Full Schedule

7:00 AM - 7:55 AM EST

Pre-Workshop Breakfast

Location: Cherry Blossom Ballroom

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM EST

Registration Open

Location: Potomac Foyer

7:15 AM - 7:45 AM EST

Tue Orientation - Workshop Speaker & Moderator Orientation

Location: Chesapeake 1-3

8:00 AM - 9:05 AM EST

Data Centers 1.0 - Session 1: Data Centers Serving Unique Customers

Location: Potomac D

Moderator: – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Moderator: – CHA Consulting, Inc.

Data Center Workshop

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST

Data Centers 1.1 - Data Centers Workshop Introduction

Location: Potomac D

Moderator: – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Moderator: – CHA Consulting, Inc.

Data Center Workshop

8:15 AM - 8:40 AM EST

Data Centers 1.2 - Empowering Sovereignty Through Innovation: The Future of Colusa Indian Energy and Tribal Data Centers- Carbon to Crops: Tribal Co-Location of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) with Data Centers

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Presenter: – Energy Pathways, LLC

Workshop Presenter: – Colusa Indian Energy

Data Center Workshop

8:40 AM - 9:05 AM EST

Data Centers 1.3 - AI "Edge" Data Centers in Higher Ed will have increasingly demanding power and cooling needs, with advanced computing “racks” needing 600kW by 2027. Be ready with innovative solutions and strategies.

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Presenter: – Burns Engineering

Data Center Workshop

9:05 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Data Centers 2.0 - Session 2: Policy Drivers Enabling Data Center Heat Reuse & Grid Integration

Location: Potomac D

Moderator: – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Moderator: – CHA Consulting, Inc.

Data Center Workshop

9:05 AM - 9:20 AM EST

Data Centers 2.1 - Overview on US Policies Impacting Data Centers

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Presenter: – David Gardiner and Associates

Data Center Workshop

9:20 AM - 10:10 AM EST

Data Centers 2.2 - Reducing Load Growth: Policies to Support Data Center Heat Reuse

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Panelist: – David Gardiner and Associates

Workshop Panelist: – FVB Energy Inc.

Workshop Panelist: – Northern Virginia Regional Authority (NOVA

Workshop Panelist: – Energy Pathways, LLC

Data Center Workshop

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Data Centers 2.3 - Refreshment Break

Location: Potomac Foyer

Data Center Workshop

10:35 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Data Centers 3.0 - Session 3: Thermal Innovation

Location: Potomac D

Moderator: – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Moderator: – CHA Consulting, Inc.

Data Center Workshop

10:35 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Data Centers 3.1 - The Role of Geothermal Exchange in a new Data Center Operation Model

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Presenter: – Jacobs

Data Center Workshop

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM EST

Data Centers 3.2 - Absorbing future for district and data center cooling with Absorption Chillers

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Presenter: – Johnson Controls

Data Center Workshop

11:25 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Data Centers 3.3 - Thermal Energy: From Operating Expense to Potential Revenue Source

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Panelist: – Ramboll

Workshop Panelist: – Johnson Controls

Workshop Panelist: – George Mason University

Workshop Panelist: – Jacobs

Workshop Panelist: – Emergent Urban Concepts

Data Center Workshop

12:15 PM - 1:10 PM EST

Data Centers Workshop Luncheon

Location: Cherry Blossom Ballroom

Data Center Workshop

1:15 PM - 2:20 PM EST

Data Centers 4.0 - Session 4: Co-Locating & Onsite Power

Location: Potomac D

Moderator: – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Moderator: – CHA Consulting, Inc.

Data Center Workshop

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Data Centers 4.1 - Powering the Future: Strategies for Co-Located Data Centers

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Panelist: – BC Energy

Workshop Panelist: – Siemens

Workshop Panelist: – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Data Center Workshop

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM EST

Data Centers 4.2 - Refreshment Break

Location: Potomac Foyer

Data Center Workshop

2:25 PM - 3:55 PM EST

Data Centers 5.0 - Session 5: Implementation

Location: Potomac D

Moderator: – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Moderator: – CHA Consulting, Inc.

Data Center Workshop

2:25 PM - 3:05 PM EST

Data Centers 5.1 - Turning Heat into Hope: How the University at Buffalo is Decarbonizing its Campus with AI Waste Energy

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Presenter: – Wendel Companies

Workshop Presenter: – University at Buffalo

Data Center Workshop

3:05 PM - 3:50 PM EST

Data Centers 5.2 - Data Center Implementation: How to Make It Happen

Location: Potomac D

Workshop Panelist: – George Mason University

Workshop Panelist: – UVA Energy & Utilities

Workshop Panelist: – University at Buffalo

Workshop Panelist: – Wendel Companies

Workshop Panelist: – Northern Virginia Regional Authority (NOVA

Workshop Panelist: – Ecosystem Energy

Data Center Workshop

3:50 PM - 3:55 PM EST

Data Centers 5.3 - Data Centers Workshop Recap & Closing Discussion

Location: Potomac D

Data Center Workshop

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Thermal Dist 1.0 - Session 1: Zero Harm, Maximum Impact

Location: Potomac C

Moderator: – Con Edison

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST

Thermal Dist 1.1 - Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop Introduction

Location: Potomac C

Moderator: – Con Edison

Moderator: – Jacobs

Moderator: – Architect of the Capitol

Moderator: – University of Virginia

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

8:15 AM - 8:35 AM EST

Thermal Dist 1.2 - Emergency Preparedness and Response Open Discussion

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Panelist: – Con Edison

Workshop Panelist: – Jacobs

Workshop Panelist: – Architect of the Capitol

Workshop Panelist: – University of Virginia

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

8:35 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Thermal Dist 1.3 - Stay Grounded: Energy Safety Essentials Panel

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Panelist: – University of Florida

Workshop Panelist: – Con Edison

Workshop Panelist: – Ever-Green Energy, Inc.

Workshop Panelist: – Cordia

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

9:15 AM - 10:10 AM EST

Thermal Dist 2.0 - Session 2: Pipes, Purges & Performance: Technical Strategies That Matter

Location: Potomac C

Moderator: – University of Virginia

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

9:15 AM - 9:35 AM EST

Thermal Dist 2.1 - From Steel to Smart Composites: Rethinking Pipe Materials in Campus Energy Systems

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Presenter: – Sandale, a division of EMCO Corporation

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

9:35 AM - 10:10 AM EST

Thermal Dist 2.2 - To Flush or Not to Flush - Building Connections & Flushing Panel

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Panelist: – University of Virginia

Workshop Panelist: – PurgeRite

Workshop Panelist: – RMF Engineering, Inc.

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Thermal Dist 2.3 - Refreshment Break

Location: Potomac Foyer

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

10:30 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Thermal Dist 3.0 - Session 3: Voice of the Workforce Past, Present, and Future

Location: Potomac C

Moderator: – Jacobs

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

10:35 AM - 11:05 AM EST

Thermal Dist 3.1 - Tales from the Trenches Panel

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Panelist: – University of Virginia

Workshop Panelist: – Michigan State University

Workshop Panelist: – Architect of the Capitol

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM EST

Thermal Dist 3.2 - Do More With Less: The Energy Optimization Edge Panel

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Panelist: – Vicinity Energy

Workshop Panelist: – EagleHawk One Inc.

Workshop Panelist: – Con Edison

Workshop Panelist: – University of Virginia

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Thermal Dist 3.3 - Decoding Between Generations

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Panelist: – Ramboll

Workshop Panelist: – University of New Hampshire

Workshop Panelist: – The GreyEdge Group

Workshop Panelist: – University of Virginia

Workshop Panelist: – Kerotest Manufacturing Corp

Moderator: – Con Edison

Moderator: – IDEA

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

12:15 PM - 1:10 PM EST

Thermal Distribution Workshop Luncheon

Location: Cherry Blossom Ballroom

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

1:15 PM - 2:50 PM EST

Thermal Dist 4.0 - Session 4: Energy Horizons: From Fuels to Forward Vision

Location: Potomac C

Moderator: – Architect of the Capitol

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

1:15 PM - 1:50 PM EST

Thermal Dist 4.1 - Fueling Tomorrow: Igniting the Next Energy Revolution

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Panelist: – RMF Engineering, Inc.

Workshop Panelist: – Eurotech Ventures

Workshop Panelist: – Vicinity Energy

Workshop Panelist: – MIQ

Workshop Panelist: – Lifecycle Renewables

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

1:50 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Thermal Dist 4.2 - Threading the Needle: Weaving Vision Through Challenges

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Panelist: – DC Water

Workshop Panelist: – Brock University

Workshop Panelist: – University of Washington

Workshop Panelist: – Con Edison

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM EST

Thermal Dist 4.3 - Refreshment Break

Location: Potomac Foyer

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

2:55 PM - 3:55 PM EST

Thermal Dist 5.0 - Session 5: Tools of Tomorrow: Smart Sensors, Meters & Monitoring Technologies

Location: Potomac C

Moderator: – Con Edison

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

2:55 PM - 3:20 PM EST

Thermal Dist 5.1 - Too Hot to Handle - Insulated Manhole Covers: Evolution and Design

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Presenter: – Con Edison

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM EST

Thermal Dist 5.2 - Connecting Heat, Power, and Progress

Location: Potomac C

Workshop Panelist: – Con Edison

Workshop Panelist: – Austin Energy

Workshop Panelist: – WSP US

Workshop Panelist: – Vicinity Energy

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

3:50 PM - 3:55 PM EST

Thermal Dist 5.3 - Workshop Recap and Closing

Location: Potomac C

Thermal Distribution & Operations Workshop

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM EST

TENs 1.0 - Session 1: Workshop Introduction & Level Setting

Location: Potomac 4-6

Moderator: – Ramboll

Moderator: – Borer Energy Engineering, LLC

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM EST

TENs 1.1 - Setting the Stage for Thermal Energy Networks

Location: Potomac 4-6

Workshop Panelist: – Ramboll

Workshop Panelist: – Borer Energy Engineering, LLC

Workshop Panelist: – FVB Energy Inc.

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

8:45 AM - 9:25 AM EST

TENs 2.0 - Session 2: Modeling the Network: Tools, Data, and Planning Frameworks for TEN Deployment

Location: Potomac 4-6

Moderator: – Ramboll

Moderator: – Borer Energy Engineering, LLC

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

8:45 AM - 9:05 AM EST

TENs 2.1 - Learning from the Ground Up: a Novel Research Consortium for the study of TENs

Location: Potomac 4-6

Workshop Presenter: – HEET

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

9:05 AM - 9:25 AM EST

TENs 2.2 - The Great Geothermal Debate: Central Plant or Ambient Loop?

Location: Potomac 4-6

Workshop Presenter: – Burns & McDonnell

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

9:25 AM - 10:30 AM EST

TENs 3.0 - Session 3: Inside the Building: Preparing Assets for Networked Thermal Systems

Location: Potomac 4-6

Moderator: – Ramboll

Moderator: – Borer Energy Engineering, LLC

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

9:25 AM - 10:10 AM EST

TENs 3.1 - Getting Buildings TEN-Ready: Compatibility, Controls, and Sequencing

Location: Potomac 4-6

Workshop Panelist: – Princeton University

Workshop Panelist: – University at Albany

Workshop Panelist: – Salas O'Brien

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM EST

TENs 3.2 - Refreshment Break

Location: Potomac Foyer

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

10:35 AM - 12:15 PM EST

TENs 4.0 - Session 4: Designing the Network: Storage, Distribution, and Integrated Thermal Solutions

Location: Potomac 4-6

Moderator: – Ramboll

Moderator: – Borer Energy Engineering, LLC

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM EST

TENs 4.1 - District Geothermal Opportunities and Challenges at Union College

Location: Potomac 4-6

Workshop Presenter: – CHA Solutions

Workshop Presenter: – Union College

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM EST

TENs 4.2 - Beyond the Pipes: How Thermal Networks Advance Equity, Resilience, and Conservation

Location: Potomac 4-6

Workshop Presenter: – The GreyEdge Group

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

11:15 AM - 11:35 AM EST

TENs 4.3 - How University at Albany is integrating energy, hydraulic, borefield, and GIS modeling to create a dynamic and implementable multi-year phasing & funding plan for a decarbonized thermal energy network

Location: Potomac 4-6

Workshop Presenter: – University at Albany

Workshop Presenter: – Ramboll

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

11:35 AM - 12:15 PM EST

TENs 4.4 - Session 4 Q&A Panel

Location: Potomac 4-6

Workshop Panelist: – CHA Solutions

Workshop Panelist: – Ramboll

Workshop Panelist: – Union College

Workshop Panelist: – University at Albany

Workshop Panelist: – The GreyEdge Group

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

12:15 PM - 1:10 PM EST

TENs Workshop Luncheon

Location: Cherry Blossom Ballroom

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

1:15 PM - 2:50 PM EST

TENs 5.0 - Session 5: Making TENs Bankable: Financing, Partnerships, and Delivery Models

Location: Potomac 4-6

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM EST

TENs 5.1 - Who Pays, Who Partners, and How: Financing Thermal Energy Networks at Scale

Location: Potomac 4-6

Workshop Panelist: – Veritas Holdings group

Workshop Panelist: – Fangman Associates

Workshop Panelist: – Brightcore Energy

Workshop Panelist: – FVB Energy Inc.

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM EST

TENs 5.2 - Refreshment Break

Location: Potomac Foyer

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

2:55 PM - 3:55 PM EST

TENs 6.0 - Session 6: From Concept to Commitment

Location: Potomac 4-6

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

2:55 PM - 3:55 PM EST

TENs 6.1 - Breakout Groups

Location: Potomac 4-6

Moderator: – Borer Energy Engineering, LLC

Moderator: – Ramboll

Thermal Energy Networks Workshop

12:45 PM - 3:15 PM EST

District Energy 101 Symposium with YPG

Location: Potomac 1-3

Presenter: – The University of Texas at Austin

Co-Presenter: – Burns & McDonnell

Co-Presenter: – AtmosZero

Co-Presenter: – International District Energy Association (IDEA)

Co-Presenter: – University of New Hampshire

YPG

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM EST

YPG Forum

Location: Potomac 1-3

YPG

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Campus Forum Meeting

Location: Chesapeake 4-6

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

District Energy Women's Initiative (DEWI) Forum Meeting

Location: Chesapeake 1-3

DEWI

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Poster Presentations Opening

Location: Prince George's Exhibit Hall B

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Opening Reception with Business Partner Exhibitors

Location: Prince George's Exhibit Hall B