Maximize Decarbonization of Electric Grid by Turbine Inlet Cooling of District Energy Systems

Maximizing the annual output of district energy systems is ideal for maximizing the decarbonization of the electric grid by minimizing the need to operate less efficient systems to support the grid. Turbine inlet cooling (TIC) maximizes the annual output and efficiency of gas turbine-based district energy systems during hot weather when electric power is in most demand. The paper will highlight the long-term experience of two such systems: the 48 MW district cooling system of the Thermal Energy Corporation (Houston, TX) and the 47 MW district energy system at the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH). 

Speaker. 

John Andrepont, President, The Cool Solutions Company