Feasibility of cogeneration for a single process industry. Energy management memorandum TM-82-5

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6586625

Porter, R N

The economic feasibility of cogeneration for a single small industrial process steam user in Chicago was investigated. Cogeneration options considered included three gas turbines, three dual-fuel diesels, and two fired boilers with steam turbines. Fuels included a locally available medium-BTU gas. For the fired-boiler and steam-turbine pair, low sulfur coal was also analyzed. Finally, the option of a low-sulfur coal fired boiler without cogeneration was analyzed. None of the options considered yielded the minimum acceptable rate of return on investment (ROI) of 18%. The best alternative - medium-BTU gas-fired boiler and steam turbine - yielded only 12.7% ROI, corresponding to a 4.4 year payback period. It is therefore concluded that cogeneration is not warranted for this industry for projected conditions. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago (USA). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-80CS40337
• OSTI ID: 6586625
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/40337-5; ON: DE83005649
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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