s Gas Engines
business in North America.
facts and figures:
•High electrical efficiencies up to 48.7 percent
•Overall efficiency (electrical and thermal) up to 90 percent
•Wide range of power and heat outputs
•Reduced CO2 emissions
A Greenhouse Uses CHP to make Greener Energy.
cogeneration to the provincial power grid,” said Guido van het
•Compact design, small footprint
A high-efficiency power plant powered by four Jenbacher gas
Hof, president of Great Northern Hydroponics.
•Gas engines operate on alternative energy sources
engines cogeneration modules is providing onsite power and
•Enhanced operational safety and availability
heat, along with a ready supply of CO2 to fertilize the facility’s
•Low investment costs
tomato crop, to a 55-acre tomato greenhouse complex operated
source:
by Great Northern Hydroponics, a division of Detroit-based Soave
Enterprises, in Ontario, Canada. In addition to generating power
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and heat for greenhouse operations, the plant also treats the gas
engines’ exhaust, enabling CO2 from the exhaust to be recycled
and used as fertilizer to enhance greenhouse crop production.
Surplus power from the greenhouse power plant is being sold to
the local grid under a contract with the Ontario Power
Authority, and the plant supplies enough electricity to power
12,000 – 15,000 Canadian homes annually.
–> GE’s gas engines CHP plants range from 0.25 MW to 9.5 MW
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Raising the Bar for
Unconventional Gas Applications
GE introduces the Waukesha 275GL+ gas engine, demonstrating expertise in compression, oilfield power generation
and mechanical drive applications, and strengthening the competitive position of GE’s Gas Engines business in the
emerging unconventional gas space.
The 275GL+ Adds to the Tradition. Sometimes it takes a
but the 275GL+ addresses these sometimes competing priorities
new technology to meet unconventional needs, and the 275GL+
while delivering increased revenues for owner and operators. The
is just that. The 275GL+ represents the combination of outstand-
275GL+ meets these demands with no trade-offs, as it delivers
ing engine design with over 80 years of Waukesha experience in
all-around performance, including improved fuel tolerance and
manufacturing engines for the oil and gas industry.
efficiency, more horsepower in a wider range of conditions, and
The 275GL+ boasts the most horsepower, the best fuel efficiency
lower emissions. With its low NOx capability, the 275GL+ meets
and flexibility, and the lowest emission levels in its class. The
the current 0.5 g/bhp-hr NOx requirement for non-attainment
combination of reduced environmental emissions and high
areas and the EPA’s 2010 Spark-Ignited New Source Performance
performance qualify the 275GL+ as an ecomagination product –
Standard requirements of 0.5 g/bhp-hr NOx and 1.8 g/bhp-hr CO.
the first product from the Waukesha gas engines line to achieve
such status.
Unconventional Gas – A Key Fuel Source for Today, and
Tomorrow. The technology behind the 275GL+ illustrates
The 275GL+ boasts the most horsepower,
the best fuel efficiency and flexibility,
and the lowest emission levels in its class.
Reliable Even In Unforgiving Environments. The
high performance 275GL+ is designed to drive natural gas
compressors and generators in harsh environments. The
275GL+ can operate on raw, untreated gas extracted at production sites, which reduces customers’ operating costs by limiting
(or eliminating) the need for the transportation, storage and
GE Energy’s unwavering global commitment to provide advanced,
innovative solutions to meet our customers’ most pressing operational and environmental challenges.
“The advanced technology behind
the 275GL+ demonstrates the expertise and
innovation of the Waukesha product line in
compression, oilfield power generation and
mechanical drive applications for
the oil and gas industry.”
treatment of fuel. In addition to running on fuels of varying
– Brian White, president of Waukesha gas engines
quality, gas compression site operators also require powerful,
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reliable and fuel-efficient engines that operate around the clock
Brian White, president of Waukesha gas engines, explains,
in challenging conditions with low emissions and long main-
“Unconventional gas is one of the key sources of gas in North
tenance intervals. Designing all of these performance require-
America and successful engine performance at these sites is all
ments into a single solution is certainly a technical challenge,
about application flexibility.
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It’s about being able to maximize power output on a wide range
of fuel quality and composition, from 750
Btu/ft3
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in the Canadian
Horn River area to over 1200 Btu/ft3 in the Marcellus and Eagle
• 16-cylinder 16V 275GL+, 4,835 hp at 1,000 rpm
Ford shale plays in the United States. It’s about meeting ever-
• 12-cylinder 12V 275GL+, 3,625 hp at 1,000 rpm
tighter emission requirements as gas compression sites move
• 2 percent horsepower advantage increases closer to larger population centers.”
gas throughput by 920 million scf per year, creating additional annual revenue of
“The 275GL+ allows our customers
to maximize their revenues and positions
them to successfully meet
the growing demand for energy
and the production, transportation and
storage of unconventional gas.”
– Brian White, president of Waukesha gas engines
$3.6 million at a wellhead price of
$3.90/1,000 ft3
• 1.2 percent fuel efficiency advantage and lower CO2 emissions reduce carbon footprint by 9 percent. Greenhouse gas emissions advantage is equivalent to removing 380 cars from U.S. roads annually
• 1.2 percent greater fuel efficiency saves
As an example of how 275GL+ technology is being applied in
3.3 million scf of natural gas per year, enough unconventional gas projects, GE recently sold three 12-cylinder
to power 46 average U.S. homes annually
12V 275GL+ models into a coal seam methane application at the
Kenya production site near Queensland, Australia. This project
represents the first time Waukesha and Jenbacher gas engines
are being jointly deployed as a groundbreaking integrated
Brian White
solution to provide compression and onsite power generation
in the same project. The Kenya project will be strategically
President
crucial to positioning the Australian site as a global supplier
of Waukesha gas engines
of liquefied natural gas.
–> Unconventional gas is a key power source in North America
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U.S. Customers Can Reap Significant
Financial Benefits from Federal Incentives
The charter product in GE’s Heat Recovery Solutions portfolio, the Clean Cycle™ system provides innovative
technology for capturing waste heat from small-scale applications and converting it into electricity providing
a significant source of additional revenue.
Adapting ORC technology to smaller-scale
Big Federal Incentives for Waste Heat Recovery.
applicationS. The Clean Cycle system is an adaptation of the
Aside from the technology’s distinct operational advantages,
Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), a process that operates like a steam
Clean Cycle customers in the U.S. can reap significant financial
power plant, but with a working fluid that has a much lower
benefits from federal incentives that reward waste heat and
boiling point than water. This allows the Clean Cycle system to
renewable utilization. These include 100 percent depreciation
generate electricity from waste heat as cool as 250°F (121°C).
of the capital costs in the first year for a 2011 installation – or
The working principle is basic: An evaporator captures waste heat
50 percent depreciation if the project is installed in 2012;
that converts the high pressure working fluid from liquid to vapor.
an investment grant covering 30 percent of capital costs for
This high pressure vapor is expanded over a turbine coupled to
renewable energy projects that generate more than 150 kW
a generator, which produces electricity. Then the vapor is cooled
(if some of the construction occurs in 2011); and a $0.022/kWh
back into liquid form to be used again in the process. For decades,
production incentive for qualified renewable energy projects –
ORCs have been applied to very large industrial projects, but the
including biomass facilities – that generate electricity
vast majority of wasted heat – worth billions of dollars – has been
before 2016.
emitted from smaller sites by machines such as reciprocating
engines, gas turbines and biomass boilers. Now, the Clean Cycle
waste heat-to-power generation system makes it possible to harvest the low temperature heat from these applications and turn it
into 125 kW of power that can be used onsite or sold back to the
grid. In many applications, the solution can pay for itself within
18-to-36 months, and since it requires no fuel, the Clean Cycle
system generates energy with no additional emissions or fuel.
For decades the vast majority of wasted
heat – estimated to be worth billions of
dollars – has been emitted from smaller sites
by machines such as reciprocating engines,
gas turbines and biomass boilers.
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–> An agricultural enterprise in the state of Michigan, U.S.
Clean Cycle customers in the U.S.
can reap significant financial
benefits from government
incentives that reward waste heat
and renewable utilization.
This reduces friction losses – and the need
because of its synergies with the highly efficient
Now you can experience cogen in a new dimension: cogen2.0
for expensive-to-maintain lubrication systems power generation capabilities of Jenbacher and
– and signifcantly improves reliability.
• Once the IPM generates raw power,
sophisticated power electronics convert
Waukesha gas engines.
“Clean Cycle …is a catalyst
for innovative integrated
product solutions that drive
business growth.”
makes it possible to experience GE even more intensively when
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reading cogen. You can view films, animations, videos or other
materials related to the marked articles on the Internet.
It’s as simple as this: All you need to experience the wide range of
Many states in the U.S. also have their own
it into usable electricity with the same
grants and other incentives to encourage waste
frequency and voltage as the connected
heat recovery. 33 states now have renewable
grid – without the gearboxes or mechanical
portfolio standards that compel operators to
step-down techniques that can produce generate set percentages of electricity from
parasitic losses and operating issues. A
A textbook example of that is GE’s newly
in your cogen. All of the articles in our customer magazine that are
renewables, and 13 states qualify waste heat
constant power factor of 1 makes costly
announced collaboration with the Italian-based
marked with the cogen2.0 logo contain stored multimedia content.
as cleaner energy.
capacitors unnecessary.
cogeneration systems provider AB Group. Over
Then hold the icon up to the webcam.
– Brad Garner, president of Heat Recovery Solutions
multimedia content from cogen is an Internet connection and a
webcam that is either integrated or externally connected to your
computer. Surf over to http://site.ge-energy.com/corporate/cogen20_en/index.htm and aim the webcam at the images marked
the next three years, GE will provide a large
Alterations Improve ORC Functionality.
• While most ORC working fluids are hazard-
number of Clean Cycle units to combine with
This activates cogen2.0 and turns your computer into a digital
The Heat Recovery Solutions segment has im-
ous, the Clean Cycle system uses a hydro-
AB Group’s existing Jenbacher J416 gas engines
extension of the contributions in cogen. There are seven marked
proved upon the standard Rankine Cycle process
fluorocarbon that is not flamable and
in a packaged solution that will generate 10
articles in this issue. For each, you can view related videos,
so that it can be applied to smaller-footprint
minimizes the environmental effects.
percent more electricity, improve plant electrical
animations and films on the web, and enjoy the stories in cogen
efficiency to 45 percent total output, decrease
in “Extended Reality”!
plants and applications such as reciprocating
engines, gas turbines and biomass boilers, and
Synergies Create New Business Oppor-
biomass usage in combined heat and power
still generate up to 125 kW per unit. This involves
tunities. “Since Clean Cycle is such an ideal
applications by 10 percent, and lower nitrogen
three major changes.
complement to GE’s gas engines technology
oxide (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions.
Enjoy your North American special of cogen with cogen2.0!
portfolio, it will be a catalyst for innovative
• An Integrated Power Module (IPM) housing
integrated solutions that drive business growth,”
the high-speed turbine and generator
proclaims Brad Garner, president of Heat
contains highly-efficient magnetic bearings Recovery Solutions. Indeed, the flagship offering
that allow the shaft to spin in a magnetic field of Heat Recovery Solutions segment can grow
instead of riding on a mechanical bearing. 13
GE’s global renewable energy footprint precisely
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President
Heat Recovery Solutions
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