Boilers keep bowl hopes alive

Purdue's football team kept their bowl eligibility alive with a 20-17 win over Illinois on Saturday in Champaign.
“They work and they want to win, they want to have fun and they want to be successful,” said Purdue head coach Danny Hope. “I think all of those things have been very obvious. These guys have paid a heck of a price and been very co committed, they pay the price to win,” said Hope.
The Boilers recovered three fumbles in the first half. However, Purdue did not convert any of those turnovers in to points. After two made field goals by Sam McCartney, Purdue led 6-3 at halftime.
Purdue's offense found its rhythm in the second half. In the third quarter, Robert Marve connected with Akeem Hunt on a 63 yard touchdown pass. Purdue took a 13-3 lead but each time the Boilers scored, Illinois had an answer.
After Illinois pulled within three 13-10, Purdue's Ralph Bolden ripped off a 63 yard run. He injured his hamstring on the run and did not return to the game. The Boilers capitalized off of Bolden's big run as Akeem Shavers capped off the drive with a six yard touchdown run. Purdue led 20-10.
“We are just thankful that we are winning, we are getting out here and having fun,” said senior running back Akeem Shavers. “That five game losing streak kind of hit us hard so it just feels good to be winning and being able to play the game that we love,” said Shavers.
Illinois pulled within three again with 3:28 left in the fourth quarter as Nathan Scheelhaase scored on a two yard touchdown run.
Purdue recovered the onside kick and was able to run out the clock to pick up the victory.
“We knew it was going to be a tough road coming up, said senior quarterback Robert Marve. “Scratch, fight, and win. When your back is against the wall like I keep saying you have to keep swinging,” said Marve.
The Boilers improve to 5-6 on the season. They will play host to Indiana next Saturday at noon. If Purdue can get the win over the Hoosiers, they will become bowl eligible.

http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/sports/boilers-keep-bowl-hopes-alive

Thule boilers save big in first year

10/26/2012 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- In 2011, five exhaust boilers were installed at Thule Air Base, Greenland, to decrease the amount of JP-8 fuel used for heating the base and ultimately, save money. 

Exhaust boilers at Thule Air Base, Greenland, take the excess heat from the electrical generators and use it to heat the base. In fiscal 2012, the new boilers saved officials more than $2.2 million and close to 800,000 gallons of fuel. (Courtesy photo)

Thule AB has five locomotive-style engines in its M-Plant that generate electricity for the base, said Randy Pieper, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron resource efficiency manager.

The electrical generators are only 35 to 40 percent efficient, he said, and most of the energy produced is wasted through exhaust heat.

Pieper compared the generators to a car engine.

"All of that (energy) is going out in exhaust," he said.

The purpose of the exhaust boilers is to capture the energy that would normally be wasted and use it to generate heat, an important job since the base in located 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle.

"Our goal is to capture as much of this heat from the engines as possible because the cost of JP-8 is so expensive," Pieper said.

Just one year after the $8.3 million dollar project was completed and the boilers put into use, fiscal 2012 total savings was more than $2.2 million, helping the Air Force meet Department of Defense energy goals. According to Pieper, since the completion of the project in 2011, Thule AB has saved nearly 800,000 gallons of JP-8.

Constructed during the Cold War, Thule AB once housed 10,000 personnel. Today, that number stays between 750 and 1,000. The base is currently in the process of decreasing its size and its footprint.

"We are going to reduce the base (infrastructure) 38 percent," Pieper said.

Having more than 744,000 square feet less to heat and maintain will significantly increase Thule AB's annual savings.

Another project is in the works for fiscal 2013, Pieper said. A system is being designed to recover the heat from the radiators that cool the generators.

"This will make the overall system as efficient as possible," Pieper said. "It should cover all of the heating requirements for the base after the consolidation is complete."
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123323388

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Will a free boiler and power make Energetix hot?

A new boiler for free plus cheap gas and electricity sounds too be good to be true, but that is what Energetix, a small company quoted on the Alternative Investment Market, intends to offer. Every year, 1.5 million new boilers are installed in Britain, each costing an average of about £2,000. Most of these are emergency purchases and are a burden on cash-strapped homeowners. Energetix will offer customers free boilers provided they sign up for five years’ dual-fuel supply of gas and electricity, which are guaranteed to be cheaper than supplies from the top six main providers – British Gas, EDF, Eon, Npower, ScottishPower and SSE. The deal is made possible because Energetix has designed a boiler that generates electricity whenever it is used for central heating or hot water. For the average home, this means about half its annual electricity will be generated, effectively for free. Energetix will use that saving to help pay for the cost of the boiler over five years. The idea has won support at the highest level. The company is chaired by Clare Spottiswoode, one of the best-respected people in the energy industry and former head of the old gas regulator, Ofgas. Energetix’s chief executive is founder Adrian Hutchings, who has spent more than a decade building up the business. He is to become deputy chairman and last month, Peter Richardson, chief operating officer of vacuum cleaner maker Dyson, was appointed as the new chief executive. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-2170211/MIDAS-Will-free-boiler-power-heat-Energetix-shares.html

Boiler replacement scheme welcomed

LOCAL MLAs have welcomed the announcement of a new £12 million boiler replacement scheme to increase energy efficiency in 16,000 homes.
The announcement made by DSD Minister Nelson McCausland will be launched in September.
Mr Paul Givan commented: “I welcome this recent announcement regarding extra funding for the replacement of boilers over 15 years old. This measure has proven successful previously and a number of constituents in Lisburn have benefited from this DSD scheme. This new scheme will provide an excellent opportunity for those who are vulnerable and less able in society to increase the energy efficiency of their homes and also reduce costs. It specifically targets owner occupiers who have a total gross income of under £40,000 and have a boiler older than 15 years old.
“There are people across Lagan Valley who will greatly benefit from this new grant scheme and I would urge those who are eligible to contact the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on 0300 200 7874 for further information. Applications will not be made available until September but this announcement of secure funding for this is very welcome.”
Jonathan Craig MLA also welcomed the news saying: “As a former member of the DSD committee I recall many hours spent debating the virtuous of such a scheme which at the time was seen as part of the Governments efforts to tackle fuel poverty, given the massive rise in the cost of home heating oil since then it is even more relevant today.”
Those who think they may be eligible can call now on 0300 200 7874 to find out more and check if they can apply on 0300 200 7874 or http://www.nidirect.gov.uk
http://www.lisburntoday.co.uk/community/boiler-replacement-scheme-welcomed-1-3905347

BHEL starts supplying super critical boilers

Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is expecting more orders for its super critical boilers and thereby save on its royalty outgo to technology partner Alstom.
 "We learnt the super critical boiler technology and have bagged the first order for our own super critical boiler," A.V. Krishnan, executive director, told IANS over telephone from Tiruchirapalli.
 "We are not paying any royalty to Alstom, with whom we have a technology transfer agreement," he added.
 Super critical boilers used in power plants are those that can operate at a very high temperature.
 BHEL has bagged orders for three super critical boilers of 660 MW capacity.
 "This is the first and only order we have for our own super critical boilers. We are confident of bagging more," Krishnan said.
 According to him, BHEL last year developed and commercialised a 300 MW sub-critical controlled circulation boiler that can fire blended coal to counter Chinese competition in the segment.
 "The Abhijeet group putting up a 300 MW power project in Andhra Pradesh had got offers for such a boiler from a Chinese company. We scaled down our own 500 MW boiler and designed the 300 MW boiler as per the requirements of the customer," Krishnan said.
 He said BHEL had also completed the conceptual design of an 800 MW advanced ultra super critical steam generator and would test the materials in an existing boiler.
 "The conceptual design takes care of the material design, ordering of the material and validating them in a running boiler. Only after testing the materials we can go ahead with the boiler design," Krishnan said.
 The development of 800 MW advanced ultra super critical boiler is a joint effort of BHEL, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) and NTPC.
 As per plans, the IGCAR will design and develop the 800 MW advanced ultra super-critical boiler that can operate at a pressure of 350 bar (a measure of steam pressure) and at a temperature of 700 degrees centigrade.
 IGCAR has the expertise is in equipment design, development of materials that can operate at very high temperature. It will also draw out the equipment manufacturing codes and standards.
 BHEL will manufacture the boiler and other equipments while power generator NTPC will be the end user to produce power.
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/04/04/197--BHEL-starts-supplying-super-critical-boilers-.html