Montefiore Medical Center

    Oct. 28, 2014
    New York’s Montefiore Medical Center was one of the heroes of SuperStorm Sandy, thanks to its Solar Turbines’ combined heat and power system. The power stayed on at Montefiore as the lights went out around it. Montefiore was able to serve not only its own patients, but also took-in newborns from another facility where back-up […]

    New York’s Montefiore Medical Center was one of the heroes of SuperStorm Sandy, thanks to its Solar Turbines’ combined heat and power system. The power stayed on at Montefiore as the lights went out around it. Montefiore was able to serve not only its own patients, but also took-in newborns from another facility where back-up generators failed.

    For more details about the hospital’s CHP system, please read the Solar Turbines case study here.

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