Spurr: “District energy is in the sweet spot. By aggregating
thermal needs of dozens or even hundreds of buildings, we
can provide more efficient operation and better environmental
controls than on an individual building basis.”
Photo Universal Image, Orlando.
An international panel of experts updated conference attendees on the status
and effects of legislation to control carbon emissions. From left: Moderator
Rob Thornton (at podium); Shelley Fidler and Kyle Danish, Van Ness Feldman;
Mark Spurr, FVB Energy Inc. (IDEA legislative director); Birger Lauersen, Danish
District Heating Association; and Tom Kerr, International Energy Agency.
District Energy Space Winners 2007
North America – Total Square Footage Committed or Recommitted
Gold: Enwave Energy Corp. – 9,044,017 sq ft
Silver: Con Edison Steam Operations – 6,798,413 sq ft
Bronze: Crescent Real Estate Equities – 5,000,000 sq ft
North America – Total Buildings Committed or Recommitted
Gold: Enwave Energy Corp. – 27 buildings
Silver: Con Edison Steam Operations – 17 buildings
Bronze: Crescent Real Estate Equities – 15 buildings
Beyond North America – Total Square Footage Committed or
Recommitted – Corporate
Gold: National Central Cooling Co. (Tabreed) – 132,191,385
sq ft
Silver: Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corp. (Empower) –
104,997,260 sq ft
Beyond North America – Total Buildings Committed or
Recommitted – Corporate
Gold: Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corp. (Empower) –
765 buildings
Silver: National Central Cooling Co. (Tabreed) – 587 buildings
Beyond North America – Total Square Footage Committed or
Recommitted – Country
Gold: Empower (United Arab Emirates) – 104,997,260 sq ft
Silver: Tabreed (United Arab Emirates) – 86,301,385 sq ft
Bronze: Tabreed (Jordan) – 17,000,000 sq ft
Beyond North America – Total Buildings Committed or
Recommitted – Country
Gold: Empower (United Arab Emirates) – 765 buildings
Silver: Tabreed (United Arab Emirates) – 488 buildings
Bronze: Tabreed (Qatar) – 47 buildings
Lauersen: The Danish experience with carbon cap and trade,
which was launched in 2005, suggests that a three-year trial
period would have been helpful to avoid over-allocations by
other EU member states. About 40 percent of energy consumption in Europe is in the form of heat….We waste two-thirds of the energy generated.”
Kerr: “Wasted energy is a huge opportunity. The energy wasted
in the U.S. is roughly equal to the total energy demand of Japan.
While CHP currently accounts only 9 percent of global power
generation, change is imminent because India and China are
just getting started in district energy and CHP.”
The technical program began Monday morning and was
organized by Technical Program Chair Patti Wilson of Affiliated
Engineers, with support from Laxmi Rao, IDEA’s director of
international programs. Session topics included sustainable
district energy; business development and financing; operations and fuels management; combined heat and power; the
soon-to-be-published IDEA District Cooling Best Practice Guide;
fuel flexibility/ sustainable solutions; controls, metering and
optimization; district cooling; commissioning and optimization;
distribution systems; and metering, metrics and key management
Photo Universal Image, Orlando.
Keynote speaker Fred Krupp chats with Dan Greco of Johnson Controls during
a packed book signing. IDEA provided copies of Krupp’s new book, Earth: The
Sequel – The Race to Reinvent and Stop Global Warming, to all conference
attendees.
issues.Proceedingsareavailableatwww.districtenergy.org/
calendar.htm.
At Monday’s keynote luncheon, best-selling author Fred
Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, showcased
a series of upbeat, innovative efforts by energy entrepreneurs
in a multimedia presentation and also described the merits
and opportunities of carbon cap and trade. He drew extensively
from his new book Earth: The Sequel – The Race to Reinvent
Energy and Stop Global Warming.
IDEA District Cooling Best Practice Guide
Symposium sessions on both days of the conference focused
on a pre-release of the IDEA District Cooling Best Practice Guide.
The 400-plus-page guide will be formally released at IDEA's
Third International District Cooling Conference in Dubai, Oct.
19-21, 2008, at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City.
