Presentations_"Minnesota DECHP 2010 Workshop

District Energy and Combined Heat & Power:
Increasing Energy Efficiency and Cutting Carbon Emissions in
Communities, Colleges and Hospitals

Venue
University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center
1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-624-3275

7:30 – 8:30am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 –8:50 am	Welcoming Remarks and Introduction to the Workshop ●Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN): VIDEO ● Janet Streff, Minnesota Office of Energy Security ● John Cuttica, U.S. DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center
8:50 – 9:30 am	District Energy and CHP – Optimizing Scale for Efficient Heat and Power Moderator: John Cuttica, U.S. DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center ● Cliff Haefke, U.S. DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center CHP technologies; efficiency and emissions advantages; integrating heat & power ●Robert Thornton, International District Energy Association Overview of district energy industry; aggregating thermal scale; features/benefits of thermal; Minnesota examples
9:30 – 10:15 am	Energy and Environmental Policy Drivers for CHP and District Energy – Federal, State and Municipal Perspective Moderator: John Cuttica, U.S. DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center ● Mark Spurr,International District Energy Association Federal: TREEA; Tax Exempt Financing ITC; Clean Development Bonds; Loan Guarantees; EPA GHG Regulations ● Jeff Haase, Minnesota Office of Energy Security State of Minnesota: Featuring State Specific Incentives ● Bill Grant, Izaak Walton League Environmental Drivers for CHP ● Ted Bronson, Power Equipment Associates Notable CHP programs in other states - i.e. North Carolina, New Jersey, FERC Ruling Cornell, Mass AEPS and Green Communities Act
10:15 – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 – 12:00 pm	Panel Discussion: Project Development and Financing Strategies – The Road From Concept to Commissioning a Successful System Moderator: Rob Thornton, IDEA ● Ken Smith, District Energy St. Paul Downtown System Renewal; Expansion and Integration of Green CHP ● Jerry Pittman, University of Minnesota Private Sector Perspective on District Energy ● Jerome Malmquist, NRG Energy Center, Minneapolis Making the Case for Campus Clean Energy Projects ● Jerry Pelofske, Duluth Steam Community District Energy System
Noon – 1:15 pm	Luncheon: Keynote Speaker: Don Shelby, WCCO TV Anchor and Reporter

1:15 – 3:15 pm	Track 1 DE / CHP for Hospitals and Colleges	Track 2 DE / CHP for Municipalities
	Case Studies – Four presentations on institutional systems discussing development, construction, and operations. *Moderator: Doug Maust, HGA* ● Jerry Pittman, NRG Thermal Princeton (New Jersey) HealthCare CHP ● Tom DeBoer, Franklin Heating Station Mayo Clinic Cogeneration ● Lowell Rasmussen, University of Minnesota Morris University of Minnesota Morris Biomass Trigeneration Project ● Jerome Malmquist, University of Minnesota University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Case Studies – Five presentations on development, operation and optimization of district energy systems for communities. *Moderator: Robert Jagusch, Minnesota* *Municipal Utilities Association* ● Mike Burns, District Energy St. Paul District Energy St. Paul Biomass CHP ● Terry Leoni , Laurentian Energy Authority Virginia / Hibbing Biomass Project ● Dave McNary, Hennepin County Hennepin County Waste to Energy ● Dave Quast, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Met Council District Energy Project ● Chet Welle, City of Rochester Rochester Water Reclamation District
3:15 – 3:35 pm	Break
3:35 – 4:15 pm	Panel Discussion: Electric and Gas Utility Role Moderator: Jeff Haase, Minnesota Office of Energy Security ● Rajan Thomas, P.E. Energy Efficiency Engineer, Xcel Energy ● Rafi Sohail, Manager, Technical Sales, Centerpoint Energy ● Bob Jagusch, Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association ● Jack Kattner, Kattner Associates
4:15 – 4:45 pm	Open Discussion for Participants: Next Steps and Support for Moving Projects Forward Moderator: John Cuttica, US DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center ● Cliff Haefke, US DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center DOE Regional CHP Application Centers ● Subodh Patel, Minnesota Office of Energy Security Minnesota Office of Energy Security ● Rob Thornton, International District Energy Association International District Energy Association (IDEA) Q&A on Specific Projects
4:45 – 5:00 pm	Closing Remarks