ASHRAE publishes a new "Design Guide for Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling." Dharam Punwani (President, Avalon Consulting, Inc.) is the primary author of the design guide, jointly funded by ASHRAE and the Turbine Inlet Cooling Association (TICA).It is now available at the ASHRAE Bookstore

Dharam Punwani's article "Turbine inlet cooling: First step on the pathway to net zero emissions,"published in the Combined Cycle Journal in May 2022. A copy of the article is available.)

Dharam Punwani, co-presented a webinar "Turbine Inlet Cooling Technologies and their Benefits for Cogeneration and CHP, and Featuring a Case Study of the Turbine Inlet Cooling System at Midland Cogeneration Venture, Midland, Michigan," on November 18. The webinar was hosted by the Midwest Cogeneration Association. More Information
November 18, 2021

Dharam Punwani (President, Avalon Consulting, Inc.) presented a technical seminar, "An Overview of the ASHRAE Updated Design Guide for Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling," at the 2020 ASHRAE Virtual Conference (June 29 - July 2). The recorded presentation of the seminar will be available on-demand through December 31, 2021.

ASHRAE Honored Dharam Punwani (President, Avalon Consulting, Inc.) with the ASHRAE Fellow Award in Atlanta, GA. This award is presented to those who have achieved distingtion in one of the areas of interest to ASHRAE (~57,000 members, established in 1894). So far nearly 500 members have been honored with this award.

Co-authored a Presentation, "Benefits of Turbine Inlet Cooling and Thermal Energy Storage for CHP and Cogeneration Systems," (October 11, 2011)

The presentation was made at the conference of the Midwest Cogeneration Association: Implementing Winning Cogeneration/CHP Projects. A copy of the presentation is available. (834 KB).

Webinar Presentation: Turbine Inlet Cooling Technologies and Applications for Optimizing Cogeneration / CHP Systems (August 25, 2011)

The Webinar was cosponsored by the Midwest Cogeneration Association (MCA) and the US DOE Midwest Clean Energy Center. Following archived information is available: Brief Description(84KB PDF), Webinar Video and Audio (Streaming), Introduction Presentation, Feature Presentation(1MB), and Audio File Only (9MB MP3).

ASHRAE Honors Avalon of Avalon Consulting with the 2010 George B. Hightower Technical Achievement Award (January 26, 2010; Orlando, FL)

The Technical Activities Committee of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE) honored Dharam V. Punwani (President, Avalon Consulting, Inc.) with the 2010 George B. Hightower Technical Achievement Award in recognition of Significant and Exceptional Service in the area of Technical Leadership and Technical Contributions.

Contributed a Chapter in the Book, "Sustainable On-Site CHP Systems," Published by McGraw-Hill (January 26, 2010)

Contributed Chapter 7, "Carbon Footprint - Environmental Benefits and Emission Controls," in a book, "Sustainable On-Site CHP Systems: Design, Construction, and Operations." Published by McGraw-Hill.

Co-developed the "Guidebook for the Permitting of Coal Gasification Facilities in Illinois," Published by the Illinois Clean Coal Institute. (June 26, 2009)

This guidebook is intended to provide developers, investors, project managers, engineers, and others interested in advancing coal gasification technologies in Illinois with an understanding of the basic requirements, interrelationships, and early project considerations associated with acquiring necessary permits for such a project.

A copy of the guide is available..

Co-authored a Resource Guide, "Combined Heat & Power Applications for Hospitals," Developed for and Published by the U.S. DOE Midwest CHP Application Center.

The primary objective of this guidebook is to provide a reference document of basic information for hospital managers when considering the application of CHP systems in the healthcare industry, specifically in hospitals.

A copy of the Guide is available.

Co-authored a Resource Guide, "Combined Heat & Power Resource Guide," Developed for and Published by the U.S. DOE Midwest CHP Application Center

The Resource Guide contains easy to find technical
facts/information; answers to the most frequently asked questions, and “rules of thumb”
regarding evaluation and implementation of CHP systems. This is an expanded and updated edition of the first guide published in 2003.

A copy of the Guide is available.

Co-edited a Textbook, "Natural Gas-Fired Cooling Technologies and Economic," for the Gas Technology Institute.

The overall objective of this textbook is to provide a comprehensive source of information on
technologies and economics for using natural gas for cooling. It is intended to be used as a
supplementary text for HVAC courses at engineering colleges and universities. The book is
designed for senior undergraduate and graduate students in mechanical and architecture
engineering.

A copy of the book is available.

TICA Publishes Reprints of TIC Articles in Energy-Tech

The Turbine Inlet Cooling Association (TICA) Publishes Reprints of the Series of Turbine Inlet Cooling (TIC) Articles Published in Energy-Tech from December 2003 Through November 2004.

A copy of the reprints is available.