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Vol. 2, No. 5 Global Web Sites
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Welcome to the Power Topics e–Newsletter Cummins Power Generation is the world"s only provider of pre–integrated PowerCommand® commercial power systems — from standby/emergency systems to multi–megawatt utility peaking facilities to sophisticated cogeneration applications. Each issue of the Power Topics e–Newsletter will feature updates on our latest products, whitepapers and power solutions. Power topic #6015: The case for waste to energy: Utilizing low–BTU reciprocating gas engine generators By Keith Packham, Gas Applications Manager 
With the development of large reciprocating generator sets that can run reliably on alternative fuels such as low–Btu (i.e. dilute) methane, landfills, waste treatment plants, coal mining facilities and other sources of waste fuel now have a way to harness these "free" energy sources. Low–Btu reciprocating generator sets use proven technology to produce significant amounts of power from fuels that would otherwise be vented to the atmosphere, including methane, a "greenhouse gas" that has been implicated in global warming. This paper outlines the process for determining waste–to–energy site suitability, reviews the maintenance issues and technology answers related to contaminants often found in methane, and cites several working waste–to–energy installations as examples of installed waste–to–energy applications. Case History: Viridor Waste Management — Scotland In addition to disposing of thousands of tons of waste daily from its 193–acre site east of Edinburgh, Scotland, Viridor Waste Management uses two low–Btu gas generator sets from Cummins Power Generation to produce 3.5 MW of electricity from the methane created by decaying rubbish. Alternative energy fuels — Turn waste fuels into economical and environmentally responsible electric power 
Today, electric utilities as well as owners of landfills, biogas plants, wastewater treatment plants, coal mines and other waste fuel sources are all recognizing the energy potential of alternative gaseous fuels. What used to be waste has become a valuable source of energy that can be used for the economical production of electricity using low– and variable–energy–content gas generator set technology. Cummins Power Generation helps you meet the demand for reliable electric power in a way that is both economical and environmentally friendly. As energy solution specialists, we design, build and maintain on-site power generating plants that produce electricity by harnessing waste fuels — "free" energy sources such as landfill gas, biogas, coal seam methane, flare gas and more. For our Alternative energy fuels brochure, please click here. PowerSuite software update released May 28, 2008 As of Wednesday 5/28/2008 the PowerSuite GenSize program data files have been updated. If you are a user or our PowerSuite software, and have not done so already, please download the latest update. This will ensure that your GenSize data is current by adding new and deleting obsolete models. To download the update click on the link under "Latest Updates" on the Power Suite Web Center page located at: Click here for the download page... |
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