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ASHRAE Winter Conference to feature two seminar panels about CHP
ASHRAE
February 4-8, 2023
Seminar 33: Combined Heat and Power (CHP) A Key Carbon-Free Dispatchable Energy Resource: Monday, February 6 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
A three-speaker panel: Decarbonization significantly impacts building design including energy delivery systems whether power, cooling or heating. Leading states are combining deployment of intermittent renewable energy resources with electrification of heating as the keystone of their decarbonization pathway. Engineers need to adjust building energy systems including HVAC&R design to comply with the future grid. Combined Heat & Power provides dispatchable emissions free power and can be integrated into building design to overcome the problem of powering continuous operations with largely intermittent grid generation resources. This seminar reviews the latest advances in carbon free CHP as a key grid and building integrated energy resource.
Seminar 41: Supporting Grid Resilience with CHP and TES
Tuesday, February 7 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
A three-speaker panel: Grid resilience and energy efficiency have always been at the core of combined heat and power (CHP) and thermal energy storage (TES). With increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy supplies, CHP and TES increase in importance as a tool to provide local resilience and electric grid support. This seminar provides insights into the latest developments in thermal energy storage utilization as well as demonstrating the on-site grid resilience provided by CHP. The seminar will also provide a look at Controlled Environment Agriculture using both CHP and TES for local as well as grid resilience.
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CampusEnergy2023
IDEA
February 2 - March 2, 2023
District energy systems on college and university campuses continue to set higher standards for efficiency, resiliency and environmental performance. As institutional carbon reduction targets rapidly approach, campus energy systems will be critical to achieving results at community scale. IDEA members are actively planning, designing, partnering, constructing and commissioning a wide range of innovative energy and environmental technologies.
Now in its 36th year, the IDEA Campus Energy Conference has earned a reputation for excellent technical content, valuable peer exchange and engaging dialogue with business partners in a relaxed, collegial atmosphere, bringing the industry together from across North America and around the globe.
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Notice of Intent to Issue the Industrial Demonstrations Program Funding Opportunity Announcement
U.S. DOE
Dec 22, 2022
"Domestic manufacturing is the backbone of the American economy," said Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations Director David Crane. "Accelerating the inevitable decarbonization of the nation's manufacturing sector will give ‘first mover' advantage to American industry, thereby bolstering the technological and economic competitiveness of U.S. industry, spurring innovation and economic growth, creating good-paying jobs for American workers, and enabling a clean, more equitable future for all Americans."
Industrial emissions currently account for approximately one third of the nation's carbon footprint1. The industrial sector is considered one of the most difficult to decarbonize due to the diversity of energy inputs, processes, and operations. The sector's emissions result not just from fuel for heat and power, but also from feedstocks and processes that have traditionally been carbon intensive.
OCED will provide up to 50 percent of the cost of each project to catalyze impactful, scalable, and replicable demonstrations that maximize emissions reductions, prioritize energy and environmental justice, and create good-paying jobs. This funding opportunity was developed in collaboration with the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC).
To ensure these projects provide benefits to their host communities and neighbors, the funding announcement will require a community benefits plan from each applicant related to engaging communities and labor; investing in America's workforce; advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; and implementing the Justice40 Initiative.
The anticipated funding announcement will include up to $5.8 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act and $500 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. DOE plans to release the funding opportunity announcement in March 2023.
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ICYMI: EERE Created Two New Advanced Manufacturing Offices
U.S. DOE
Dec 22, 2022
... This October, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office reorganized into two new offices: the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) and the Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO). Starting in January 2023, each office will be sending updates about new funding opportunities, upcoming events, and other announcements separately so you can receive the news that’s most important to you.
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INNIO supplying hydrogen engines for data center
INNIO
Dec 20, 2022
Six Jenbacher hydrogen engines will provide carbon-free emergency backup power in cases of electricity grid outages at the site, owned by NorthC Datacenters (NorthC). The Jenbacher Type 4 hydrogen engines generate a total power output of six MW and will be delivered as a containerized package. The Eindhoven data center including the hydrogen emergency backup power solution and the on-site hydrogen storage solution is a greenfield project, that is expected to be operational in the second half of 2023.... INNIO said its hydrogen-ready Jenbacher engine technology will supply backup power for a new data center in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Six Jenbacher hydrogen engines will provide carbon-free emergency backup power in cases of electricity grid outages at the site, owned by NorthC Datacenters (NorthC). The Jenbacher Type 4 hydrogen engines generate a total power output of six MW and will be delivered as a containerized package. The Eindhoven data center including the hydrogen emergency backup power solution and the on-site hydrogen storage solution is a greenfield project, that is expected to be operational in the second half of 2023.
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Report: ‘Unprecedented change’ challenges N.A. power grid
DIESEL & GAS TURBINE WORLDWIDE
Dec 20, 2022
NERC is a not-for-profit international regulatory authority. NERC’s area of responsibility spans the continental United States, Canada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Mexico. NERC is the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) for North America, subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and governmental authorities in Canada. NERC’s jurisdiction includes users, owners, and operators of the bulk power system, which serves nearly 400 million people.
NERC’s 2022 Long-Term Reliability Assessment identifies energy and capacity risks that underscore the need for reliability to be a top priority for resource and system planners in North America as the energy transition unfolds. The assessment concludes that planners and operators of the grid must increasingly account for different characteristics and performance of resources being brought online during the energy transition.
“The bulk power system is undergoing unprecedented change on a scale and at a speed that challenges the ability to foresee and design for its future state,” said John Moura, NERC’s director of Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis. “Managing the transformation and proactively preparing for the role that the grid will play is the greatest challenge to reliability over the next 10 years. Our assessment provides valuable insight into the reliability risks facing the bulk power system as it is shaped by government policies, regulations, consumer preferences and economic factors.”
The LTRA highlights five trends: integration of inverter-based resources (IBRs), growth in distributed energy resources (DERs), generation retirements, flat transmission growth and increased demand growth that, without careful planning, could negatively impact the ability of the bulk power system to service the energy needs in North America over the next 10 years.
“The energy and capacity risks identified in this assessment underscore the need for reliability to be a top priority for the resource and system planning community of stakeholders,” the report states. “Planning and operating the grid must increasingly account for different characteristics and performance in electricity resources as the energy transition continues.”
Among specific suggestions, the organization calls for:
- Manage the pace of generator retirements until solutions are in place that can continue to meet energy needs and provide essential reliability services
- Include extreme weather scenarios in resource and system planning
- Address IBR performance and grid integration issues
- Expand resource adequacy evaluations beyond reserve margins at peak times to include energy risks for all hours and seasons
Increase focus on DERs as they are deployed at increasingly impactful levels
- Mitigate the risks that arise from growing reliance on just-in-time fuel for electric generation and the interdependent natural gas and electric infrastructure
- Consider the impact that the electrification of transportation, space heating, and other sectors may have on future electricity demand and infrastructure.
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Inflation Reduction Act Frequently Asked Questions for CHP Applications
CHP Alliance
Dec 16, 2022
The FAQ factsheet outlines that under the IRA, the full Sec. 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) will be available to qualifying CHP system property that begins construction before January 1, 2025 (please note there are capacity, efficiency, and other limitations that will continue to apply for CHP eligibility). The IRA defines CHP as an ‘energy property’ and WHP as ‘waste energy recovery property’ under paragraph (3)(A) and clause (v) of the Sec. 48 energy credit, respectively.
The Sec. 48 ITC base credit rate is 6%. Projects can increase the base rate by a 5x multiplier (30%) by meeting or being exempt from the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements.
The IRA provides a bonus credit of up to 10% for meeting requirements for domestic content, and a bonus credit of up to 10% for projects located in “energy communities.” These requirements cannot be used towards reaching the 30% bonus rate, which is only attained by satisfying (or being exempt from) the labor requirements (prevailing wage and apprenticeships).
CHP projects that begin construction after December 31, 2024, can qualify for renewable energy tax credits under the new technology-neutral Sec. 45Y PTC or Sec. 48E ITC, if the project yields zero greenhouse gas emissions.
The FAQ factsheet continues with several sections that address the above listed topics and covers Direct Pay, IRS Guidance, Hydrogen tax credits, the Advanced Manufacturing tax credit, and other areas of interest for our membership and the broader CHP industry.
Disclaimer: Please note this is a living document that CHPA intends to keep updated as new IRS guidance is released. We are also not tax advisors, and highly recommend consulting your accountant and/or tax professionals on tax-related matters.
Combined Heat & Power eCatalog of Recognized Packaged CHP & WHP Systems
Packaged CHP Systems:
Rigorous Recognition Process
The Packaged Combined Heat and Power Catalog (eCatalog) is a voluntary public/private partnership designed to increase deployment of CHP in commercial, institutional and multi-family buildings and manufacturing plants. The core of the eCatalog are CHP Packagers who commit to provide pre-engineered and tested Packaged CHP systems that meet or exceed DOE performance requirements and CHP Solution Providers who commit to provide responsible installation, commissioning, maintenance and service of recognized Packaged CHP systems and also provide a single point of project responsibility.
Customer Engagement Networks: Incentivizing CHP in Your Area
Maximize Your CHP Investment When You Install Recognized Systems
An essential element in market success of energy efficient technologies, such as CHP, is a robust customer engagement network to educate end-users and provide assistance through the project development process. States, localities and utilities that are implementing programs and policies to increase the use of CHP in support of key economic, security, efficiency and environmental goals can integrate the eCatalog into their efforts by linking recognized CHP packages offered by Solution Providers or Packagers in their region to their programs. The eCatalog provides a unique platform for convening recognized CHP equipment and suppliers with state, local and utility market outreach, customer acquisition and incentive programs.
eCATALOG PACKAGED CHP SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Packaged CHP System standardized1 electrical and thermal performance data presented for comparison in the eCatalog have been reviewed and recognized as accurate based on engineering data and available performance test data submitted by the Packagers. Emissions data presented in the eCatalog are based on either third-party emissions test results when available, or prime mover manufacture’s emissions certification data, both using standard EPA test methodologies or equivalent. When evaluating CHP performance for a particular project, it is important to use final performance data from the Packager or Solution Provider that reflects specific site conditions such as actual fuel characteristics, ambient temperatures and altitude, and thermal load temperatures or pressures. As an example, hot water thermal capacity ratings in the eCatalog are based on a standard hot water supply temperature of 180 F, with packager specified return temperatures for each system. Actual hot water available from a packaged CHP system for a project will depend on the specific temperature requirements of the hot water supply and return at the site, and may vary from data presented in the eCatalog.
“Even a small blip on the power grid can disrupt our production equipment and cause six to eight hours of lost production time. With the CHP systems, if there is a power blip we go into island mode and don't experience any disruption.”
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