Generators for Education

Education: Schools, Universities, Colleges, and Campuses

DIGITAL CURRICULUM NEEDS NONSTOP POWER

Cat® generator sets provide backup power for Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine at Virginia Tech. Continuous, uninterrupted power is a critical element that supports virtually everything that takes place on campus.

Power for learning.

You’re trusted to power the places people study and to do it cost-effectively. Select a distributed generation system to provide power to a school, college, or university on a permanent or temporary basis or design a standby power plant. We even offer exhaust emissions for highly regulated emission environments and utility grade Cat paralleling switchgear so you can sell excess electricity to your local grid. Run uninterrupted power and reduce operating expenses with a Cat combined heat and power (CHP) system to simultaneously provide electricity for electrical loads and recover heat to warm facilities.

Our generators for educational facilities offer world-class fuel efficiency and low life-cycle costs. Caterpillar provides generators for schools to meet your demands and to help you cut costs with cogeneration technology. We’re here to keep power production efficient so you can focus on your institution.

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COGEN EDUCATIONAL FACITLITY GENERATORS REDUCE COSTS

Many schools, colleges, and universities reduce their operating costs by implementing combined heat and power (CHP) systems (also known as cogeneration). Cat gas generator sets can provide power for electrical loads and heat energy for a facility's thermal requirements. Benefits from CHP projects include:
- Energy efficiency up to 90 percent
- Reduced emissions and energy costs versus separate heat
and electrical generation systems
- Leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED)
certification via energy efficiency credits
- Financial benefits via distributed generation (DG),
where electricity is simply produced locally or via a
natural gas fueled emergency standby power plant.

Especially when any of the following apply:
- The local electric grid is unreliable
- Natural gas is an inexpensive alternative to grid electricity
- Generator sets can be applied during peak times of day to
avoid high electrical utility demand charges. This is known
as peak shaving.

CHP POWER SYSTEMS

Caterpillar provides customized CHP system packages, including the required mechanical equipment and controls to capture and transfer the engine thermal energy to your facility. Caterpillar also offers:
- Natural gas fuel pressure regulation and safeties
- Exhaust emissions aftertreatment for highly regulated
emission environments
- Utility grade paralleling switchgear to run multiple generator
sets together or to export energy to the local electric grid
- The total energy cost savings of such CHP systems can more
than offset the total owning and operating costs, delivering
a payback.

NATURAL GAS STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS

There has been an increasing move toward natural gas fueled standby power systems in recent years. Typically installed with an automatic transfer switch (ATS) or paralleling switchgear control for multiple generators, these generator sets sense when a utility outage occurs and automatically starts the backup power generator system transferring power to the emergency source. When the normal grid power returns, the control system automatically switches back and shuts down the emergency generator.

Testimonials

University Of Maryland Baltimore
Bolsters Campus Power Plant With
Cat Fast Response Genset

The University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) is a thriving academic health center that combines cutting-edge biomedical research with exceptional patient care. Recently, UMB added a Cat G3520 Fast Response genset to its distributed energy plant to provide power to the campus during a grid outage. The Cat unit has provided significant advantages, including the ability to start within 10 seconds rather than 20 minutes like UMB’s two older gas gensets.

School District Integrates Traditional and Renewable Energy Sources for Resiliency and Savings

Cat^® dealer Peterson Power Systems designed a hybrid microgrid for Portland Public Schools’ new world-class campus. Integrating photovoltaics and standby power generation and governed by a microgrid master controller, the microgrid system ensures secure power in the event of an outage and sends power back to the grid to reduce utility bills.

University of Washington Adds to Standby Genset Fleet On Time and On Budget Through Cooperative Purchasing

Responsible for providing chilled water and emergency power to critical parts of the campus, the Campus Energy, Utilities and Operations department at the University of Washington acquired a fourth Cat 3516 series standby generator set through cooperative purchasing to meet the university’s growing emergency power demand.

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Standby Rating

1500/1400 ekW

1500/1400 ekW

Prime Power Rating

1360/1275 ekW

1360/1275 ekW

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Low Fuel, Low Emissions

Low Fuel, Low Emissions

3512B (60 Hz)

Producing reliable power from 1230 to 1500 ekW at 60 Hz, our 3512B diesel generator sets are made to meet your mission critic…
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Continuous Rating

423 ekW @0.8pf

423 ekW @0.8pf

Fuel Type

Natural Gas, Biogas, Field Gas, Propane

Natural Gas, Biogas, Field Gas, Propane

Maximum Electrical Efficiency

37.30%

37.30%

G3412

Using natural gas for combined heat and power (CHP) systems and emergency power for facilities, to renewable biogas energy to…
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Continuous Rating

2027 / 2007 ekW @ 1.0pf

2027 / 2007 ekW @ 1.0pf

Fuel Type

Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)

Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)

Maximum Electrical Efficiency

45.30%

45.30%

G3516H

From natural gas to biogas, coal mine gases, or hydrogen fuel blends to support combined heat and power (CHP), emergency powe…
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340 ekW (425 kVA)

340 ekW (425 kVA)

Frequency

50/60 Hz

50/60 Hz

Voltage

120 - 600 V

120 - 600 V

XQ425 Tier 4 Final

The Cat® XQ425 provides world class performance and enhanced usability. This model is powered by the fuel-efficient Cat C13 T…
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Generators for Education

Education: Schools, Universities, Colleges, and Campuses

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DIGITAL CURRICULUM NEEDS NONSTOP POWER

Power for learning.

COGEN EDUCATIONAL FACITLITY GENERATORS REDUCE COSTS

CHP POWER SYSTEMS

NATURAL GAS STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS

Testimonials

University Of Maryland Baltimore Bolsters Campus Power Plant With Cat Fast Response Genset

Kansas School District Supports Essential Data Center With Cat Backup Power

Cogeneration Solution Provides 100% of Campus Power

Delivering Around-the-clock Power for Biomedical Research at VCOM

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