Gypsum industry news
National Gypsum fires up CHP unit in New Jersey
16 November 2012US: 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.
National Gypsum to install CHP unit at Burlington
10 August 2011US: Waste-to-energy projects developer Recycled Energy Development (RED) and building products maker National Gypsum Co (NGC) have jointly announced the development of a combined heat and power (CHP) project at NGC's Burlington 32MM2/yr facility in the state of New Jersey.
The project has received a USD1.36m grant from the state through its Clean Energy Solutions ARRA CHP grant programme. The CHP plant will reportedly have an electricity generation capacity of 3.4MW, representing around 210,000MMBtu of thermal energy, which will result in an overall efficiency of greater than 90%.
"The NGC project will increase industrial productivity, generate clean power and reduce CO2 emissions," said Sean Casten, RED's president and CEO. "We appreciate the State's support and look forward to investing in New Jersey."
"CHP offers a win-win for manufacturers," said John Corsi, VP of Manufacturing Operations and Engineering of NGC. "This facility allows NGC to further strengthen our competitiveness as well as improve our environmental stewardship."
