GAS AND ELECTRICITY - Generate, Supplement, or Replace?

Gas can generate electricity, drive a refrigeration compressor, or supply heat that supports chilled-water production. Understanding these pathways makes energy options easier to evaluate.

In Gas and Electricity - Generate, Supplement, or Replace?, electrical engineer Joel A. Cunha connects engineering fundamentals, Brazilian and U.S. cases, and worked examples across 18 illustrated chapters.

Explore natural gas, biogas, biomethane, and syngas; power and energy units; higher and lower heating values; vapor-compression and absorption refrigeration; chillers; heat recovery; cogeneration; and trigeneration. The book also examines pipelines, utility-scale power generation, data centers, and the choice between transporting gas and transmitting electricity.

Cases include Rochaverá Corporate Towers, São Camilo Pompeia Hospital, farm digesters, landfill gas, wastewater treatment, and U.S. applications. The author's visits organized by the Cátedra do Gás at the University of São Paulo provide the starting point for a broader engineering discussion.

With 15 figures, 28 tables, a glossary, and references, the book distinguishes technical efficiency, lower electricity purchases, and financial savings. Worked examples state their assumptions, and historical results remain tied to their dates.

Written for engineers, technical students, facility managers, farmers, business owners, and readers who want to understand the alternatives before evaluating a project.

Follow energy from fuel to delivered service, and ask better questions about performance, cost, availability, and integration.