Education Testimonials
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Cogeneration Solution Provides 100% of Campus Power
Cat® generator sets run a cogeneration plant powering a large research university and providing self-sufficiency with backup power.
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Delivering Around-the-clock Power for Biomedical Research at VCOM
To ensure uninterrupted power, VCOM installed a Cat® G3412 gas generator to back up the utility feed at their Auburn campus when the building first opened. Based on a recommendation from Cat dealer Thompson Tractor, VCOM transfers the electrical load to the facility once a month.
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Reliable, Cost-Efficient Combined Heat and Power
The University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center (UM UCMC) installed a new Cat® G3516H natural gas-fired generator set for 2 MW of sustainable power as part of a cost-effective combined heat and power (CHP) system to ensure continuous patient care.
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Shelter from the Storm
The City of Kinston, North Carolina found itself without emergency power when its standby generator failed just before Hurricane Matthew hit. Luckily their Cat dealer acted quickly at the time of storm.
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Lesson Plan
Class is back in plan session at Horry County schools during Hurricane Matthew thanks to Cat Rental Power.
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Standby Power Relies on Rigorous Preventive Maintenance
The gensets, including three that are more than 20 years old, undergo a rigorous preventive maintenance program to discover problems before they can compromise patient safety.
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Quiet, reliable, redundant backup power solutions
“With Cat’s system in place, the hospital has a great deal of redundancy and reliability built in,” said Deason. “Our monitoring system gives the operators far more information than they had in their older backup generator installation.” And all of the information can be obtained in real-time, from a remote PC, according to Deason. For Buckner, the decision to go with Caterpillar generators was based on VUMC’s experience with Cat power products.
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