US: National Gypsum and Recycled Energy Development (RED) has announced the opening of a combined heat and power (CHP) project at National Gypsum's Burlington, New Jersey, facility. The project produces approximately 3.4MW of electricity and delivers more than 30MMBtu/hr of thermal energy, resulting in an overall efficiency of greater than 90%.
"CHP is benefitting our company's bottom line," said John Corsi, vice president of Manufacturing Operations and Engineering at National Gypsum. "This facility allows National Gypsum to further strengthen our competitiveness, increase our reliability, as well as improve our environmental stewardship."
RED's cogeneration system provides power and thermal energy to National Gypsum's wallboard production facility, reducing its costs, energy-intensity, and greenhouse-gas emissions. The system captures excess heat from the gas turbine's combustion and uses it within the board dryer to dry wallboard.
The project benefitted from a US$1.3m competitive grant administered by New Jersey's Economic Development Authority and Board of Public Utilities.
