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EXERGY's 36 years experience in HVAC, refrigeration and distributed generation results in a long list of accomplishments for its clients and industry associations. The following is representation of EXERGY's work over the past decade.

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Technology Roadmaps.

EXERGY has been a critical resource to the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the development of technology roadmaps. EXERGY provided grounded technology planning for public/private workshops, workshop participation, synthesis of workshop results and roadmap support services. The following typify EXERGY's Roadmapping experience:

Thermally Activated Technologies Roadmap

Buildings: Cooling Heating and Power Roadmap

ARI Roadmap

Combined Heat and Power - A Vision of the Future of CHP in the U.S. in 2020

Oilheat Analysis, Vision, and Technology Roadmap

Micro-Combined Heat and Power Technologies Roadmap - Meeting 21st Century Residential Energy Needs

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Field Research, Test & Verification Projects

EXERGY has worked as the project developer for the following field research, test and verification project partnering with the US DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, American Gas Foundation, Gas Technology Institute, utilities and manufacturers.

2000: Smiths Food & Drug (Kroger), Parallon 75 microturbine test (case study available)

2000: Schwan’s Super Rink, One 6 Cylinder Cummins Driving a 16 Cylinder R-22 compressor and Two Munters Desiccant Dehumidifiers (case study available)

2001: Miller Brewing, Two Refrigeration Compressors driven by 3512 Caterpillar Engines with Jacket Water HR (case study available)

2001: Gills Onion, Three 150 HP TECOFROST Engine-driven Screw Ammonia Compressors (case study available)

2001: Aquamar Imitation Crab Meat, 220 HP High Stage Engine-driven Recip. Compressor with HR for Boiler Preheating (case study available)

2001: 200 Market Street (office building), Capstone 30 & Yazaki absorption chiller

2002: C&F (Meat) Packing, Two Waukesha 1,125 kW generator with Jacket Water HR

2003: Waldbaums, Capstone 60, Heat Recovery HX and Munters Makeup Air Unit

2004: Cinemark Theater, two SEMCO Integrated Active Desiccant Rooftops

2005: Walgreen’s Drug Store, SEMCO Integrated Active Desiccant Rooftop

2006: Ritz Carlton Hotel, UTC Power PureComfort 240

2006: Basin Electric, 5 MW Organic Rankine Cycle generator

2006: Marriott Resort, two 400 kW Caterpillar engines, 150 RT absorption chiller

2006: Wingate Hotel, modularized 150 kW CAT with chilled EGR CHP plant for heating , pool heating, laundry and dehumidification

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Multimedia

Webcasts

EXERGY provided creative development, program planning, scripting, interviews, expert coaching and the on-screen moderator for the the U.S. Department of Energy Distributed Energy Program's nation-wide webcast on integrated energy systems (IES).

Module One: Fort Bragg, NC - 5.2 MW, 1,000 RT, 70,000 lb/hr Steam IES

Module Two: A&P Mt. Kisco, NY - 240 kW & 120 RT IES

Module Three: Austin, TX - 4.3 MW & 2,500 RT IES

Module Four: Panel on The Future of IES

Download the IES Webcast Video Invitation! (Windows Media Player 3.2 MB) Download Windows Media Player

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Publications

Hardcover Books

EXERGY's 1996 hardcover publication still serves as a basis of understanding of engine-driven chillers, absorption chillers and desiccant dehumidifiers for new engineers . The absorption section has been translated into Mandarin and widely circulated in China.

The Fundamentals of Gas Cooling, The Fairmont Press, 1996

Design Guides and Reports

A Practical Guide To Ventilation Practices and Systems For Existing Buildings, Penton Media, 2000

Application Guide for Innovative Combined Heat and Power Applications, 2003 (not available to public)

Newsletters

EXERGY has developed countless technical and market-focused newsletters. The most recent effort is for the National Accounts Energy Alliance.

NAEA Newsletter

Articles and Presentations

EXERGY is widely published, including the technical articles and presentations listed below :

  • "Active Humidity Control Using Desiccant Dehumidification Technology Workshop", Pacific Coast Electric A ssociation Conference & Expo, September 2005
  • "Novel Developments in Lithium Bromide Absorption Chiller Technology", ASHRAE Summer Meeting, June 2005
  • "Primary Energy Analysis for a Desiccant Based Dehumidification System in a Texas Theater", ASHRAE Summer Meeting, 2005
  • "60 kWe Microturbine / Absorption Chiller CHP System Providing Liquid Refrigerant Subcooling in a Texas Supermarket", ASHRAE Summer Meeting, 2005
  • "New Developments in Lithium Bromide Absorption Chiller Technology: New Direct, Indirect, Waste Heat, Bio Fuel, CHP and Solar/Thermal Designs.", ASHRAE Winter Meeting, February 2005
  • “CHP Success? Show Me the Rates!” ASHRAE Summer Meeting, June 2004
  • “What is the Future of Cooling, Heating and Power (CHP) Systems?”, Association of Energy Engineers, March 2004
  • “Applying an 80 kW Microturbine and Single-Effect Absorption Chiller to a Supermarket for Electric Demand Reduction and Liquid Refrigerant Sub-cooling”, ASHRAE Winter Meeting, 2004
  • “Applying a Microturbine / Desiccant Based Makeup Air CHP System to a Supermarket”, ASHRAE Winter Meeting, February 2004
  • “Cooling, Heating and Power (CHP) Revolution at UIC, Engineered Systems, December 2001.
  • “Absorption Technologies for Buildings: Cooling, Heating, and Power (BCHP) Systems”, Heating/Piping/Air Conditioning Engineering, July 2000.
  • “Investigation of Relative Humidity Impacts on the Performance and Energy use of Refrigerated Display Cases”, GRI-00.0084, June 2000.
  •  “Sales Training Self-Study Guide For Natural Gas Cooling Equipment And Integrated Systems”, American Gas Cooling Center, 2000
  • “Supermarket Relative Humidity & Display Case Performance”, HPAC Magazine, February 2000
  • “A Practical Guide to Ventilation Practices & Systems for Existing Buildings”, Introduction, Chapter 5 and co-editor, Spring 1999.
  • “Applications Engineering Manual For Engine-Driven Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Systems”, American Gas Cooling Center, 1998
  • “Technology Transfer Workshop Workbook For Engine-Driven Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Systems”, American Gas Cooling Center, 1998
  • “Gas Cooling Market Outlook”, Contracting Business, November 1997
  • Fundamentals of Natural Gas Cooling, The Fairmont Press, 1996
  • “Single Screw Compressors”, ASHRAE Handbook HVAC Systems and Equipment, 1996, pp. 34.11 – 34.16
  • “Total Fuel Cycle Analysis: Is It Really Necessary?”, COOL TIMES Newsletter, November/December 1994
  • “Our Window of Opportunity”, COOL TIMES Newsletter, February March 1993
  • “The Selection of Large Tonnage Chillers”, COOL TIMES Newsletter, April/May 1993
  • “Gas Cooling Opportunities Abound?”, COOL TIMES Newsletter, October/November 1993
  • “Our View of EPRI’s Report: Salesmanship or Deception?”, COOL TIMES Newsletter, October/November 1992

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Professional Engagement

American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers

Present Member            TC6.2 District Energy

Past Member                 TC7.4 Engine Driven Heat Pumps

Past Chairman               TC8.1 Positive Displacement Compressor Committee

Present Member             TC8.3 Absorption

Present Member             TC8.10 Cogeneration, Program Chair

Present Member             TC8.12 Desiccants

United States Combined Heat and Power Association Board of Directors (since 2004), Treasurer since 2005

Society for Technical Communication, Award of Excellence for the “Humidity Control Experience” 2003

Board of Directors, Global Center for Desiccant Technology, Mississippi State University (1995 - 1998)

Who's Who in Executives and Businesses ‑ First Elected 1999

Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans ‑ First Elected 1996

Board of Directors, Yankee Institute for Public Policy Studies (1990 ‑ 1993)

Who's Who in Rising Young Americans ‑ First Elected 1992

Who's Who in the East ‑ First Elected 1991

York President's award for highest percentage over sales quota ‑ 1976

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