Generator fuel has always defined the fundamental performance and design of electrical power generators, and each fuel is better suited for different applications. Diesel generators are robust and responsive machines well suited for emergency backup power generation because of the explosive nature of the diesel fuel chemistry. On the other hand, the undesirable exhaust emissions are high in concentration and expensive to control.
Natural gas generators are better suited for continuous operations ideally suited for primary and peaking power generation applications, and offer favorable exhaust emissions. Then there are the newer machines such as mixed-fuel generators that use both diesel and natural gas, and bio-fuel generators that use new fuels taken from agriculture and labs that have long been viewed as having both promising and questionable futures. Recent advances in technology have improved the performance of all of these generator types to the extent that the selection criteria for some applications are changing.
This presentation will bring listeners up to speed on what your best options are today and in the near future.
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Bruce Myatt, PE Principal of Critical Facilities Solutions, Inc. Founder of Critical Facilities Round Table and CTO and EVP of The Data Centers, LLC. |
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