17 August 2010
What Makes District Energy Green?
District Energy St. Paul has brought energy efficiency and cost savings to commercial and residential customers since 1983.
Hot water district heating system is twice as efficient as the previous steam heating system in downtown St. Paul;
Air emissions have been significantly reduced; 150 smokestacks and 50 cooling towers on downtown buildings have been eliminated, as well as 300 chimneys on nearby homes.
Closed-loop distribution system has eliminated the use of groundwater for heating and cooling, saving an important natural resource.
System reliability has exceeded 99.99 percent since heating and cooling service began.
District cooling has eliminated the use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants in customer buildings.
23 March 2010
Highlights: Looking for alternatives to rising natural gas prices, the grower learned of the available MSW. Because manual recycling is performed the paper wastes are easily obtained. Because the material will be received at moisture contents above 50% (dry), grinding will be performed followed by drying using flue gas heat. Screening will be included to remove any occasional non combustible.
22 March 2010
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 contains numerous tax provisions that incentivizes the rapid deployment of biomass to energy projects. These provisions present significant new opportunities for developers and investors of biomass projects. The extension of the production tax credit (PTC), which was previously set to expire at the end of 2010 offers a 1.5 cent tax credit for any closed loop biomass project (use of dedicated biomass crops) and 0.75 cent credit for any...
15 May 2008
St. Ansgar has secured its spot as the first school district in Iowa to approve the use of biomass energy to heat its facilities. The vote met unanimous support from school board members during a meeting Wednesday, May 15th. The decision simultaneously puts the St. Ansgar school district at the forefront for the use of alternative biomass fuels in public schools on a nationwide level.
“Biomass energy” refers to the use of organic solid materials to create energy. Biomass differs...
05 March 2008
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Originally aired on CWTV/KWCHTV
Alternative Energy Solutions' biomass to energy technologies were the focus of a recent television interview conducted on CWTV/KWCHTV in Wichita, KS.
Anchor Mark Larson spoke with AES Vice President Brian Cartwright about how biomass gasification works, and why it is applicable to business and industry in a time of escalating...