Workshop on Waste Heat Recovery to Power and Heat
September 29-30, 2010
Chicago, IL

This is the only workshop in the nation devoted to waste heat recovery for power and heat. This two-day event is being organized by the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy Application Centers.

The workshop will provide a venue to gain insight on waste heat recovery concepts and technologies, meet with industry experts, engage in discussion panels with project developers, engineers, and system operators, and learn about financial and policy related activities impacting these projects.

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US Department of Energy Fan System Assessment Tool (FSAT)
Training Webinar
August 18, 2010

You are invited to join us for a free webinar training, brought to you by SEN Midwest, on Wednesday, August 18th. This training is part of a series of training webinars covering a variety of free energy auditing US DOE Tools. To attend this meeting, click the register now button below!

By attending this Webinar you could expect to learn more about several factors that affect overall fan system efficiency.You will get an introduction to fan efficiency concepts, fan system optimization checklist, FSAT data collection worksheet, key points of FSAT input and a FSAT demonstration. During the presentation you will have the opportunity to ask specific questions about FSAT.

Meeting Description:
SEN Midwest and the Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago invite you to join us on Wednesday August 18 from 2 - 4 pm Central Standard Time for a Fan System Assessment Tool (FSAT) Training free webinar.
Our guest speaker is a Qualified DOE Tool Instructor Joseph Brooks, Director of Engineering at the Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.

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Save Energy Now Indiana
Industrial Energy Efficieny Forum

August 10, 2010
Indianapolis, IN

The Purdue University Technical Assistance Program invites you to attend this one day workshop to better understand: * The importance of investing in energy efficiency improvements at your facilities. * The tools necessary to investigate energy efficiency improvements. * The "next steps" for implementing an energy efficiency program. The resources that are available to support your efforts to identify opportunities and implement solutions.

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Illinois Save Energy Now Industrial Energy Efficiency Forum
April 21, 2010

The importance of investigating energy efficiency improvements at your facilities.
The tools necessary to investigate energy efficiency improvements.
The next steps necessary for you to proceed with implementing an energy efficiency program.
The follow up support as you proceed to design, evaluate, and implement an energy efficiency program at your facilities.

Industrial Energy Efficiency Forum Resources

UIC Industrial Assessment Center Participates in USDOE National Webcast Lecture Series

Dr. William Worek's presentation on The Utilization of Combined Heat and Power is one of the five lectures included in The US Department of Energy National Webcast Lectures Series 2006. Entire presentation is now available for viewing as a webcast at National IAC Webcast Lecture Series webpage (free registration is required to view archived lectures). You can also download the Power Point version of the presentation by clicking here. Please note that the size of the presentation is 587MB!

EEBA Workshops @ University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

This course has been developed by the Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA) based on research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program. Regional case studies are featured, demonstrating high performance homes and the dramatic results achieved. Houses That Work™ is the best educational investment you can make for improving the performance, efficiency and durability of the homes you build. This session provides strategies and concepts that reduce costly callbacks, warranty, and liability issues. Further details and registration information for the seminar series can be found on the EEBA web site (www.eeba.org). The seminar series is hosted by UIC and sponsored by the National Center for Energy Management and Building Technologies (NCEMBT), Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (ICECF), and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and others.

EEBA Workshops Summary

EEBA Flyer

ERC Engineers Publish an Article in "Plant Services" Magazine

An important article about the energy cost associated with operating desiccant dryers appears in the April 2006 edition of "Plant Services". The authors, Noel Corral and Andrew Sheaffer, are two engineers from the Engineering Solutions Group (ESG) at the Energy Resources Center.

"Don't Get Hung Out to Dry"

Evaluating the CHP Marketplace
Workshops for Engineers and Architects

The Energy Resources Center will host a series of worksh-ps in May of 2005 on Evaluating and Marketing Combined Heat and Power Options in a Volatile Energy Marketplace.

Click Here to find out more.

Previous Workshop: Natural Gas Price and Volatility Workshop - Rockford Illinois

The Energy Resources Center hosted a workshop on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at the Holiday Inn of Rockford on Natural Gas Price and Volatility issues.

Improving Demand Side Management

PowerPoint Presentation by Michael J. Chimack, PE, CEM
Principal Engineer, Energy Resources Center

Improving Demand Side Management:
Energy Efficiency and the Bottom Line
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Download the workshop agenda.
Agenda (61 kb)

Download the entire workshop brochure with registration and agenda.
Registration and Agenda (183 kb)

 

 

 

 

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