March 10, 2005
Solar Photovoltaics: Applications and Economics
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Carpenter's Hall, 320 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA

Continuing Ed. Credits:
This program is worth 1.5 AIA/CES (HSW) LUs.

Utilizing solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is one of the most effective ways of generating on-site power at residential, commercial, or other types of facilities from renewable energy (RE) resources. Typically, PV generates power synchronous to a facility’s load profile, thus directly reducing the building’s peak demand.

Lyle Rawlings will present specific applications and economics of solar PV technologies in both residential and non-residential facilities. Ron Celentano will discuss several financing options available through the Sustainable Development Fund for RE on-site power generation. Ron will also present an overview of Pennsylvania's new Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard and how it relates to RE on-site generators and energy efficiency.

Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00
Refreshments (hors d'oeuvres and beverages)
6:00 - 7:30
Presentation and Questions

Lyle Rawlings has twenty-three years of experience in R&D, design, and policy work in alternate energy. Mr. Rawlings is a licensed professional engineer, president of Advanced Solar Products, and president of the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association. He has been involved with the US DoE PV:BONUS program to develop and commercialize PV-integrated modular homes; the construction of the first PV/hydrogen fuel cell power station in the U.S.; and the development of the world’s most advanced zero-emission car, the New Jersey Genesis. Mr. Rawlings has also been instrumental in the creation of governmental incentives and funding for solar energy in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and in the formulation of regulatory standards for net metering and interconnection. He holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from West Virginia University and a U.S. patent in photovoltaic module design.

Ron Celentano has twenty-five years of experience in the fields of solar energy and energy efficient technologies. He is a principal with Celentano Energy Services, which provides DOE2 energy modeling and benefit/cost analysis for alternative energy technologies. For the past eight years, Mr. Celentano has been involved with designing, installing, and servicing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, as well as working with public agencies and energy companies to formulate local renewable energy policy and interconnection standards. Mr. Celentano currently administers the Sustainable Development Fund Solar PV Grant Program. Mr. Celentano holds a BS degree in physics and a MS degree in mechanical engineering.

Special thanks to Carpenter’s Hall for their hospitality.

Join the DVGBC for our upcoming events:

Green Material – Cost & Benefits:
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Panel discussion on green materials.

Applying LEED-NC in Practice:
Tuesday, April. 26, 2005
Full-day USGBC-developed workshop

DVGBC programming made possible by our sustaining sponsors – Ewing Cole, INVISTA, Liberty Property Trust, Trane, The Brickman Group, Centocor, Corporate Lamp Recycling,
LF Driscoll, Forbo, The Hankin Group, Haworth, Interface, Inc., Mannington, Norwood, Powell Trachtman, 7group, and Urban Engineers.

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Cost:
If pre-registered:
$20 members
$25 Non-members
$10 students

At the door:
$25 members
$30 Non-members
$15 students

RSVP:
RSVP by Monday, 7 February at http://www.acteva.com/go/dvgbc/

Questions:
Contact Steve Gibson, sgibson@dvgbc.org
(215) 430-5016

Sponsors:
The DVGBC thanks MESA Environmental Sciences for their sponsorship of this event.

Co-hosts:
DVGBC, a chapter of USGBC,
AIA Philadelphia's Committee on the Environment