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6th Annual North Carolina
Sustainable Energy Conference

Speaker Presentations in PPT or PDF formats
Sponsor, Exhibitor and Attendees Listing

April 14

Keynote Presentation

Larry Shirley, State Energy Office, Director

Breakout Session 1

Utility Savings Initiative Update (Public Sector Buildings)

Len Hoey, State Energy Office
Chuck Sathrum, State Energy Office
Reid Conway, State Energy Office

Solar Technology

Ivan Urlab, N.C. Sustainable Energy Association
Tom Leyden, Sunpower
Michael Shore, FLS Energy
Chris Clemens, MegaWatt Solar

Wind Power Overview

Paul Quinlan, N.C. Sustainable Energy Association
Dennis Scanlin, Appalachian State University
Robert White, AES Energy
Glen Mauney, Wind Energy Consulting

Smart Grid

Don, Denton, Duke Energy
Becky Harrison, Progress Energy
Sunil Sharon, General Electric
Soorya Kuloor, Optimal Technologies
Donald Kitner Jr., Electic Power Research Institute

Alex Huang, NSF Freedom Systems Center & Advanced Transportation Energy Center, NCSU

Financing Clean Transportation Projects

Cynthia Mosley. State Energy Office
Anne Tazewell, NC Solar Center
Kathy Boyer, Triangle J Jouncil of Governments
Mike Ligett, Progress Energy
David Thigpen, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development

Breakout Session 2

Utility Programs for the Government Sector

Len Hoey, State Energy Office
Jim Stevens, Progress Energy
Ollie Frazier, Duke Energy
Pam Chapman, Duke Energy

Local Government Sustainability Resources

Kara Craig, Sierra Club
Rachel Eckert, Project Green, N.C. Department of Environemtnal and Natural Resources

Anne Galamb, N.C. Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
Kathy Boyer, Triangle J Council of Governments
Tom Edgerton, Central Waste Reduction Partners

Offshore Wind Power

Henry Campen, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Nicholas Rigas, EcoEnergy
Jim Lanard, Bluewater Wind

Fuel Price Volatility

Cynthia Mosley, State Energy Office
Earle Spruill, Osage
Doug Howey, N.C. Petroleum and Convenience Marketers

Craig Stephenson, Cary Oil

Green Energy Investor Forum

Dave Kirkpatrick, SJF Ventures
Troy Snauss, Piedmont Angel Network
Katrin Burt, Intersouth
Mary Adams Bacon, Ewing Bemiss

Breakout Session 3

Retro-Commissioning for Commercial and Government Buildings

Kathleen Stahl, Progress Energy
Balaji Santhanakrishnan, Corporate Energy Services of Johnson Controls
Bill McMullen, EMC Engineers

Climate Action and Sustainability - Local Government Case Studies

Nancy Olah, Parker Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Paul Van Wagenen, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Paula Thomas, City of Raleigh
Maggie Ullman, City of Asheville

Clean Transportation - New Technologies

Julian Prosser, City of Raleigh
Jeff Barghout, Advanced Energy
Ewa Pritchard, Advanced Transportation Energy Center
Mike Rowland, Duke Energy
Mike Waters, Progress Energy Carolinas

Clean Technology - New Business Case Studies

Joan Siefert Rose, Center for Entrepreneurial Development
Robert Creighton, Windlift LLC

Eduardo Saucedo, Solera Power Corporation
Olee Joel Olsen, Sencera
Michael Woolard, Optimal Technologies, Inc.

Weatherization/Conservation Programs for Exisiting Homes

Mitch Williams, Progress Energy
Harold Davis III, Office of Economic Opportunity
Phil Bisesi, ElectriCities of North Carolina
Bob Dunham, N.C. Housing Finance Agency

Energy Efficiency and Building Codes

Star Brown, State Energy Office
Jeff Tiller, Appalachian State University
Chris Mathis, Mathis Consulting Company

April 15

Breakout Session 4

Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency

Steve Terry and Herb Eckerlin, NCSU Mechanical & Aerospace
Douglas Gunnel, Gunnel Engineering Services
Mike Jones, Intertape Polymer Corporation
Tim Gasper, Brady Trane Services Inc.

Biomass to Energy Opportunities

Ron Fish, N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Bruce Thompson, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLC
John Bonitz, Souther Alliance for Clean Energy
Terry Walmsley, FibroWatt
Joe James, Agri-Tech Producers, LLC

New State Building - Requirements

Len Hoey, State Energy Office
Renee Hutcheson, N.C. Institute of Architects
Doug Brinkley, N.C. American Institute of Architects

Financing Energy Products: the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009

Star Brown, State Energy Office
Otis Mills, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Larry Shirley, State Energy Office, Director
Brian Lipps, N.C. Solar Center
Glen Barnes, UNC Chapel Hill - School of Government
Dan Simon, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

Energy Efficiency for Existing Homes

Russel Duncan, State Energy Office
Monte Jefferson, Home Energy Inc.
Danny Gough, Energy Solutions
Arnie Katz, Advanced Energy
Hal Lowrance, Progress Energy

Breakout Session 5

Why Submeter

Chuck Sathrum, State Energy Office
Don Millstein, E-Mon, LLC
Thomas Fennimore, Duke Energy
Brandon Vann, N.C. State University

Finanancing Performance Contracting

Frank Shepard, Energy Services Coalition
Mike Horkey, Bank of America
Gary Jones, SunTrust
Shari Harris, UNC-GA

New Renewable Energy Markets for North Carolina Companies

Jason Hoyle, Appalachian State University
Dixon Johnson, Quartek
Reyard Sawafta, Quartek
Andrew Watson, 3TEX

Investing in a Green North Carolina

Dale Carroll, Deputy Secretary, N.C. Department of Commerce
Sharlini Sankaran, N.C. Department of Commerce
Russ Relton, Center for Business and Technology Incubation, Appalachian State University
Scott Daugherty, Small Business and Technology Development Center

Recycling Energy

Alex Hobbs, N.C. Solar Center, NCSU
Keith McAllister, N.C. Solar Center, NCSU

Forum on Coastal North Carolina Window Power and State Regulation

Brian Miles, N.C. Solar Center
Bob Leker, State Energy Office
Dickson Phillips, Environmental Management Commission - Chair
Charles H. Peterson, Department of Marine Sciences, UNC - Chapel Hill
Lisa Sciavinato, North Carolina Sea Grant

Harvey Seim, Department of Marine Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill
Jerry Schuett, UNC-Chapel Hill

Breakout Session 6

Solar - Market Opportunities in North Carolina

Bob Leker, State Energy Office
Olee Joel Olson, Senera
William Hamlin, Hamlin Energy Solutions
David Wallance, Vanir Energy

Alternative Fuels

Steen Skjold-Jorgensen, Novozymes
James P. Cain, U.S. Embassador to Denmark, retired

Ed White, Alternative Fuels Solutions
Jamie Farnham, Clean Energy

State & Local Government Energy Efficiency Case Studies

Chuck Sathrum, State Energy Office
Charles Lamm, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools
Suzanne Walker, City of Raleigh
Billy Jackson, City of Raleigh
Mark Terrell, N.C. Department of Transportation

New Home Design Forum

Russel Duncan, State Energy Office
Donna Stankus, N.C. Solar Center
Lee Ball, Appalachian State University Energy Center
Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University

Consumer Sessions

Residential Energy Efficiency - Technologies and Incentives

Star Brown, State Energy Office
Jeff Tiller, Appalachian State University Energy Center
Scott Suddreth, Building Performance Engineering
Amanda Zidek-Vanega, N.C. Solar Center

Residential Renewable Energy - Technologies and Incentives

Cynthia Mosley, State Energy Office
Mark Tabert, Progress Energy
Tommy Cleveland, N.C. Solar Center
Bob Kingery, Southern Energy Management
Amy Heinemann, N.C. Solar Center

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