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Solar
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Solar Solutions for West Virginia
September 20, 2008
Shepherd University Institute for
Environmental Studies would like to thank the event sponsors and all who
attended that made this event such a huge success.
Event Headlines:
Sponsored by the Shepherd
University Institute for Environmental Studies and the West Virginia
Division of Energy
This
exciting event will highlight new solar technologies and techniques
applicable to homes and businesses in the mid-Atlantic region.
Technical presentations and discussions will cover photovoltaics (PV)
for grid-tie and off-grid, passive solar home designs, solar water
heating for homes, pools, and hot tubs, solar community development, the
current scope of the West Virginia Division of Energy, net- metering in
West Virginia, and the compatibility of solar energy applications with
historic preservation tactics. The program will also include a tour of
the Shepherd University Renewable Energy Demonstration Site and a
discussion of new undergraduate curriculum including solar energy.
The
afternoon will feature an alternative energy vehicle expo showcasing the
General Motors hydrogen fuel cell car and the latest in hybrid
electric vehicle technology.
Featured
presentations:
Bill
Rever, BP Solar, Frederick, MD
Global PV Market and Industry: Update and Perspectives
Ed Witkin, Carrboro Solar Works, Carrboro, NC
Weathering the Storm: Insights from 20 Years of
Photovoltaic Installation in the Eastern U.S.
Clay Herzog, Standard Solar, Sharpsburg, MD
Making Solar Standard in the Mid-Atlantic Region: PV and Thermal Systems
go Mainstream
Rosina Bolen, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD, & Joel
Plotkin, Hundredfold Farm Cohousing Community, Orrtanna, PA
Solar? A Village Takes It: Building a Sustainable Cohousing Community in
Adams County, PA
Sergio Ramos,
Fuel Cell Engineer, General Motors Corporation
The GM Fuel Cell Concept Car
Jeff Herholdt, Director, WV Division of Energy,
Charleston, WV
West Virginia Energy Opportunities
James Ellars,
Engineering Division, WV Public Service Commission, Charleston, WV
West Virginia Net-Metering Explained
Allan Tweddle,
WV Public Energy
Authority, Charleston, WV
Shaping WV Energy Policy: Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Renewable
Portfolio Standards (RPS), and Feed In Tariffs (FIT)
Mike McKechnie, Mountain View Solar and Wind, Berkeley
Springs, WV
Incorporating Passive Solar Design and Active Solar Systems into West
Virginia Homes
Keith Alexander, Shepherd University Institute for Environmental
Studies, Shepherdstown, WV
Solar Applications and Historic Structures: Some Special Considerations
Haroun Hallack, Redbud Organic Farm, Inwood, WV
Greenhouse Solar Thermal System Replaces Propane on a
West Virginia Farm |
