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| GE Energy introduces new 4-MW Jenbacher gas engine GE Energy's Jenbacher gas engine business is presenting a world's first today: the 4-MW, J624 GS Jenbacher gas engine, the first 24-cylinder unit. The engine, successfully running on the test bench in Jenbach, represents a quantum leap in gas engine technology and builds on GE's expertise in advanced high-speed gas engine technology for commercial on-site power applications. Initially, the new engine will be operated with natural gas, and its first customers will be greenhouse operators in the Netherlands. The power and heat created by Jenbacher gas engine cogeneration systems in greenhouses are used in various ways. The electricity can provide the power for the artificial lighting and/or be fed into the public grid, the heat efficiently meets the greenhouse's heating requirements, and the CO2 of the engine exhaust gas can be used as a fertilizer for the plants. In the next step, this engine will be used for coal mine gas solutions. Coal mine methane is highly associated with the greenhouse gas effect, and Jenbacher engines that utilize the gas can offer a high potential to reduce CO2 emissions. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |