Visit our website: www.gpaee.org Greater Philadelphia Area Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers “Fostering action through education, innovation & networking to promote the priorities of Philadelphia-area Energy Professionals” December 2012 December 2012 GPAEE GPAEE Newsletter Newsletter Table of Contents Focus On: Annual Holiday Party 1 Calendar of Events 2 Next Event: December 20th: Annual Holiday Party 2 Photos from the November Event 3 Future City Update 4 Chapter Awards 4 Welcome New Members 5 Thank You Corporate Members 5 DEP Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program 5 Shale Gas Innovation Contest 7 January Event Preview 8 Board Info 8 EEB Hub RFI 9 Upcoming Energy Events 9 Energy News 11 Employment Initiative 12 Energy Job Board 12 Support GPAEE 13 About AEE National 14 Newsletter Comments 14
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Visit our website: www.gpaee.org
Greater Philadelphia Area Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers
“Fostering action through education, innovation & networking to
promote the priorities of Philadelphia-area Energy Professionals”
December 2012December 2012
GPAEE GPAEE NewsletterNewsletter Table of Contents
Paddy Whacks Irish Sports Pub 150 South St. (2nd and South St) Philadelphia, PA 19147 http://www.paddywhackspub.com/2nd/directions.php $60.00 for Members $65.00 for Non-Members $70.00 at the Door 1) Click on the Meeting Flyer icon to the left which will bring you to the GPAEE website 2) Click on the ―Register Now box and follow the directions listed there Ken Curry - [email protected]
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Thursday, December 20th i s the Next GPAEE Event :
Annual Holiday Par tyAnnual Holiday Par ty
Month Event
September 26, 2012 Season Opener with the Phillies
October 18, 2012 Chilled Water Thermal Storage and Electric Savings
November 8, 2012 Benchmarking Requirements in Philadelphia
December 20, 2012 GPAEE Holiday Party
January 17, 2013 Financing Cogeneration Projects
February 21, 2013 Data Center Energy
March 7, 2013 Globalcon: PUC Legislation and Act 129 Updates
April 18, 2013 Longwood Gardens Infrastructure Tour
May 16, 2013 Natural Gas Vehicles and Technologies
Every year, GPAEE presents Awards to energy professionals who have achieved prominence in their field. We rely fully on you, our members and affili-ates, to nominate those you feel deserve the recognition and award. Nominations are being accepted now and winners will be recognized at the January 2013 meeting.
Through our Awards Program, we are able to recognize the important work being done in energy by individuals, organizations, and corporations. By identifying those who exemplify the very best in their fields, energy professionals are honored and the industry is advanced.
Please take the short amount of time that is needed and submit your nomination.
The deadline for ballots has been extended to January 4.
Click here to go to our new, on-line, application.
Renee Fiorelli - Peterson Service Co. James Marsh - Peterson Service Co. Mark Tepes - Peterson Service Co.
Bruce McGroarty - Peterson Service Co. Andrew Dougherty
ARB Geowell Birdsall Services Group Commercial Utility Consultants Concord Engineering Group Constellation New Energy Advanced Geothermal Technology E-finity Distributed Generation Eneractive Solutions GDF Suez Energy Resources - NA Graboyes Commercial Window Co Hess Corporation Hutchinson Mechanical Services ICF International Klenzoid Inc. Lutron Electronics Company Inc. Maarky Thermal Systems
THANK YOU CORPORATE MEMBERS!
Noresco Noveda Technologies PECO Peterson Service Co PGW Procurian
Provident Energy Consulting, LLC PWI Engineering Inc. Ransome REIT Management and Research LLC Reliant Energy South Jersey Energy Solutions Thermax Inc. Tozour Energy Systems Veolia Energy Philadelphia UGI Energy Services
DEP Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program
The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it will begin accepting applications Dec. 1 for its Natural Gas Vehicle Grant program, which will provide up to $20 million over the next three years to help pay for the incremental purchase and conversion costs of heavy-duty natural gas fleet vehicles.
In the first year, $10 million in grants will be available, $5 million of which is slated for local transporta-tion organizations, including non-profit agencies providing public transportation services and public transportation, port and redevelopment authorities. Non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, local transportation organizations, state-owned or state-related universities, commonwealth or munici-pal authorities and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will be eligible to apply for the remaining amount.
An additional $7.5 million in funding will be available the second year, with $2.5 million the third year. Eligible vehicles must weigh 14,000 pounds or more and be fueled with compressed natural gas or liq-uefied natural gas. Bi-fuel vehicles are also eligible.
Grant awards will be capped at 50 percent of the incremental purchase or retrofit cost per vehicle, with a maximum total of $25,000 per vehicle. The incremental purchase cost is defined as the difference be-tween a vehicle eligible for these grants and one powered by traditional fuels, such as diesel or gasoline. For this first year, grant applications are due Feb. 1, 2013. Grants will be awarded in late March 2013.
To learn more about the program and complete the online grant application, visit www.dep.state.pa.us and click on the Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program button.
STATE COLLEGE, PA – Are you a researcher, entrepreneur, or innovator working in the shale gas space in Pennsylvania? The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center www.sgicc.org an-nounced today the program will award a total of $75,000 in cash prizes for the three best shale gas-oriented innovations, new product ideas, or service concepts that are either in the development stage or recently launched.
In addition to the cash prizes, successful applicants will gain exposure to investors, potential partners, and in-dustry sponsors. This year, the Shale Gas Innovation Contest is co-sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners (http://www.benfranklin.org), ANGA(www.anga.us), Acorn Energy (http://acornenergy.com), Cab-ot Oil & Gas Corporation (www.cabotog.com), CONSOL Energy (www.consolenergy.com), Chesapeake En-ergy (www.chk.com), First National Bank (www.fnb-online.com ), Little Pine Resources (http://littlepineresources.com), the Marcellus Shale Coalition (http://marcelluscoalition.org) , and Praxair (www.praxair.com) .
Bill Hall, Director of the SGICC remarked, “What’s great about this competition is that a simple online sum-mary is all that’s required to get started. Any idea related to the shale gas space is eligible - even if the product or service has already been commercially developed. Examples include vehicle conversion, natural gas utili-zation products/services, remote site monitoring, natural gas or NGL conversion technologies, and water re-mediation for fracking operations”.
Finalists will be chosen by a panel of industry experts. To download an application, visit www.sgicc.org and click on the $75,000 2013 Shale Gas Innovation Contest tab. Deadline to enter is February 1, 2013.
For details regarding eligibility or other questions, contact Bill Hall at either 814-933-8203 or [email protected]
Southeastern Pennsylvania Communities Up To $2,500 in Incentives for Purchases of WGES PA WindPower
Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) today announced the launch of the PA WindPower Campaign, www.pawindpowercampaign.com, a community-based marketing campaign that rewards Pennsylvania communities in the PECO territory when WGES PA WindPower is purchased. WGES PA WindPower is a new electricity product offered by WGES that is sourced exclusively from Pennsylvania wind. The PA WindPower Campaign will invite 25 pre-selected municipalities to compete for ten 1kW micro-wind turbines. Other municipalities will be offered up to $2,500 in financial incentives. Each municipality that ac-cepts the Campaign challenge and achieves defined program milestones will be recognized as a Pennsylvania WindPower Community. Participating commercial customers who purchase WGES PA WindPower will also have the opportunity to receive financial incentives or help their municipality earn rewards. (more)
Rising Heating Oil Prices Drive a Portion of 1M Pa. Users to Natural Gas
Rising home heating oil prices are driving homeowners who depend on the fuel to convert to natural gas or find ways to use less oil. Some are lowering thermostats or adding coal- or wood-burning stoves, said Norman Wildenmann, general manager at Bish Oil Co. in Greensburg. Those who purchase oil are buying in smaller quantities, instead of filling tanks for winter. “Rather than spending $1,000 or $1,200 at once, they’re getting a little at a time,” said Amy Adams, president of Adams Petroleum in Emsworth. The Northeast has the nation’s biggest concentration of heating oil consumers, mostly in rural areas. That includes about 1 million Pennsylvania homes.(more)
18 Pennsylvania Cleaners Receive Grants from State
Eighteen Pennsylvania cleaners were among 56 small businesses that received grants from the state to invest in energy efficiency or pollution prevention projects. Pennsylvania’s Small Business Advantage Grant program, funded through the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, helps businesses with 100 or fewer employees by providing 50 percent matching reimbursement grants of up to $9,500 to implement projects that will save 25 per-cent annually in pollution prevention or energy-related costs. (more)
Report: Smart Grid Investments Deemed Worthless
A new policy report focused on the electric grid and economy of energy, “Getting Smarter About the Smart Grid”, was published today by the National Institute for Science, Law & Public Policy (NISLAPP) in Washington, D.C. The report states that billions of dollars in federal subsidies for “smart” utility meters have been misspent on meter technology that will not lead to energy sustainability or contribute to the possibility of a more efficient and re-sponsive electricity grid. (more)
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journals: Energy Engineering, Strategic Planning for Energy & the Environment, and Cogeneration
& Distributed Generation Journal. Distributed Energy focuses on the advantages of diversifying
your energy portfolio with onsite power and distributed generation in order to efficiently
increase the security and stability of your power systems. Sustainable Facility, a new publica-
tion from the publishers of Energy & Power Management magazine replaces the former
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