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“St. Joseph has seen such a positive return on its initial investment that officials are planning for the next phase.” — Bernhard Peters, Technical Manager, E-quad Power Systems GmbH The hospital’s technical director believed a turbine would be the best economical decision in large part because of the lower maintenance costs.” Built in 1950, the 153-bed St. Joseph Hospital is one of five hospitals that are part of Caritas, the country’s largest welfare organization. With more than 25,000 centers and institutions under its umbrella, Caritas strives to make its organizations medically and economically efficient. Installing Capstone microturbines to replace St. Joseph’s 60-year-old boiler system furthered these goals. In addition to 153 beds, surgery rooms, offices, and clinic space, the hospital also offers an indoor swimming / therapy pool and physiotherapy practice. The entire cogeneration system operates many more hours than the old system – approximately 7,500 hours a year. The natural-gas fueled C65 produces between 40 – 65kW of electricity and only requires about eight hours of maintenance a year. In addition to the direct cost-saving benefits of the cogeneration system, there also were government incentives for producing electrical power under efficient conditions. Companies receive about € 0.10 for every 30,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) produced under the German government’s Combined Heat and Power Law. If the hospital chooses to sell the microturbine-produced energy to the grid, it will receive € 0.051 for each kWh. Under the law, CHP units are exempt from the mineral oil tax, which saves companies about € 0.55 / kWh over the use of systems running on traditional gas. The Capstone C65 cogeneration system saves the hospital € 22,500 annually in energy costs. Refurbishment of existing power plants and installation of new smaller plants, such as the cogeneration system at St. Joseph Hospital, were part of the government’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 23-million-metric- tons (50.7-billion-pounds) per year by December 2010. St. Joseph Hospital alone has reduced CO2 emissions by more than 100-metric-tons (220,460 pounds) each year since installing the Capstone microturbine. Given the tremendous success of the Capstone C65 microturbine and CHP system, the hospital plans to continue its innovative green energy efforts by installing a second unit, which will have an absorption chiller, turning it into a CCHP installation in 2012. “St. Joseph has seen such a positive return on its initial investment that officials are planning for the next phase.” Peters said. “They want to be the model of a green hospital that represents ideal efficiency and cost-optimization.” 21211 Nordhoff Street • Chatsworth • CA • 91311 • 866.422.7786 • 818.734.5300 • www.capstoneturbine.com ©2010 Capstone Turbine Corporation. P1212 Case Study CAP398PDF Image | Healthcare St. Joseph Hospital
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