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Power trip 12/14/2012  
Viking Yacht's cogeneration plant a combined cooling, heat and power project went live yesterday as company President and CEO Bill Healey cut the ribbon and flipped the switch. With six Capstone C65 micro-turbines fueled with natural gas now online, we anticipate generating 40 percent of our entire facility's yearly electrical usage, while also providing all heat and cooling needs for our 75,000 square-foot Building 1. Overall, we expect we will be able to reduce all of the plant's utility expenses by 25 percent. Viking's cogeneration system will deliver electrical power, and the exhaust heat will be used to produce hot water to heat the plant and offices. During the summer, the extracted heat will pass through the absorption chillers, providing air conditioning. Our combined cooling, heat and power project, similar to the solar panels we installed on Buildings 5 and 5 A are all part of our commitment to build a better boat every day by reinvesting in our future to reduce our utility costs and best control our greenhouse gas emissions.
     
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