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Energy Saving Opportunities for Wastewater Treatment Facilities: Energy Efficiency and CHP
May 19 (Indianapolis, IN) and May 21 (Elkhart, IN)
Combined Heat & Power Resource Guide for Hospital Applications
March 5, 2008
A
"Combined Heat & Power Guide for Hospital Applications,"
developed by the MAC for the U.S. Department of Energy is now
available.
Research Investigation for the Potential Use of Combined Heat
& Power at Natural Gas and Coal Fired Dry Mill Ethanol Plants
March 5, 2008
The final report on a research investigation, conducted by the
MAC, that looks at the energy flows and the financial impact resulting
from the use of combined heat and power technologies (CHP) at
natural gas-fired as well as coal- fired dry mill ethanol plants
is now available.
Biogas,
CHP, and Cow Power: GE Jenbacher Biogas Engines
February 2008
See
a video clip (shown on Yahoo!), from the picturesque town of
Jenbach, Austria, to learn how a biogas engine and 2,500 cows
can generate electricity for 200 households. To view the video,
select the video titled “Jenbacher Engines,” after
clicking on this link.
CHP
Systems Reduce the Global Warming Intensity of Producing Ethanol
from Corn
January
2008
A
paper, "Global Warming Intensity of Ethanol," written
by Dr. Steffen Mueller and pulished in the January 2008 issue
of the BioCycle Energy magazine, estimates the global warming
intensity of various pathways for producing ethanol from corn.
The estimates, made using the BEACCON model, conclude that CHP
systems reduce the global warming intensity of produccing ethanol
from corn. A copy of the
paper is available here.
The
MAC Makes a Presentation, "Understanding and Modeling the
Carbon Footprint for Michigan Facilities," at the "Michigan
Rebuild America Webinar," Lansing, MI
January
16, 2008
As
you might already know, Carbon footprinting (aka Greenhouse
Gas Assessment) of facilities is gaining a lot of interest.
The presentation, made by Dr. Steffen Muelller and Cliff Haefke,
provides a list of various calculator tools and then models
the carbon footprint of a Michigan Office Building. The modeling
exercise first establishes the baseline carbon footprint and
then assesses the reduction in carbon footprint from various
activities, including the installation of triple pane windows,
energy efficient lighting, and combined heat and power. A copy
of the presentation is available.
Energy Consumption and Global Warming Impact of Corn Ethanol
October 2007
Chicago, IL
The Energy Resources Center of the University of Illinois at Chicago announces the release of reports of its two new studies that determine the energy consumption and global warming impact of various ethanol plant configurations including those with CHP systems. The studies were completed with support from the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. Energy Consumption Report. Global Warming Impact Report.
Events
Energy Saving Opportunities for Wastewater Treatment Facilities: Energy Efficiency and CHP
May 19 (Indianapolis, IN) and May 21 (Elkhart, IN)
The Indiana Department of Energy & Defense Development along with its co-sponsors invites you to attend a one-day workshop, aimed at informing and educating Indiana’s WWTF managers and operators, at a location of their choice. More information: Brochure & Agenda and Online Registration
Bio-Energy
Production Through
Anaerobic Digester Technology Lansing, MI
January
15, 2008
The
MAC worked closely with the Michigan Department of Agriculture
and the Michigan State Energy Office in organizing and implementing
the above workshop. Over 130 representatives from the livestock,
food processing, digester, state government, engineering, utility,
and finance industries participated. The workshop agenda,
copies of the presentations,
and speaker bios
are now available by clicking on the desired link.
The
webinar, "Using Biomass to Generate Electricity and Steam
on a University Campus," held on December 6, 2007 is now
available for downloading
December
19, 2007
The
Midwest Buildings Technology Application Center (MBTAC) organized
a one-hour webinar highlighting the 24.9 MW co-fired CHP system
at the University of Iowa with guest speaker Ferman Milster,
P.E., Associate Director of Utilities and Energy Management
for the University of Iowa. The webinar has been archived and
is now available for download in PDF, MP3 and streaming audio/video
formats. Click here for downloading.
MCA
Annual Energy Conference
October
24, 2007
Oak Brook, IL
Approximately
70 attendees were treated to excellent sessions and presentations
covering such timely topics as: Design
of Future Electric Grids, Calculating
Carbon Footprint, Electric
Interconnect Standards in the Midwest, Industrial
Waste Heat Recovery, CHP
in Ethanol & Biodiesel Plants, Bio-Waste
to Energy, Cogeneration
in Today’s Deregulated Electric Market. The conference
was chaired by John Cuttica (MAC).
Agenda and presentations.
USCHPA
Annual Meeting
October
2-4, 2007
Crystal City, VA
U.S.
EPA Launches New Web Site for CHP Partnership
August 2007
The
U.S. EPA is pleased to announce the launching of its new Web
site for The Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership. New
project development resources are now available and portions
of the Web site have been streamlined to improve the access
to existing tools and information. For
more information.
Midwest
Ethanol Facilities Win ENERGY STAR® Awards for Exceptional
Energy Savings
June
27, 2007
St. Louis, MO
Methane
Recovery from Farm & Food Processing Waste
May
31, 2007
Richmond, IN
The
MAC developed and implemented the above workshop, under the
direction of the Indiana Office of Energy & Defense Development
(state energy office) and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.
Approximately 100 representatives from the livestock and food
processing industries, the electric utility industry, state
government, academia, and manufacturers attended the one-day
workshop. More
information on the workshop, its agenda and copies of the prersentations
are now availble.
Combined
Heat and Power for Colleges and Universities
May
22, 2007
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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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