Brevoort East Residential Building, New York, USA
In brief. Two 100 kW Tecogen engines and a 280 kW Thermax machine serve a 26-story building and kept running through Hurricane Sandy.
A 277-apartment residential building in New York gets its electricity from two 100 kW Tecogen engines. Hot water from their jackets drives a 280 kW Thermax machine. The plant kept running during Hurricane Sandy.
What does the project consist of?
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Residential, 26 stories, 277 apartments |
| Engines | 2 Tecogen engines, 100 kW each |
| Fuel | Natural gas |
| Heat for the machine | Jacket hot water 90.5 / 85 °C |
| Machine and cooling | 1 machine, 280 kW (80 TR) |
| What the cooling is for | Air conditioning of common areas |
Why is this example useful for a Russian site?
The cooling load is 280 kW, below the 300 kW threshold, so in Russia a project like this is unlikely to pay off on cooling savings alone. The argument here is different: the plant kept running during Hurricane Sandy, and what you need to calculate is the cost of an hour without power. More: trigeneration for business centers and hotels.
How does this kind of scheme work?
Jacket hot water from the two engines drives a single-effect machine.
Based on Thermax materials
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