Symposium to Explore Renewable-Energy Sources in U.S. Buildings

April 18, 2012
Danfoss, manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, and motion systems, recently announced its next EnVisioneering Symposium, “The Path of Renewable Energy in Buildings,” will be held June 6 in Washington, D.C.

Danfoss, manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, and motion systems, recently announced its next EnVisioneering Symposium, “The Path of Renewable Energy in Buildings,” will be held June 6 in Washington, D.C.

The event, the 17th in the EnVisioneering Symposia series, will bring together industry and policy leaders to examine what is being done to affect the integration of renewable-energy sources into efficient commercial-building systems. Congressman Peter Welch, D-Vt., will kick off the event with a keynote address.

Participants will engage in a roundtable discussion to address opportunities and obstacles as they pertain to HVAC manufacturers and consulting engineers. Topics and the speakers slated to lead discussion are:

• The state of cost-effective technologies (Michael Oldak, Utilities Telecom Council, and Frank Murray, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority).

• Renewable research-and-development and deployment strategies (John Saintcross, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and Scott Hennessey, Solar Energy Industries Association).

• Financing models and global experience (Friedo Sielemann, German Embassy).

• Solar vision and the future of buildings (Jigar Shah, Sun Edison).

• Market implementation—HVAC impact, grid integration, and product solutions (Ron Domitrovic, Electric Power Research Institute).

For more information on the symposia series, click here.

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Described by a colleague as "a cyborg ... requir(ing) virtually no sleep, no time off, and bland nourishment that can be consumed while at his desk" who was sent "back from the future not to terminate anyone, but with the prime directive 'to edit dry technical copy' in order to save the world at a later date," Scott Arnold joined the editorial staff of HPAC Engineering in 1999. Prior to that, he worked as an editor for daily newspapers and a specialty-publications company. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University.