Gas Cogen / Trigen
Cogeneration in commercial buildings and airports using natural gas is a modern concept for Asia. One of the best examples is the 26 MWe natural gas based cogeneration plant installed in the twin tower building in Kuala Lumpur in 1996. The steam generated in the heat recovery boiler is used in the absorption chillers to produce chilled water, which provides the cooling load required for air conditioning.
The electricity produced from the gas turbines is used in the building. The excess electricity is supplied to the grid.
Another good example of building cogeneration is the 40 MWe natural gas cogeneration system used in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which is in operation since 1997.
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Though different types of fuels can be used for building cogeneration, natural gas is the most commonly used fuel for building cogeneration.
Micro turbines are also used for building cogeneration. Micro turbine are relatively a new concept of technology, having a small gas turbines in the range of 25-200 kW, developed and packed for distributed generation and small scale cogeneration.
The micro turbine system is relatively new to the Asian market and is comparatively more popular in Europe. In trigeneration concept, apart from electricity generation and cooling application, thermal energy is also used for process heating application. For services related to Gas cogen / Trigen contact us.