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    University of York installs last of three MWM engines for 5.3-MW CHP plant on campus

    Nov. 29, 2022
    The new CHP plant at the campus is driven by MWM TCG 3020 V20 gas-fired engines. Each of the first two MWM units can generate about 1.56 MW at capacity, although the third one is rated higher at close to 2.3 MW
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    European distributor Edina has installed the third MWM gas engine as part of the on-site combined heat and power (CHP) plant overhaul at the University of York in England.

    The new CHP plant at the campus is driven by MWM TCG 3020 V20 gas-fired engines. Each of the first two MWM units can generate about 1.56 MW at capacity, although the third one is rated higher at close to 2.3 MW.

    The natural gas-powered units are backed by a 850-kW biomass boiler near York’s Heslington East campus. The boiler can deliver close to 7 million kWh of heat energy annually, operating on wood chips and pellets.

    Combined heat and power plants offer improved energy efficiency by utilizing both the electricity generated and the heat utilized for steam and heating on campus.

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    The container surrounding the power engine is unique, according to installer Edina.

    “We created bespoke artwork around three sides of the container perimeter to visualize the internal components and workings of the CHP plant," Adam Bloom, head of sales at Edina, said in a statement. "This requirement forms part of an expansive learning initiative designed to engage the university students and staff on the energy-efficient technologies powering their campus and facilities whilst educating the university’s engineers of tomorrow.”The new CHP power plant improves on energy efficiency goals set by the university. It has announced a sustainability goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

    The University of York houses a Centre for Energy Efficient Materials diving into research on energy conversion, solar power and catalysts. The university itself was established in 1963.

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    Rod Walton, EnergyTech Managing Editor | Senior Editor

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    Rod Walton has spent 15 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist. He formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    Walton earned his Bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. His career stops include the Moore American, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Wagoner Tribune and Tulsa World. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids. The C&I sectors together account for close to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

    He was named Managing Editor for Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech starting July 1, 2023

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.

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