Northeast District Energy

Communities in several northeastern states are interested in developing new district energy systems using renewable resources such as biomass, solar and waste heat where available. These systems can serve entire communities (as it very common in Europe) and deliver the following objectives: Increase efficiency of energy production, distribution, and consumption Transition from imported fossil fuels to clean, local renewable resources Transition from electric-driven cooling to thermally-driven cooling to reduce demand on strained electric grid in the Northeast.

District Energy Projects
Massachusetts	New Hampshire
New York	Vermont

Fundamentals of District Energy
The Necessity for District Heating in New York	How Denmark Paved the Way to Energy Independence	State and Local Heat Supply Planning: Insurance for a Warm Future
What is CHP?	Biomass CHP Best Practice Guide	Danish Board of District Heating Articles
Presentation to Combined Heat and Power Association, November 2007	The Opportunity (and Necessity) for New District Energy Systems in the Northeast United States	Community Energy: Urban Planning for a Low Carbon Future

Renewable Energy Resources
Renewables in District Heating and Cooling	A Decade of Change: A Vision for Vermont's Renewable Energy Future	Biomass for Electricity Generation
Growing Willow Biomass Crops on Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Lands in New York State	SUNY ESF Short Rotation Woody Biomass Program	UK Energy Crops Program
Innovative Natural Resource Solutions, LLC	Willow Biomass Producer's Handbook	North East State Foresters Association Publications
Double A Willow

Hot Water District Heating
Logstor	University of Rochester Hot Water District Heating System	Certification Guidelines for Quality Assessment of District Heating Pipes

Building Connections and Metering
District Heating and Cooling Connection Handbook	District Heating Substation Design	District Heating Substations: Performance, Operation, Design
Kamstrup Hot Water Meters	Danfoss District Heating Book	Danish Board of District Heating Articles
APV Small Substations Stations	APV Large Substations	Danfoss Heating Substations

Single Effect Hot Water Absorption Chillers
York	Carrier	Broad

For further information: Morris A. Pierce 364 Rush Rhees Library University of Rochester Rochester NY 14627-0070 Tel: (585) 275-4331 Fax: (585) 442-2749 mapi@mail.rochester.edu