Hi Pete, You ask:
> How much power are you feeding into the grid? The Tecogen puts out 60 kwe on LPG, and from memory, I calculated we would get around 47 kWe on producer gas. As my job is to supervise the producer gas interfacing, (I'm still in NZ) next week, I can be more specific in my next report in December. > If its more than 5 or > 10 KW, please tell me about your grid connecting controller: cost, > mfr, etc.. All this stuff is built into the Tecogen CHP system, not clobbered up with off shelf componentry. These package plants are fully certified to meet Californian regulations, and came with a hefty price tag in the region of $80,000. I do know that there would have been some big charges from the power company to supply relay code settings if we had not had them fitted into the Tecogen. The economics of doing this power generation module are certainly outside of commercial realities, but my associates are looking for answers to questions, and prepared to pay for the experience. As the second objective of this particular project is to replace LPG as a heating source for glass houses, the gas has greater commercial value than for electrical generation, but we still have to meet all the emission regulations for it's combustion. Because the issues of grid connections can only be discussed in general terms, my opinion for what it is worth (nothing) , tells me that DIY gensets and grid relay connectors, will not be approved by most line companies, unless they can be certified appropriately, hardly economic for a few kWe. If that's all you can offer, then you are best suited to either use gasifiers for stand-by, or use all the power yourself on site. Doug Williams, Fluidyne Gasification. _______________________________________________ The Gasification list has moved to [email protected] - please update your email contacts to reflect the change. Please visit http://info.bioenergylists.org for more news on the list move. Thank you, Gasification Administrator
