http://www.llworldtour.com/2010/02/02/the-%e2%80%9csteamy%e2%80%9d-underbelly-of-new-york-city/ just a girl in the world... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:22:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.llworldtour.com/2010/02/02/the-%e2%80%9csteamy%e2%80%9d-underbelly-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-28427 Stéfan Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:07:21 +0000 http://www.llworldtour.com/?p=3053#comment-28427 @miggsathon: do you know if there are currently some initiatives in the US to support district heating and cogeneration, in order to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Several countries here in Europe have decided to include DH and CHP in their strategy to meet the 2020 and 2050 targets about greenhouse gas limitations and renewable energies development. I'm curious to know if similar things are happening on the other continents. @miggsathon: do you know if there are currently some initiatives in the US to support district heating and cogeneration, in order to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Several countries here in Europe have decided to include DH and CHP in their strategy to meet the 2020 and 2050 targets about greenhouse gas limitations and renewable energies development. I'm curious to know if similar things are happening on the other continents.

]]> http://www.llworldtour.com/2010/02/02/the-%e2%80%9csteamy%e2%80%9d-underbelly-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-24149 miggsathon Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:35:10 +0000 http://www.llworldtour.com/?p=3053#comment-24149 There are two big reasons more isn't being done: (1) regulatory. Current regulations protect electric utilities from competition and discourage efficiency. That means the market isn't really permitting efficient alternatives to arise. (2) corporate lethargy. Even though cutting energy costs is a good thing, energy is not top-of-mind for most businesses. They certainly don't think much about their waste energy. So there needs to be a culture shift on this in terms of awareness and practice. There are two big reasons more isn't being done: (1) regulatory. Current regulations protect electric utilities from competition and discourage efficiency. That means the market isn't really permitting efficient alternatives to arise. (2) corporate lethargy. Even though cutting energy costs is a good thing, energy is not top-of-mind for most businesses. They certainly don't think much about their waste energy. So there needs to be a culture shift on this in terms of awareness and practice.

]]> http://www.llworldtour.com/2010/02/02/the-%e2%80%9csteamy%e2%80%9d-underbelly-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-24037 llworldtour Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:22:10 +0000 http://www.llworldtour.com/?p=3053#comment-24037 Great to hear from you. Glad you saw this post. I do have a link in there for RED. I think it’s a great initiative. Of course…there are so many ‘great initiatives’ that only go so far it seems. I am always perplexed as to why we are so behind some other countries in some energy and ‘green’ things that seem to make so much sense like this. Arrogance? Hesitation to change? Money? Great to hear from you. Glad you saw this post. I do have a link in there for RED. I think it’s a great initiative. Of course…there are so many ‘great initiatives’ that only go so far it seems. I am always perplexed as to why we are so behind some other countries in some energy and ‘green’ things that seem to make so much sense like this. Arrogance? Hesitation to change? Money?

]]> http://www.llworldtour.com/2010/02/02/the-%e2%80%9csteamy%e2%80%9d-underbelly-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-24034 miggsathon Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:48:26 +0000 http://www.llworldtour.com/?p=3053#comment-24034 Very cool of you to focus on cogeneration (also called combined heat & power). Yes, New York has a big system for this, and it started with Thomas Edison's Pearl Street Station in Manhattan. I'm associated with Recycled Energy Development (recycled-energy.com), a company chaired by Tom Casten (whom you quote above) and which does precisely this work. There's a lot more opportunity to do this kind of thing across the country, though. Estimates suggest we could slash greenhouse gas emissions by 20% if we did more of it. Meanwhile, costs would fall due to increased efficiency. Not bad. Very cool of you to focus on cogeneration (also called combined heat & power). Yes, New York has a big system for this, and it started with Thomas Edison's Pearl Street Station in Manhattan. I'm associated with Recycled Energy Development (recycled-energy.com), a company chaired by Tom Casten (whom you quote above) and which does precisely this work. There's a lot more opportunity to do this kind of thing across the country, though. Estimates suggest we could slash greenhouse gas emissions by 20% if we did more of it. Meanwhile, costs would fall due to increased efficiency. Not bad.

]]> http://www.llworldtour.com/2010/02/02/the-%e2%80%9csteamy%e2%80%9d-underbelly-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-23968 Joel Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:10:05 +0000 http://www.llworldtour.com/?p=3053#comment-23968 So New York's powered by New Jersey steam? The shame! I was on the island when one of the pipes ruptured <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/getdown/851721087/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/getdown/851721087/</a> - it was quite a sight. So New York's powered by New Jersey steam? The shame! I was on the island when one of the pipes ruptured http://www.flickr.com/photos/getdown/851721087/ – it was quite a sight.

]]> http://www.llworldtour.com/2010/02/02/the-%e2%80%9csteamy%e2%80%9d-underbelly-of-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-23942 Kevin Fitzpatrick Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:14:15 +0000 http://www.llworldtour.com/?p=3053#comment-23942 Think of all the hot dog buns that could benefit from this technology, not to mention bath houses and brothels. Think of all the hot dog buns that could benefit from this technology, not to mention bath houses and brothels.

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