Onsite Power Generation

The cost of electricity and heat is an integral part of a company's product and service expenses but generating energy at the point of its use can be more cost-effective than buying energy from centralized sources. In fact, Jenbacher´s onsite power solutions could decrease your energy-related expenses up to 40% or more.

If needed, you can also convert heat produced by our engines into hot water or steam for industrial needs. Or, that same heat can be converted to cold for air conditioning and refrigeration. You can even extract clean CO₂ from exhaust gases.

In addition, excess energy can potentially be sold back to the grid or to third-party companies, bringing additional OPEX savings to your business.

The cost of energy produced using Jenbacher’s onsite power generation solutions depends on several variables, particularly the cost of gaseous fuel. Our experts are ready to calculate the possible cost of energy for your company, as well as develop economic models of your potential project. Reach out to our experts to learn more.

Growing energy demand coupled with natural disasters and intermittent renewables continues to challenge grid operations across the globe and decrease utility reliability.

Onsite power generation solutions based on Jenbacher gas engines have high reliability and availability levels. Such power plants can efficiently work in “island mode” providing power to the facility when the grid is down. When the grid is available, our engines can operate in parallel with it, reducing the amount of power that needs to be purchased, lowering costs.

Modern gas engine power plants have a smaller carbon footprint than coal or oil-fired power plants (diesel, HFO, etc.). Jenbacher gas engines can be equipped with efficient catalysts for significant emissions reduction of NОx and СО, for instance.

Our power plants can also run on waste gases (including biogas and sewage, landfill and furnace gas). Jenbacher´s technology converts waste gases into energy, and greenhouse gas emissions can be significantly reduced.

And then there’s hydrogen. Our company is ready to supply engines that run on a gas-H2 mix or even on 100% hydrogen. Power plants working on pure H2 can tremendously decrease their carbon footprint. Consult with our experts to learn more.

Onsite energy solutions allow your company to increase power output gradually by supplying additional power units (containerized or installed inside your building) in line with your operations’ expansion plans, splitting capital expenditures over time.

Also, Jenbacher’s containerized solutions allow you to simplify the installation, speeding up the start of operations.

Your manufacturing process may result in waste gas production that can be converted into energy by Jenbacher engines. In addition to simply decreasing waste, you can lower your energy-related OPEX and meet emissions targets.

Onsite power generation is especially important if your company needs quick access to energy.

Third-party energy suppliers, like Utility companies, may not be able to provide additional power capacity. If they do, obtaining access to energy can mean serious infrastructure investments, or may take a significant amount of time.

On the other hand, Jenbacher gas engine power plants can be commissioned in eight to 16 months (time to Commercial Operation Date). Time to COD may be even shorter if units are in stock.