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Monday, May 04, 2009
Microturbines: An excerpt from Green Building A to Z
Microturbines are a relatively new technology with significant applications in green building design. By using natural gas as a fuel (also diesel or propane), microturbines generate electricity and hot water, rather than just one or the other. In this way, about 80% of the energy value in the fuel is converted to useful work. Microturbines can range from 25 kilowatt (kW) output to 500 kW, have low emissions of nitrogen oxide, are about 20% to 30% efficient in producing electric power and can produce hot water at 120F to 175F, a range quite suitable for a number of uses, including swimming pools and service water.
To read the entire chapter, click here to download the PDF version.
Posted by Sky on 05/04/2009 at 03:00 AM
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