The new 136,000-square-foot facility has been designed to enable Spellman de Mexico to develop additional technical and manufacturing competencies and to increase manufacturing capacity. Spellman de Mexico is a division of Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp., a leading manufacturer of custom high voltage power conversion products.

Cantu said, “Spellman was looking not only for the best performance in the industry, but also the most ecologically-friendly operation. Tecochill chillers are a proven way to provide cooling. Its high efficiency is projected to reduce the facility’s carbon footprint by thousands of tons per year. Based on our calculations, the Tecochill plant is expected to save the facility over $150,000 per year in operating costs, and permanently reduce the plant’s peak electrical demand by 35 percent. The Tecochill chillers were a main contributor toward the facility’s earning of the LEED certification.”

According to Cantu, the high electric rates in Mexico are driving interest in gas cooling. Natural gas prices in Mexico have declined to historic lows as new domestic gas supplies are discovered and greater pipeline infrastructure is built.

“Ultra-efficient and proven Tecochill chillers can help local businesses in Mexico reduce their costs significantly, by over half in many cases, compared to conventional electricity-powered chillers, especially when their waste heat can be utilized in CHP applications,” said Robert Panora, president and COO of Tecogen. “Tecochill chillers utilize natural gas, a reliable, plentiful, and very competitively priced resource in many parts of Mexico. We’re anticipating working with Calfrost on more systems in the coming year, as other Mexican facilities seek ways to control their costs.”

For more information, visit www.tecogen.com.

Publication date: 02/06/2012