Energy Ef ficiency Drives Environmental Ef ficiency Case Study of the Thermal Energy Corporation Energy Center at Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas

Abstract

While the momentum continues to grow for renewable energy and
sustainable solutions, it will likely be a long time before we are able to
completely wean our energy plants from using fossil fuel. In the mean-
time, it is important to continue to find ways to use fossil fuel in a more
efficient and environmentally sound way. This article will address an
approach to integrating state-of-the-art technology to implement an on-
site energy system that generates electric power and thermal energy at
significantly higher ef ficiencies and produces lower emissions than our
traditional central generation facilities. Another increasingly important
benefit to on-site energy systems is the increased reliability and security
an on-site energy plant brings to facilities, especially those that serve or
have a critical mission, such as hospitals, data centers or command and
control centers