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District Energy Highlights - One Page Case Studies
District energy is a proven technology in use around the world. Review examples of district energy systems that are evolving to meet high standards for energy efficient buildings, and integrate new alternative and renewable fuels.
Each short case study provides a description of the factors that contributed to the system development, and reviews the innovative technologies being used to provide heating, cooling and electricity to a variety of market sectors.
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Existing Facility
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Location
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Theme
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Technology
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Canada
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Toronto, Ontario
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Sustainable energy conservation
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Combined heat, power and cooling
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Vengreville, Alberta
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Sustainable energy conservation
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Integrated Manure Utilization (IMU) System, pilot biogas plant
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Sudbury, Ontario
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Community economic development
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Natural gas
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Ouje Bougoumou, Quebec
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Community economic development
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Biomass - wood chips
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Middel Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia
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Community economic development
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Sawmill, waste-to-energy, biomass
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United States
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Palo Alto, California
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Sustainable energy conservation
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Combined heat and power
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Nashville, Tennessee
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Integrated urban revitalization
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Natural gas boilers
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Portland, Oregon
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Sustainable energy conservation
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Central Utility Plant (CUP) using micro-turbines and solar power
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Urban intensification
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Steam and water cooling
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International
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Woking Borough, England
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Integrated urban revitalization
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Combined heat and power, solar, fuel cells
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Jelenia Gora, Poland
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Community economic development
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Biomass - wood
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Kungalv, Sweden
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Sustainable energy conservation
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Solar thermal heating, biomass
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Malmo, Sweden
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Integrated urban revitalization
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Solar, wind, geothermal, waste-to-energy
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Helsinki, Finland
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Sustainable energy conservation
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Combined heat and power
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Click here for Compendium of Case Studies
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Production of the Urban Energy Solutions Initiative has been made possible through a financial contribution from Infrastructure Canada and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Government of Canada.
CDEA Newslink - January 2010