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community energyDistrict Energy offers a variety of energy sources and technology. |
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District Energy St. Paul’s Integrated Energy VisionIn the entrepreneurial spirit upon which the company was founded, District Energy St. Paul envisions a future that uses district heating and cooling infrastructure in communities to integrate a variety of renewable energy sources and technologies. These integrated energy systems will play a vital role in helping communities realize the full potential of renewable energy and energy conservation technologies. It will also facilitate the broader use of a variety of renewable energy sources and technologies by the buildings in the community, thereby decreasing its fossil fuel usage and greenhouse gas emissions while increasing the flexibility and security of the community’s energy system. District Energy St. Paul is taking several steps towards achieving this vision in Saint Paul. Solar Thermal. The inherent flexibility of the hot water system enables solar thermal to be integrated into the district heating system. District Energy St. Paul is actively developing the integration of a large solar thermal project into its system at one of its customer’s buildings. The planned installation would be the largest solar energy installation in Minnesota, and one of the largest installations in the United States. Advanced Heat Recovery. District Energy St. Paul is pursuing an advanced heat recovery project that uses flue gas condensation to extract additional energy from the flue gas of the biomass fired CHP plant. The benefits of this project will be amplified by also integrating the use of thermal storage. Biogas. District Energy St. Paul continues to pursue the generation and use of biogas as a source of energy in its facilities. |
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