Updates
May 11, 2010
Siemens introduces combined heat and power (CHP) solution incorporating VOC destruction
Siemens Energy, in line with its global initiative to bring the most complete range of energy solutions to the industry, has recently entered into an agreement with Environment & Power Systems International (EPSI) to work with U.S. industrial customers on CHP project solutions incorporating the destruction of unwanted volatile organic compounds (VOC).
February 2, 2010
EPA and DOE Join States to Speed Energy Efficiency Progress in the United States
WASHINGTON – As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to increasing energy efficiency and reducing costs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy announced today the creation of the State Energy Efficiency (SEE) Action Network. This network is meant to help states achieve maximum cost effective energy efficiency improvements in homes, offices, buildings and industry by 2020. Strengthening energy efficiency initiatives across the country helps to save money and protect the environment at the same time. (more)
American Council for Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) NEWS RELEASE
Energy Efficiency Holds Steady at 2.5 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour, Even as Costs of New Power Generation Rise
Washington, D.C. (September 23, 2009): Energy efficiency remains America’s cheapest, cleanest, and fastest energy source for five years running. That’s the conclusion of a new study that shows that the utility cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of energy efficiency has held steady or even slightly declined at about 2.5 cents over the last half decade, even as the costs for new coal, nuclear, and other supply-side energy alternatives have risen. (full article)
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Combined Heat and Power: Effective Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future
Sponsored by
U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Industrial Technologies Programs
Energy Efficiency
Combined heat and power (CHP) technologies, which capture and reuse waste heat from electric or mechanical power, account for about 9 percent of annual U.S. power generation. Roughly doubling that capacity could cut projected U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2030-- the equivalent to taking 45 million cars off the road -- an Oak Ridge National Laboratory study shows. Current CHP systems made up of gas turbines, fuel cells or engines combined with heat exchangers and chillers cut 1.8 billion Btu of fuel consumption and 266 million tons of CO2 emissions compared to traditional separate production of electricity and thermal energy. In addition to the 60 percent CO2 reduction, raising CHP generating capacity to 20 percent would create a million new jobs; $234 billion in new U.S. investments; and fuel savings equivalent to nearly half the total energy now consumed by U.S. households. The ORNL report on "Combined Heat and Power: Effective Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future" is sponsored by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Industrial Technologies Program.
VOCGEN CHP Technology: An Environment & Power Solution for Industry
Presentation to the Energy Star Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Focus Group by Steve Sexton
Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, Georgia
Summary
VOCGEN CHP Technology is a next-generation energy efficiency opportunity for multiple industries. VOCGENTM Systems can economically enable combined heat and power for industry by decreasing the traditional capital and operating costs to control volatile organic compound (VOC) air emissions; applying VOCs as a sensible energy recycling opportunity.