Final Agenda for Combustion, Cooling, & Energy Conservation Workshop:

How to Save Money & Prevent Pollution by Strategic Energy Management

Wednesday, June27, 2007

VolpeCenter

55 Broadway

Kendall Square, CambridgeMA

7:30 a.m. / Sign-in/on-site Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibitor Table Information Review
8:15 a.m. / Welcome, Purpose, and Workshop Logistics
Daniel K. Moon, President, Environmental Business Council of New England
8:20 a.m. / EPA’s Commitment to Energy Conservation & Municipal Energy Challenge
Susan Studlien, Director, Office of Environmental Stewardship (OES), EPA Region 1
8:30 a.m. / State Energy Policy Changes to Encourage Energy Conservation & Combined Heat & Power
David Cash, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)
8:45 a.m. / The Strategic Energy Management Approach -Evaluating current energy use holistically;boiler operation & maintenance; identifying process changes or automated controls on heating/cooling that can reduce your energy use; cleaning up your supply; principles for heating, ventilation, and cooling in green building design.
Roy Crystal, Environmental Scientist, EPA Region 1Assistance & Pollution Prevention OfficePRESENTATION
Tools and Resources Available from EPA’s Combined Heat & Power Partnership- Felicia Ruiz, Program Manager, Energy Supply & Industry, EPA HeadquartersPRESENTATION
9:20 a.m. / Assessing & Improving Efficiency of Steam Systems - Ways to improve steam system efficiency; using Department of Energy (DOE)tools for evaluating steam systems and improving boiler combustion efficiency; where to go for further information; questions and discussion.
William Orthwein, Project Manager, U.S. Department of EnergyNational Energy Technology LaboratoryPRESENTATION
10:00a.m. / Break, View Exhibitor Tables
10:30 a.m. / Breakout Session 1
Session 1A - Assessing Industrial Energy Conservation Options
Moderator – Christopher Scholl, Director, Health, Safety & Environmental Affairs, Saint-Gobain High Performance MaterialsNorth America
Benchmarking Energy Use and Identifying Opportunities - Ways to improve efficiency; using QuickPEP & other DOE industrial energy use benchmarking and analysis tools; questions and discussion.
William Orthwein, Project Manager, U.S. Department of EnergyNational Energy Technology LaboratoryPRESENTATION
Evaluation of Process Heat and Combined Heat and Power Options - Using DOE’s PHAST and other assessment tools; Combined Heat and Power (CHP or “cogeneration”);where to go for further information; questions and discussion.
Chad Nelson, Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, University of Massachusetts-AmherstPRESENTATION
Session 1B – Assessing Institutional, Commercial, and Municipal Energy Conservation Options
Moderator – Dammon Frecker, Environmental Science Services, WellesleyMA
Benchmarking Energy Use and Identifying Opportunities - Using EPA benchmarking tools for commercial & institutional buildings & hospitals; common opportunities; questions and discussion
Shubhada Kambli, EPA Region1Energy TeamPRESENTATION
Evaluation of Energy Efficiency & Combined Heat & Power Options - Improving efficiency in combustion, heating, and cooling operations; technologies and size ranges for Combined Heat and Power (CHP or “cogeneration”); using tools for assessing CHP & energy efficiency; where to go for further information; questions and discussion.
Michael Stocki,Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, University of Massachusetts-AmherstPRESENTATION
Evaluating Demand Response Options – Tools and methods for evaluating industrial demand curtailment options and tracking carbon; financing demand response by bidding into ISO New England forward capacity market – Marshall Chapin, Senior Director of Business Development, New England EnerNOC, Inc.
11:30 a.m. / Lunch, networking, view exhibitor tables
1:00 p.m. / Breakout Session 2
Session 2A Industrial Facilities: Case Studies of Successful Energy Conservation Programs
Moderator: Dr. John Raschko, Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance
Speakers:
  • Biogen Cogeneration Project & Energy Conservation Program
Ed Dondero, Biogen
  • NECCO/Suez Energy Revere Cogeneration Program
Eric Rubin, Revere Energy Corporation
  • GenzymeHeadquartersGreenBuilding
Rick Mattila, Genzyme
Session 2B Municipalities, Commercial Facilities, and Institutions (Colleges and Universities, Hospitals): Case Studies of Successful Energy Conservation Programs
Moderator: Keith McBrien, Project Engineer, GDS Associates, Inc., ManchesterNH
Speakers:
  • A Success Story of Strategic Energy Management: The International Skating Center of Connecticut
Linda Yoder, Shipman & GoodwinPRESENTATION
  • MITCogeneration Plant, Steam System Improvements, & Energy Plan Implementation
Peter Cooper and Roger Moore, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPRESENTATION
  • UNH Energy Plan Implementation, Municipal Landfill Methane and Cogeneration Programs
Matt O’Keefe, Energy Manager, University of New HampshirePRESENTATION
2:00 p.m. / Break
2:15 p.m. / Panel: How to Get It Done: Tools and Resources for Energy Analysis
Moderator: Chad Nelson, Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Panelists:
  • The Energy Management & Planning Process
Christopher Russell, Consultant, South River ConsultingPRESENTATION
  • Financing & Contracting Issues
Thomas Bourgeois, Pace UniversityPRESENTATION
  • Clean Distributed Generation Opportunities & Funding Sources
Jon Abe, Project Manager, Renewable Energy Trust, Massachusetts
Technology Collaborative
  • Air Quality Regulatory and Permitting Issues
Robert Donaldson, MA DEPPRESENTATION
  • Electric Utility Audit & Incentive Programs
Joseph Mannarino, National GridPRESENTATION; Christina Halfpenny, KeyspanPRESENTATION;
Brett Feldman, NSTAR PRESENTATION
3:30 p.m. / Closing Remarks,Roy Crystal, EPA Region 1
3:45 – 4:45 p.m. / Site Tours – Visits to:
  • Biogen cogeneration plant
  • MIT cogeneration plant and steam system
  • GenzymeHeadquartersGreenBuilding