Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:30 pm
Fundamental Principles of Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Ideal CHP hosts and plant siting
Benefits of CHP
• Energy conservation
• Decentralization of generation
• Microgrid applications
• Emission reduction
Economics of CHP
When is CHP not a solution?
Examining CHP Technologies
Prime movers
• Steam turbines
• Reciprocating engines
• Gas turbines
• Microturbines
• Fuel cells
Alternative fuel sources
• Biomass applications
• Landfill gas applications
Other major CHP-related processes
• Supplemental-fired heat recovery
• Gas compression
• Absorption cooling
• Selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
Laws, Regulations and Building Codes Impacting CHP
Federal, state and local environmental regulation
Utility regulations and interconnection
Permitting process
Building code considerations
Impact on LEED and other sustainable certifications
Income Streams for CHP
Financial incentives
Alternative energy markets
System capacity markets
Tax implications
CHP Case Studies
Making the Move to CHP: Analysis and Modeling
Understanding existing pre-CHP conditions
Performing load analysis
• Electric load analysis
• Thermal load analysis
Thermal and electrical interconnection
Selecting a prime mover
Modeling performance
Financial modeling
• Capital costs
• Operation and maintenance expense
Return on investment, lifecycle analysis
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.5 Contact Hours (PDHs)
Building Performance Institute
3.25 CEUs
Contractors
Voluntary Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to engineers in all states, including Massachusetts architects. Educators and courses are not subject to pre-approval in Massachusetts.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Building Performance Institute for 3.25 CEUs.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This seminar is designed for the professional enrichment of construction contractors. It has not been approved by any state with a construction contractor continuing education requirement.
Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Reid Sprite, PE
Sprite Engineering WorksMr. Sprite is a licensed professional electrical engineer with extensive utility operations and energy consulting experience. For the past decade, he has been involved in the electrical industry with a focus in the areas of power transmission and distribution, substation design, system protection, and metering. Mr. Sprite is also very familiar with overhead and underground distribution design, construction, and safety practices.
Currently, Mr. Sprite is focusing his efforts on the development of various renewable and alternative generation projects with a specialization in combined heat and power (CHP) applications and their interconnection to the existing power system. In conjunction with other distributed generation developers and local utility companies, Mr. Sprite advocates for fair and consistent interconnection standards on the Massachusetts Technical Standards Review Group.
Mr. Sprite earned his B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Rochester and is a licensed professional engineer in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, and New Jersey.