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pressed to less than 1% of the volume
that natural gas occupies at normal atmospheric
pressure. CNG is more easily
transported by ship and truck, which
makes it suitable for supplying remote
areas that do not have their own natural
gas or LNG infrastructure.
Indiana-headquartered Cummins recently
announced a new line of 175-kW
and 200-kW natural gas-powered generator
sets for use in North America. The
company said the new gensets include
features such as:
■ Rugged six-cylinder spark-ignited
QSJ8.9G gas engines for reliable
power that can respond quickly to load
changes.
■ The PowerCommand 2.3 control for
automatic remote starting/stopping,
precise frequency and voltage regulation,
alarm and status message display,
and output metering compliant
with the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) 110 Level 1 standard.
■ A standard cooling package that provides
reliable running up to 122F.
■ An enclosure incorporating special
designs to deliver quiet operation in a
small footprint.
The new generator sets are a part of
Cummins' investment in new and sustainable
technologies as part of Destination
Zero, the company's strategy to
reach zero emissions across its products.
" The new 175-kW and 200-kW
natural gas generator sets offer our customers
industry-leading power density
and are engineered to offer exceptional
performance and consistent
reliability
as well as to meet customers' power
requirements, all in a more compact
footprint, " said Ignacio Gonzalez, executive
director of the company's Power
Systems division. The company said the
gensets could be used to provide reliability
and versatility for stationary standby
low-kWe applications such as commercial
and government buildings, public
infrastructure, water/wastewater management
plants, healthcare facilities,
manufacturing sites, and more.
Texas-headquartered Caterpillar in late
June said LCL Data Centers, which operates
data centers in Belgium, commissioned
Caterpillar's 13.5-MVA standby
power solution for use at its LCL Brussels-West
data center in Aalst (Figure 2).
The unit will operate on 100% HVO. LCL
said it will be the first data center in Bel2.
The Brussels-West data center in Aalst,
Belgium, will feature a Caterpillar standby
power solution. Six Caterpillar 3516B diesel
gensets, which will burn 100% hydrogenated
vegetable oil, or HVO, will provide backup
power for the site. Courtesy: Caterpillar
gium to use biofuels for the generation
of standby power. The Caterpillar product
consists of six of the company's 3516B
diesel generator sets.
" With our deep roots in Belgium,
we are committed to supporting environmentally
responsible initiatives that
create a better world, " said Laurens van
Reijen, managing director of LCL. " Our
collaboration with Eneria [the local Caterpillar
dealer] and Caterpillar has demonstrated
the viability of HVO100 in our
standby power systems. We're strongly
committed to becoming carbon-neutral
by the end of this decade, and we've
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