Biotech leader Biogen Idec taps IMEC for cogen plant work.

July 2010
IMEC has completed a plate frame heat exchanger system for Biogen Idec’s plant in Cambridge, MA. The system reclaims the heat rejected from an air compressor to preheat water in a cogen plant before it goes into a condensate system. The expected return on investment is more than $11,000 per year in energy saved through reclaimed heat and lightened chiller load.

The primary benefit of the Plate Frame closed circuit design is the elimination of all heat exchanger maintenance due to the inherent cleanliness of a closed circuit system.

The system is totally automated and incorporates duplex pumps to provide automatic integrated backup and fail-safe operation. A mounted and wired control panel serves as a load center with individual circuit breakers and starters for each motor. The panel requires one (1) feed line for the entire system and includes complete monitoring and alarm annunciation.

This is the latest in a series of projects IMEC has completed for Biogen Idec in recent years.

For more information, please call 800-888-6554 or e-mail info@imec-us.com.