Natural gas & CHP generator sets for hospitals

Requirements vary by jurisdiction. In most US facilities under NFPA 99/110, the life-safety branch is diesel. Natural gas sets are commonly used for equipment-branch, continuous, and CHP loads alongside the code-required diesel unit. Outside the US, confirm with your local health-facility electrical code.

No on-site fuel storage or resupply logistics, lower particulate emissions, and typically lower per-kWh running cost for high-hour continuous duty.

Electrically yes — with synchronizing, load-sharing, and protection, not just an ATS. In most hospital designs the gas set complements the diesel life-safety unit on a separate bus or transfer scheme. Common-bus paralleling with an existing diesel plant needs compatible controls, a defined loading sequence (diesel typically takes critical load first), and commissioning with your engineer of record. We size the gas plant to complement — not replace — the code-required diesel system.

Combined heat and power recovers engine waste heat for hot water, laundry, and sterilization loads. Hospitals run these loads year-round, which is what makes CHP economics work — payback improves with more recovered-heat hours per year.

150 kW to 1.4 MW per unit. Multiple gas units can be paralleled for larger campuses; that is gas-to-gas paralleling, not a substitute for your diesel life-safety generator.

Yes — several models support natural gas, biogas, and associated gas, with dual-fuel configurations available where pipeline supply needs a backup path.

Factory test reports, technical datasheets, certificate of origin, and OEM engine letters to support your bid package and AHJ submission.