November 21, 2005

Conference to reveal ways to cut fuel costs, pollution

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A conference sponsored by Purdue University's Technical Assistance Program will show how combined heat and power can lower fuel costs and reduce air pollution.

The 2005 Indiana Combined Heat and Power Conference will begin at 8 a.m. (CST) Dec. 7 at The Center on the Purdue Calumet campus. The conference fee is $49.

At the conference, manufacturers, universities and other institutions that are high energy users will learn how they can use a combined heat and power (CHP) system to save up to 35 percent on their fuel costs.

David Snow, Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center interim director, said CHP is efficient because it generates power and thermal energy from a single fuel source.

"CHP, which also is know as cogeneration, is not a specific technology, but an application of technologies to meet an energy user's needs," Snow said. "CHP systems achieve typical effective electric efficiencies of 50 percent to 70 percent, which is a dramatic improvement over the average efficiency of 49 percent for separate heat and power. They also reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that can contribute to the risks of climate change."

To register for the conference, go online or contact David Zeese, manufacturing specialist, at (765) 494-7845, dzeese@purdue.edu.

Writer: Marydell Forbes (765) 496-7704, mforbes@purdue.edu

Sources: David Zeese (765) 494-7845, dzeese@purdue.edu

David Snow, (317) 275-6811 ext. 611, davesnow@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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