Cenex Harvest States Plans 11.7 MW Cogen Unit to Produce Energy On-Site in Mankato, an Advisory From Industrialinfo.com.Business Editors & Energy Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 6, 2001 The following is an advisory from Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. Inc.; Houston, Texas), Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives (St. Paul, Minnesota) over a year ago put in an order for a new General Electric (GE) gas turbine generator and expects its arrival in the fall of 2001. Plans call for the installation of the new gas turbine cogeneration unit at Cenex's Mankato, Minnesota soybean soybean, soya bean, or soy pea, leguminous plant (Glycine max, G. soja, or Soja max) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Asia, where it has been processing plant. Being no stranger to the energy market with its own Country Energy LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control division that markets energy and energy-related products, Cenex has seen the value of generating their own power and steam. Installation of the 11.7 mega-watt (MW) simple cycle GE model 10B turbine generator is scheduled to start this fall with a commissioning date of January 2002. The on-site generator will utilize a Heat Recovery Steam Generator A heat recovery steam generator or HRSG is a heat exchanger that recovers heat from a hot gas stream. It produces steam that can be used in a process or used to drive a steam turbine. (HRSG HRSG Heat Recovery Steam Generator HRSG Human Resources Systems Group (Ottawa, ON, Canada) ) to produce process steam and electricity for plant use with auxiliary power to be sold to the local grid, making Cenex an Independent Energy Producer (IEP IEP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Irish Punt. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). Reliant Energy/Minnegasco (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is also installing a high-pressure natural gas line interconnect to feed the unit. This $8 million project is considered under federal regulations as a new source review for nitrogen oxides. After Best Available Control Technology (BACT BACT Best Available Control Technology BACT Bacteriological BACT Bekaert Advanced Coating Technologies BACT British Association of Conference Towns ) analysis, a determination was made to utilize dry low-NOx burners on the natural gas-fired turbine. The unit will also be outfitted with NOx and SO2 controls to reduce emissions. Cenex, a privately held cooperative, was founded in 1931 by 25 local cooperatives and today its 7,000 employees serve member cooperatives and producers in 24 states. They provide a variety of products and services from grain marketing and food processing to petroleum refineries and pipelines. Cenex Cooperatives reported third quarter earnings, which ended May 31, 2001, at $150.3 million. For further information, visit us online at: http://www.industrialinfo.com or send inquires to foodgroup@industrialinfo.com. |
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