PRESS RELEASES
new boiler control systems represent an investment
in steam production
detroit thermal, llc 
spring
2006
As part of its multi-year,
$22 million capital improvement program, Detroit Thermal, LLC recently upgraded
the controls on boilers Number 1 and 2. They are now equipped with electronic
computerized burner management control systems that allow an operator
in the control room to monitor and change many aspects of the steam generation
system. [ full
story ]
akron thermal is recognized for turning old tires
into an efficient source of fuel
akron thermal, llc spring
2006
Akron Thermal,
which, like Detroit Thermal LLC, is owned by Thermal Ventures II, began
adding tire-derived fuel (TDF) to the fuel mix that runs its boilers
in 2004. The results have been encouraging... The new fuel produces
a thousand Btus of heat for about one-tenth the cost of natural gas
and has allowed Akron Thermal to reduce significatnly the amount
of natural gas is uses. [ full
story ]
a grand old boiler yields to its modern successors
detroit thermal, llc spring
2006
In its day, boiler
Number 5 was the pride of Beacon Heating Plant. The 15-story-tall
boiler was one of the largest coal-fired boilers in the world. But
boiler Number 5's place in history - and in Detroit's district heating
operation - has passed and it is being replaced with more efficient
boilers, as part of Detroit Thermal LLC's modernization program. [ full
story ]
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