Webinar #1 of 5
Local Leaders Create Fuel Cell Success Stories: Spotlight on Leading Local Companies
May 17, 2011, noon - 1 ET
With support from local leaders, businesses across the U.S. are using hydrogen fuel cells today. Learn how companies like Coke, FedEx, Bridgestone and Sierra Nevada are using this technology, and how state and regional elected officials, permitting officials and other local leaders were involved.
You'll also learn about successful policies that increased the number of hydrogen fuel cell projects in their jurisdiction. Learn from their successes, and get the tools you need to bolster your local economy.
Speakers:
- Ronda Mosley - Senior Director for Research & Government Services, Public Technology Institute (moderator)
- Sandra Curtin - Research Director, Breakthrough Technologies Institute
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Sandra Curtin is Research Director at Breakthrough Technologies Institute, an independent, Washington, DC-based educational organization with programs focusing on fuel cell education and outreach and innovative mass transit strategies. Sandra has developed and helps maintain BTI’s free, searchable fuel cell databases, and writes fuel cell-related articles and reports. She also assists in updating website resources for both programs. Sandra earned her Masters Degree in Environmental Policy in 2003.
- Nikki Rodoni - Sustainability Director, Gills Onions
Nikki worked to implement a waste to energy system at Gills.
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Nikki Rodoni is the Director of Sustainability for Gills Onions, one of the Nation’s largest fresh onion processors. Ms. Rodoni has led Gills Onions to become a founding member of The Climate Registry; set a goal of achieving zero waste for the company and help to establish Gills Onions as a leader in sustainability for the food processing and agriculture Industries.
With Ms. Rodoni’s guidance, Gills Onions is actively participating in a pilot project for the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops which will help the industry develop a system for measuring sustainable performances throughout the specialty crop supply chain. The results from this project are being looked at by regulators as a successful model to help shape future regulations. As a result of Gills Onions ambitious goals and achievements, they have received numerous awards. In 2009 Gills Onions received the 2009 Governors Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) for its advanced Energy Recovery System. In March of 2010, the California Energy Commission and Gills Onion were presented with the 2010 Green California Leadership Award at the Green California Summit and Exposition. Gills Onions and HDR received the Nation’s most outstanding engineering achievement for the AERS project at the 44th Annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala to name a few.
- Kevin Hartigan - President, Hartigan/Foley
Kevin worked together with local leaders to implement the waste to energy system for Gills.
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Kevin Hartigan has 28 years experience as a General Building Contractor and Partner in a successful, expanding business. He manages all aspects of company projects, including feasibility studies, cost estimating, value engineering, project scheduling and resolving constructability issues.
His work includes commercial, institutional, industrial , home and specialty projects, including LEED-Accredited building, Wastewater Plant Renovation, and innovative Waste-to-Energy Systems.
- Steve Gill - Co-owner, Gills Onions
Webinar #2 of 5
The Top 5 Fuel Cell States: Why Local Policies Mean Green Growth
June 21, 2011, noon - 1 ET
When it comes to hydrogen fuel cell projects, is your state in the top 5 in the nation? Hydrogen fuel cells are now powering buses, forklifts, commercial fleets, and other vehicles, and could be implemented right in your municipality.
Learn what initiatives the top 5 states have in place, why this technology is a great choice for businesses, and what you can do to foster growth.
Speakers:
- Patrick Serfass - Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Technology Transition Corporation
Patrick will
moderate the session and field any general technical questions about hydrogen fuel cells
- Pat Valente - Executive Director, Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition
Pat will discuss general business development, including promotion of the supply chain and potential economic development assistance/incentives
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Pat Valente, Executive Director, who for many years has been a leading proponent of Ohio's fuel cell industry through his past work with the Ohio Department of Development. Pat was recently appointed Executive Director of the OFCC. This appointment represents the OFCC Board of Directors' commitment to maximizing Ohio's industry leadership, fostering active participation in collaborative opportunities, and increasing awareness of Ohio's industry cluster through advocacy and marketing outreach.
For the last 16 years, Valente’s career has included serving as Deputy Director and Assistant Deputy for the Ohio Department of Development’s Technology and Economic Development Divisions. Valente most recently served as the top fuel cell advisor to Ohio Department of Development. Valente is one of the key architects of the nationally recognized Third Frontier Program and has been the leading advocate for the development of Ohio’s fuel cell industry. He also has played an instrumental role in the success of the Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP) to foster collaboration and change for regional economic and development entities. Valente received his B.S. degree in Geography from Kent State University.
- Jennifer Gangi - Program Director, Fuel Cells 2000
Jennifer will give an overview or successful state policies, as reported in "State of the States:
Fuel Cells in America 2011"
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Jennifer Gangi works for the Breakthrough Technologies Institute (BTI) as Program Director of Fuel Cells 2000. During Jennifer’s tenure, Fuel Cells 2000 has developed an international reputation as the leading non-aligned source of fuel cell information, and has won numerous awards. Among her many duties, Jennifer maintains www.fuelcells.org as well as the sites’ two databases and chart collection, edits the monthly Fuel Cell Technology Update (circ. 12,000) and is principal author of many Fuel Cells 2000’s most popular reports and analyses, including the State of the States: Fuel Cells in America and The Business Case for Fuel Cells: Why Top Companies are Purchasing Fuel Cells Today. Jennifer also writes and places articles in trade publications, does extensive media outreach and gives presentations to various organizations and audiences. Prior to joining Fuel Cells 2000 in 1999, Jennifer worked for a public relations firm in North Carolina, handling only high-technology clients.
Jennifer is active in the Sustainable Energy Coalition and the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment. She is also co-founder of the Women in Fuel Cells group and a board member of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association.
- Julia Donoho - Major Project Architect, County of Sonoma, CA
FEATURE: Julia will talk about the 1.4 megaWatt fuel cell up and running in Sonoma County, CA.
This fuel cell is the largest in California and is helping to reduce the dependence on foreign fuel, saving the County up to $50M in energy costs over the next 30 years.
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Julia Donoho, AIA, Esq., LEED AP, is both an architect and attorney working to shift land use planning and zoning towards a more sustainable, walkable paradigm. Donoho is the Vice President (2011) and the Director of Regional and Urban Affairs (2008-2010) for the AIA Redwood Empire. She serves as Co-Chair of the SMART Ideas Community Charrette and Urban Design Competition Steering Committee.
Ms. Donoho received undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture from Princeton University and is licensed as an architect in California, Arizona, and Colorado. She is also licensed as an attorney in California. Previously Ms. Donoho has served local government in various capacities, including Planning Commissioner and as founder of an Historic Preservation Board. She has published articles in both architectural and law journals. Ms. Donoho has served as a juror for architectural design studios at the University of New Mexico, University of Southern California, and the University of Colorado.
Webinar #3 of 5
Where the Jobs Are: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Your Area
July 19, 2011, noon - 1 ET
The South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance reports 65% job growth in its hydrogen and fuel cell cluster since 2004. Governors and legislatures can create and implement attractive policies, to facilitate fuel cell installations and entice foreign and U.S. companies to your area.
Discover what initiatives created jobs across the nation, and learn how you can implement them near you.
Speakers:
- Ronda Mosley - Assistant Executive Director for Research and Government Services, Public Technology Institute (moderator)
- Shannon Baxter-Clemmons - Executive Director, South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance
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Shannon Baxter-Clemmons, Ph.D. presently serves as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance. Dr. Baxter-Clemmons previously held the position of Assistant Secretary for Hydrogen and Alternative Fuel Policy under the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency. In 2004, she led the development of the California Hydrogen Blueprint Plan for the State with the input of over 200 active stakeholders. Governor Schwarzenegger adopted the Blueprint in May 2005 as the State’s hydrogen policy agenda. Prior to 2004, she worked in the Chairman’s Office of Science and Advanced Technology at the California Air Resources Board. She served as ARB’s representative on the California Fuel Cell Partnership’s Working Group from 1999-2004. She managed the development of two ground breaking studies for the CaFCP, including Bringing Fuel Cell Vehicles to Market: Scenarios and Challenges with Fuel Alternatives, 2001; and Support Facilities for Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles: Conceptual Design and Cost Analysis Study, 2004. Before arriving in California, she was the Director of Special Projects at Fuel Cells 2000 in Washington, DC and was awarded research appointments at E. I. Du Pont de Nemours, WESTVACO, and Argonne National Laboratory. She received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1999.
Dr. Baxter-Clemmons currently serves on the Fuel Cell Seminar Board of Directors, as a co-chair for the Transportation Research Board’s Alternative Fuels and Technologies Committee, on the University of South Carolina's Engineering Dean's Advisory Board, and the DOE/NREL Hydrogen Education Review Panel. Dr. Baxter-Clemmons is also a member of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and a 2011 graduate of the Urban Land Institute. In 2009, she assumed the role as the Chair of the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Economic Cluster. Previously, Dr. Baxter-Clemmons served on the National Hydrogen Association’s “H2 and You” public education campaign’s Steering Committee.
- Marianne Mintz - Argonne National Laboratory
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Marianne Mintz specializes in transportation energy forecasting and policy analysis for Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Transportation Research. She has over 30 years’ experience in transportation and energy analysis and has authored over 100 publications in the field. Her recent work centers on infrastructure requirements of alternative fuel pathways, hydrogen delivery, employment and economic impacts of fuel cells, fuel transitions and the energy and greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrogen and renewable natural gas (biomethane).
She is an active member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), past chair of TRB’s Transportation Energy Committee and a current member of the Special Task Force on Transportation and Climate Change. She holds a masters degree from UCLA and has completed post-graduate work at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
- Rachel Lipsey - Research Director, Office of Rep. Paul D. Tonko (NY-21)
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Rachel Lipsey is Research Director for Congressman Paul Tonko (NY 21), a leading advocate for green jobs in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is the primary policy advisor for the Congressman's work on budget, tax, finance, and trade legislation as well as his service on the House Budget Committee.
Given Rep. Tonko's background as an energy expert, Rachel works with the Congressman's energy policy team to develop practical, cost effective clean energy incentives with the aim of promoting job growth, energy security, and environmental and fiscal sustainability. She advised the Congressman in developing the Fuel Cell Industrial Vehicle Jobs Act. This legislation, first introduced in 2010, promotes fuel cell jobs with a common sense reform of tax incentives for fuel cell powered forklifts.
- Patrick Serfass - Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Technology Transition Corporation (subject matter expert)
Webinar #4 of 5
Go Local: Maximizing Your Local Renewable Resources With Fuel Cells
August 16, 2011, noon - 1 ET
Every area of the U.S. has natural resources that local leaders can use to trim costs, create jobs, and reduce greenhouse gases by using the benefits of hydrogen and fuel cells. Learn how municipalities are using digesters, solar, wind, and other local, renewable resources, in conjunction with fuel cells. Discover how to put these programs to work in your region.
Speakers:
- Ronda Mosley - Assistant Executive Director for Research and Government Services, Public Technology Institute
Ronda will serve as
moderator for the session.
- Lewis Nelson - Director of Public Works, City of Tulare
The city of Tulare, California has installed four 300 kW biogas fuel cells, using 500,000-600,000 scf of biogas per day, produced from the anaerobic digestion of industrial wastewater from cheese and ice cream plants. This 1.2 MW fuel cell project is one of the largest biogas fuel cell installations at a wastewater treatment plant.
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Lewis is a registered civil engineer in California. He has spent nine years with City of Tulare as Public Works Director. In this position, he is responsible for wastewater, solid waste, water, street maintenance, and fleet maintenance.
He has 10 years experience in the mining industry, and spent 15 years with City of Visalia California Public Works Department Wastewater Division.
Lewis holds degrees in Geology and Mining Engineering from New Mexico Tech.
- Chris Peeples - Director, AC Transit
Chris will discuss how AC Transit's solar electrolyzer produces hydrogen to fuel vehicles in their fleet.
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H. E. Christian (Chris) Peeples was appointed by the AC Transit Board of Directors in November 1997 to fill one of the District’s two At-Large positions. Mr. Peeples was elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Mr. Peeples, a long time advocate for public transit, and AC Transit bus service in particular, has been actively involved in the AC Bus Riders Union, Alliance for AC Transit, Regional Alliance for Transit, Alliance for Sensible Transit, Coalition for A One Stop Terminal, and many other transit groups. He is also active in local community affairs, having served on the Oakland Ethics Commission and community and political bodies. Mr. Peeples is a graduate of Crown College, University of California at Santa Cruz and Hastings College of the Law. Mr. Peeples is active in the meetings of the Transportation Research Board (“TRB”), the branch of the National Academies involved in transportation research, and the American Public Transportation Association (“APTA”), transit’s national association.
Mr. Peeples is a strong supporter of AC Transit’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus program since it began in 1999. He saw his first PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell in 1960 at his uncle’s laboratory at General Electric in Schenectady, New York. His uncle, Dr. Robert T. Foley, was an investigator on the NASA grant for the fuel cell for Project Gemini. He has served as a session moderator at a National Hydrogen Association meeting in Sacramento.
- Amy Bolten - Public Information Officer, Sonoma County Water Agency
Farms to Fuel is an innovative biomass project which will utilize poultry waste to produce clean biogas and electricity. Aside from generating clean power this project supports local agriculture and creates a sustained source of green collar jobs.
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Amy Bolten is an integral member of the Energy Resources Group at Sonoma County Water Agency which is focused on realizing the Agency’s goal of delivering Carbon Free Water by 2015. She is responsible for the external coordination of the Agency’s portfolio of renewable energy and sustainability projects. Additionally she is leading the development of a national coalition of local governments working to develop financial tools for efficiency and renewable energy public systems.
Prior to Sonoma County Water Agency, Amy worked at Christopherson Homes to develop residential green building standards and as a researcher and project manager at Chiron Corporation. Amy has earned a BS in Chemistry from California State University at Chico, an MS in Chemistry from the University of San Francisco and an MBA from University of San Francisco.
Webinar #5 of 5
Fuel Cells and Telecom: Reports from the Field
December 7, 2011, noon - 1:15 ET
Today, fuel cells power over 1,000 cellular and other telecom installations across the country. Fuel cells can replace batteries to provide power for 1kW to 5kW telecom sites without noise or emissions. They are durable and provide reliable power in sites that are either hard to access or are subject to inclement weather.
Such systems provide primary or backup power for telecom switch nodes, cell towers, and other electronic systems that benefit from power provided on-site. With their proven track record for providing portable and stable power, fuel cells are a natural choice for supporting the critical needs of our communications infrastructure.
Join us for a discussion on the technology, implementation, installations, and lessons learned from some of the country's top telecom and fuel cell companies.
Speakers:
- Ronda Mosley - Senior Director for Research & Government Services, Public Technology Institute (moderator)
- James Kerr - Product Marketing Manager, IdaTech
James will speak on "Backup Power Fuel Cell Systems for Telecom Applications."
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James Kerr is Product Marketing Manager at IdaTech LLC. He has more than 12 years of experience in marketing and product development and holds a B.S. in Engineering/Physics from Westmont College. IdaTech LLC of Bend, Oregon, sells complete fuel cell systems with integrated fuel reformer for telecom applications.
- Joe Blanchard - Chief Operating Officer, ReliOn, Inc.
Joe will discuss the state of fuel cells in the telecommunications market, bringing insights from ReliOn's industry leading experience in providing backup power to telecom carriers.
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Joe Blanchard has served as ReliOn’s Chief Operating Officer since May 2011, having held the position of Vice President of Product Line Management since 2005. Blanchard spent the previous 18 years with Fujitsu in Richardson, TX. During his tenure at Fujitsu, he held various management positions in development, product management, product support and services.
Prior to Fujitsu, he worked in product development for Rockwell/Wescom and for GTE Automatic Electric. For more than 27 years, Blanchard has been involved in the design, development, marketing and support of products spanning DLC/DSLAMs and FTTx systems, telecom cabinets and power systems, optical transport, DWDM systems, Class 5 switching and PBX systems.
- Thomas Browning - Regional Director of Field Operations, MetroPCS
Tom will discuss the MetroPCS South Florida fuel cell project. This was (and may still be) the largest project of its type in history, involving 356 hydrogen fuel cell systems installed within South Florida.
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Tom Browning has been in telecommunications for over 20 years. He has experience in wireless RF, cellular, and long distance communications systems. In addition, he is a Certified Electronics Technician (ISCET) and possesses both a BSIT from the University of Phoenix and an MBA from Baker University. He has held numerous leadership and technical positions within McCaw Cellular, AT&T Wireless, and Sprint.
He is currently the Regional Director of Field Operations for Metro PCS in South Florida, with over four years in that position. The South Florida Metro PCS market recently led a large scale project to install 140 hydrogen fuel cells, in order to provide "state of the art" emergency backup systems for the market.
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