District Energy Systems
www.DistrictEnergySystems.com

What is a District Energy System?

A District Energy System distributes power and energy from the facility's trigeneration energy system through the facility's (campus, downtown area, etc.) underground pipes to the buildings connected to the system. Individual buildings connected to the system, therefore, do not need boilers, chillers or cooling towers. 

Customers use the hot water and chilled water to meet their space heating, water heating, processing and air-conditioning needs. Once the energy (hot water, steam and chilled water) are "used" by the individual buildings, the water is returned to the central plant which is then either re-heated and/or re-chilled… and then re-circulated throughout the underground, closed-loop pipes of the District Energy System. 

District Energy, or, "trigeneration" plants at about 90% system efficiency, are about 300% more efficient and environmentally-friendly than typical, "central" power plants. Trigeneration plants are an excellent and ideal energy and power solution for multiple building locations such as;

• College and University Campuses

• Industrial Parks

• Schools

• Government Installations such as military bases

• Hospitals

• Office Buildings in downtown areas

"The Future of Energy is Net Zero Energy!"
and
Way Beyond Solar! ^sm

"Net Zero Energy" to Reach Revenues of $690 Billion / year by 2020
and $1.3 Trillion / year Industry by 2035
"The Future of Energy is Net Zero Energy!" ^sm

Think Beyond Solar ^sm

Architecture  *  Battery Energy Storage  *  Bidirectional Inverters  *  Bidirectional Power

Energy Efficiency Measures  *  Energy Master Planning  *  Energy Storage  *  Micro-Grids

Net Zero Energy  *  Net Zero Energy Retrofit  *  Solar Cogeneration  *  Solar Trigeneration

Clean Power Generation Solutions

Our Custom-built CHP Systems (Cogeneration and Trigeneration) Plants
Have Very High Efficiencies, Low Fuel Costs & Low Emissions

The Effective Heat Rate is Approximately
4100 btu/kW & System Efficiency is 92% Plant.

The CHP System below is Rated at 900 kW and Features:
(2) Natural Gas Engines @ 450 kW each on one Skid with Optional
Selective Catalytic Reduction system that removes Nitrogen Oxides to "non-detect."

Our CHP Systems (available in either cogeneration or trigeneration) may be the best solution for your company's economic and environmental sustainability as we "upgrade" natural gas to clean power with our clean power generation solutions.

Our Emissions Abatement solutions reduce Nitrogen Oxides to "non-detect" which means our CHP Systems can be installed and operated in most EPA non-attainment regions!

What is Trigeneration?

Trigeneration is the simultaneous production of three forms of energy - typically, Cooling, Heating and Power - from only one fuel input. 

Stated another way, our trigeneration power plants produce three different types of energy for the price of one.
Trigeneration energy systems now exceed the efficiency of central power plants by almost 300% as overall trigeneration system efficiency is about 90%. Typical "central" power plants, that do not need the heat generated from the combustion and power generation process, are only about 33% efficient. 

Basically, a trigeneration power plant is a cogeneration power plant that has added absorption chillers for producing chilled water from the heat that would have been wasted from a cogeneration power plant. 

In addition to the economic benefits and advantages, trigeneration plants reduce our dependence on foreign energy supplies and help our environment by dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide - when compared to typical power plants. Trigeneration has been hailed the "hat-trick of the energy industry" with system efficiencies approaching and exceeding 90%.

Trigeneration plants are very energy efficient, conserve natural resources and reduce fuel consumption as the system operates at such high efficiencies. Cogeneration and trigeneration power plants are about 90% efficient and approximately 300% more efficient than "central power plants" that average 27% to 40% efficiency. When fueled with renewable fuel, cogeneration and trigeneration plants are carbon neutral, producing no greenhouse gas emissions and the optimum solution for clients seeking to reduce their energy expenses and greenhouse gas emissions.

Trigeneration Diagram & Description
Trigeneration Power Plants' Have the Highest System Efficiencies and are 
About 300 % More Efficient than Typical Central Power Plants

What is "Decentralized Energy"?

How we make and distribute electricity is changing! 

The electric power generation, transmission and distribution system (the electric "grid") is changing and evolving from the electric grid of the 19th and 20th centuries, which was inefficient, highly-polluting, very expensive and “dumb.”  

The "old" way of generating and distributing energy resembles this slide:

Net Zero Energy Market to Become $1.3 Trillion/year Industry by 2035

http://www.navigantresearch.com/newsroom/revenue-from-net-zero-energy-buildings-to-reach-1-3-trillion-by-2035

Net Zero Energy Buildings Are Coming - What About The Buildings Already Standing?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/justingerdes/2012/02/28/net-zero-energy-buildings-are-coming-what-about-the-buildings-already-standing/

Energy Products and Services

CHP Systems  *  Cogeneration  *  Demand Side Management  *  District Energy Systems  *  Ecogeneration

Micro-Grids  *  Net Zero Energy  *  Solar Cogeneration  *  Trigeneration  *  Waste Heat Recovery