At ContourGlobal, we have become adept at developing highly efficient solutions that work in even the most unique locations. This talent has benefited clients in both of our primary lines of business – central generating stations and onsite generation systems.
On Lake Kivu in Rwanda, for instance, we are developing a methane-fired generating station with a capacity expected to total 100 MW when fully built out. Methane-fired generation isn’t anything new, but the methane in this case is trapped, along with dissolved CO2, at the bottom of the lake and poses significant danger to the surrounding population. Tapping this methane supply will help reduce the likelihood of an explosive release of these naturally occurring gases.
For our ContourGlobal Solutions customers, we bring a similarly innovative mindset to the task of wringing every last kilowatt and BTU out of the energy supplied to their facilities. That’s how we turned a single fuel stream supplying standard electricity generators into a source of cooling, heating and food-grade CO2. The resulting Quad-Gen design has been implemented throughout the network of one of the world’s largest non-alcoholic beverage bottlers – Coca-Cola Hellenic – in plants across Europe, Russia and Africa.