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Energy Secretary Chu Announced More than $155 Million for Industrial Energy Efficiency Projects
November 3, 2009
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for 41 industrial energy efficiency projects across the country. This includes nine projects totaling approximately $150M in federal funding for promoting the use of CHP, DE, waste energy recovery systems, and energy efficiency initiatives. For more information.
DOE Issues a Report on "Combined Heat & Power: A Decade of Progress, A Vision for the Future"
October 7, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy announced, at the USCHPA meeting in Washington, DC, a major new commitment to CHP. DOE believes that by 2030 CHP technologies can supply 20% of U.S. generating capacity. Achieving this goal would require CHP adoption to be expanded from the current 85 GW to over 240 GW by 2030. In addition to unveiling its above report, DOE identified the Clean Energy Application Centers (formerly CHP Regional Application Centers (RACs) as one of the best communications channels for reaching market sectors with high growth potential. The DOE report is available for downloading.
DOE Issues a Report on "CHP Regional Application Centers: A Preliminary Inventory of Activities and Selected Results"
October 7, 2009
U.S. DOE Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement
June 1, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) has issued a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) titled “Recovery Act: Deployment of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems, District Energy Systems, Waste Energy Recovery Systems, and Efficient Industrial Equipment.” Up to $60M will be awarded for up to 30 CHP projects. The minimum award amount for CHP projects is $1M with 50% required cost share. For more information, please contact the Midwest CHP Application Center at (312) 996-4382 or cuttica@uic.edu. A copy of the FOA is available
DOE Issues Notice of Intent for CHP, District Energy, and Industrial Energy Efficiency Projects
March 3, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a Notice of Intent for an upcoming solicitation for cost-shared combined heat and power (CHP), waste heat recovery, district energy, and industrial energy efficiency projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This funding opportunity will be issued in March 2009. More information.
A Report on "Combined Heat and Power: Effective Energy Solution for a Sustainable Future"
December 1, 2008
This report, prepared for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, describes in detail the four key areas where CHP has proven its effectiveness and holds promise for the future. It is now available for downloading.
CHP Investment Tax Credit and Related Provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
October 3, 2008
The Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, signed into law October 3, 2008 as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (P.L. 110-343) included several provisions beneficial to the CHP community. More information.
"Current Environmental Regulations": A talk by Nick Detor at the Dinner Meeting of the Midwest Cogeneration Association
October 22, 2009
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Nick Detor (Western Sales Manager, Miratech Corporation’s Power Generation Division), presented information about the new environmental regulations as they relate to reciprocating engines in the power generation industry, and the associated future requirements. Additional discussion was held on how other current environmental regulatory initiatives potentially impact our industry. A copy of his presentation is now available.
Waste to Energy Workshop for the Illinois Electric Cooperatives
October 20, 2009
Springfield, IL
The workshop was organized by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC) and the U.S. DOE Midwest Clean Energy Regional Application Center. The participants learned from experts on a variety of topics including: anaerobic digestion, combined heat and power, the co-op and producer relationship, lessons learned, funding opportunities, and additional resources. More information and copies of the brochure, agenda, presentations, speakers bios and contact information are now available.
Biogas: Scaling up biogas production in North America
October 1-2, 2009
San Francisco, CA
Cliff Haefke of the U.S. DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center made a presentation, “Using Biogas for Heat Recovery,” that described the basic concepts, benefits, and applications of heat recovery projects using biogas generated from anaerobic digesters and gasification processes. A copy of his presentation is available
WEBINAR: Waste to Energy Opportunities in Wastewater Treatment Facilities utilizing Anaerobic Digester and CHP Concepts and Technologies
September 22, 2009
Cliff Haefke and John Cuttica of the Midwest CHP Application Center made presentations during the ASERTTI, NASEO, and EPA CHP Partnership sponsored webinar for the U.S. State Energy Offices. More information and copies of the presentations are available. More information and copies of the presentations are available.
FREE WEBINAR SERIES: "Energy Efficient Practices and CHP Technologies for Data Centers"
September, 2009
The Midwest CHP Application Center offered a series of complimentary, 4-part “lunch-hour” webinars on Energy Efficient Practices and CHP Technologies for Data Centers. In each one-hour broadcast industry professionals discussed ways to cut power demand and make data center more energy efficient. The webinars included a tutorial on assessing energy demand in a data center and identifying savings opportunities by using the U.S. Department of Energy’s DC Protool software, energy efficient practices and technologies for implementation in data centers, how to integrate combined heat and power (CHP) in data centers, and case studies of CHP projects installed in data centers. The webinars were scheduled on September 1st, 3rd, 9th, and 10th. More information and copies of the presentations are available.
A Webcast on
"Combined Heat and Power: Is it Right for Your Facility?"
May 14, 2009
John Cuttica and Cliff Haefke of the Midwest CHP Application Center made a presentation on how to begin evaluating a facility for the concepts, technologies, and benefits of CHP. This webcast was one in a series for the U.S. DOE Industrial Technology Program’s (ITP) “Thursday Webcasts for Industry.” A copy of the presentation is available. Click here to register for additional DOE ITP “Thursday Webcasts for Industry.”
Waste to Energy Workshop: Advances and Opportunities for Ohio’s Livestock & Food Processing Industries
April 7, 2009
Wooster, OH
The workshop was organized by the Ohio Department of Development’s Ohio Energy Office, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, and the Midwest CHP Application Center. The participants learned from experts on a variety of topics including technologies and experiences in anaerobic digestion of livestock manure and food processing wastes, interconnection with local utilities, biogas clean-up and direct use, energy recovery from landfill gas, and state and federal financial incentives. More information; Brochure; Agenda and presentations; Speakers bios and contact information.
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act: In Plain Language, What's In It For Cogen?
March 31, 2009
Willowbrook, IL
CHP Case Study Presentation of a University located in a Deregulated Market
March 18, 2009
Chicago, IL
Jeff Barrie, Director of Utilities Management for the University of Illinois at Chicago, made a presentation to local industry titled “CHP Systems Implementation at UIC’s East and West Campuses,” that described the implementation history of CHP at the university and how the system is operated today in a deregulated utility market. A copy of the presentation is available.
MAC Presents at the Michigan Water Environment Association’s Biosolids Conference
March 3-4, 2009
East Lansing, MI
Cliff Haefke of the Midwest CHP Application Center made a presentation, “Energy Efficiency and CHP Opportunities at Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs),” that described the basic concepts and benefits of CHP and how the technology can be integrated into today’s WWTPs. A copy of the presentation is available.
MAC Presents at the Net-Zero Energy (NZE) Installations & Deployed Bases Workshop
February 2-4, 2009
Colorado Springs, CO
MAC Presents at the 2009 ASHRAE Winter Conference
January 25, 2009
Chicago, IL
John Cuttica, Director of the Midwest CHP Application Center, made a presentation, "Project Development of a Successful Chicago CHP System," in the session on "How to Identify a Good CHP Project." The session was organized by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). A copy of John's presentation is available.
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A New Perspective on
Energy
Combined Heat and power (CHP) systems, for commercial, institutional and industrial facilities, incorporate multiple technologies for providing energy services to a single facility or to multiple facilities. Electricity to such facilities is provided by on-site or near-site power generators, using one or more of the many options: internal combustion (IC) engines, combustion turbines, microturbines, and fuel cells. In CHP systems, thermal energy in various exhaust streams from power generation equipment is recovered for operating equipment for space and/or process cooling, heating, or controlling humidity in facilities, by using absorption chillers, desiccant dehumidifiers, or heat recovery equipment for producing steam or hot water. These integrated systems are known by a variety of acronyms: CHP, CHPB (Cooling, Heating and Power for Buildings), CCHP (Combined Cooling Heating and Power), BCHP (Buildings Cooling, Heating and Power), and IES (Integrated Energy Systems).
CHP systems provide many benefits,
including:
- Reduced energy
costs
- Improved power
reliability
- Increased energy
efficiency
- Improved environmental
quality
- Improved power quality
The Midwest CHP Application Center (MAC) was established in March 2001 for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Energy Resources Center (ERC). Its mission is to provide application assistance, technology information, and educational support in the twelve Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The objective of this site is
to provide you with information on CHP for buildings
to facilitate your decisions relating to these systems.
Information on the site has been organized to address
anticipated needs of various user groups. Click on a
link of your choice to learn about some of the basics,
benefits, success stories and much more.
As you move through the site available sub-topics will appear in the list of links, on the left of the page, below the link for the major category currently open. The footer for each page also contains links to all the major sections of this Web site and the major organizations providing support for it.
Links to information on other Web sites open in new browser windows. To return to the MAC Web site, close the new browser windows.
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