District cooling and heating development in Stamford, Connecticut

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7063860· OSTI ID:7063860

This report summarizes the activities of a study intended to examine the feasibility of introducing district cooling (and heating) for a selected neighborhood of downtown Stamford, CT. A district energy system as defined for the Stamford project is understood as the production of hot and chilled water at a central energy plant, and its distribution underground to participating buildings in the vicinity. The objective of the study was to investigate implementation of a district energy system in conjunction with advanced cooling technologies to compete with conventional alternatives (which provide heating and cooling for buildings with on-site energy plants) as a means to encourage energy conservation and provide the City with an economic development tool. The project would serve as a pilot program to demonstrate the inherent flexibility of district energy and the rewards of expanding the system when further innovations and technology options become attractive. 7 figs., 10 tabs.

• Research Organization: Joseph Technology Corp., Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-88CE26580
• OSTI ID: 7063860
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE/26580-T1; ON: DE90013020
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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