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Expertise
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Eric Lam - Education and outreach activities: project Director for NSF-IGERT on Renewable and Sustainable Fuel Solutions for the 21st Centruy
- Anaerobic Digestors
- Uta Krogmann - Some expertise in anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge and food waste
- Tom Manning - Design and troubleshooting experience, EcoComplex digester
- Dave Specca - Some expertise in design and operation of small scale digesters for food and animal waste
- Energy Crops
- Dr. Stacy A. Bonos - Expertise in breeding and evaluation of perennial grasses for improved bioenergy quality characteristics for the Northeast US
- Dr. Robin G. Brumfield - Expertise in analyzing costs and returns of roducing energy crops
- Zane R. Helsel - Expertise primarily with perennial grasses (warm and cool season, north and south) and sweet sorghum, but also some expertise with various oil crops
- Eric Lam - Duckweed as aquatic biomass production platform; plant genetic engineering for improved energy crops
- Bill Sciarappa - Production/outreach - Grasses for bioenergy
- Co-Generation - Microturbines
- Tom Manning - Design and operational experience - EcoComplex microturbines and other CoGen
- Dave Specca - Expertise in design and operation
- Bio-Hydrogen
- Dave Specca - Some expertise in production of biohydrogen from landfill gas
- Bio-Diesel
- Tom Manning - Familiar with manufacturing requirements
- Bio-Ammonia
- Bio-Methane
- Uta Krogmann - Some expertise in landfill gas recovery
- Dave Specca - Expertise in production, collection, cleanup and utilization of biomethane from landfills and anaerobic digesters
- Food Waste
- Uta Krogmann - Expertise in collection, composting and anaerobic digestion of food waste
- Solid Waste
- Uta Krogmann - Broad expertise in solid waste management and engineering, focusing on areas including management of biodegradable organic wastes, landfilling, recyclling, and solid waste public policy issues
- Dave Specca - Some expertise in landfill design and operation
- Solar/Thermal
- Uta Krogmann - Expertise in the inclusion of solar energy in life-cycle assessments
- Tom Manning - Experience with design and evaluation of solar collectors (PV/Thermal)
- Geothermal
- Tom Manning - Some familiarity with design requirements
- Energy Efficiency
- Zane R. Helsel - Expertise primarily with reducing energy use and conservation in the operation of tractors and field equipment; pesticides and pest control and fertilizer/nutrient use
- Uta Krogmann - Expertise in energy-efficient buildings
- Tom Manning - Extensive experience, Certified Energy Manager, experience with audits
- Energy Systems Analysis
- Dr. Robin G. Brumfield - Expertise in analyzing using energy crops to heat greenhouses
- Uta Krogmann - Expertise in energy balances of glass container recycling systems
- Tom Manning - Modeling experience as well as energy audit and whole system evaluation in buildings and farm/horticulture operations
- Green Buildingss
- Uta Krogmann - Expertise in life cycle assessments of buildings, in field- and simulation-based studies to investigate the potential for achieving sustainable design in the provision and use of energy and water systems in urban buildings, and some expertise in indoor air quality
- Tom Manning - Extensive building systems and whole building design experience
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Uta Krogmann - Expertise in life cycle assessment of various systems ranging from whole buildings to solid waste systems
- Policy/Economic
- Margaret Brennan-Tonetta - Expertise in bioenergy decision support tools, biomass assessments and bioenergy policy
- Dr. Robin G. Brumfield - Expertise in Bioenergy decision support tools, biomass assessments and Bioenergy policys
- Zane R. Helsel - Work with economists on budgets for perennial grasses and sweet sorghum
- Uta Krogmann - Expertise in solid waste public policy issues
- Bill Sciarappa - Expertise in Bioenergy decision support tools, biomass assessments and Bioenergy policy
- Waste Heat Recovery
- Tom Manning - Experience
- Dave Specca - Some expertise in greenhouse applications
- Wind Energy
- Tom Manning - Experience
- Other
- Audio-Video recording of events - website communication - e-College/Elluminate Bill Sciarappa
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