An absorption chiller, also known as an absorption refrigerator, is a cooling system that uses a heat source, in lieu of electricity and a compressor, to drive the device. The systems are commonly used where excess heat is available and are considered a type of heat recovery device. Trigeneration, production of electricity, hot water, and [...]
Cogeneration - Have Your Electricity and Heat it Too.
Cogeneration has been in the news a bit more lately and it seemed like it was time for Greenline to offer a primer.
So what exactly is “congeneration?” In general terms, it’s system which provides both heat and electricity from the same source of fuel. Such systems often take advantage of what would normally be [...]
2010 Olympic Village Using Sewage-Heat Recovery
After looking at a number of alternatives, the city of Vancouver chose to follow the example set by the city of Oslo, Norway and will implement North America’s first sewer heat recovery system for the 2010 winter games. It is scheduled to be completed in 2009.
An enormous amount of thermal energy is lost when the [...]