ERAPPA 2009 - Portland

Utilities/Energy

Geothermal's Carbon Footprint: How Hybrid Designs Can Impact Program Performance

            Kathleen Dorsey & Wayne Chadbourne, Haley & Aldrich Inc.

Haley & Aldrich has developed an engineering evaluation, design and modeling protocol which is used to effectively identify high-value, geothermal resource installation scenarios. The results of this rigorous protocol are used by colleges and universities to make informed go/ no-go decisions about how to take advantage of geothermal resources in conjunction with existing and planned building and central plant systems to improve carbon footprint reduction performance. Case studies of campuses using this scenario planning tool will be presented, and an example of how this process led to the implementation of multiple geothermal systems to reduce carbon footprint will be discussed in detail.