Van Medisina Hospital CHP case study0 pages

GAS AND DIESEL ENGINES

Dresser-Rand Guascor® Engines and Gen-sets

Independent Energy Supply for Hospital
Case Study

The Opportunity
By nature, hospitals are high
energy consumers. Electricity
powers the lighting and equipment
of the facility; hot water is used
for cleaning; steam is required
for instrument sterilization; and
cooling is needed for refrigeration,
freezing and air conditioning
systems. Hospitals must maintain
adequate energy levels for their
operation while at the same
time keep operating costs within
reasonable budgets.
To address this challenge, many
hospitals are turning to combined
heat and power (CHP) systems
— also known as cogeneration —
to supply power and maintain
budgets. CHP systems allow hospitals to generate an independent energy supply. Many variables must be
considered when evaluating such an important project; however, in the long term, CHP may provide a more
reliable and cheaper energy source than the traditional one.
Private Medisina Van Hospital has a 163-bed capacity located on 129 square feet (12,500 square meters) area
in Van, Turkey. It provides broad-based, high-level health services, and it is equipped with state-of-the-art
technology to serve its patients. The hospital, like many others, sought a solution to provide reliable energy to
meet its needs.

The Solution
After exploring possible solutions to provide the necessary energy, heating, and cooling, Private Medisina Van
Hospital installed a Dresser-Rand Guascor® SFGLD240 natural gas gen-set providing 405 kWe of electricity and
546 kWt of thermal power.
The installation allows the hospital to independently generate electricity and it also provides the resources they
need for heating and cooling. Using an heat recover boiler, the gen-set jacket cooling water and exhaust gas
are used for heating of water and the building.

Benefits
❚❚ Provides reliable heat and power supply independent from external suppliers
❚❚ Decreases costs of electricity and heating
❚❚ Provides a free heat source from gen-set jacket cooling water and exhaust gas heat recovery boiler