District energy (DE) with combined heat and power (CHP) offers many potential benefits to college and university campuses, including energy cost savings and reduced CO2 emissions. At the same time, a potential DE-CHP system may look promising initially but be thwarted due to several possible obstacles. In this presentation, the DE-CHP journey towards eventual success is illustrated with examples of failures and two successes – the University of Colorado, Boulder and the University of Arizona.
Henry Johnstone, GLHN Architects & EngineersNeil Kolwey, US DOE SW CHP TAP