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Cogeneration: Producing Heat and Light and Profits

What role will recycling energy play in the future of renewable energy? Two thirds of the energy people produce is wasted. It goes up power… Read more

Waste Not

A steamy solution to global warming Forty years ago, the steel mills and factories south of Chicago were known for their sooty smokestacks, plumes of… Read more

Munson makes push for industrial efficiency incentives in legislation

Can the cost of energy be cut while reducing emissions? During today’s OnPoint, Richard Munson, senior vice president of public affairs at Recycled Energy Development,… Read more

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Hot trend: Recycling wasted heat to cut emissions, costs

A new hospital is being built near Princeton, N.J., that won't depend on the local electricity grid, won't pump out the normal amount of greenhouse gases and won't pay peak prices for electricity.

The University Medical Center of Princeton will have its own power plant that will use natural gas to make electricity; the heat generated as a byproduct will create steam to heat the building, sterilize equipment and provide cooling.

Interest in this kind of combined heat and power has been growing as U.S. energy prices rise, old plants near retirement and the country begins to get more serious about reducing global warming pollution. Read more