2022 Annual Conference, Poster #15

Prioritizing waste energy as a carbon-free resource, the Integrated Community Energy and Harvesting System (ICE-Harvest) maximizes energy sharing and storage to achieve net-zero emissions. Conversion of HCE’s District Energy system at McMaster Innovation Park to a micro-thermal network with advanced energy harvesting is analyzed as a case study. This presentation will showcase energy models and feature comparisons with conventional energy applications, demonstrating reduction of fossil fuels without a peak demand increase caused by electrification of heating.

Speakers. 

Joshua Fitzpatrick, Research Consultant, Engineering & Business Development, HCE Energy  

Kelton Friedrich, Integrated Energy Systems Research Engineer, McMaster University

The United States represents the largest market in the world for energy reduction. But what can we do? This presentation, drawing on the practical experience of 20+ years of energy auditing millions of square feet of building space, will help us determine whether an energy audit is a good place to start. It will also present real-life practical results, including low-cost or no-cost opportunities present in most buildings.

Speaker. 

Ayman Nicola, Discipline Lead, Built Environment - Canada Building Science & Energy Management, Wood

DTE Vantage is constructing a 29 MW energy project at Orion’s carbon black facility in Louisiana developed under a third-party design, build, own, operate, and maintain structure. The project will convert Orion’s process waste heat into carbon-free electricity with an on-site heat recovery system and steam turbine generator. This presentation will discuss the evolution of the technical solution, as well as the commercial arrangement to provide Orion’s electricity needs and market export power to the grid.

Speaker.
Michael P. Larson, Business Development Director, DTE Energy

The focus of the presentation is to share with delegates the problems solved with regards to obtaining a complete understanding of the condition of a ducted Gen 2 district heating network that had suffered a catastrophic failure during critical operations. In order for the operator to realise the correct path forward in terms of repair versus replacement it was imperative that condition reporting of the entire length of the effected system was obtained. With inline inspection results providing a firm understanding of the severity corrosion and fitness for service reporting provided by Quest Integrity's Engineering Analysis Group, informed remediation plans could be realised and immediately put into action.

Speaker.
Jason Tuer, Technical Advisor, Quest Integrity NLD BV

In cyberspace, Bitcoin miners generate coins by providing security to the network, but in the real world, they generate a lot of heat. MintGreen manufactures Digital Boilers that mine Bitcoin and recover over 96% of mining energy to heat communities. These boilers are the cost-leading low-carbon technology and can be co-located with DE systems in any standard mechanical room. By the end of 2022, the world’s first city will be heated by Bitcoin.

Speaker.
Jennifer Zee, Chief Strategy Officer, MintGreen

The integration of microgrids to support the needs of large energy consumers is paramount to the decentralization and promotion of a healthy and reliable energy system. This presentation will review the 4.5 MW microgrid and district energy system for steam, chilled water, and electrical generation through the implementation of reciprocating engines, solar PV, BESS, and electrical infrastructure upgrades currently in development for Gallaudet University in conjunction with Scale Microgrid Solutions.

Speakers.
Alec Parhar, Electrical Engineer, CHA Consulting, Inc.
Joshua Fitzpatrick, Research Consultant - Engineering & Business Development, HCE Energy Inc.
Alexander Darovskikh, Sr. Sales Manager – Microgrids North America, Rolls -Royce Solutions Americas

Aging electrical infrastructure across North America has become an increasing concern. Many of the industrial facilities constructed in the mid-1900s are beginning to age beyond equipment’s life expectancy. As reliability and equipment failure concerns arise, customers are looking to upgrade, update, and modify their existing electrical distribution systems.

This presentation will discuss the specific equipment replacements, configuration changes, protection upgrades, and the various considerations that impacted the project design for INVISTA’s facility in Kingston, Ontario.

Speaker.
Bryson Upper, Electrical Engineer, CHA Consulting, Inc

Real-time monitoring is essential for ensuring the Best Achievable Reliability and Performance of operating assets. EtaPRO, a fully integrated software platform, goes beyond traditional digital solutions and is deployed globally at hundreds of locations to proactively monitor all types of critical assets by connecting, collecting, storing, and processing big data. Examples from large power generation plants, complex CHPs, diverse renewables, and other applications and tools will be shared and demonstrated.

Speakers.
Kenneth Daycock, Business Development Manager, EtaPRO
Ayman Nicola, Discipline Lead, Building Science & Energy Management – Canada, Wood Building Science and Energy Management Group

Partnering with Neelands Group, this microturbine-based trigeneration CCHP system combines an absorption chiller and hot water heat recovery system with a C02 refrigeration plant for a grocery store in the GTA. CO2 has a global warming potential of 1, resulting in a significant GHG reduction over conventional refrigerants. The CCHP system adds resiliency as a small refrigeration microgrid, to keep food from spoiling during power outages by providing energy to critical systems.

Speakers.
Justin Rathke, President, Vergent Power Solutions
Jessie Gillis, Director of Projects, Vergent Power Solutions