Statistiques sur le réseau de chaleur de New-York. Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Ed) operates the largest district heating system ever built (apart from those in centrally-planned economies, i.e. the former communist states). The system has operated continously since March 1882 and serves Manhattan Island from the Battery through 96th Street. In addition to providing space and water heating, steam from the system is used in numerous restaurants for food preparation as well as to power absorption and steam-turbine chillers for air conditioning. A detailed history and description of this system will be added here in the near future. For more information about Con Ed, visit www.coned.com . Steam System 1994 1993 Winter peak sendout (million pounds per hour) 12.2 11.5 3.5 GW 3.3 GW Net station capacity (million pounds per hour) 13.8 13.6 3.9 GW 3.8 GW Length of mains and services 104 mi 103 mi 167 km 166 km Customers 1,964.
New York City steam system. The New York City steam system is a district heating system which takes steam produced by steam generating stations and carries it under the streets of Manhattan to heat, cool, or supply power to high rise buildings and businesses.
Some New York businesses and facilities also use the steam for cleaning, climate control and disinfection. Effects on the environment[edit] Cogeneration and Heat Recovery Steam Generation (HRSG) significantly increase the efficiency of fuel usage and thereby reduces the emission of pollutants, such as NOx, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and particulate matter, and reduce the city's carbon footprint. Clouds of condensation can sometimes be seen rising from manholes in Manhattan through orange and white "chimneys". This can be caused by external water being boiled by contact with the steam pipes or by leaks in the steam system itself.[1] Plants[edit] West 59th Street plant See also[edit] References[edit] Notes External links[edit] Steam. NYC - Queens - LIC: Big Allis. Welcome to Con Edison of New York. Con Edison: steam operations - welcome to the con edison steam operations. Steamy New York City. Well, hi there nice reader!
I am really glad you are here. You might want to subscribe to my list for more great tips...and never miss any travel goodness! Recently my step-sis, Beth, and I were doing what a lot of people in New Jersey spend a lot of time doing: driving. It was late one night and we were returning from dinner and heading north on the infamous New Jersey Turnpike. We were near Newark, New Jersey’s largest city and a bastion for industry. As we sped passed a large power plant of some kind, all lit up against the night sky, I began to wonder what was really going on there. According to Wikipedia and various other websites, the gas-fired (natural gas and butane), 940-megawatt Linden Cogeneration Plant was built in 1992. The way in which the facility generates power is intriguing.
It uses the heat generated by its five gas turbine generators to pressurize heat recovery steam generators—hence “cogeneration.” A bit of history: Outside the U.S., energy recycling is more common.