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Western New York Energy, the operator of an ethanol plant in Medina, New York, United States, has unveiled plans to deploy an industrial steam-generating heat pump at the facility.
US-based Skyven Technologies will supply its Acturus heat pump system for the project. It claimed its system offers “high efficiency” and reduces energy consumption and costs in on-site process steam generation.
“Built on MVR (mechanical vapor recompression) technology, Skyven Arcturus uses electricity to upgrade low-temperature heat from industrial processes and uses that heat to produce boiler-quality steam up to 215 degrees Celsius and 300 pounds per square inch. ”, the two companies said in a joint statement.
The system measures 45 meters x 15 meters and has an expected lifespan of 30 years. It uses water as a coolant and its coefficient of performance (CO) is reported to be 2.7.
“COP varies as a function of heat source temperature, steam output pressure and temperature rise,” Skyven says on its website. “Arcturus achieves COPs ranging from 2.1 to more than 8.0, depending on the temperature increase. For a typical temperature rise of 235 F (112 C), Arcturus produces a COP of 2.7.”
The heat pump also has a minimum heat source temperature of 29 C and a temperature increase of 166 C. The maximum output temperature is 215 C.
“The implementation of Skyven Arcturus is expected to take twenty,000 [metric tons] of CO2 emissions per year, which is equivalent to taking more than 4,300 cars off the road,” the companies said.
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