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Cogeneration – Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

Efficient on–site power systems that produce electric power and thermal energy for heat, steam or air conditioning while reducing greenhouse gases.

Cogeneration, or combined heat and power (CHP), is the production of two kinds of energy – usually electricity and heat – from a single fuel. Systems can be powered by either natural gas or diesel. They typically involve a reciprocating–engine generator that produces electricity and a heat–recovery system to capture the waste heat from the engine’s exhaust and cooling system.

By capturing and using the waste heat, these systems consume only 50 percent of the fuel burned by a central power station to provide an equivalent amount of energy. Since greenhouse gas emissions are directly related to the amount of fuel burned, CO2 production is also cut in half.

Economical cogeneration systems based on reciprocating–engine generators area available from as small as 30 kW to more than 100 MW. By making continuous use of both electricity and thermal energy, customers can save up to 35 percent on overall energy costs.

Other benefits include:

  • Improved reliability of your electric supply
  • Easy system installation and expansion
  • Eligibility for CHP tax credits
  • Eligibility for “carbon credits” for reduced CO2 emissions

For more information please provide a brief overview of your needs to our Power Solutions group.

Cogeneration Literature:


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Global Brochures

Asia Pacific

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  • PDF icon Tetra Pak – India (204kb)

    The combination of in-house regassification and power generation using LNG with Combined Heat and Power (CHP) makes the project the first of its kind in India.

  • PDF icon Rose Poultry – Denmark (187kb)

    Rose Poultry relies on Cummins Power Generation cogeneration to power production operations

  • PDF icon American Honda Headquarters – United States (214kb)

    Based on projections, it is estimated that American Honda will save more than 30% in on-campus energy expenditures each year using a cogeneration (combined heat and power) system from Cummins Power Generation.

  • PDF icon Chicago Museum of Science and Industry – United States (188kb)

    The installation of a 1.75 MW cogeneration (combined heat and power) system from Cummins Power Generation at the world–famous Chicago Museum of Science and Industry provides up to 80 percent of the museum’s heat, hot water and electricity.

  • PDF icon Columbus Water Works – United States (553kb)

    Columbus Water Works was looking for a solution for its South Plant that would couple renewable fuel with cogeneration. After extensive evaluation, Cummins ESB NA was deemed to have the best technical fit for the application, supported by a world-class parts and service network.

  • PDF icon Riverside Sewage Treatment Works – London, UK (553kb)

    Thames Water Utilities Ltd is the UK’s largest water and wastewater services company. Every day it supplies 2.6 billion litres of drinking water from 100 water treatment works through 32,000 km of managed water mains to 8.7 million customers across London and the Thames Valley.

  • PDF icon De Breuck Greenhouses – Belgium (181kb)

    Geert De Breuck produces about 1,650 metric tons (3.64 million pounds) of tomatoes annually with the help of a cogeneration (combined heat and power) system designed by Cummins Power Generation that generates electricity for on-site use and for sale to the power grid, while simultaneously producing heat and carbon dioxide for plant growth.

  • PDF icon Frimley Park Hospital – Greener Power, Surrey, England, UK (258kb)

    UK hospital reduces carbon footprint with combined heat and power (CHP) plant. Since achieving foundation trust status in 2005, Frimley Park Hospital — a 700-bed facility in the commuter town of Frimley, Surrey, about 30 miles from London — has made significant financial investments to enhance its acute services for the nearly 365,000 people in the North East Hampshire and West Surrey region.

  • PDF icon INDITEX Group Logistics Centre – Spain (254kb)

    Cummins Power Generation’s 2.3 MW natural gas powered cogeneration (combined heat and power) plant supplies hot water, low pressure steam and cooling to the entire distribution centre optimizing building operations, improving energy performance while also reducing CO2 emissions.

  • PDF icon Jinqiao Sports Center – China (188kb)

    Visitors to Shanghai’s Jinqiao Sports Center can work out in comfort, thanks to a cogeneration (combined heat and power) system from Cummins Power Generation. The cogeneration system uses natural gas to power an on-site electric generator set that supplies electricity to the facility, while the waste heat from the engine is used to make hot water and heat the swimming pool and building.

  • PDF icon Museum of Human Evolution – Burgos, Spain (622kb)

    Cummins Power Generation ESB provides heating and cooling solution to the Museum of Human Evolution in Burgos, Spain. The Cummins Power Generation solution delivers optimization of building operations, and improves the energy efficiency of the whole system while reducing CO2 emissions.

  • PDF icon Pastas Doria – Colombia (196kb)

    Pastas Doria, a large Columbia based manufacturer of pasta products, turned to Cummins Power Generation for a solution to reduce their high energy and fuel costs. The cogeneration (combined heat and power) system runs 24 hours-per-day, reducing is electricity purchases by 60 percent and fossil fuel purchases by 70 percent.

  • PDF icon Western Milling – United States (186kb)

    With rates soaring for both electricity and natural gas in Southern California, Western Milling, a large animal feed supplier, decided it needed to do something to reduce its energy costs. Cummins Cal Pacific, the local distributor for Cummins Power Generation, analyzed Western Milling’s need for more economical energy and recommended a cogeneration (combined heat and power) running on natural gas.

  • PDF icon William Floyd School District – United States (145kb)

    William Floyd School District saves money on high on–peak electric rates at their Shirley, New York campus with a cogeneration (combined heat and power) system from Cummins Power Generation. The system provides the school district with the most cost–effective, low maintenance and user–friendly solution to generate nearly all of the electricity, heat and cooling during the local utility’s daily peak usage hours.

  • PDF icon Innopolis Wrocław – Wrocław, Poland (345kb)

    Wrocław Technology Park was set up to harness the scientific and industrial potential of the city of Wrocław and the Lower Silesian province of Poland, and to stimulate the development of advanced technology companies with an emphasis on small and medium sized businesses. Technology transfer, the commercialization of scientific research and the attraction of foreign investment are all high on the agenda.

Technical Papers:

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