The CHP awards were presented to the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Bragg, N.C., and the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Calif. CHP, a technology suitable for use for process heating applications, produces both electricity and steam or hot water from a single heat source, using fuels such as natural gas, biomass, or wasted energy.
By using this technology, the bases' CHP systems achieved operating efficiencies of nearly 65 percent ‑ much higher than the efficiency of separate production of electricity and thermal energy, which is typically less than 50 percent.
For more information about the CHP Partnership, visit www.epa.gov/chp/.
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