NEWS/PRESS
To learn more about Seattle Steam, please view the articles, press releases and newsletters included below.
Recent Coverage:
January 2012 - Storm damage wood heats Seattle buildings (.wmv)
January 2012 - Seattle Steam signs on to Harness the Heat ad campaign.
November 2011 - William Biederman Obituary
August 2011 - City of Seattle Policy Report on District Energy
August 2011 - Seattle Steam featured on KIRO radio.
July 2011 -Seattle Steam featured on NPR Marketplace
May 2011 - KUOW radio news report (podcast and transcript)
First Quarter 2011 - Paving the Way: Seattle Steam's road to renewable energy, District Energy
January 2011 - Seattle Steam Powers Downtown Building, Biomass Power & Thermal
January 2011 - Seattle's historic industrial buildings serve and support , Seattle Times
December 2010 - Energy Audits for Seattle Steam Customers, Community Power Works.org
December 1, 2010 - Virginia Mason Medical Center—wins Top Hospital of the Decade Award, VirginiaMason.com
April 2010 - Too Interwoven to Fail?, Seattle Business
March 2, 2010 - What are You Doing?, The Stranger
December 13, 2009 -Peirce: Heat and Power Combined, Denverpost.com
December, 2009 - Heating the 'Hood, American Planning Association
November 11, 2009 - "Seattle Steam's advanced turbines to generate jobs," Seattle Times
November 4, 2009 - "Seattle Steam wins $19M for cogen plant," Daily Journal of Commerce
November 3, 2009 – Gary Chittim Environmental Report on CHP Plant KING 5 News
October 19, 2009 – "Seattle Steam launches renewable fuel boiler," Sustainable Industries
October 15, 2009 – Biomass Boiler Launch Television Coverage KIRO 7 News
October 15, 2009 – Biomass Boiler Launch Television Coverage KOMO 4 News
October 14, 2009 – "Downtown Seattle Buildings Benefit from Renewable Fuel Facility," EnvironmentalLeader.com
August 21, 2009 – "Seattle Turns to old heat source: Wood," Daily Journal of Commerce
July 20, 2009 – "Seattle Steam makes the switch to biomass," Sustainable Industries
Second Quarter 2009 – "ENERGY STAR Performers: Customers Earn High Marks for Energy Efficiency,"
District Energy Magazine
March 13, 2009 – "Wood Energy in America: Sustainable Wood Energy offers recurring, economic, social, and environmental benefits," Science Magazine
October 8, 2008 – "Waste wood to heat downtown Seattle buildings," Seattle Times
Third Quarter 2006 – "Seattle's Fairmont Olympic Hotel: An efficient and longtime steam user," District Energy Magazine
Newsletters:
Winter 2012 – "Reduced emissions, free steam trap review and more"
Fall 2011 – "News/City's District Energy Report, Benchmarking, Tips and More"
Spring 2011 – "ENERGY STAR benchmarking, Virginia Mason's EnviroMason...and more"
Fall 2010 – "Steam Rates to Decrease, Seattle 2030 District Making Its Mark...and more"
Summer 2010 – "Going Green to Save Green...and more"
Spring 2010 – "Seattle Steam's CHP Potential...and more"
September 2009 – "Biomass project and District Energy in the news"
August 2009 – "Seattle Steam secures its supply of renewable fuel for new environmentally friendly biomass boiler"
July 2009 – "100th Anniversary Meeting of IDEA Forecasts Bright Future for District Energy"
June 2009 – "Seattle Steam customers win important efficiency awards"
May 2009 – "We can help you increase your energy efficiency"
Press Releases:
December 23, 2011 - Seattle Steam reports significant reduction in biomass boiler emissions
October 15, 2009 – Letter from Governor Gregoire
October 14, 2009 – "Carbon Footprint of Downtown Seattle Buildings to drop by 50% as Seattle Steam Flips the Switch on New Renewable Fuel Boiler"
Media Resources:
Media Contact:
Megan Hilfer
Parsons Public Relations
Megan at parsonspr.com
Phone: 206.789.5668
BIOMASS BOILER INFORMATION:
Biomass Boiler and Climate Change
Seattle Steam CoMPANY Information:
Resources
Seattle Steam YouTube Videos
Building a Better Bottom Line...in Seattle: Seattle 2030 District and Race to Zero City
CHP Video: Tom Casten, "We Know How to Do This"
Downtown Seattle Association: State of Downtown Economic Forum video
Seattle Steam's New Biomass Boiler
Seattle Steam Baghouse Installation
Seattle Steam Biomass Silo Build
District Energy can make a world of difference
Below are additional links and resources where you can learn more about the benefits of District Energy and calculate the environmental impact of a building or facility.
International District Energy Association