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Wednesday, 03/28/2012 11:22:24 PM

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:22:24 PM

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Thanks to yormom over at Investor's Village for this:

From BPC Russia

http://www.bpcenergy.ru/press-center/press-release/3224/

Microturbines provide power elite residential complex in the center of Sochi

Press release
March 27, 2012

The company "BPC Engineering" has started commercial operation in the energy center on the basis of Capstone microturbines in the residential complex "Sea Palace" in the center of Sochi. Today it is one of the best contemporary architectural sites of the city, which took the prize in the competition of architects of Russia. It is a luxury apartment building with sixteen monolithic bearing walls, located in the cultural heart of the resort city of Sochi. From almost every apartment has panoramic views of the Black Sea, Sochi Sea Port, Lenin Park and other attractions.

Microturbine energy center is located in the basement room of the main building and fully meets the needs of the residential complex for electricity, heating and hot water. The composition of the main technological equipment includes four C65 Capstone microturbine installation of heat exchanger, two hot-water boiler Viessmann. Microturbines operate in standalone mode on the main gas. Their combined power capacity of 260 kW thermal power - 470 kW. Additional redundancy is provided by the urban network, which is used to cover peak loads. In this project the BOC Engineering has supplied the equipment, installation, commissioning and training of customer personnel.
With the construction of a residential complex the developer has set a goal to use only the most modern and high quality materials and technology. Designed to provide maximum comfort for its occupants, "Sea Palace" has a fairly advanced and energy-intensive infrastructure, including underground and above ground parking, elevators, swimming pool, professional gym, restaurant, bar and a cozy patio. Due to the frequent interruptions in the supply of electric power characteristic of the Sochi region, to the equipment subject to special requirements for the degree of reliability and environmental friendliness and low noise level, because the object is located in a densely populated center of the resort town. How to best satisfy all these requirements as a basis for energy center were selected microturbines Capstone. Their high reliability due to a number of design features that are protected by more than 100 patents. The use of air bearings in the construction of micro-eliminates the need for oil and coolant, which greatly simplifies and reduces the cost of maintenance of equipment. This was an important factor for choosing microturbines, since the object is not assumed constant presence of staff. In addition, the flexible microturbine to the load and can operate in a range from 1 to 100% without loss of efficiency, which is very important for a residential facility with a significant daily fluctuations in energy consumption.
Given that the microturbine energy center is operated in cogeneration mode and the total efficiency can reach 90%, for every kilowatt of electricity produced by shareware 1.8 kW of heat. Therefore, the cost of electricity is only 1.8 rubles. per kW · h with existing network tariffs in the Krasnodar region of more than 3 rubles. This reduces the utility bills for tenants, while maintaining high quality services that meet the requirements of luxury homes, and also provides additional benefits of the residential complex real estate market town of Sochi. "Sea Palace" - this is the first large-scale residential facility in Sochi, where he organized a highly efficient and environmentally friendly self-contained power supply with the use of microturbine technology. Already, he is a model of comfort and energy efficiency. Currently, the completed painting and decorating the house, and in the end, he will be ready to accept the first tenants.

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