Strong demand for organic foods, pesticide reduction and cost-saving opportunities are driving the use of flame weeding. (Photo courtesy of Flamewerks)

New agriculture technologies, more propane gallons

July 21, 2025 By Mark Leitman

The latest applications for the farm promise to add year-round demand.

This article is tagged with agriculture, combined heat and power (CHP), EC Power, FlameWerks, Industrial Irrigation, irrigation engines, July 2025, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

Photo of Jeff Stewart of Blue Star Gas and Anders Thorsen of EC Power. (Photo courtesy of EC Power)

Blue Star Power Generation signs distributor agreement

April 16, 2025 By Brian Richesson

The partnership will enable Blue Star to incorporate EC Power’s XRGI25 – a 24-kilowatt combined heat and power system into its product offerings for customers.

This article is tagged with Blue Star Gas, combined heat and power (CHP), power generation and posted in News

PERC launches new program to support energy efficiency

January 9, 2025 By Sydney Fischer

PERC seeks to partner with commercial and industrial facilities to provide critical data for continued research.

This article is tagged with combined heat and power (CHP), Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), sustainability and posted in News

Types of propane power generation

August 15, 2024 By Brian Richesson

Here’s a summary of the different types of propane power generation applications and configurations.

This article is tagged with combined heat and power (CHP), Gavin Hale, power generation, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane generators and posted in Current Issue, Blue Flame Blog, From the Magazine

Bacardi uses propane to power new CHP system

November 21, 2023 By Brian Richesson

Bacardi’s new CHP system in Puerto Rico replaces heavy fuel oil with propane, which, the company says, shifts the site to even cleaner energy.

This article is tagged with combined heat and power (CHP), environment, greenhouse gas emissions, power generation, propane technologies, Puerto Rico, sustainability and posted in Current Issue, From the Magazine, News

Colorado renewable propane project selected by DOE

November 29, 2022 By Danielle Pesta

A project in Colorado will examine decarbonized district energy systems with renewable propane-powered combined cooling heat and power.

This article is tagged with Colorado, combined heat and power (CHP), Department of Energy (DOE), HVAC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), renewable energy and posted in News

Power Generation Summit sparks interest in new solutions

September 2, 2022 By Brian Richesson

The Propane Education & Research Council hosted about 45 propane marketers and power generation equipment manufacturers at its Power Generation Summit.