Meet the competition!.........at least for one market GLE may enter. The oil company I work for in Alberta is testing these very units at individual oil wells. Fuel comes from the flared off waste gas. Their about the size of a beer keg:).....raisin
Micro-Cogeneration Energy System
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1999--Capstone Turbine Corporation, developer and manufacturer of the first commercial microturbine power generator for the distributed energy market, announced that the Capstone MicroTurbine(TM) is at the heart of a ``micro-cogenerationïï energy system unveiled at a Walgreenïs in Merrillville, Indiana today. The small-scale, onsite ``total-energy systemïï was developed and supplied by Energy U.S.A., a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., of Hammond, Ind. (formerly NIPSCO Industries). It is a single system that provides energy for heating and cooling needs, as well as for electricity.
The Capstone MicroTurbine is a compact, clean electric power generator that operates on the same principle as the jet engine, but with the cost efficiencies of an automotive turbocharger. In cogeneration applications, the MicroTurbine's clean, 500-degree Fahrenheit exhaust heat is captured by a heat recovery unit and reused for heating, cooling, drying or other purposes. At the Walgreen's installation, the exhaust energy will be used to power the building's air conditioning.
``We are impressed with NiSourceïs leadership in making onsite, total-energy systems a reality,ïï said Ake Almgren, Capstoneïs president and chief executive officer. ``Micro-cogeneration systems can now offer the economic and environmental benefits of cogeneration to commercial and smaller industrial users. The Capstone MicroTurbineïs small size, low emissions, and low maintenance requirements make it ideal for many kinds of distributed generation solutions.ïï
The heat recovery unit was developed and manufactured by Modine Manufacturing Company of Racine, Wisconsin.
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