From Electricity to Heat: Bringing Gas Distributed Energy to Enterprises

In most people’s perception, electricity comes from the power grid and heat comes from boilers, with a clear boundary between the two. However, in many modern factories and industrial parks today, a system known as distributed energy is breaking down this traditional separation.

By installing gas-fueled internal combustion generator sets on-site, distributed energy systems enable combined heat and power (CHP) production. This allows enterprises to generate electricity while simultaneously utilizing recovered heat, giving them greater autonomy and flexibility in both power and heat supply.

What Is Distributed Energy?

Distributed Energy means building the “power plant” directly next to the user. Instead of relying on long-distance transmission through high-voltage power grids, electricity is generated on-site using natural gas or industrial exhaust gases. This approach shortens the physical distance between energy production and consumption, significantly reducing energy losses during transmission.

Efficient Energy Utilization: Synergy Between Electricity and Heat

When a gas internal combustion engine generates electricity, it also produces a large amount of heat. In traditional power generation systems, this heat is often discharged directly, resulting in significant energy waste.

The core advantage of distributed energy systems lies in cascade utilization. While generating electricity, the system recovers heat from exhaust gases and cooling water and converts it into steam, hot water, or chilled air for industrial processes. In this way, a single unit of fuel serves multiple purposes, significantly improving overall energy efficiency.

Enhancing Energy Supply Stability

For enterprises with high requirements for production continuity, distributed energy systems are not only an economical option but also a critical safeguard. These systems typically operate in coordination with the external power grid. When grid fluctuations or maintenance occur, on-site generator sets can ensure the continued operation of critical equipment, preventing production interruptions or equipment damage caused by power outages.

Turning Waste into Valuable Fuel

Distributed energy systems offer strong fuel flexibility. In addition to conventional fuels such as natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), biogas produced from livestock manure fermentation, coal mine methane, landfill gas, and non-condensable gases generated from tire pyrolysis can all be treated and used to fuel generator sets.

This approach not only alleviates environmental pressure caused by waste gas emissions but also transforms gases that would otherwise require costly treatment into a source of cost reduction and efficiency improvement—shifting them from a cost burden into a value-generating energy resource.

Refined energy utilization has become an inevitable trend in modern industrial development. Jiangsu Kelinyuan focuses on maximizing the value of every cubic meter of combustible gas.

Beyond supplying high-efficiency gas power equipment, we deliver integrated system solutions combining gas purification, power generation, and waste heat recovery, helping enterprises build cleaner and more efficient energy systems.

Throughout the energy transition, Kelinyuan remains committed to empowering businesses and working together to explore more practical and sustainable pathways for cost reduction and efficiency improvement.