| Peter Hoffmann, author of Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet , and editor of The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter
Peter Hoffmann is a former Washington and foreign correspondent for a major business/technology news service, McGraw-Hill World News. From the late'60s to the early'80s he was stationed in Bonn, from where he also covered what was then communist Central Europe, and also in Milan, Italy. His articles on hydrogen energy have appeared in "Business Week," "The Washington Post," the Friends of the Earth magazine, "Not Man Apart," Germany's "GEO," Britain’s "Financial Times European Energy Report," Italy's "Ambiente," and McGraw-Hill's "Chemical Engineering" and "Chemical Week." He contributed the "hydrogen" entry to the 1986 "New Book of Knowledge," a Grolier encyclopedia for young people. His 1981 book, "The Forever Fuel - The Story of Hydrogen," (Westview Press) was called, "the book on the subject" by Kirkus Review. An extensively updated and revised version, "Tomorrow’s Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet," was published in September 2001 by MIT Press; a soft-cover version came out in 2002. "Foreign Affairs" said in a November/December 2001 review, "This book has everything the reader needs to know about hydrogen -- its discovery, the numerous attempts to use it as a fuel, its (quite good) safety record, and the practical and economic difficulties that must be overcome if hydrogen is to realize its potential as a nonpolluting, non-carbon-emitting fuel." A "New Scientist" review noted, "it clearly expounds the key issues surrounding hydrogen energy." And "Chemical & Engineering News" commented, "Peter Hoffmann discusses hydrogen and fuel cells - a key technology that is driving forward a hydrogen economy - with clarity and a light touch." Translated versions are about to be published in Mainland China, Korea, and Italy.
From the MIT Press description of Tomorrow's Energy Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet by Peter Hoffmann:
Hydrogen is the quintessential eco-fuel. This invisible, tasteless gas is the most abundant element in the universe. It is the basic building block and fuel of stars and an essential raw material in innumerable biological and chemical processes. As a completely nonpolluting fuel, it may hold the answer to growing environmental concerns about atmospheric accumulation of carbon dioxide and the resultant Greenhouse Effect. In this book Peter Hoffmann describes current research toward a hydrogen-based economy. He presents the history of hydrogen energy and discusses the environmental dangers of continued dependence on fossil fuels.
Hydrogen is not an energy source but a carrier that, like electricity, must be manufactured. Today hydrogen is manufactured by "decarbonizing" fossil fuels. In the future it will be derived from water and solar energy and perhaps from "cleaner" versions of nuclear energy. Because it can be made by a variety of methods, Hoffmann argues, it can be easily adapted by different countries and economies. Hoffmann acknowledges the social, political, and economic difficulties in replacing current energy systems with an entirely new one. Although the process of converting to a hydrogen-based economy would be complex, he demonstrates that the environmental and health benefits would far outweigh the costs.
Richard M. Kessel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Long Island Power Authority, Pre–Lunchtime Address
Richard M. Kessel of Merrick, serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). LIPA is the state authority created by New York State to close and decommission the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, and to implement a plan to lower Long Island's electric rates. Mr. Kessel was appointed LIPA Chairman by Governor George Pataki in April of 1997.
Mr. Kessel, who first served as LIPA Chairman from 1989-1995, headed the successful effort to decommission the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant. The decommissioning project, completed in October, 1994 -- ahead of schedule and under budget -- was the first ever decontamination of an NRC-licensed commercial nuclear facility in the United States.
At LIPA, Mr. Kessel helped negotiate the successful LIPA takeover of LILCO, which occurred on May 28, 1998. As a result of the takeover, LIPA now owns Long Island’s retail electric system and has lowered Long Island’s electric rates by 20% - the largest single across-the-board reduction in the nation. Additionally, LIPA issued refunds totaling approximately $200 million to more than one million customers.
Concurrently with serving as LIPA Chairman, Mr. Kessel served as Executive Director and Chairman of New York State's Consumer Protection Board (until January of 1995). Mr. Kessel was appointed to this position by former Governor Mario M. Cuomo in January 1984. Well-known for his consumer advocacy on Long Island, Mr. Kessel previously served as a consultant to the Borough of Manhattan on utility rate matters.
A 1971 graduate of New York University, Mr. Kessel also attended Colgate University from 1967-1969. He received his Masters in Political Science from Columbia University in 1974.
Mr. Kessel taught consumer studies courses at Five Towns College in Dix Hills, Long Island. He also taught consumer economics at Brooklyn College and developed course outlines for such courses as: Introduction to Consumer Studies, Consumer Behavior and the Consumer and Energy.
In June 2000, Governor Pataki appointed Mr. Kessel a Director of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority for a term of four years.
Frano Barbir, Professor in Residence, Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center, University of Connecticut, Keynote Address, Hydrogen Economy – Real Possibility or Utopia
Prior to joining the department in 2003, Dr. Barbir served as Director of Fuel Cell Technology and Chief Scientist at Proton Energy Systems in Wallingford, CT, and Vice President of Technology and Chief Scientist at Energy Partners, West Palm Beach. In these positions, he assembled and led research teams covering all areas of Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell technology including electrochemistry, materials, heat transfer and fluid mechanics. He led teams that developed novel fuel cell stacks (from 1 to 5 kW) with emphasis on low cost manufacturing, and applied them in a variety of working fuel cell systems, including 5 fuel cell powered vehicles. He is co-inventor on several fuel cell related patents, and has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications, mostly on fuel cells and hydrogen energy that appear in scientific journals, books, encyclopedia and conference proceedings. He is currently an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, serving as Editor-in-Charge of that publication’s special issues on fuel cells. He is also a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, EGE (Croatian Journal of Energy, Environment and Economics) and the Fuel Cell Virtual Journal.
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Frano Barbir
Professor in Residence
Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center
44 Weaver Road, Unit-5233
Storrs, CT 06269-5233
Phone: (860) 486-6703
Fax: (860) 486-8378
E-mail: fbarbir@engr.uconn.edu
Kevin M. Moriarty, Consultant on Business and Manufacturing Management. Realizing the Hydrogen Economy within the Long Island Economy - Opportunities and Pitfalls.
Kevin Moriarty has taken a break from corporate management duties to earn his Ph.D. in Fuel Cell Technology. He is a member of the Farmingdale State Alternate Energy and Hydrogen Institute. He is a keen observer of the possibilities and current status of the business of Fuel Cells and of The Hydrogen Economy who will share some of his insights with Conference participants in what promises to be an exciting interactive closing session.
Harry Davitian, Entek Power Services, Hydrogen and Electricity, Competing Energy Carriers
Harry Davitian has had nearly thirty years of experience in the energy field, primarily in the independent power industry. He founded Entek Power Services in 1980 and since then he has been a consultant to financial institutions, independent power producers, electric and gas utilities, public service commissions, national laboratories, trade associations, and local governments. He has also served as a principal in several power development companies developing combined cycle, hydroelectric and wind power projects.
In recent years, Mr. Davitian has directed regional business development activities for a leading retail electric marketer. During the early 1990's, he served as an advisor to the Ministry of Energy and Fuel of the Republic of Armenia on matters related to the financing of new power generating facilities, the privatization of the power sector, and the planning and renovation of energy facilities.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Davitian assisted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and several state governments in formulating the avoided cost concepts underlying the regulations implementing the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act which established the independent power industry in the United States. He has written a number of papers regarding energy policy, energy technology, and the regulatory aspects private power and is often invited to speak on energy matters. He has directed research projects funded by agencies of the federal, state and local governments in areas related to energy policy, electric utility rate design and regulation and served on National Research Council research projects.
Mr. Davitian serves on the Board of the Long Island Association and is chairman of the Association’s Energy/Environment committee. He is on the Board of the Tri-State Energy Association and served as its President for two years. He was a founder of and served for ten years on the Board of the Independent Power Producers of New York, and was Vice President of the organization for two years.
Mr. Davitian holds a BS from MIT and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Cornell University
Andris Garsils, KeySpan Energy for LIPA, Interconnecting Distributed Generation With Electric Utility Systems
Mr. Garsils is the Manager of Distributed Resource Management for KeySpan Energy under contract to the Long Island Power Authority, were he has over 14 years of experience in numerous positions relating to distributed generation. Under his management are over 90 independent power facilities, hundreds of photovoltaic installations and several small wind turbine installations. He is a member of the evaluation team for LIPA’s 140 MW off shore wind RFP.
Mr. Garsils’ responsibilities include interconnection impact studies, interconnection agreements, construction of interconnection facilities, construction of LIPA’s Clean Energy Program distributed generation projects, operational testing of interconnection protection systems, interfacing with distributed generation owners and operators on contractual and operational issues, supporting the LIPA system operators with respect to distributed generation interactions, representing LIPA’s interests on numerous technical committees and administration of over $500 million in annual financial transactions related to distributed generation facilities.
Mr. Garsils received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from New York Institute of Technology and his Masters in Business Administration from Long Island University. He actively participated as a member of the IEEE 1547 Working Group and continues his involvement with the ongoing development of the IEEE 1547 Series. He is an active member of the New York State Standardized Interconnection Requirements Working Group and a member if the UL-1741 Standards Technical Panel
Andris Garsils
Manager, Distributed Resource Management
KeySpan Energy
175 East Old Country Road
Hicksville, NY 11801
Phone 516 545-6144
Fax 516 545-6134
Email: agarsils@keyspanenergy.com
Peter J. Grzybowski, KeySpan Energy, Distributed Energy
Peter is a licensed New York State Professional Engineer. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering from Clarkson University and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Technology from the New York Institute of Technology. Peter has over 17 years experience in Power Systems Technology and is currently employed by KeySpan Corporation as a Applications Engineering Manager for Distributed Generation & Gas Cooling.
Ronald J. Gulmi, Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition, DOE Clean Cities Program - Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Natural Gas Vehicles a Bridge to Hydrogen
Mr. Gulmi holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics – Probability & Statistics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, a Masters of Business in Management from Adelphi University and a Masters of Science certificate in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Polytechnic University. Mr. Gulmi is currently a Principal Engineer at KeySpan Energy Delivery and is responsible for the design, engineering and installation of the CNG fueling infrastructure for KeySpan Energy Delivery on Long Island. As a former Fleet Manager, he has over 14 years experience in various areas of alternate fueled vehicles (AFV’s) including natural gas vehicles (NGV’S) and vehicle fueling infrastructure. He has been the project manager for the design, development and installation of the first light duty fast fill CNG station on Long Island. Mr. Gulmi serves on various technical committees in the natural gas industry to develop, foster and sustain a natural gas vehicle market. Mr. Gulmi co-chaired an internal KeySpan committee that developed and wrote the corporate KeySpan CNG Vehicle Policy, including fueling infrastructure development. He holds a certificate from the NGV Institute for the design and installation of CNG Fueling Stations. In addition, Mr. Gulmi has a thorough understanding of the federal and state AFV legislation and has successfully sold Energy Policy Act AFV credits on behalf of KeySpan valued at over $165,000. He is currently project manager for various research and development projects to continue the technology and market development of NGV’s.
Currently, Mr. Gulmi serves as the Vice Chairman of the Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition (GLICCC), which is sponsored by the federal Department of Energy with a charter to increase the use of AFV’s to increase energy independence and improve air quality.
David C. Hamilton, Plug Power, Inc., Fuel Cells: A Long Island Presence
Dave Hamilton is the Long Island Market Engagement Manager for Plug Power, and is responsible for Plug Power’s fuel cell operations and installation efforts associated with the LIPA Fuel Cell Demonstration Program.
Plug Power Inc. designs and develops on-site energy systems based on proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Plug Power’s strategic partners include GE Fuel Cell Systems, DTE Energy Technologies, Vaillant GmbH, Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Engelhard Corporation and Celanese Ventures. The Company’s headquarters are located in Latham, N.Y., with offices in Washington, D.C., and The Netherlands.
Devin Lavor & Chris Pearsall, Oceanside High School, The Optimization of Graphite in the Bipolar Plates of PEM Fuel Cell
Chris Pearsall and Devin Lavore are juniors at Oceanside High School.
Devin has been in the science Research program since 7th grade, and has competed in many competitions. He recently competed in Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, and Long Island Science Congress.
This past summer they completed internships at Farmingdale State University of New York under the direction of Dr. Hazem Tawfik, Dr. Khatib Kemal , and Jeff Hung. This project involved a study of the effects in PEM fuel cells of varying composition and molding pressure of graphite bipolar plates. This project will compete in the LISEF and Long Island Science Congress competitions this year.
In the summer of 2004, Chris and Devon will continue their fuel cell research, starting a project researching coatings and corrosion rates of metal bipolar plates.
Dennis Lynch, Office of theSupervisor, Town of Brookhaven Municipal Applications
Formerly the Commissioner of Waste Management for the Town of Brookhaven, Mr. Lynch serves as an environmental aide to the Supervisor. Prior to joining the Town , Mr. Lynch spent 30 years in the public and private sectors dealing with environmental management issues.
Devinder Mahajan, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Hydrogen Generation at Low Temperatures
Professor Mahajan holds a joint appointment in the Materials Science and Engineering Department, Stony Brook University and Energy Sciences & Technology Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). His research emphasis is on the design of single-site and nano-sized catalytic materials for application in synthesis of clean fuels such as methanol, hydrocarbons, mixed alcohols, hydrogen, and untra-deep sulfur removal from transportation fuels.
Some of Professor Mahajan's recognitions include, the 1997 Environmental Lecture in Tokyo, NEDO Fellowhip by the Government of Japan (1997), Member, U.S. Department Of Energy Secretary Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee (2002- ).
Bernard Rachowitz and Robert Benoit, Fuel Cell Components & Integrators, Inc., Current And Future Hydrogen Storage Canister Systems To Support Integrated System Applications
Bernard Rachowitz and Robert Benoit are, respectively, President and Vice President of Engineering of Fuel Cell Components and Integrators, Inc
Michael Strizky and Michael Skelly, Renewable Energy International, North America's First Solar-Hydrogen Home with Seasonal Storage of Hydrogen
Michael Strizki prior to starting Renewable Energy International served as Project Engineer with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for over 16 years working for the Office of Research and Technology. While there he developed renewable energy technologies. The most noted of his projects was the first commercial purchase of fuel cells in DOT’s Variable Message Signs. Other high visibility projects included the Electric Vehicle Station Car Project (Project Power Commute), and Two fuel cell vehicles. The New Jersey Venturer and The New Jersey Genesis, which won the Presidents Award for the Environment 2000. In July of 2000 he took a position at Millennium Cell in Eatontown NJ. While there he completed a world range record with the New Jersey Genesis over a distance of 400 miles on a single refueling of 78% water and 22% sodium borohydride. He also served as Project Engineer in completing the Peugeot Fuel Cell Fire Fighting Vehicle and the Duffy Fuel cell Electric Boat in Sept of 2003. After starting Renewable Energy International in 2004 he completed a fuel cell powered "Gem" Personal Transport Vehicle for The Mohegan Sun Casino. Current projects include converting his home to Solar / hydrogen supported by a grant from the N.J. Board of Public Utilities.
Michael Skelly is Project Manager for the Solar-Hydrogen Home, CEO of Renewable Energy International, and Executive Board Member of Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA).
Renewable Energy International
26 Snydertown Road,
Hopewell, New Jersey 08525 -
(609) 466-1395_, (609) 731-1990
Roger Slotkin, Odyne Corporation, Transportation Systems.
Roger Slotkin has 34 years experience in management, marketing and sales in various industries including: aerospace, component manufacturing, military electronics, lumber, international manufacturing, food products, franchise groups, human relations and risk management. His primary expertise is turn-around management and management for start-ups and emerging companies.
Roger has worked throughout the united states, mexico, canada, italy, france, germany and israel as well as the far east. He received a bachelors degree from Long Island University’s Roth School of Business with additional certifications in risk management and marketing.
John Waffenschmidt, American Ref-Fuel, The Role of Waste Energy in a Hydrogen Economy
John Waffenschmidt provides project management oversight for new business initiatives related to Waste-to-Energy and waste management initiatives. His responsibilities include community and governmental interaction, regulatory review, budgetary oversight, and engineering and operational viability. He is also responsible for operational compliance at Ref-fuel’s operating plants, development of departmental capabilities, configuration of their Environmental Management System, configuration of facility permits, and development of Ref-Fuel's environmental image.
Mr. Waffenschmidt holds degrees in Environmental Biology and Social Ecology
Other Presenters To be Announced
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