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National CHP Turbine Technology and Regulatory Forum
March 5-6, 2003
San Diego, CA

The forum will provide state air regulators with an in-depth review of turbine technologies, their energy and environmental performance and their application in combined heat and power (CHP) settings. Representatives of Solar Turbines, Capstone, Ingersoll-Rand, Kawasaki, and General Electric will present the latest in turbine and combustion technologies, providing forum participants with an understanding of performance and emission strategies. These manufacturers will discuss sites at which their technologies have been installed and resulting energy and environmental benefits. In addition, the forum will include updates on regulatory developments currently affecting CHP, and a session on output-based approaches to emissions limits. A draft report of EPA's Review of State-Level Output-Based Emissions Standards and the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) Model Rule will be presented.

The forum will conclude with a session in which state air quality agency representatives share their experiences in developing and implementing output-based emissions standards. In addition, a CHP Partner will present company experience in installing a CHP system in an output-based regulatory environment. This session will provide a framework for other regulators considering or developing output-based regulations.

Free Software for Evaluating Industrial Applications of CHP is Now Available from DOE
January 8, 2003
Oak Ridge, TN

A Windows-based software for evaluating preliminary economic potential for industrial applications of CHP applications using distributed energy resources is now available for free at the DOE DER Website. In collaboration with the original software's Australian developer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has recently updated the Cogen Ready Reckoner to assess potential CHP projects in either metric or English units, in U.S. or Australian dollars. The software can simulate waste heat from electricity generation used for providing hot water, steam, or absorption cooling.

Even though it is primarily aimed at industrial applications, it could be used for commercial application if one can convert gas bills to steam/hot water generated. The software can be used for comparing preliminary economics, on a lifecycle basis, of CHP applications using DER with a traditional utility/on-site boiler baseline.

DOE Distribution and Interconnection Program Annual Review
Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City
January 21-22, 2003
Arlington, VA

Once again, the DOE Distribution and Interconnection Program Annual Review will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City in Arlington, VA. The dates are January 21-22, 2003, with the IEEE P1547 series of standards meetings to be held January 23-24, so mark your calendars. Please make your hotel reservations as soon as possible--the deadline is December 30, 2002. You may call the hotel at 703.415.5000 or 800.241.3333 for reservations. Be sure to reference "DOE-DPP Annual Review" to receive the special conference rate of $150.00.

Watch for further information, including a detailed agenda, in the coming days. We intend to have a genuinely exciting program this year, with the first day featuring industry visionaries who will address the future of the distribution and interconnection system. The second day's focus will be on the program's strategic roadmapping process.

Please RSVP via email to Ivilina Thornton (ivilina_thornton@nrel.gov). Include your name, address, phone, fax, email, and the dates you will be attending. Don't hesitate to call 303.275.3781 with any questions. Keep an eye on our Web site, http://www.eren.doe.gov/distributedpower/, for further information.

3rd Annual National CHP Roadmap Workshop
CHP and DER for Federal Facilities
EPA CHP Partnership Meeting
October 23-25, 2002
Boston, MA

About 200 representatives from industry, universities, national labs, and various federal, state and local energy agencies attended the Workshop.

The purpose of the National CHP Roadmap Workshop was to track the progress of CHP implementation in the U.S. toward the CHP Challenge Goal, set in 1998. Each year CHP advocates gather to discuss progress toward the goal and determine what actions need to be undertaken in the next year on the "road to 92 GW." The workshop was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Combined Heat and Power Association (USCHPA), the Environmental Protection Agency, and the International District Energy Association (IDEA) and attended by leading CHP practitioners, equipment manufacturers, energy services companies, and non-governmental associations.

The Roadmap workshop was held in conjunction with a CHP and DER Workshop for Federal Facility Managers. This workshop was the third in a series of four regional workshops sponsored by the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) to provide federal facility managers with information, tools, and contacts for installing CHP and DER equipment and systems in their facilities. Most importantly, this workshop was designed to link federal facility managers interested in DER and CHP with project developers, equipment manufacturers, and system engineers who can help them get projects "in the ground". The first two workshops in the series were held in Atlanta in May and Chicago in June. The workshops are co-sponsored by DOE Regional Offices in each locale.

In addition to these two events, the meeting also included sessions on the EPA CHP Partnership. Partners representing federal, state, and local government agencies, industry, businesses, and NGOs, joined headquarters and state EPA CHP staff to discuss current and future activities. In addition, the 2001 Energy Star® CHP Awards were made during the reception on October 23rd.

Advantages and disadvantages of various DER technologies discussed, included: combined heat and power (CHP), microturbines, industrial gas turbines, reciprocating engines, fuel cells, energy storage, and renewables. Case studies discussed at the meeting illustrated technical, project management and implementation, and financing issues and opportunities. Workshop attendees participated in both plenary and small group sessions to allow full and open discussion of local needs and steps toward identifying and implementing DER projects. Private sector representatives were available to discuss specific project ideas with participants in sessions on project feasibility, financing, and environmental and utility issues.

The final agenda for the meeting is available here in PDF format. Copies of all presentations made at the meeting are available at the following web site:

http://www.energetics.com/femp-chpworkshop.html

25th World Energy Engineering Congress
October 9-11, 2002
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA

The scope of the 25th World Energy Engineering Congress includes CHP systems and is cosponsored by U.S. DOE Office of Power Technology and Federal Energy Management Program, U.S. Combined Heat & Power Association, and the U.S. EPA Energy Star Program.