The information library for CHP
systems is organized in the following major sections:
Publications
-- Final reports, papers
published in magazines and journals, and presentations made
at conferences by the Southeast CHP Application Center are available
here to keep you abreast of the latest developments in CHP systems
in the Southeast.
Glossary -- Definitions of the terminology
and abbreviations used in this Website
FAQ's
-- provides answers to frequently asked questions about CHP.
Publications
Final reports, papers published
in magazines and journals, and presentations made at conferences
by the Southeast CHP Application Center (CHPCenterSE) are available here
in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, available
here
as a free download.
Newsletters
Fact Sheet
“Shands Hospital CHP Case Study” [pdf]
“CHP Driven Desiccant Dehumidification and
Absorption/Adsorption Air Conditioning” [pdf]
September 1, 2009 fact sheet which summarizes applications of CHP driven desiccant systems and absorption/adsorption air conditioning systems across the Southeast.
Reports
"Combined Heat and Power: Effective Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future." [pdf]
December 2008 report by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
"Tennessee Metal Casting Industry." [pdf]
An October 2009 market sector report summarizing the potential for CHP in Tennessee’s metal casting industry.
"South Carolina Agriculture Industry." [pdf]
An October 2009 market sector report summarizing the potential for CHP in South Carolina’s agriculture industry.
"North Carolina Glass Industry."
[pdf]
An October 2009 market sector report summarizing the potential for CHP in North Carolina’s glass industry.
"Kentucky Aluminum Industry." [pdf]
An October 2009 market sector report summarizing the potential for CHP in Kentucky’s aluminum industry.
"Georgia Forestry Industry." [pdf]
An October 2009 market sector report summarizing the potential for CHP in Georgia’s forestry industry.
"Arkansas Mining Industry." [pdf]
An October 2009 market sector report summarizing the potential for CHP in Arkansas’ mining industry.
“Combined Heat & Power Resource Guide for Hospital Applications.”
[pdf]
March 5, 2008
“Clean Heat and Power
Driven Desiccant Dehumidification and Absorption Air
Conditioning”
[pdf]
August 28, 2008 report which details applications of CHP driven
desiccant systems and absorption chiller systems across the
Southeast.
“CHP at the Mississippi Baptist Medical
Center”
[pdf]
A report by Louay Chamra, Ph.D. and Keith
Hodge, Ph.D., P.E. which gives an overview of the CHP
installation at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. This report
includes financial information regarding the economic payback
of this CHP system.
“CHP Options for a
Wastewater Treatment Facility”
[pdf]
October 11, 2007 report by Philip
Crawford, Keith McAlister, P.E., and Tim Lupo, P.E. This report
details the use of digester gas in a CHP application.
“Distributed Generation in Mississippi”
[doc]
August 31, 2007 report which gives an evaluation of distributed generation on the Mississippi power grid.
“Non-conventional evaluation of CHP”
[doc]
August 31, 2007 report which presents a methodology for evaluating non-conventional CHP systems and evaluations based on building energy ratings and emissions.
“Removing Barriers to CHP and Clean DG”
[pdf]
May 8, 2007 report which gives an overview of savings potential associated with the use of CHP and DG in North Carolina.
Presentations
Output-Based Emissions Standards 101 Webinar, July 23, 2010
- Introduction [pdf]
- US DOE Clean Energy RACs (Keith McAllister)[pdf]
-
Air Quality Permitting and OBES (Mark D. Huncik)
[pdf]
-
Current Status and Next Steps (Neeharika Naik-Dhungel) [pdf]
-
Output-Based Emissions Standards 101 Webinar Recording [wmv - 67.4 MB]
District Energy 101 Webinar, July 20, 2010
-
Introduction [pdf]
-
US DOE Clean Energy RACs (Keith McAllister)[pdf]
-
District Energy 101: Local Solution, Global Benefits (Robert Thornton)
[pdf]
-
District Energy 101 Webinar Recording [wmv - 153 MB]
Clean Energy 101 Webinar, June 21, 2010
- Introduction [pdf]
- What's your perspective?, Keith McAllister [pdf]
- How do I know if Clean Energy is right for me?, Rhett Graves [pdf]
“CHP, Waste Heat, and District Energy for Microgrids” [pdf]
May 26, 2010 presentation by the Southeast CEAC’s Keith McAllister to the US DOE Microgrid Exchange Group.
Developing a Strategy for Clean Energy Workshop:
Deploying the US DOE’s Southeast Clean Energy Application Center
March 22-23, 2010 – Orlando, FL
Feed in Tariffs: The right fit for the Southeast? Webinar, March 18, 2010
- US DOE Clean Energy Application Centers, Keith McAllister [pdf]
- Overview of Feed in Tariffs in the US, Laurel Varnado [pdf]
- Practical Approaches to Establishing Wholesale Programs at the State Level,
- Kevin Fox [pdf]
- Gainesville’s Solar Feed In Tariff: Early Lessons Learned, John Crider [pdf]
- Webinar Recording [wmv-60MB]
- Questions and Answers [pdf]
November 10, 2009 - Clean Energy
Advisory Board Webinar.
- Presentation by Keith McAllister [pdf]
- Presentation by Alex Hobbs, PhD, PE [pdf]
- Presentation by Ed Mardiat, DBIA [pdf]
- “Introduction to CHPCenterSE- What are the Regional Application Centers and what do we do?” [pdf]
- “CHP & REPS- Renewable Portfolio Standards and other policies in the Southeast that encourage CHP” [pdf]
- “CHP Net Metering & Interconnection- Net Metering and Interconnection policies in the Southeast that apply to CHP” [pdf]
- “CHP Financial Incentives- Grants, Loans, and Tax Credits available for CHP projects in the Southeast” [pdf]
August 11, 2009 - Incentivizing CHP in the Southeast Webinar.
- “Introducing CHPCenterSE” [pdf]
- “CHPCenterSE Site Assessment” [pdf]
- “CHP Project Screening” [pdf]
July 21, 2009 - Identifying Opportunities for Combined Heat and Power Webinar.
“Introducing the Southeast Regional Clean Energy Application Center” [pdf]
April 9, 2009 presentation by Mississippi State University and North Carolina State University in the Advisory Board meeting.
“Recycled Energy with CHP” [pdf]
April 15, 2009 presentation by the NC Solar Center & the CHPCenterSE at the 2009 NCSEO Sustainable Energy Conference.
2008 CHP and Sustainability Workshop
August 10-16, 2008 - Jacksonville, FL
“Hurricane Katrina: MBMC’s CHP Plant Operation” [ppt]
August 31, 2007 presentation by Keith Hodge, Ph.D., P.E., which provides a detailed look at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center’s CHP system and its operation during Hurricane Katrina.
“Opportunity Fuels – Alternative Energy, Waste Energy, BioEnergy, Organic Waste” [pdf]
November 8, 2006 presentation by Alex Hobbs, Ph.D., P.E., which gives an overview of waste recovery opportunities including CHP.
"A Tale of Two
Hospitals" [ppt]
May 4, 2006 presentation by Louay
Chamra which details the use of CHP during Hurricanes Katrina
and Rita
“Energy
from Wood” [pdf]
March 13-14, 2006 presentation by Alex Hobbs, Ph.D., P.E., which emphasizes wood waste as a biomass recovery opportunity. CHP is emphasized as an opportunity for efficient wood waste energy conversion.
"Southeast CHP - How did
we get here?" [pdf]
July 6, 2005 presentation by Alex Hobbs, Ph.D., P.E., which gives
information about the CHP program.
"CHP Market Review" [pdf]
July 6, 2005 presentation by Bruce Hedman, which gives an overview
of the potential of CHP in the Southeast.
"Regional Application
Centers" [pdf]
July 6, 2005 presentation by Ted Bronson showing the breakdown of the
Regional Application Centers.
"DOE's Distributed Energy
Program" [pdf]
July 6, 2005 presentation by Jan Berry outlining DOE's Distributed
Energy Program.“
"MicroCHP brochure” [pdf]
A brochure which provides information regarding the Micro CHP program at Mississippi State University.
The
following information is provided at DOE's national CHP for Buildings
website:
CHP Information for Alabama
CHP Information for Arkansas
CHP Information for Florida
CHP Information for Georgia
CHP Information for Kentucky
CHP Information for Mississippi
CHP Information for North Carolina
CHP Information for South Carolina
CHP Information for Tennessee
U.S. Department of Energy - Distributed Energy Program - CHP
Applications
Glossary
Absorption chiller
Water chiller based on absorption
of refrigerant vapor into a liquid solution, pumping of the
solution to elevated pressure, and the release (desorption)
of refrigerant vapor through the addition of heat: such as the
hot exhaust gases from electric generation
CHP
Cooling, heating, and power
Demand charge
Charges for the use of electricity
based on the maximum power requirement, electrical demand, during
a specified period of time, typically a month ($/kW)
Desiccant
A solid or liquid material with
an affinity for absorbing water molecules
DG
Distributed generation: generating
power on-site or near site
Engine-generator
Electrical generator using a
reciprocating, Stirling, or rotary engine
Enthalpy wheel
Heat exchanger rotating through
building supply and exhaust air flows to transfer energy from
one air stream to the other
Evaporative cooling
Cooling of air through the evaporation
of water from a spray or wetted membrane; direct evaporative
cooling adds water to the supply air while indirect evaporative
cooling adds water to the exhaust air and incorporates a heat
pipe or thermal wheel for indirect cooling of the supply air
Fuel cell
Device for producing electricity
using a chemical process rather than conventional combustion
processes with electric generators
HVAC
Heating, ventilating, and air
conditioning
Heat wheel
Heat exchanger rotating through
building supply and exhaust air flows to transfer heat from
one air stream to another
IAQ
Indoor air quality
kW
Kilowatt, a unit for measuring
electric power. It is equal to 1000 watts
Latent cooling load
Amount of cooling required to
reduce humidity of air in conditioned space to specified level
for comfort
Line losses
Electric energy lost as heat
in power transmission lines
MW
Megawatt, a unit for measuring
electric power. It equal to 1000 kW
Microturbine power generator
Turbine-engine driven electrical
generator with output power under 300 kW
Power reliability
Percent or fraction of the time
(hours) power is available in a year (8760 hours)
Real time pricing
Charges for electrical demand
and consumption based on instantaneous cost of production and
distribution as opposed to fixed rates or fixed time-of-day
rates
Sensible cooling load
Amount of cooling required to
reduce the temperature of air in the conditioned space to a
specified level for comfort
Thermal energy
Total amount of heat contained
in a substance or required to achieve a task
Thermal wheel
Heat exchanger rotating between
two air flows to transfer heat from one to the other
Ton or refrigeration ton
Quantity of cooling available
from melting 2000 pounds of ice; 12,000 Btu/h or 3.413 kW
Vapor compression air conditioning
Cooling system based on compression
of a gaseous refrigerant to a high pressure, and heat transfer
with changes of state (i.e. liquid and vapor) to produce useful
heating or cooling
Waste heat
Portion of the energy input to
a mechanical process which is rejected to the environment
W
Watt, a unit for measuring electric
power
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