Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production, June 2011
Location is obviously key to on-site power production. But what if traffic safety issues make it impractical to locate a major power plant right next to an industrial consumer? Dedicated airport power plants face this issue: can a plant 20 or 30 km from an airport really be considered on-site power, especially if its electricity has to dip in and out of the national grid to reach its destination? And does this negate the benefits of locating power plants close to major customers?
Many airports have substantial on-site power and heat and/or cooling loads that are a good match for a local cogeneration plant. A debate is now underway in India and elsewhere in Asia about the merits of locating plants at new and refurbished airports, as Raghavendra Verma reports from New Delhi.
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