When one prominent US door and window manufacturing firm needed a new way to produce up to 100,000 lb/hr of steam, they turned to mechanical engineers to design and develop an environmentally friendly, energy efficient system. The resulting $22 million steam-generating facility allows the manufacturer to make all of its own steam and heat from renewable energy sources. Consisting in part of a warm-water recovery system which pumps 60 F condenser cooling water in from a nearby canal, the new sustainable plant is able to reduce its steam load by up to 30,000 lb/hr.
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