Wind, fuel cell, and solar projects are growing rapidly. They offer the opportunity for an electrical contractor to step up to the role of General Contractor, Consultant and Construction Manager. This rapidly growing area, involves more than new technologies. It’s resulted in a paradigm shift. Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) allow new companies to generate local power that is clean, fault tolerant, and profitable for the provider and end user.

Many cities are building co-generation plants at their local landfill or septic plants using Fuel cells powered by septic gas or methane from their landfill. Solar Panels are placed on the capped portion of the landfill, and a Wind Turbine is placed at the site. Large corporations such as Adobe and Google are powering their headquarters buildings. Grocery and retail stores such as Whole Foods, Price Chopper and Walmart find they can save money while eliminating the need for backup generators. The Massachusetts Maritime Academy now produces 75% of their power requirement using renewables.

This workshop will address the technology involved and the steps required to Engineer, Procure, and Construction Manage the site including:

•                    Current U.S. Energy mix

•                    Global Energy Trends

•                    Fossil Fuels, Renewables & “all of the above”

•                    Shale Gas reserves and recovery

•                    Fracking and oil sands

•                    Fuel Cell Technology

•                    CHP micro-turbine Technology

•                    Wind Technology (Offshore/On shore)

•                    Solar Technology

•                    Finding opportunity & “all of the above” designs

•                    Site acquisition

•                    Site Design

•                    Cost Estimates (labor & Material)

•                    Cost Risk

•                    Integrated Software Tools

•                    Power Purchase Agreements, Rental Agreements, Feed-in-tariffs

•                    Site Construction

•                    Site Safety

•                    Site Maintenance

Fee $250

 

Captain Donald E Nelson is an International Telecommunications, Information Technology, and Wireless: Project Manager, Consultant, Technical Advisor and Trainer. A graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, he served as a merchant Marine, and Navy Reserve, Deck Officer with Viet Nam service. He holds a USCG Masters License and an Advanced Class FCC Radio License. He has a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University.

Don spent 26 years with New England Telephone and AT&T. He was responsible for design, installation and project management. His projects include: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), NY Stock Exchange, New York University, State of NY CAPNET, U.S. Capitol, Library of Congress, University of Maryland and Dade County Public Schools. He retired from AT&T as the Director of Microwave Engineering and Construction. He worked as a consultant to Bechtel, Stone & Webster Engineering, and Henkels & McCoy. He is a BICSI Master Instructor and certified as a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Wireless Designer (WD), Telecommunications Project Manager (TPM) and a Project Management Professional (PMP).