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to 25 percent of total electricity production
by 2020, involving a massive expansion of
capacity over the 21 GWe cogeneration
currently installed.
The German National CHP Association
B.KWK (Bundesverband Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung), representing the manufacturers
and other organizations engaged in the
combined heat and power sector, was also
recognized in the same award category.
The initiative KWK Modellstadt Berlin
received the Market Development Award
for its broad information campaign promoting cogeneration’s advantages. The
project is an initiative of the Berlin Energy
Agency in cooperation with the Berlin government and local energy suppliers GASAG
and Vattenfall Europe.
The world’s largest cogeneration
industry event, the COGEN Europe Annual
Conference showcases the range of appli-
cation for cogeneration and the huge ben-
efits it brings to Europe in fuel efficiency
and carbon dioxide reduction. In a year of
great financial challenge and serious energy
security concerns, this year’s conference
focused on why cogeneration is a strategic
choice for Europe.
World Trade Center System
to Tap Hudson River
The New York Times posted April 6
that construction is nearing completion of
a pipeline that will deliver Hudson River water
to the World Trade Center for cooling. Up
to 30,000 gpm will be delivered via the
pipeline to the center’s chiller plant and then
discharged back into the river. Due to come
on line in late 2011, the $200 million chiller
plant will serve the exhibition halls of the
National September 11 Memorial and
Museum, the Transportation Hub and its
passageways, shopping concourses, vehicle
security checkpoints and, if built, a per-
forming arts center. To read the article on
this project, go to http://cityroom.blogs.
nytimes.com/2009/04/06/using-the-hud
son-to-cool-the-trade-center/.
Princeton Pledges
to Stay Green
Despite $88 million in budget cuts
planned for next year, Princeton University
does not intend to reduce funding for its
long-term sustainability initiatives, according to an April 13 article in The Daily
Princetonian. In an interview, Executive Vice
President Mark Burstein said that much of
the university’s Sustainability Plan actually
saves the institution money because it
involves decreasing use or decreasing environmental impact – both of which also
lower costs.
“The vast majority of the Sustainability
Plan is actually something we should do
more of during times of budget constraint,”
