PGE Energia Ciepła Branch Elektrociepłownia in Bydgoszcz gave a new manufacturing unit, powered by gas fuel with a total electrical power of 52.7 MWe and thermal 52.2 MWT, as well as a reserve and supply source with a total capacity of over 70 MWT-the company said in a statement.
The investment consists of five cogeneration aggregates based on gas engines.
PGE focuses on gas. Coal goes aside
The new manufacturing unit was established at the Bydgoszcz II CHP plant. The investment began in 2022.
As PGE indicates, The construction of a new production source allows for the exclusion of two coal boilers from the operation of the combined heat and power plant in Bydgoszcz.
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“The new gas unit in the Bydgoszcz II CHP plant is the largest cogeneration source in Poland, based on gas enginesand also another important stage of transformation in EC Bydgoszcz, “said PGE Energia Ciepła, Grzegorz Krystek, quoted in a press release.
Kogeneration – what is it?
The cogeneration source is an installation in which electricity and utility heat is produced at one technological process, most often by burning gas, coal, biomass or use of other fuels.
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This combination allows for a much higher energy efficiency compared to separate electricity and heat production, because heat energy is recovered, which would be lost in classic power plants.
Cogeneration reduces fuel consumption, reduces pollution emissions and reduces operating costs, which is why it is eagerly used in municipal heat and power plants, industrial plants and more and more often in smaller local installations.
