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Recent Publications

THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN
ILLINOIS

by Athanasios D. Bournakis, John J. Cuttica, Steffen Mueller of the Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Geoffrey J.D. Hewings of the Regional Economics Application Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prepared for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, June 2005.

The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Clean Energy Development in Illinois

Cogeneration for Confectioners
The Manufacturing Confectioner, December 2004

"Cogeneration for Confectioners" William Ryan, PhD., P.E.

"Driving Absorption Chillers Using Heat Recovery"
First published in ASHRAE Journal, September 2004

Copyright 2004, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. This posting is by permission of ASHRAE Journal. This article may not be copied nor distributed in either paper or digital form without ASHRAE’s permission. Contact ASHRAE at www.ashrae.org.

"Driving Absorption Chillers Using Heat Recovery"
William Ryan, PhD., P.E.

Midwest CHP Application Center Publications Library

The Midwest CHP Application Center maintains a library of final reports, papers published in magazines and journals, and presentations made at conferences by the Midwest CHP Application Center (MAC).

MAC Publications Library

Using DOE-2.1E To Evaluate Green Building Construction Opportunities And Ventilation Design For Lotus School

Michael J. Chimack and Christine Walker
Presented at the Eighth International IBPSA Conference, 2003

Using DOE-2.1E To Evaluate Green Building Construction Opportunities And Ventilation Design For Lotus School

Determining The Feasibility Of Cogeneration Using DOE-2.1E For The John G. Shedd Aquarium And Oceanarium

Michael J. Chimack and Christine Walker
Presented at the Eighth International IBPSA Conference, 2003

Determining The Feasibility Of Cogeneration Using DOE-2.1E For The John G. Shedd Aquarium And Oceanarium (0.1 MB)

Energy Conservation Opportunities in the Pulp and Paper
Industry: An Illinois Case Study

Michael J. Chimack, Christine Walker, Robert Miller
Presented at the Sixth Biennial ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry

Energy Conservation Opportunities in the Pulp and Paper
Industry: An Illinois Case Study (0.1 MB)

"New Applications for Gas Cooling"
First published in ASHRAE Journal in April 2003

"Copyright 2003, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. This posting is by permission of the ASHRAE Journal. This article may not be copied nor distributed in either paper or digital form without ASHRAE's permission. Contact ASHRAE at www.ashrae.org."

"New Applications for Gas Cooling", ASHRAE Journal, April, 2003

An Overview of Small Scale BCHP Technologies

PowerPoint Presentation by William Ryan, PhD., P.E. presented at: The 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, November 20, 2002 - New Orleans

An Overview of Small Scale BCHP Technologies (8.6 MB)

Benefits of Prospective Commisioning for Condominiums in Chicago

Presented at: International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations
Michael J. Chimack and Christine Walker

Benefits of Prospective Commisioning for Condominiums in Chicago (0.1 MB)

Determining Baseline Energy Consumption and Peak Cooling Loads of a 107 Year Old Science Museum Using DOE 2.1E

Presented at the Seventh International IBPSA Conference, 2001

Determining Baseline Energy Consumption and Peak Cooling Loads of a 107 Year Old Science Museum Using DOE 2.1E (1.5 MB)

Compound Interest Factors

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"Economics of Cogeneration", ASHRAE Journal
October, 2002 William Ryan, PhD., P.E.

"New Developments in Gas Cooling", ASHRAE Journal
April, 2002 William Ryan, PhD., P.E.

"Deregulation and Chiller Plant Load", ASHRAE Journal
July, 2001 William Ryan, PhD., P.E.