Certfied Events 2007-2011

Event

Title:: GovEnergy 2007
When:: 08.05.2007 - 08.08.2007
Where:: Hilton New Orleans Riverside - New Orleans
Category:: Gold Certified

Description

Name of organization holding event: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Event website: www.govenergy.com/2007/

Event Statistics

Event Attendance	1,400 Total: 150 local, 46 regional, 1,200 national, and 4 international
Total Event Meeting Floor Space	195,863 square feet per day
Total Electricity Consumption	179,785 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use	7,677 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles	2,484,600 miles (37,000 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles	73,400 VMTs (3,400 gallons gasoline)

Estimated Emissions and Emissions Offsets for GovEnergy 2007

Pollutant Type	Emissions Caused by Event Energy Use (lbs.)	Emission Reduction Offsets by Donor and Amount (lbs.)		Number of Times Emissions Offset
Pollutant Type	Emissions Caused by Event Energy Use (lbs.)	FuelCell Energy	Basin Power Electric Cooperative	Number of Times Emissions Offset
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)	1,921,919	3,184,570	2,095,232	2.7
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)	634	2,483	8,340	17.1
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)	2,373	2,232	5,740	3.4
Particulate Matter (PM10)	422	126	123	0.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)	292	100	69	0.6
Mercury (Hg)	2.37E-03	5.58E-02	3.15E-02	14.0

Emission Reduction Donors

Basin Electric Power Cooperative donated 783,392 kWh of green tags from their waste heat recovery projects located in North Dakota and South Dakota, offsetting over 100% of the total emissions associated with this event.

FuelCell Energy, Inc., a Connecticut-based company that operates Ultra-Clean fuel cells at more than 65 installations in five countries, has donated more than 1,675 Mwh of renewable energy certificates to ensure that GovEnergy 2007 is pollution-free.