Solar Thermal for Wonks

Thursday, April 18th: 3:15-4:45 PM

Presenters: Curtis Robbins, Everett Barber, Anthony Menicucci, Darrell Blakeway, Joe Bourg, Christopher Wetherby

More details on each presenter/presentation below.

Comparison of a novel water-based Thermal collector to a conventional Thermal collector to drive an absorption chiller

Authors: Curtis Robbins, S. Kent Hoekman, Roger Jacobson, Peter Ross
Presenter: Curtis Robbins, M.S. M.E., Atmopheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV

Thermal compared to solar electric for residential domestic water heating

Author and Presenter: Everett Barber, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University; Yale University, Guilford, CT

Application of adaptive resonance theory to identify the operational status of solar hot water systems based on whole-house energy records

Authors: David Menicucci, Thomas P Caudell, Anthony Menicucci
Presenter: Anthony Menicucci; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Solar water heating for universities and colleges: Meeting a need for cost-effective green technologies

Authors: Darrell Blakeway, Saif Islam, Paul Skorochod, Munjed Murad
Presenter: Darrell Blakeway, J.D., School of Law, University of Texas,
Affiliations:Perennial Energy Consulting, Inc, Washington, DC; Maryland Dept. of Housing & Community Development, Energy div., Baltimore, MD

The utility benefits of solar water heating in an age of booming pv

Authors: Joe Bourg, Jill Cliburn, Joel Dickinson
Presenter: Joe Bourg; Millennium Energy, LLC, Golden, CO; Cliburn and Associates, LLC, Santa Fe, NM; Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ

Solar Thermal Heating: Alive and Well

Authors: Donavin Gratz, Michael Dion, Christopher Wetherby
Presenter: Christopher Wetherby; Stiebel Eltron, Inc., West Hatfield, MA