The findings of this research will provide valuable recommendations for any utility or PUD looking at increasing the penetration of intermittent renewable energy in terms of ensuring power quality and stability.  The grid analysis and design work is a logical compliment to the copra project, in that copra-based biodiesel is a locally sustainable resource of baseload generation.

Predicting Solar Water Heating Performance and the Effects on Electrical Utility Peak Demand

Beaches Energy Services in Jackson Beach, Florida was awarded a $25,000 grant to install, instrument, and model two solar water heating systems for predicting the effects of the system on peak electrical demand. Thorough data analysis will provide objective results quantifying the ability of the solar water heating system to reduce winter peak demand while providing a platform for a software model. Based on system choice, installation orientation, and location, the software model will predict the effective reduction in peak electrical demand provided by the installation. With this information utilities can incentivize systems and installation techniques according to their peak reduction needs while encouraging and promoting clean and renewable energy.

Understanding Your Electric Service Video Project

This project will result in a video, for public viewing, that will explain the enormous costs and complexity of developing and operating our modern electric system. Since the average consumer does not understand how electricity is produced and delivered to the customer (including synchronizing power production to match changing load, the role of transmission lines, substations, monitoring and control systems, and distribution and metering equipment) this video will provide a basic understanding of this subject as well as explain the need for maintenance, repairs, system upgrades, facility and

infrastructure construction, power purchasing, and energy scheduling needed to ensure reliable, safe and cost effective energy delivery. It will also explain the challenges and opportunities faced by utilities related to modernizing the grid and delivery systems, integrating clean renewable energy into the system and helping customers benefit from new and more efficient technologies and other services available from their utility. The City of Colton Electric Dept. in California was awarded a $9,000 grant for this project.

Energy Efficiency Behaviors in Springfield: Promoting the Power of Choice

City Water, Light & Power, in Springfield, Ill., was awarded a $21,200 grant to pilot a new energy efficiency public education process using a community-based social marketing (CBSM) approach to create desired energy efficiency bahavior changes in its customers. CWLP will test the degree to which CBSM can change customers energy conservation behaviors in the long term; with the goal to reduce energy usage, create the most effective energy conservation message possible, and create an “EE performance feedback report” mechanism that allows customers to graphically read their own energy efficiency rating and compare their results with others. The utility will use CBSM techniques (i.e. focus group feedback, community demographics and knowledge of residents’ unique needs) to craft and incentivize a public education message to encourage long-lasting energy conservation habits. A “how to” instruction guide and Excel template to calculate customer energy efficiency results will be developed and shared with the DEED membership.

IAMU Whole Town Audit

Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities was awarded $20,088 to carry out comprehensive town energy audits; identify limiting factors for implementing energy efficiency programs in small communities; determine cost-effective energy efficiency program tailored to individual towns that avoid barriers identified in the audit; improve participation in programs through innovative delivery; integrate underrepresented sectors of customers into energy efficincy programs; accelerate a reduction in community-wide energy consumption; develop a transferable marketing/implementation model that will allow other small municipal utility communities and their service providers to replicate this approach.

Structural Integrity and Durability of SDAR (Spray Dry Absorber-Rubber) Tiles for House Exteriors

Spray Dry Absorbers (SDA) are SO₂ control systems in use at a growing number of coal-fired power plants. The material produced by SDA systems consists mainly of calcium sulfite, flyash and unspent lime. Little of this material was put to beneficial use in 2008. This project will result in the development of a stucco-style SDAR tile that can be used as a green alternative to currently available matierals. It will not require firing and will therefore cost a fraction of the currently used cementious exterior finishing products. Platte River Power Authority was awarded a $30,000 grant to work on this project with Colorado State University.

Smart Grid Technology with Dispatchable Micro-CHP

Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Dept. will utilize a $25,000 grant to demonstrate several Warm-Air freewatt Plus Systems (Micro-Combined Heat and Power (CHP)). This highly efficient environmentally friendly break-through technology can result in more than a 30 percent reduction in fuel for residential electricity generation, reduce CO2 emissions, SOx, NOx and particulates by 60 percent or more compared to conventiaonal grid supplied power. This project will evaluate the features and benefits offered by the remote dispatching of micro-CHP systems through a Smart Grid control.

Using Light Emitting Plasma Technology and Advanced Control Methods to Replace 400 W Streetlights

Scottsburg Electric Utility in Indiana was awarded a $69,195 grant to conduct a pilot study to evaluate innovative light emitting plasma (LEP) streetlights. Forty metal halide (MH) or high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights will be replaced with 277W LEP Tesla Series fixtures with SMART lighting controls. Maintenance, operating cost and savings will be monitored over a 12 month period. Additionally, energy consumption, photometric pattern, illunimnace ratio, and light levels will be tracked. A webpage will be created to provide DEED members with information on this technology and the results of the study.

Smart Grid Without AMI Investment

City Utilities of Springfield in Missouri will deploy a pilot project to assess the feasibility and cost effectiveness of utilizing a remote monitoring and control system without the installation of utility-owned communication infrastructure. Instead, the public cellular network will be utilized for data only transmission. It is hoped the project will result in improved system efficiencies, reduced line losses, and increased utility revenues without the need to deploy high cost AMI infrastructure. A $7,500 DEED grant will assist this effort.

Cleveland Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Project Facility Design

A $35,000 DEED grant was approved for phase two of Cleveland Public Power’s (CPP) effort to investigate an innovative, state-of-the-art, municipal solid waste to energy facility. Their project, includes developing the facility design that will integrate the various components of this advanced system. This project builds on CPP’s prior grant for a feasibility study to assess an innovative pyrolysis gasification technology that processes and recycles MSW in a patented process that presents near zero toxic emissions and a steam compression technology that converts waste to feedstock for electric generation. If built, this facility would be the first world wide application of a sustainability model for recovery, recycling, and re-utilization of MSW.

Energy Star and Energy Star Challenge

Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) received a $15,000 grant to fully implement and document its efforts as an Energy Star Partner. OPPD will document their program and develop best practice guidelines to assist other utilities to begin and/or maximize their participation as energy start partners and assist their customers to participate as energy star partners. Additionally, this project will encourage innovative energy efficiency measures in C&I buildings, assist utility customers in the identification/creation of Energy Star buildings, and increase participation in the Energy Star Challenge.

BeauSoleil Louisiana Solar Home

$25,000 in funding was approved for Lafayette, La., Utilities System in support of students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette who will design, build and operate an attractive, effective and energy efficient solar powered home, as part of
the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2009 Solar Decathlon. The Solar Home developed will use the latest technologies including micro-inverters, LED lighting, lighting controls, energy management systems and low-energy use appliances. The design, construction, and demonstration of this home, utilizing grid-tied photo-voltaic (net-metering), and energy-saving strategies, offers a superb public outreach and education opportunity. The construction of the house will be documented via photos and video.

Evaluation of the Energy Efficiency Potential of Alameda Municipal Power’s Electric Distribution System

Alameda, Calif., Municipal Power (AMP) will complete an electric system loss study to determine the most feasible, reliable, and cost-effective measures to reduce losses to its system. A database of AMP’s transformers will be developed, operation and maintenance best practices will be updated, energy efficiency projects will be identified for further study, and the specifications for purchasing transformers will be reevaluated and updated. Results and best practices will be shared with DEED members through a $10,000 grant.

Distribution Switching Best Practices

Piqua, Ohio, Power System was awarded a $5,000 grant to create a training video detailing the safe and best practices in distribution switching. The DVD developed will entail tying a distribution feeder circuit together from two different substations for maintenance per switch orders. After maintenance on the breaker is completed another set of switch orders will bring the distribution circuits back to normal operation.

Performance-Based Energy Efficiency Demonstration Project

A $15,000 grant was awarded to Gainesville, Fla., Regional Utilities (GRU) to develop a utility program that will result in measurable energy reductions in similarly situated homes and reward those customers. A comprehensive methodology for implementing this performance–based incentive program for energy efficiency will be developed that can be used to augment a utility’s existing conservation program, or act as a stand-alone incentive program.

Power Cost Monitoring for Residential

A pilot project to evaluate wireless Power Cost Monitors™ that enable real time access to energy consumption will be tested in 200 residential customer’s homes by the City of Hamilton, Ohio. This project will include the development of a video to illustrate the installation and setup of the equipment and customer interviews to demonstrate the value of the project. A $15,000 DEED grant was awarded for this project.

Demonstration of Consumer Conservation Utilizing a Customer Energy Usage Portal (CEUP)

Moorhead Public Service in Minnasota will conduct a pilot project with the help of a $75,000 DEED grant. The pilot will analyze data from four customer groups to see how their energy usage changes based on their rate structure and access to consumption data. Group 1, the control group, will have a smart meter for reading purposes only. Group 2 will not have a time-of-use (TOU) rate structure but, will have a smart meter with an in-home display and web-based access to view consumption information; Group 3 customers will have a TOU rate structure but, no in-home display or web-based access to view consumption. Group 4 will have a TOU rate structure and an in-home display and web-based access to consumption.

Utilizing LED Technology to Retrofit a School Electronic Signboard

Pasadena Water and Power was awarded $12,500 to retrofit Pasadena High School's electronic signboard with energy efficient LED lighting. This project will serve as an energy efficient model to not only the Pasadena Unified School District, but also other school districts in the region as a duplicable energy savings technique for their schools. This project is the first of its kind in the City of Pasadena and the surrounding area involving LED technology and a school district site.

Olmsted County Solar Initiative

This initiative will serve as a pilot project and a model for other commutiies or school districts to raise awareness on climate change and renewable energy solutions within their student population, develop a methodology for the management of fundraising efforts and installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems at schools, and produce renewable energy for schools. This project is supported by a $75,000 DEED grant to Rochester, Minn., Public Utilities.

Municipal Financing of Customer Energy Projects

This project will result in a step-by-step manual to develop a pilot project to test the potential of financing the cost of energy improvements and solar energy additions to properties through the use of a special tax on municipal property tax bills. The handbook will include a program design, flow chart, and a packet of sample documents designed to assist other municipalities through the process of implementing a similar program. A grant for $34,250 was awarded to Burlington, Vt., Electric Department for this project.

Demonstration of the Suitability of a Combination 30 kW Concentrated Photovoltaic (PV) and Solar Thermal Array System for Distributed Generation Use

American Municipal Power-Ohio Inc., received a $45,000 grant for this project to install PhotoVolt’s newly patented PV system at one of its member utilities. This concentrated PV technology has the capability to magnify the energy of the sun 900 times and results in 1.5 kW of solar PV power per array (30 kW for the system) and an additional 5 kW of thermal energy output per array (100 kW for the system). The system will be monitored and maintained to analyze its cost, performance, and overall efficiency and compared to traditional PV units. This will be the company’s second demonstration of this new technology.

General Office Applications for LED Lighting – National Demonstration Project

The City of Danville, Va., Utility Department has partnered with the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) to conduct a national demonstration project to assess the feasibility and cost effectiveness of general office lighting using Solid State Lighting (SSL) Light Emitting Diode (LED)

technology. The demonstration will take place at a new 27,225 ft² facility to be constructed by IALR, and the Sustainable Energy Technology Center (SEnTeC). This project will quantify the load and energy reduction, assess aesthetics of light quality, measure lighting quality compared to required codes and standards, measure maintenance costs, calculate return on investment, and provide impact data for at least 5 years beyond project implementation. Comparisons will also be made to traditional incandescent/ fluorescent lighting. DEED provided a $50,000 grant for this project.

Smart-Grid and Solar Power for Public Power Utility Consumers

A $75,000 grant was awarded to City of Westerville, Ohio, Electric Division, to explore the costs and benefits of distributed, intelligent solar power, storage, metering and control in a municipal utility. This project will demonstrate GridPoint’s “Energy Management Appliance” consisting of a 3.3kVA Grid-tie inverter, 10kWh telecom grade Gel-cell batteries, a customer-owned solar PV array (roof mounted) with Grid-tie inverter, and a full-time two-way Internet connection to report live power data and system status, and allow secure utility control of selected loads for demand response.

Smart Grid Solutions

This project, sponsored by Burbank, Calif., Water and Power, will demonstrate the feasibility of using smart grid technology to optimally integrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles(PHEV’s) and Ice Bear Hybrid AC Cooling Units into a utility’s resource mix to provide practical real-time demand control, benefit overall utility operations, and reduce costs. Up to 10 MW’s of Ice Bear units will be used. Most will be located at commercial customers and up to 1 MW will be at residential customers. Burbank will also investigate the feasibility of including installation and testing of a few remotely controllable variable speed pool pumps. A $50,000 grant was approved for this project.

Efficient Grocery and Convenience Store Refrigeration Cases Using LED Lights and ECM Motors

A $26,000 grant was approved for this project. ElectriCities of North Carolina will demonstrate the energy and money saving potential of using the second generation of both light emitting diode (LED) fixtures and electrically commutated motors (ECM) in grocery and convenience store refrigeration cases.

Energy Services That Work Update

This project will result in an updated reference handbook on energy services programs. It will enable readers to evaluate and implement a wide range of diverse residential, commercial, and industrial programs. The benefits, shortcomings, energy and capacity savings, load shape impacts, economics, technologies, implementation and case studies will be included on each type of program. A $55,221.69 grant was provided for this DEED project.

Distributed Wind Evaluation Methodology

This project is sponsored by Waverly, Iowa, Light and Power (WL&P) and was approved for a $25,000 grant. Building on a previous DEED project with WL&P and the Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG), this project will develop six resources to help utilities determine if wind may be a viable strategy for their situation. The following will be developed: FAQ document, Distributed Wind Interconnection Guide, Distributed Wind Modeling Guide, Interconnection Checklist, Updated Screening Tool, and a Turbine Monitoring Report. Completion expected 03/2009.

Active Reactor Field Test Trial

Jackson Energy Authority received a $22,000 grant for this project to field test a new technology, Active Reactor, for energy efficient street lighting applications in an existing roadway lighting location. With the Active Reactor an HID lamp will run at constant light throughout its life modifing the power as the lamp ages. This trial will verify the manufacturer’s claims that the Active Reactor can deliver power and energy savings of 20-25% and extend lamp life by over 50% when applied to High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lamps. In completion phase.

Solar Utility Business Model Research and Implementation.

Columbia, Mo., Water and Light will receive a $25,000 grant for this project to develop a model program for a solar utility and provide a mechanism for customers to purchase locally produced solar energy. A 20 KW solar array will be erected in a visible location and a marketing plan will be developed to manage promotion of this new program.

Traffic Control Bulb Replacement Energy Efficient Initiative

A $7,554 grant was approved for the City of St. Clairsville, Ohio, Light & Power’s project. This will be the first city in Belmont county to execute this type of energy efficiency project. The utility will share their methodology in the final report so other towns can replicate this type of initiative in their own communities.

High Temperature Superconductivity Cable Project and Outreach

This project, sponsored by Lafayette Utilities System, will inform municipally-owned utilities about High Temperature Superconductivity (HTS) and also focus on a New Orleans based superconductivity project. It is hoped that utilities experiencing high load growth, have dense urban areas, or issues with overhead high voltage rights of way will benefit from this project. $20,000 in funding was approved for this project.

Monitoring & Diagnostics Community for Small to Mid-Sized Power Generators

This project, sponsored by Wyandotte Municipal Services, will demonstrate the application of monitoring and diagnostics software specifically for small coal-generated assets. It is hoped that the use of monitoring and diagnostic software will enable small utilities to meet the increased demand for energy efficiency improvements, reliability, and plant performance improvements. $35,000 was approved for this project.

Monitor Wind for One Year with MinisoDAR & Compare w/ Conventional Monitoring Using 60 Meter Meterological Tower

$30,000 was approved for Nebraska Public Power District’s project to compare and contrast two wind monitoring systems - a conventional 60 meter meteorological tower and a relatively new technology called a MiniSoDAR system. After both systems are

installed data will be collected over a year. The ease of set-up, ease and accuracy of data retrieval and ease of moving and relocating installations will be compared and contrasted with a traditional anemometer wind profile testing.

Development of Power & Energy Module of the Project Lead the Way Curriculum Sacramento, Calf., Municipal Utility District was awarded $75,000 for this project to develop and test an energy and power curriculum that would expand the national project Lead the Way pre-engineering program for middle and high schools. The new curricula will result in an increase in qualified and diverse staff to meet the workforce needs of public power utilities in the future. As a part of this project SMUD will develop a case study on how they participated in the institution of Project Lead the Way programs/curricula at schools in their service territory. Information on Project Lead the Way will also be made available so other utilities can understand and evaluate the merits of instituting Project Lead the Way school(s) in their own region. A table of contents/summary of the energy module developed for the new Project Lead the Way curricula will also be made available. 

Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Aeration Efficiency II

This Tennessee Valley Authority project will demonstrate energy saving automated aeration control equipment at small to mid-sized wastewater utilites. Eight to ten demonstration sites will be equipped with optical (luminescent or fluorescent) technology-equipped dissolved oxygen probes and variable speed drives to evaluate energy savings, potential utility peak load shaving/shifting, and installation and maintenance costs associated with automated aeration control systems. Funding of $49,900 was approved for this project.

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Demonstration in 51 North Carolina Cities

$24,000 was approved for ElectriCities of North Carolina’s project to demonstrate a PHEV at work in 51 public power communitites. A new Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle will be retrofitted to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) complete with a data acquisition system to document the vehicle’s performance. The project will expose local citizens to the technology and collect data on the performance of PHEV's including revenue opportunities for public power systems.

Residential Demand Response Triggered by the Wholesale Price

This project, sponsored by Groten, Mass., Electric Light, will study residential demand response triggered by wholesale price levels. It will evaluate various ways to cycle residential cooling systems at different wholesale price points under varying temperature and humidity conditions. The two-way AMR system will give a full load profile on each residential customer and enable quantification of the actual load reduction from each program participant.

Demonstration of Plug-In Hybrid Trouble Truck

This project between DEED members and EPRI will demonstrate a plug-in hybrid trouble truck. EPRI will simultaneously execute advanced hybrid power train development alongside a chassis integration effort. Thereafter a demonstration to validate the technology will be carried out. Two diesel and two gas vehicles and a fleet of 50 vehicles will be built through this partnership between the utilities, Eaton, Ford, and EPRI. The award to support this project is $10,000.

Solar Programs Options Tool (SPOT), Sacramento Municipal Utility District

The Solar Electric Power Association, in collaboration with SMUD, is developing an online evaluation tool, entitled Solar Programs Options Tool (SPOT) to help utility personnel to recognize and implement additional solar options to fulfill regulatory, customer, and utility driven needs based on their specific utility service area and customer base. An online peer and information matching resource will also give utilities directed guidance for implementing solar projects. $23,000 in grant money was awarded.

PrimeGen Power DG Unit Installation

City Utilities of Springfield, in a partnership with PrimeGen Power USA, has developed a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power unit that will range in size from 5 kW to 25 kW. The generating unit will be powered by any hydrocarbon fuel, will produce energy at between 50-60% efficiency, and is environmentally friendly and reasonably priced. In the early summer of 2007, PrimeGen will deliver a beta system to City Utilities for vetting of the technology and confirmation of performance specifications established by both partners. $15,000 in grant money was awarded.

Fault Anticipation Technology Demonstration

A $30,000 grant has been approved to demonstrate Distribution Fault Anticipation (DFA) technology, developed by Texas A&M University, in a pilot field installation. This project is part of a larger effort by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the U.S. Department of Energy to evaluate the technology in pilot installations and provide input regarding the commercial system’s operation. Data thus far has demonstrated the technology’s ability to automatically diagnose operational problems with apparatus that are causing inefficient system operation. BTU’s involvement provides an opportunity for a small, municipal system to provide input and guidance on the technology in anticipation of its commercial introduction.

Demonstration and Benefits Assessment of a Plug in Hybrid in Municipal Fleets

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, CA This project will develop tools to help municipal utilities evaluate the purchase of hybrid electric fleet vehicles that can utilize both electricity and conventional fuels. A life cycle cost comparison, an emissions calculator, and an evaluation of deployments that maximize the use of electricity and minimize operating costs will be developed.

1MW Battery Energy Storage Project for Peak Shaving at Long Island Bus

New York Power Authority, NY

This demonstration project will evaluate the sodium sulfur BESS system which has broad market potential for power quality and peak shaving applications at commercial and industrial customer sites as well as utility substation sites. This project is the first of its kind in the U.S.

Improving the Economics of Photovoltaic Power Generation with Innovative Direct Current Application

This project co-funded with EPRI will investigate non-traditional PV applications that may reduce costs of Renewable Portfolio Standard compliance, provide cost-effective demand side management without limiting user consumption, and strategically relieve grid congestion. This project will develop the hardware and demonstrate the powering of loads at grid connected buildings in cases where the PV can provide dc supplemental power without interference to the ac power distribution system or load.

SCHOLARSHIPS

A Spatial Analysis of Expected Demand for PHEV in Sacramento

This project, sponsored by Sacramento Municipal Utilitiy District (SMUD), will provide valuable insight into predicting and projecting where PHEV/EV concentrations will occur on SMUD's grid. This project will help SMUD to better manage grid impacts expected from the introduction of PHEV/EVs, and plan for early Smart Grid demonstration projects and future program deployment. This research will help identify opportunities to customize and bundle a mixture of PHEV/EV, energy efficiency, and Smart Grid programs to better meet the needs of customers. UCLA student, Ryan Vaughan, will work with SMUD to complete this project.

Energy Usage Comparison Student Internship Project

Omaha Public Power District will select a student to work on an internship project they designed to provide customers with online access to energy use information that will compare a customer’s usage with other similarly sized dwellings with similar heating and cooling systems. Solutions offered by various vendors and an internal solution will be evaluated. The best solution will be selected, implemented, and then rolled out to customers.

Optimization of Small Scale Wind Turbines to Utilize Low Wind Speeds

Three students at Ohio State University, Todd Letcher, Emily Lui, and Jenna Beale were awarded a DEED student research grant, Optimization of Small Scale Wind Turbines to Utilize Low Wind Speeds. They will design, build, test and analyze a small scale vertical axis wind turbine. The project is sponsored by City of Westerville, Ohio, Electric Division.

Organic Waste Biogas/Electric Generation 

Tim Burke, a student at Saint Martins University in Washington, received a DEED student research grant sponsored by Grays Harbor, Wash., Public Utility District. The project will evaluate the economic feasibility of using organic waste streams generated by industries in the area to produce biogas (methane) for electricity production and on a secondary basis, for heat generation. If deemed economic, biogas generation would assist the utility in meeting its I-937 portfolio obligations for renewable energy.

Use of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) for Power System Control and Regulation

This project is sponsored by City Water, Light & Power (CWLP), in Springfield Ill. Renata Revelo, a student at University of Ill. at Urbana, will investigate the use of PHEVs as a service for regulation of the grid and to determine the benefits of a synergistic collaboration between PHEVs and wind power, where wind power is being produced primarily during off-peak hours and drawn upon during peak hours.

Direct Contact Heat Exchanger for Temperature, Humidity, and Indoor Air Quality Control

Columbia Water and Light, Mo.

For this project, the student will investigate the impact of spray characteristics and electric field characteristics on heat and mass transfer to air streams of varying temperatures and moisture concentrations, analyze a direct contact heat exchanger system for applications to air-conditioning systems, and design a prototype direct contact heat exchanger.

Feasibility Study of Utilization of Local Solar-Thermal Powe Generation Systems for Residential and Commercial Buildings

Florida Municipal Power Agency

University of Central Florida Student, Yakhshi Tafti, will undertake a feasibility study focused on evaluating the technical and economic viability of small scale solar-thermal power generation. He will also develop an informational booklet that will consist of technical details and cost analysis data for the installation and utilization of on-site local solar-thermal power generation systems for homes and commercial buildings.

City of Georgetown Photo-voltaic Co-generatio Demonstration Project

Georgetown, Texas, Utility Systems (GES)

David Stump, a student at the University of Texas at Austin, will work with the city of Georgetown on their project to demonstrate the integration of commercial architecture, modern solar-panel efficiency, and peak-load demand. A parking structure will be constructed incorporating solar PV panels, utilitizing low-wattage DC nighttime lighting and daytime DC recharging of plug-in electrical vehicles. The student will focus on initial design, specification, Georgetown, Texas, Utility Systems (GES)

testing, and data collection prior to full scale completion of the PV system.

Solar Photo-Voltaic System

New York Power Authority

Daniel Roach and Tim Kelly, students at SUNY Maritime College in NY, will develop a prototype PV system as a demonstration and hands on learning tool for students at SUNY Maritime College. The students hope the prototype also serve as a stepping stone to implement a larger power system in the future to contribute to the college’s electrical needs.

TECHNICAL DESIGN PROJECTS