Do you have any idea the output capacity of some of these generators? I have done bids for clients with some pretty sizable natty generators - Generac can run two 750kW units in parallel for 1.5GW of capacity. Kohler makes a 1.5GW natural gas unit with 16 cylinders and 4 turbos - very impressive. But these were mounted on a pad and not on wheels. The idea for mobility with these generators interests me.
Yes, they are very impressive indeed. VoltaGrid (voltagrid.com) says its flagship trailer-mounted generator puts out 2.5 MW in 32 seconds after startup.
Do you have any idea the output capacity of some of these generators? I have done bids for clients with some pretty sizable natty generators - Generac can run two 750kW units in parallel for 1.5GW of capacity. Kohler makes a 1.5GW natural gas unit with 16 cylinders and 4 turbos - very impressive. But these were mounted on a pad and not on wheels. The idea for mobility with these generators interests me.
Very innovative - we live in very exciting times!
Yes, they are very impressive indeed. VoltaGrid (voltagrid.com) says its flagship trailer-mounted generator puts out 2.5 MW in 32 seconds after startup.
In the big scheme of things, 2.5 MW doesn't sound like much.
For on-site critical power at a specific facility it could come in handy. But as far as being a backup to the grid at-large, I agree 2.5MW isn’t much.
On their website, Voltagrid.com, they have pictures showing 10 or more of their generator units side by side, so that is how they scale up from 2.5MW.