Manufacturing Plants Tell Tales of Sustainability at Automation Fair
"We've achieved 15% savings." Energenic's Steve Poniatowicz explained how his company has cut fuel costs and increased efficiency at the company's combined heat-and-power plants.
For instance, Steve Poniatowicz, senior vice president at Energenic, reported that his company designs, owns and operates mid-sized combined heat and power (CHP) plants fueled by natural gas, biomass, renewable and other sources. It and its parent, Marina Energy, began an ongoing partnership with Rockwell Automation in 2000 when they built a chilled and hot water facility enabled by variable-frequency drives (VFDs) for the $1 billion Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The facility started up in 2003 and was updated in 2006 and 2010.
