DOE awards $2.2 million to facilitate new energy projects

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $2.2 million in grant money to a Colorado nonprofit dedicated to facilitating development of local, on-site energy systems that reduce costs, improve efficiency and strengthen energy resilience.

The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, based in Boulder, will help roll-out a program that encourages industry and communities to adopt systems known as combined heat and power (CHP) systems. The Department of Energy defines CHP as the concurrent production of electricity or mechanical power and useful thermal energy (heating and or cooling,) from a single source of energy.

As part of the grant award, the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project will run the Technical Assistance Partnership, to provide assistance to large energy users and others who opt to explore CHP programs.

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In a statement, Christine Brinker, director of Southwest’s CHP Technical Assistance Partnership, said “These local, on-site systems are clean, efficient and cost-effective. The challenge now is to show businesses and communities how this technology could work for them.”

According to the DOE, the U.S. has a goal of installing more than 120 gigawatts of CHP projects, up from the current 82 gigawatts. Reaching that goal, according to the DOE, would reduce emissions as much as taking 25 million cars off the road.