LARGE COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL

Maximize Energy Efficiency, Minimize Costs

FlexEnergy Solutions provides reliable, clean power and heating solutions for maximizing the energy efficiency of large commercial and industrial facilities. Large facilities all have significant energy needs, making energy efficiency and sustainability essential goals.

Challenges of Grid-Sourced Electricity

Grid Reliability Issues. Power outages (planned or unplanned) can cause costly downtime, spoilage, and delays. Voltage sags, spikes, or frequency fluctuations can damage sensitive equipment or disrupt processes.

Energy Price Volatility. Fluctuating electricity prices make it hard for manufacturers to forecast energy costs and maintain profitability.

Thermal Energy Demand. Many industrial processes require high-temperature heat (e.g., for drying, curing, chemical reactions), which is often produced by fossil fuels.

Complex Regulatory Environment. Compliance with environmental and energy efficiency regulations varies by region and industry and can involve reporting, emissions limits, or energy use disclosure. Non-compliance can lead to fines or loss of operating permits.

Sustainability Challenges. Grid-sourced power often has a higher carbon footprint than self-generation options, conflicting with manufacturers’ sustainability goals and regulatory requirements.

Insufficient Resiliency. Unplanned outages, even brief ones, can shut down production lines, damage equipment, or lead to costly downtime. First responder facilities demand a mission-critical power supply.

Grid Constraints and Infrastructure Limitations. Grid infrastructure may not support expanded electric loads required by electrification (e.g., EV fleets, electric boilers, or furnaces). Long interconnection timelines and high upgrade costs slow decarbonization efforts.

The Flex Energy Solution – Combined Heat and Onsite Power Generation

Flex Turbine® cogeneration systems (combined heat and power, or CHP) provide the ideal solution for these critical operations with reliable on-site electricity generation and thermal energy.

Large Commercial

In addition to delivering reliable power and enhancing facility resilience, Flex Turbines® help commercial users lower energy costs while advancing their sustainability and emissions reduction goals. By integrating an onboard hot water heat exchanger, Flex Energy enables highly efficient on-site combined heat and power (CHP), improving overall energy efficiency and reducing reliance on expensive utility electricity. When paired with absorption chillers, Flex Turbines create a 24/7 combined cooling, heat, and power (CCHP) solution—further cutting cooling costs and maximizing energy utilization across the facility.

Industrial

While CHP technology has long been used in industrial settings, it is now an increasingly attractive alternative—or complement—to traditional grid power. It can be deployed rapidly, cost-effectively, and with minimal geographic constraints.

Reliable, high-efficiency electricity and thermal energy (process heat) are essential to industrial operations. Flex Turbines® deliver both through on-site cogeneration, reducing or even replacing dependence on utility-supplied power. By capturing and reusing thermal energy that would otherwise be wasted, Flex Turbines eliminate the need for separate fuel-burning boilers or furnaces—improving overall efficiency and lowering emissions.

The national average efficiency for separately providing utility power and on-site fuel burning equipment is approximately 50%. However, in implementing CHP technology, industrial facilities can see increased efficiency of 65-75%.

With their broad fuel flexibility, Flex Turbines® can run on almost any gaseous fuel—including by-product gas generated right at the facility. Harnessing these on-site streams cuts fuel costs, boosts overall efficiency, and unlocks new sustainability gains for industrial operations.