UTC Power, a division of United Technologies Corp. (South Windsor, CT), announced the official unveiling of the first US supermarket installation of the PureComfort™ 240M combined cooling, heating and power (CHP) system. In a ribbon- cutting ceremony at the A&P fresh store in Mount Kisco, NY, local and federal government officials celebrated the installation of the 240 kW system designed to provide efficient and clean electricity, cooling and heating for the store.
The PureComfort™ system converts more than 80% of its fuel input to useful electric, cooling and heating output. This high efficiency is expected to produce 40% less carbon dioxide emissions and 90% less nitrogen-oxide emissions than the average central generation plant. The nitrogen-oxide emissions avoided annually are equal to that produced by 250 cars during the same time period, while the carbon dioxide emissions benefit is equivalent to planting 150 acres of forest.
The system gains its high efficiency by using the exhaust heat generated from power production to provide additional heating and cooling for the store. The technology was developed in partnership with the US Department of Energy (Washington, DC).
