The electricity and thermal energy that we use every day are produced separately:
- Electricity comes mostly from large thermoelectric plants that disperse part of their energy into the environment;
- Thermal energy is produced through conventional boilers that convert primary energy contained in fuels, into thermal energy.
If users require electricity and thermal energy simultaneously, cogeneration can be used. Cogeneration (CHP – Combined Heat and Power) is the combined production of electricity – or mechanical – and thermal energy (heat) in a single process, produced in special plants that use natural gas or biogas as a source.
Cogeneration means the production of electricity at the same time recovering the heat that the conventional stations dispersed into the environment. This means:
- Energy savings: recover the heat than in normal plants is lost, means achieving efficiency up to 90%.
- Reduction of pollutant emissions.
- Lower costs of distribution and transmission losses.
- Modulation system as a function of the requirements: this means operate the plant during the hours most profitable covering peak demand during peak hours.
In its achievements, FAR energia has primarily used the GE Jenbacher engines and MAN Nutzfahrzeuge. However FAR energia can supply any engine in service of the cogeneration plant.
FAR energia manufactures cogeneration plants and district heating in both building, which in acoustic enclosure or container. In own facilities FAR energia care all the details of the design in order to maximize the quality of the normal management interventions and minimize plant downtimes in the event of scheduled maintenance or unexpected failure. For this purpose FAR energia design space management and provides outset fixed structures, furniture or easily removable conducive to human interventions. For soundproofing and thermal insulation, FAR energia collaborated with highly specialized companies.
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