Small-scale Cogeneration Handbook

Bernard Kolanowski is a mechanical engineer having received his BSc degree from The Pennsylvania State University. His career spans the application of engineered products to various industries seeking solutions. Cogeneration is his current focus, applying systems both large and small to various commercial and industrial establishments, utilizing engines, microturbines, and gas turbines. He currently resides in Carlsbad, California.

1. Introduction 2. History of Cogeneration 3. Regulatory Actions 4. Uses of Cogeneration 5. Applying Cogeneration to a Facility 6. Sizing the Cogenerator 7. Logistics of Installation 8. Permitting Requirements 9. Operation & Maintenance 10. Pitfalls of Cogeneration 11. Financing Cogeneration Projects 12. Case Histories 13. Small-scale Cogeneration Manufacturers 14. Do-it-yourself Cogeneration 15. Green Energy vs. Cogeneration 16. Microturbines and Cogenration 17. Absorber-Chillers in Cogeneration 18. Desiccant Drying and Cogeneration 19. Fuel Cells 20. Distributed Generation 21. National Combined Heat & Power Association 22. Cogeneration in Europe 23. The Organic Rankine Cycle 24. Pyrolysis 25. Available Technologies; Appendices I. Typical Shared-Savings Agreement II. Energy Conversion Tables III. Heat Loss in Swimming Pools—Graphs IV. Typical Small-scale Cogeneration Energy Production V. Typical Utility Rate Schedules—Gas and Electricity VI. Working a Cogeneration Project—A Model