Library
Publications and Presentations

Final reports, papers published in magazines and journals, and presentations made at conferences are available in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, available here as a free download.

Reports, publications and presentations made by the Midwest CHP Application Center (MAC) are available in the Publications section of the MAC Website.

Publications

Natural Gas Impacts of Increased CHP, (PDF 541Kb)
Energy and Environmental Analysis Inc. for the U. S. Combined Heat and Power Association (October 2003)

Natural Gas and Energy Price Volatility,
Volume 1: TOC, Summary, Chapters 1-2 (PDF 1,852 KB)
Volume 2: Chapters 3-5, Appendix A-H (PDF 1,418 KB)
American Gas Foundation (October 2003)

State Opportunities for Action: Review of States' Combined Heat and Power Activities, (PDF 1,143Kb)
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (October 2003)

Cooling, Heating and Power for Industry: A Market Assessment, (PDF 992Kb)
Resource Dynamics Corp. (August 2003)

Market Potential for Advanced Thermally Activated BCHP in Five National Accounts Sectors, (PDF 463Kb)
Energy and Environmental Analysis Inc. (May 2003)

Task 2.1 Report: National Accounts Sector Energy Profiles, (PDF 3,225Kb)
Energy and Environmental Analysis Inc. (April 2003)

Illinois CHP/BCHP Environmental Permitting Guidebook -
Volume A: Roadmapping the Permitting Process (PDF 5,401 KB)
Volume B: Permitting Issues (PDF 457 KB)
Spreadsheet Emissions Calculator (Microsft Excel 28KB) (January 2003)

Adding a Gas Turbine to an Existing CHP Plant, CADDET News on Energy Efficiency (September 2002) (PDF 330 KB)

Combined Heat and Power from Biomass: Preliminary Feasibility Assessment - Final Report, Trillium Planning & Development, Inc. (November 2002) (PDF 1,879 KB)

Integrated Energy Systems (IES) for Buildings: A Market Assessment - Final Report, Resource Dynamics Corp. (September 2002) (PDF 1,642 KB)

Analysis of CHP Potential at Federal Sites, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, (February 2002) (PDF 598 KB)

The Market and Technical Potential for Combined Heat and Power in the Commercial/Institutional Sector, Onsite Sycom Energy Corporation, (Revision 1, January 2000) (PDF 359 KB)

The Market and Technical Potential for Combined Heat and Power in the Industrial Sector, Onsite Sycom Energy Corporation, (January 2000) (PDF 202 KB)

Combined Heat and Power Technologies, Onsite Sycom Energy Corporation, (October 1999) (PDF) for DOE and the California Energy Commission

Absorption Chillers for Buildings (PDF 240 KB)

Absorption Heat Pumps for Buildings (PDF 411 KB)

Desiccant Dehumidifiers for Buildings (PDF 780 KB)

Fuel Cells for Buildings (PDF 225 KB)

Integrated Energy Systems for Buildings (PDF 227 KB)

Integrated Energy Systems Test Center at the University of Maryland (PDF 912 KB) - A guide to the University of Maryland facility that is examining how to integrate CHP into buildings.

Interconnection Tool Kit for Distributed Generation

Presentations

Distributed Energy Resources Peer Review Presentations
Renaissance Hotel, Washington D.C. December 2-4, 2003

• Verizon's Central Office of the Future
  Jon Chestnut , Verizon (PDF 288 KB)
• CHP Projects: Analytic Tools for Removing Environmental and Regulatory Barriers and Developing CHP Markets and Regional Activities
  Patti Garland , Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 2.2 MB)
• CHP for Hospitals
  Dale Woodin , American Society of Healthcare Engineering (PDF 1.2 MB)
• Regional CHP Application Centers
  Ted Bronson , Power Equipment Associates (PDF 1.5 MB)
• Operation of CHP Systems at the University of Maryland, Measurement, Data Evaluation, and Technology Transfer
  Reinhardt Radermacher , University of Maryland College Park (PDF 3.4 MB)
• National Accounts Energy Alliance and Natural Gas Volatility Study
  Walter Woods , National Accounts (PDF 4.8 MB)
• Packaged Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems for Buildings
  Rod Schwass , Burns & McDonnell (PDF 2.3 MB)
• Modular Technology for Large IES Systems
  Steve Gabel , Honeywell (PDF 880 KB)
• Modular Integrated Energy Systems
  John Kelly , GTI (PDF 1.8 MB)
• Research, Development, and Demonstration of Packaged Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems for Buildings
  Tom Rosfjord , United Technologies Research Center/Capstone (PDF 480 KB)
• Ingersoll-Rand Building Cooling, Heating, and Power Integrated Energy System
  Joseph Gerstmann , Advanced Mechanical Technologies Inc. (PDF 528 KB)
• Optimizing the Economic and Technical Viability of Combined Heat and Power and Advanced Control Systems
  Robert Kramer , NiSource (PDF 735 KB)

Natural Gas Impacts of Increased CHP
Energy and Environmental Analysis Inc. - September 2003

A Walkthrough Checklist for Gathering Information for Performing Preliminary Economic Assessment of a CHP System for a Facility
November 7, 2002
Download - 66Kb (Microsft Excel format)

Spreadsheet for Evaluating Economics of CHP Systems
November 7, 2002
Download - 401Kb (Microsoft Excel format)

Optimizing Future Heat and Power Generation
Thomas R. Casten - September 25, 2002
Energizing America's Cities Conference, Chicago, IL

IES Packaged and Modular Systems Overview
Jan Berry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Reciprocating Engine-Driven Modular IES: GTI/Waukesha/Trane Team
Ted Bronson, Gas Technology Institute (GTI)

Small-Scale Packaged IES
Robert DeVault, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Burns & McDonnell/Solar/Broad Team
Brian Duncan, Burns & McDonnell

Technologies, Program structure, and Applications of IES
Phillip Fairchild, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Honeywell Energy Services Team
Steve Gabel, Honeywell

Integration Technology and Tools Development for IES and ORNL CHP Integration Laboratory
Patti Garland, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Capstone CHP for Buildings Packaged IES
Steve Gillette, Capstone

BCHP Screening Tool Development
Jason Glazer, GARD Analytics

Ingersoll Rand Refrigeration Packaged IES
Jim Kesseli, Ingersoll

NiSource Hotel/Motel Packaged IES
Robert Kramer, NiSource

CHP/Building Integration Test Center at University of Maryland
Reinhard Radermacher, University of Maryland

Panel Discussion Overview – The Role of Integrated Energy Systems (IES) in the Design, Construction, and Operation of Buildings and the Use of DER
Richard Sweetser, Exergy Partners Corp., Moderator

CHP in the Nation's Colleges and Universities: Census, Survey and Lessons Learned
Robert Thornton, International District Energy Association (IDEA)

“Mini” Turbine-Based Packaged IES: UTRC/DTE/Carrier Team
Tim Wagner, United Technologies Research Center (UTRC)

DER at University of Maryland, College Park: Operating Data and Lessons Learned
Patti Garland, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)