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The University of Toledo Announces "Green Data Center" Project
The University of Toledo project will be the second Green Data Center in the nation and the first in Ohio. Read the full story here.BHP Earns US EPA Recognition
BHP Energy, a subsidiary of GEM, Inc., with offices in Walbridge and Hudson, Ohio, and Saratoga Springs, New York, has been recognized by the U.S. EPA Combined Heat and Power Partnership for contributing to more efficient U.S. energy production. Six BHP projects evaluated by the EPA prevented the total release of about 4,000 metric tons of carbon equivalent, when compared to traditional methods of energy production. In the EPA estimate, the 2010 reductions are equivalent to emissions from 944 passenger vehicles. Some examples of BHP Energy's work in Northwest Ohio include:- Toledo Museum of Art - Installed first at The Toledo Museum of Art in 2004, four Capstone gas turbines with integrated heat exchangers produce electric power and hot water needed by the Museum for art conservation. This need is every day, all day, and all year round. To match the continuous performance of a ReliaFlex™ system at the Museum, the DOE provides the analogy that you would be driving the family automobile for over 200,000 miles per year.
- SeaGate Centre in Toledo - Installed in 2005, another ReliaFlex™ system includes four Capstone gas turbines with integrated heat recovery modules for hot water, chilled water, and electric power production. A key feature of ReliaFlex™, illustrated at SeaGate, is the baseline need for heat in the winter months and cooling in the summer months. At SeaGate, traditional sources are kept on stand-by or are off-line – baseline needs are satisfied by ReliaFlex™.
- University of Toledo – In 2006, BHP Energy provided a turnkey combined heat and power solution to The University of Toledo. The combined heat and power system, using Capstone micro turbines, is capable of generating 130kW of electricity and 800,000 BTU of hot water.
- Huntington Center, downtown Toledo – BHP Energy designed and installed a 260-kW combined cooling, heating, and power system. This system, using Capstone Turbines, is not only capable of generating clean electricity, but also 1,600,000 BTU of hot water and 100 tons of chilled water from recovered exhaust heat. This system was installed in 2009. The Walleyes and the Bullfrogs play with supplemental energy assured by ReliaFlex™
SU, IBM Show How to Decrease Energy Expended in Data Centers
"Syracuse University has been a model of what a progressive and intelligent technology user should be as we all look for ways to reduce carbon emissions, save energy and increase the resilience of critical operational facilities," says Dave Blair, president of BHP Energy, a subsidiary of GEM Inc. BHP was the systems integrator for the energy and cooling technologies in the SU Green Data Center and a key presenter at Tuesday's conference. BHP and IBM will be jointly pursuing advanced data center projects that build on the SU success, including a recently signed deal with the University of Toledo.
Read the full story here: http://insidesu.syr.edu/2011/07/27/data-center-energy/
Who is BHP Energy?
BHP Energy offers turn-key advanced power systems that use natural gas to create electrical power, heating and cooling for non-residential and mission-critical applications.
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A ReliaFlex® Advanced Power System combines Capstone® MicroTurbines & other selected components with a comprehensive service package for smooth, continuous operation.
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