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Workshop Presentations

Topics, Talk Titles & Presentations

Speakers

Welcoming Remarks Jean-Lou Chameau Bio
InfinitEnergy Principal Investigator &
Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs
Wind Sam Shelton Moderating Bio

Offshore Wind Resources in the Southeast Susan Stewart Bio
GA Tech Strategic Energy Initiative
An Imagination Breakthrough: Offshore Wind Energy Benjamin Bell Bio
GE Energy
Wind Energy Global Development
Overview of Airtricity Wind Energy Projects - Onshore and Offshore Martin McAdam Bio
Airtricity Inc
Solar

Ajeet Rohatgi Moderating Bio

Solar Electricity: Progress and Challenges Tom Surek
NREL National Center for Photovoltaics
A Vision for the Role of Silicon Solar Cells in our Energy Future Richard Swanson Bio
Sun Power
Solar Architecture on the Rise - presentation not available Steven Strong Bio
Solar Design Associates
Keynote Speaker
Renewable Energy: Strengthening Our Nation's Economy
Dan Arvizu Bio
Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ocean EnergyHermann Fritz ModeratingBio
Ocean Energy Development in Europe and Beyond Tony Lewis
Hydraulics & Maritime Research Center, University College Cork, Ireland
The Gulf Stream Energy Project: Thinking Outside the Gearbox Michael Hoover
Florida Hydro
Ocean Energy Potential in Southeast Georgia Kevin Haas Bio
GA Tech Savannah, InfinitEnergy
Biomass A Bill Bulpitt Moderating Bio
An Overview of Biofuels and BioPower Tom Foust Bio
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Biomass Research

Forestry's Contribution to the Energy Future Ken Stewart Bio
GA Forestry Commission Director
The Biorefinery - An Integrated System For the Conversion of Biomass to Chemicals, Fuels, and Byproducts K.C. Das Bio
UGA, Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Biomass B Bill Bulpitt Moderating Bio
Carbon Cycling - A Sustainable Path for Food And Energy Production Danny Day Bio
Eprida
Overview of the Energy Needs of the Georgia Pulp and Paper Industry and Research Initiatives at IPST Jim Frederick Bio
GA Tech Institute of Paper Science and Technology
Biomass Gas & Electric's Technology and Energy Contribution Glenn Farris Bio
President, Biomass Gas & Electric, LLC
Venture Capital Investing in Alternative Energy

Bill Dodd Moderating

Venture Capital Investments in Energy Technology: Drivers and Trends Rodrigo Prudencio Bio
Principal, Nth Power
Is there a business model in the house? Rick Zalesky
Chevron Texaco Technology Ventures President Hydrogen Business
GA Tech VentureLab Overview Jon Goldman Bio
GA Tech VentureLab
Partnerships for Innovation in Alternative Energy - Panel Format
Bill Dodd Moderating
Florida's Hydrogen Program Allan Bedwell Bio
Deputy Secretary, Regulartory Programs & Energy, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Hydrogen Tom Fuller Moderating Bio
The Path to the Widespread Commercialization of Fuel Cells Mike Perry Bio
UTC Fuel Cells
A Rocky Road to the Hydrogen Highway - no slides Steven Ashley
Scientific American
Article - On the Road to Fuel-Cell Cars
Practical Hydrogen Rick Zalesky
Chevron Texaco Technology Ventures President Hydrogen Business

Student Poster Competition

Participant Abstracts

Biographies

Thermal Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Radiation Heat Transfer David Damm, Georgia Tech, Mechanical Engineering
Introduction to Distributed Generation & CHP
Beth Douglas, Georgia Tech, Mechanical Engineering
Hybrid Vehicle Technology, Transition Feasibility, and Potential for Oil Displacement Sam Golbuff, Georgia Tech, Mechanical Engineering
Current Status of Ocean Wave and Tidel Current Energy and its Potential in the Southeastern United States
Ye Li, Georgia Tech, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Wind Energy Basics Kirk Martin, Georgia Tech, Mechanical Engineering
Geometry Effects upon Solid Oxide Cell Transport Phenomena George Nelson, Georgia Tech, Mechanical Engineering
Ethanol Production from Food Residues Shawn O'Connor, University of Georgia, Microbiology
Roadmap to Cost-Effective Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics: Opportunities in U.S. and Global Electricity Markets Alan Ristow, Georgia Tech, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Batch and Continuous Hydrothermal Synthesis of LiFePO4 Micro- and Nanoparticles for Li-ion battery applications
Chunbao Xu, Georgia Tech, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering