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On-Grid Industrial and Commercial Distributed Generation
Schematic diagram of heat recovery system used in a wind-biodiesel hybrid power system designed for a college campus.
Combining wind turbines or other renewable energy sources with various types of conventional distributed generation equipment (diesel generator sets, natural gas powered reciprocating engine generator sets, microturbines, etc.) can greatly expand opportunities for renewable energy to participate in the industrial and commercial distributed generation market. The operation of the renewable and non-renewable generation sources can be automatically coordinated to minimize the user’s energy costs given his particular electric and thermal load profile, utility rate structure, and financial incentives such as green energy tags.

Single line electrical diagram of a wind-biodiesel hybrid combined heat and power system designed for a college campus.