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Volvo Zentrum St. Petersburg.
Volvo Zentrum St. Petersburg.
The power that be
– the rise and merits of cogeneration and renewable sources WOLF Power Systems not only provide you with an optimal and economic indoor climate. From single-family houses to apartment buildings, from office buildings to industrial plants, WOLF Power Systems create innovative, intelligent and individual cogeneration system solutions for the national and international market, side by side with their clients. TEXT: CORNELIA BRELOWSKI I PHOTOS: WOLF POWER SYSTEMS
With more than 35 years of experience in the field of complex combined heat and power (CHP) systems, WOLF today stands for the development, production and installation of more than 2,200 cogeneration units worldwide, ensuring secure, reliable and cost-effective operation. WOLF Power Systems are the go-to address when it comes to CHP solutions. A combined heat and power plant consists mainly of a combustion engine, a generator and heat exchangers. As primary ener108 | Issue 48 | March 2017
gy sources, either natural gas or renewable fuels like sewage gas and biogas are possible. The combustion gas engine drives the generator, which turns the applied energy into power. The power is then distributed to the consumer network or directly sent to a supplier. All WOLF combined heat and power plants are built according to the same principle. A frame, constructed of steel sections, provides the heat exchange unit with the connections for the heating supply and return lines, exhaust and fuel. Inside the unit, a plate heat exchanger
(functioning as engine cooling water heat exchanger) and a tube bundle exchanger (as heat exchanger), as well as the emission control system are to be found. Reaching an efficiency rate of 90 per cent, meaning that 90 per cent of the primary energy is being turned into electricity and heat, the obvious benefits of the combined power plant are undisputed. Counting in the radiation heat, even 95 per cent efficiency is being reached, as opposed to 30 to 40 per cent through a conventional power plant. From single-family house up to large-scale projects, the WOLF Group offers client specific, tailored solutions across their whole range of performance. The WOLF motto, “Perfectly in tune with you”, means that each and every client with their respective