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Albany – Conference Schedule

DAY 1  - MONDAY, APRIL 8

1:00 - 4:00 pm - Exhibitor Set Up
4:00 - 6:00 pm - Happy Hour Mix and Mingle with Exhibitors
Dinner on Own - See you in the Morning!

DAY 2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9

7:30-8:30 am - Registration, Continental Breakfast, Mingle with Exhibitors - Sponsored by Enertech
8:30-9:30 am - Morning Opening Session
Welcome to NY-GEO 2024 Albany
  • John Ciovacco, Aztech Geothermal & NY-GEO Conference Co-Chair
  • Christine Hoffer, Executive Director, NY-GEO
  • Jens Ponikau, Buffalo Geothermal & NY-GEO President
Legislative Message:
   NYS Senator Pete Harckham
NYSERDA Geothermal Update & Keynote Introduction:
   Donovan Gordon, Director Community Thermal Networks / NYSERDA
Keynote:
   Rory Christian, Chair, New York State Public Service Commission

9:30-10:30 am
- Education Tracks
10:30-11:00 am - Coffee Break Mingling with Exhibitors Sponsored by Versaprofiles
11:00-12:00 pm - Education Tracks
12:00-1:30 pm - Lunch Sponsored by ME Engineering
  • Gold Sponsor Remarks: John Thomas, WaterFurnace International
  • Gold Sponsor Remarks: Gino Di Rezze, GroundHeat
  • National Update: Jeff Hammond, IGSHPA and Ryan Dougherty, GeoExchange Organization
  • NY-GEO Update: Christine Hoffer | NY-GEO Legislative Committee Update: Bill Nowak
Keynote:
Alexis McKittrick, Ph.D., Program Manager Low Temperature Geothermal, U.S. Department of Energ

1:30-2:30 pm
- Education Tracks
2:30-3:30 pm - Education Tracks
3:30-4:00 pm - Coffee Break Mingling with Exhibitors Sponsored by NYS Laborers' Organizing Fund
4:00-5:00 pm - Education Tracks

TRACKS/ROOM - CLICK TRACK TITLE FOR DETAILS

Means & Methods for Metering Low Temperature Thermal Energy
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Ground Heat Exchanger Design
Principles and Tools
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To Vault, or Not To Vault
When is a buried piping vault your best option?
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Hybrid System Design Considerations
Finding the Right Balance
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Incorporating Geothermal Domestic Hot Water in a Multifamily Building

New York State Heat Pump Incentives
Utility and NYSERDA Program Highlights
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Catching Up On
IRA Implementations
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Review of Major Geothermal
Drilling Techniques

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Geothermal Drilling Regulations
Perspectives on Changes
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The Refrigerants, They Are A-Changin'
Perspectives on HFC refrigerant phase down

 

New IGSHPA Installation
& Service Technician Certifications
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Getting Serious About Workforce Development

Heat Pump Design Innovations to
Make Domestic Hot Water
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Utility Thermal Energy Networks (UTEN)
Progressing through the stagegate process
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Opportunity Presented by Municipal
& Private Thermal Energy Network
 

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