2006 Intermountain Regional CHP Summit

The 2nd Intermountain Regional CHP Summit was held on May 16-17, 2006 in Golden, CO. The Summit reviewed recent successes, advances, best practices, and lessons learned about CHP in the intermountain region in the past two years, provided an update on current activities, and discussed the outlook for the coming years. The Summit also included tours of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory DER Test Facility and the Trigen Cogeneration Facility at Coors Brewing Company.

PRESENTATIONS

• National Update
  Sandy Glatt, U.S. Department of Energy
• Intermountain Region Update
  Christine Hurley Brinker, Intermountain CHP Center
• Other Regions Update
  Ted Bronson, Power Equipment Associates
• CHP Tools and Resources Update
  Patti Case, Intermountain Center
• Transmission Plans in the West - How They Affect CHP
  Neal Townsend, Energy Strategies
• The Real Effect of Rising Natural Gas Costs on CHP Development in the Region
  Bruce Hedman, EEA
• CHP and Renewable Energy: Overview, Applications, & Policies
  Kim Crossman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency CHP Partnership
• Case Study of the Littleton-Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant Cogeneration Project
  Mark Van Nostrand, Littleton-Englewood
• Case Study of the Wadeland Dairy and Other IBR Digester/CHP Installations
  Carl Hansen, Utah State University and Andigen
• Cogeneration Applications & Selection
  Nick Kelsch, Caterpillar

INTERMOUNTAIN CHP CHAMPION AWARDS
In recognition of outstanding leadership to promote a clean, efficient, reliable, and affordable energy future through the use of Combined Heat and Power, we are pleased to present "Intermountain CHP Champion Awards" to Jim Knutson of URS Corp., Dennis Roundtree of Onsite Power Inc., Dan Bihn of Bihn Systems, Questar Gas, and the Distributed Energy Association of Arizona. We are grateful for their contributions and efforts in our region.