INSTALLATION OF DISTRIBUTED G ENERATION AND C OMBINED HEAT AND POWER AT M EDWAY PLASTICS C ORPORATION , L ONG B EACH, CA

Abstract

This article describes the installation of three 375-kWe natural-gas-
powered distributed generation units at Medway Plastics Corporation
located in Long Beach, California. In addition to electric power, Medway
has elected to utilize heat available in the engine jacket water to drive a
151-ton, single-effect, vapor absorption chiller, which Medway will use
for cooling operations attendant to the injection molding process. As this
article was being written, the units were scheduled to undergo exhaust
gas emission testing to verify compliance with regulations set forth by
South Coast Air Quality Management District.