In March 2022 IDEA launched a survey to collect and collate our member college and universities’ carbon reduction targets and goals. If you would like to add to or edit your institution’s carbon goal, please reach out to Sarah Theurkauf at sarah.idea@districtenergy.org

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Around the world, investments in district energy infrastructure are accelerating the shift to lower carbon solutions for cities, communities and campuses.

The Fall 2022 issue of District Energy magazine is now available online. Members will also receive the printed magazine via mail. As always, District Energy highlights innovative work being done by IDEA members in North America and beyond.

Here's the feature lineup:

• Solar-driven seasonal energy storage in a northern clime
  A 15-year-old Canadian project ties rooftop panels into a geothermal bore field to good effect.
• Real-world results from a campuswide microgrid
  At UMass Chan Medical School, IEC 61580 standards made for a smooth transition.
• Hydrogen? A demonstration project yields some early clues
  Clemson University, Siemens, and Duke Energy collaborate on a co-fired H2-Orange pilot plant.
• IDEA2022: Annual Conference notes from Toronto
  More than 840 participants from 18 countries came together for "Building Connections": Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the U.S.
• Winter is coming
  Note to plant managers: Get a flexible power generation permit before the next big storm hits.

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Part 2 of the "Large Heat Pumps" series featuring IDEA Sustaining Sponsor, Johnson Controls, is now streaming.  This free webinar will discuss configurations and real world application of water-to-water heat pumps, particularly medium to large capacity, with high temperature hot water. Discussions include how to demonstrate heating only, simultaneous cooling and heating, cooling only applications; system considerations including thermal energy storage tanks and geo-exchange along with things to look out for when designing, selecting, and installing water-to-water heat pumps.

Goal/Outcome: To understand the various product and application possibilities of water-to-water heat pumps for accelerated decarbonization of heating.

This webinar is a continuation of part 1 of this webinar series, "Large Heat Pumps: What is a heat pump and understanding the importance of sizing and the ROI calculator"

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Part One of this series is also streaming - a great series to binge watch!

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