Room M1
Room Proctor: Aeowyn Kendall / Aztech Geothermal, LLC
10:00 am
Establishing a Thermal Energy Network Program
Join this panel as it explores various experiences with UTEN pilots in New York and Maryland. In this session, panelists share their lessons learned and challenges related to project development, customer acquisition, field investigation, design, and where we go from here.
Moderator:
- Tim Ashmore / CDM Smith
Panel:
- Jen Hendrick / Baltimore Gas & Electric
- Greg Koumoullos / Con Edison
- Bess Gorman / National Grid
11:30 am
Thermal Energy Network Tools and Resources
Interested in implementing thermal energy networks in your community, town, or state? Please join us to learn about the many tools and resources available from the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) and elsewhere. We will share lessons from legislation, information on ownership models, communications materials, and cost and affordability data. We’ll also walk through several TENs case studies, including a deeper dive into utility-owned and campus TENs in New York and community TENs in Massachusetts and Vermont.
Speakers:
- Ania Camargo Cortés/ Building Decarbonization Coalition
- Jared Rodriguez / Emergent Urban Concepts
- Angie Alberto Escobar / HEET
- Debbie New / Vermont Community Thermal Networks
1:30 pm
The Science of TENs – HEET’s LeGUp Research Consortium
HEET are pioneers in TEN technical and policy development. Three years ago the LeGUp research consortium was formed and now have a number of publications and initiatives, including an outcomes databank, single pipe ATL modeling with intro to “HEATnet” and techno-economic modeling. The group also initiated a Kickstart project pipeline and models for community engagement.
Moderator:
- Mark Kleinginna / Emergent Urban Concepts
Panel:
- Isabel Varela / HEET
- Rebecca Brenneis / HEET
- Eric Juma / HEET
2:45 pm
Network Modeling Tools
As more utilities, municipalities, and campuses are developing TEN projects, there’s an increased need to develop and access design tools. This session will highlight leading firms in the modeling of TENs and discuss the software design tools they utilize to optimize these designs to find the best balance of cost and performance.
Moderator:
- Aeowyn Kendall / Aztech Geothermal, LLC
Panel:
- Brendan Hall / CHA Solutions
- Jason Willeford / Jacobs
- Victor Braciszewski / SmithGroup
- Brian Urlaub / Salas O’Brien
4:00 pm
Approaches to Community Scale Electrification: Network Piping Distribution Options
There is no “right” way to pipe up a TEN, since as always, it depends. Nevertheless, this session will present the range of piping options and their relative advantages and disadvantages in a variety of different networked building configurations. You’ll hear about central plant approaches with insulated two- and four-pipe systems and ambient temperature distribution as one-pipe or two-pipe approaches.
Moderator:
- Sue Dougherty / NYSERDA
Panel:
- Brian Urlaub / Salas O'Brien
- Mike Kingsley / Ramboll
- Steve Grgas / Wendel