101 Miller Street, Sydney
Cogent Energy has designed and will soon commence installation of a state of the art cogeneration plant at 101 Miller Street, North Sydney. The building is one of the largest commercial buildings in North Sydney and comprises premium office space and retail shops. Project details include:
| Building Owner: | Mirvac |
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| Location: | North Sydney |
| Building Description: | Commercial complex - premium offices & retail plaza |
| Building Size: | 40,000 sqm |
| Plant In-service Date: | 1 July 2008 |
Cogeneration Configuration
The 101 Miller Street cogeneration plant comprises 2 x 1,166 kW MTU 4000 series cogeneration engines that are connected in parallel to the grid. Each engine is coupled to a 750 kW Thermax exhaust absorption chiller. The absorption chillers are fully integrated into the buildings chilled and condenser water systems.
The plant is set up to operate in grid parallel import and island mode and operates automatically during the peak and shoulder demand periods.
Plant Capacities
| Peak Electrical: | 2,332 kW at 0.8 power factor |
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| Peak Cooling: | 1,500 kW |
| Energy Efficiency: | 80% (estimated) |
Benefits
| Energy cost savings: | 10% |
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| Reliability: | Highly reliable parallel cogen solution with grid parallel import |
| Energy Efficiency: | 5 star ABGR |
| Sustainability: | Saving of up to 10,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum. |