I heard of this process years ago when I was in Massachusetts. The local energy plant used solid waste as fuel. That was about sixteen years ago. I turned up some research on Google just now for the post following this one and I am just going to toss it out. While I think the idea has a lot of potential locally and statewide, I just do not have the time to delve deeply into the literature.
I do want to say that all this ought to raise a question in our minds about why we have heard nothing about cogeneration from our local, state, and federal officials. I have my cynical opinions as to the answer to my question but, for now, I will leave it at a hope they are merely ignorant
The first search was for "electric cogeneration co-generation" and the first page of results follow:
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The cogeneration systems developed by GUASCOR are efficient alternatives to tradional methods based on the use of the electric power ...
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Cogeneration is defined as the "combined production of two forms of energy -- electric or mechanical power plus useful thermal energy -- in one ...
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Has the time come for co-generation? - cogeneration of electric power and heat in buildings - Statistical Data Included from Real Estate Weekly in Business ...
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Cogeneration (also combined heat and power, CHP) is the use of a heat engine or a power ... then a waste heat recovery boiler feeds an electrical plant. ...
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For more information, or a no-cost estimate, send an email to us at: info (@) cogeneration (.) net and include your past 12 months electric use found on ...
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Amazon.com: Cogeneration and Wheeling of Electric Power: Books: John R. Boyle,John H., III Fish,William A. Martin,Raymond G. Tessmer by John R. Boyle,John ...
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Electrical Cogeneration Service. Filed By:. Dennis R. Nelson. Tariff No.:. EC-1. Title:. Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Effective: ...
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Please note that a blown fuse or tripped breaker is a warning that you may have an electrical problem with your wiring. If you need repairs beyond the meter ...
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Re: Co-generation of electric power. 09/27/2006 2:48 AM. i have worked past six years setting up power generation plants gas based and HSD based ...cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/323/Co-generation-of-electric-power - 43k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this - Filter |
I did manage to skim
Cogeneration Of Steam And Electric Power: P2 Opportunities And Options and found it interesting till I got to this paragraph when it became
very interesting:
Cogeneration is an old and proven practice. Oil and gas-fired cogeneration technologies were increasingly used on industrial sites throughout Europe and the United States between the late 1880s and early 1900s, when electric utility service was limited in availability, unreliable, unregulated, and expensive. In 1900, almost 60 percent of the total U.S. electric power-generating capacity was located at industrial sites. As the demand for electricity increased and the reliability of service improved dramatically, industry began to shift to utilities for electricity. By 1980, industrial electric generating capacity had fallen to about 3 percent of total capacity. Over the same time period, the technical potential (suitable thermal load) for cogeneration had increased substantially.
The second search was for "using solid waste to generate electricity". Again I was only able to skim one article,
EPA - Clean Energy - Electricity from MSW, which points the problems with solid waste as a fuel source. The first page of results for this search follow:
PhysOrg news: Researchers use corn waste to generate electricity. ... make up a third of the total solid waste produced in the United States. ...
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There are many ways to generate electricity from biomass. .... Digestion uses biowaste such as manure and municipal solid waste (MSW) as a feedstock. ...
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biogas produced from the processing of municipal solid waste (MSW) to generate electricity. This. methodology however exclusively deals with the emission ...
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A solid-waste conversion plant produces useful products and electrical energy ... combusting at said fuel gas to generate electricity sufficient at least to ...
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Solid-waste energy plant using catalytic ionic-impact decomposition and combustion ... All of the turbines 14, 15a and 15b generate electricity for internal ...
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Solid waste digester turns garbage into electricity, Extreme composting. ... bacteria to turn it into methane, which is then used to generate electricity. ...
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Electricity from Municipal Solid Waste. Municipal solid waste (MSW) refers ... can be recycled are generally excluded from MSW used to generate electricity. ...
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Gas is pumped out of the landfill using perforated pipes and flared off or burnt in a gas engine to generate electricity. Even flaring the gas is a better ...
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4 2 The bill provides that, using the data electricity 4 3 generators, municipal solid waste incineration facilities, and 4 4 medical waste incineration ...
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