Taminco Ghent invests in sustainable production

The Ghent plant CHP - project : an ongoing focus on sustainable production.

After a first investment in our Ghent methylamine production unit during Spring 2008, with the goal of reducing energy consumption at the site, Taminco now started construction of a CHP plant. The cogeneration unit, based on gasturbine technology, will allow to produce the necessary electricity and steam for the site, while consuming 15 % less primary energy compared to separate heat and power production. As a result greenhouse gas emissions will also be reduced, by 7500 tons per year for CO₂ and 100 tons per year for SO₂. To maintain the current high level of availability a back up boiler for steam production will be forseen, and the unit will be connected to the public grid for import and export of the balance of electricity. The unit is scheduled to go in operation in April 2009.

For more information on CHP technology you can visit the following websites :

COGEN Europe - what is Cogeneration?
Turbomach: Gas Turbine Packages

Some images of the construction: