district energy archives - planet forward - 克罗地亚vs加拿大让球 //www.getitdoneaz.com/tag/district-energy/ inspiring stories to 2022年卡塔尔世界杯官网 tue, 28 feb 2023 18:46:32 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 keeping cool in the community //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/keeping-cool-in-the-community/ mon, 10 oct 2011 13:31:47 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/keeping-cool-in-the-community/ district energy systems distribute thermal energy (steam, hot water, and/or chilled water) through a network of underground pipes to multiple buildings in an area, such as a downtown district, college or hospital campus, airport, or military base. by aggregating the heating and air conditioning supply for multiple buildings, district energy systems optimize thermal energy efficiency. they also achieve economies of scale that allow for the use of low-carbon, cost-effective thermal energy sources—such as the “waste” heat from power plants or industrial processes, combined heat and power, geothermal energy, deep lake water, or municipal solid waste and other types of biomass—that may not be feasible for individual buildings. more information is available here.

]]> we support and lobby for legislation that will provide economic incentives to encourage the construction of district energy and combined heat and power facilities. //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/we-support-and-lobby-for-legislation-that-will-provide-economic-incentives-to-encourage-the/ fri, 29 oct 2010 15:00:10 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/we-support-and-lobby-for-legislation-that-will-provide-economic-incentives-to-encourage-the-construction-of-district-energy-and-combined-heat-and-power-facilities/ improving the efficiency of energy production from existing central power plants or heating plants with combined heat and power production technologies is a proven means to double the efficiency of fuel use. the fundamental rationale is presented by thomas r. casten, chairman of recycled energy development, llc at the 100th annual conference of the international district energy association, washington, d.c., june 29, 2009.

]]> the members of the international district energy association are pushing the envelope on energy efficiency by combining the production of thermal and electrical energy in central utility plants. //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/the-members-of-the-international-district-energy-association-are-pushing-the-envelope-on-energy/ thu, 28 oct 2010 16:49:46 +0000 //www.getitdoneaz.com/the-members-of-the-international-district-energy-association-are-pushing-the-envelope-on-energy-efficiency-by-combining-the-production-of-thermal-and-electrical-energy-in-central-utility-plants/ by combining the production of thermal and electrical energy in central utility plants, district energy systems can reduce the demand on the public electrical grid, especially during peak load periods, while more than doubling the efficiency of fuel use. this video describes how the university of texas at austin, one of the largest public universities in the u.s., has not increased its fuel costs–achieving carbon-neutral growth–while providing all of its own electric power and adding a staggering 7 million square feet of heated and cooled building space to accommodate growth in student enrollment.

]]> district energy systems can leverage scale and alternative energy to power cities //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/district-energy-systems-can-leverage-scale-and-alternative-energy-to-power-cities/ thu, 28 oct 2010 14:09:03 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/district-energy-systems-can-leverage-scale-and-alternative-energy-to-power-cities/ build more district energy systems, because they have the inherent scale and load aggregation to consume biomass as well as fossil fuels and to use unique resources such as deep lake water to replace air conditioning equipment.

district energy distribution systems–consisting of underground piping grids–provide efficient thermal arteries for the distribution of steam or hot water for heating and chilled water for cooling many buildings. this video, made in 2003, explains how enwave constructed a deep lake water cooling(r) system that provides the equivalent of 62,000 tons of air conditioning to cool hundreds of buildings in downtown toronto. the system literally cleared the air of pollutants by replacing the electrical demand of huge chillers from fossil-fired utilities with the much lower demand to run simple pumps that move cold water through a heat exchanger system.

]]> support combined heat and power projects that leverage district energy to sum the production of both thermal and electrical energy from central plants and double the efficiency of fuel use. //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/support-combined-heat-and-power-projects-that-leverage-district-energy-to-sum-the-production-of/ thu, 28 oct 2010 14:08:42 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/support-combined-heat-and-power-projects-that-leverage-district-energy-to-sum-the-production-of-both-thermal-and-electrical-energy-from-central-plants-and-double-the-efficiency-of-fuel-use/ district energy is a proven technology that has been heating our colleges and universities, hospitals, research campuses, downtown areas, airports and military installations for over 100 years. this video walks the viewer through the basic concepts of district energy and combined heat and power (also called chp or cogeneration) and the benefits.

]]> what is district energy? //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/what-is-district-energy/ mon, 25 oct 2010 15:49:30 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/what-is-district-energy/ how does district energy improve energy efficiency for communities and allow for more opportunities to use renewable energy? filmed at the environmental and energy study institute’s september 16, 2010 briefing on capitol hill. more information is available athttp://www.eesi.org/091610_thermal

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