Honeywell and Arnot Ogden Medical Center Turn Wood Chips Into Energy Savings

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    MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:   HON)
 today announced it has been awarded a $4-million contract with Arnot Ogden
 Medical Center in Elmira, N.Y., to implement a renewable energy technology
 and infrastructure upgrade program to help the medical center cut
 greenhouse gas emissions and insulate its operating budget from
 fluctuations in energy costs. The performance contract, guaranteed to save
 Arnot Ogden more than $535,000 in annual energy and operational costs,
 includes the installation of a wood chip-fired boiler that will handle most
 of the heating load for the Main Medical Center. As a result, nearly 60
 percent of the energy consumed by the building will come from a renewable
 energy source.
 
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     The new boiler alone is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by
 more than 9.5 million pounds per year. According to figures from the U.S.
 Environmental Protection Agency, this is equivalent to removing 970 cars
 from the road.
 
     "Using wood chips from a local supplier allows us to lock-in costs in a
 volatile energy environment," said Wes Blauvelt, vice president of Planning
 and Marketing for Arnot Ogden Medical Center, a 256-bed community hospital
 specializing in diagnostic, ambulatory and acute care services. "This
 performance contract gives us one of the most economically feasible ways to
 implement a green solution to address our energy needs."
 
     Honeywell and Arnot Ogden have had a successful relationship for more
 that 10 years, and have implemented a variety of other energy conservation
 measures. The savings that result from the latest upgrades, which are
 guaranteed by Honeywell for 10 years, are expected to pay for the work.
 Therefore, the improvements should not affect the medical center's
 operating budget.
 
     The focal point of the program is the biomass boiler, which will be
 fueled each year by more than 7,000 tons of wood chips from a local mill.
 This happens through a process called biomass gasification where the wood
 chips are heated in an airtight, oxygen-deprived chamber until they break
 down to create a synthetic gas that burns similar to natural gas. The gas
 is combusted to fire the boiler, giving the medical center a carbon-neutral
 solution for heating its facilities.
 
     In addition, Honeywell will seal and weather strip buildings to reduce
 the loss of hot and cool air; install high-efficiency motors on building
 system equipment; and upgrade steam traps to increase the overall
 efficiency of the medical center's heating, ventilation and
 air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment. Arnot Ogden also will participate in the
 load curtailment program from the New York Independent System Operator
 (NYISO), which manages the state's electricity transmission grid. The
 program allows the medical center to create additional savings by switching
 to backup generators at specific times of the year and reducing the load on
 the grid.
 
     Honeywell will provide ongoing maintenance, and performance measurement
 and verification contract as part of the contract. The company expects to
 complete the boiler installation and other upgrades by February 2008.
 "Using renewable energy has an obvious environmental benefit, but it can
 have a positive impact on the bottom line as well," said Kent Anson, vice
 president of Global Energy for Honeywell Building Solutions. "Working with
 Arnot Ogden, we identified the green technology that would meet their
 energy needs, provide the greatest return on investment and deliver
 guaranteed savings."
 
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 manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products
 and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry;
 automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in
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 Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions business group, a global leader
 in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and
 profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe,
 comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry. For more
 information about Building Solutions, access
 http://www.honeywell.com/buildingsolutions.
 
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