UNH Energy Conference 2009

Friday May 1, 2009
Memorial Union Building (MUB)
Durham, NH

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Come join the UNH Energy Club, energy professionals, legislators, community members and students for the 2nd annual UNH Energy Conference.

This is a FREE event open to students and the public. No prior knowledge is required, only a willingness to learn!

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Conference Overview

  • 8am - 9am: Strafford Room: Registration, coffee and networking
  • 9am - 12pm: Strafford Room: Policy, economics and utilities
  • 1pm - 4pm: MUB Theater 2: Homeowner technologies and economics
  • 1pm - 5pm: Strafford Room: Large scale generation technologies
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UNH Energy Conference 2009 Schedule

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    Morning Session- Policy, Economics and Utilities

    9am-12pm, Strafford Room

    • Opening Keynote Address
      9:00-9:40 am
      Accelerating New England?s Clean Energy Economy

      • Nick d'Arbeloff, President
      New England Clean Energy Council

    • 9:40-10:20 am
      NH Electric Use & The Role of Energy Efficiency

      Gil Gelineau, Manager of Marketing Support
      Public Service of New Hampshire

    • 10:20-10:30 am- Coffee Break

    • 10:30-11:10 am
      Public Utilities Commission Initiatives

      Maureen L. Reno, Utility Analyst
      New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission

    • 11:10-11:50 am
      Stimulus Funds- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Initiatives

      Mary Downes, Energy Efficiency Specialist
      NH Office of Energy and Planning

    • 12-1 pm- Lunch available at various locations


    Afternoon Session A-Homeowner Technologies

    1pm-4pm, MUB Theater 2

    • 1:00-1:40 pm
      Renewable Energy Systems for Homeowners

      Lee D. Consavage, PE , Electrical Engineer, Principal
      Seacoast Consulting Engineers

    • 1:45-2:25 pm
      Overview of Residential Solar Energy Systems

      Solar photovoltaics and thermal technologies and economics
      Brad Hunter, Solar Energy Consultant

    • 2:30-3:10 pm
      Junk-to-Juice: Homemade Wind Energy

      Ben Brickett, Inventor
      Blue Water Concepts Inc.

    • 3:15-3:55 pm
      Energy Conservation for Homeowners

      What you can do to save energy and money!
      Arden Cala, Certified Energy Consultant

    Afternoon Session B- Large Scale Generation

    1pm-5pm, Strafford Room

    • 1:00-1:40 pm
      Coos County Wind Park: NH?s Wind Answer?

      Pip Decker, Development Manager
      Noble Environmental Power

    • 1:45-2:25 pm
      Hydro-power potential in NH

      Robert Jawitz, President
      Rockhouse Mountain Energy, LLC

    • 2:30-3:10 pm
      Nuclear Energy- Opportunities and Challenges

      Rick Noble, Engineering Director, Seabrook Station
      Florida Power & Light Company

    • 3:15-3:55 pm
      The Next Generation of Biomass Generation

      Bill Gabler, Project Manager
      Clean Power Development, LLC

    • 4:00-4:40 pm- Afternoon Keynote
      ECOLine- Powering UNH from a Landfill

      Paul D. Chamberlin, Assistant Vice President-Energy & Campus Development
      University of New Hampshire


Many thanks to the sponsors of the conference and the club:

  • UNH Parent's Association
  • Harold Davis
  • Ellison Software Consulting
  • UNH Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
  • National Grid

Questions? Please contact:

    Jacob Aho
    President, UNH Energy Club
    unhenergyclub@gmail.com