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Using Combined Heat and Power

23 April, 2010 | 08:30 AM-04:15 PM

This is not an MAEEP event

Hilton Garden Inn Airport, Albany, NY

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Training Overview

You'll get an understanding of the environmental and economic benefits of combined heat and power (CHP).
* You'll learn about CHP regulations and the permitting process.
* You'll examine CHP technologies, including gas and steam turbines.
* You'll discuss financial incentives and tax treatment of CHP.
* You'll analyze case studies of CHP installations.

Agenda

Understanding the Environmental and Economic Benefits of Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
* Fundamental principles of CHP
* History of CHP in the United States and globally
* Environmental benefits of CHP
* Economics of CHP

Laws, Regulations and Financial Incentives Applicable to CHP
* Federal environmental regulations impacting CHP
* State and local environmental laws and regulations
* Permitting process
* Connection issues with utilities
* Tax treatment and financial incentives

Examining CHP Technologies
* Gas turbines
* Steam turbines
* Microturbines
* Reciprocating engines
* Fuel cells
* Biomass applications

Making the Move to CHP: Modeling Analysis and Case Studies
* Factoring in costs and expected returns
* Financial modeling
* Analyzing public and private CHP case studies

Speaker

Edward Kear, Thomas G. Bourgeois, Mark Gerrish, John Moynihan