NY-GEO Day 1
Tuesday • April 9, 2024
OPENING SESSION
NY-GEO REMARKS
John Ciovacco / Past President of NY-GEO, Aztech Geothermal
Christine Hoffer / Executive Director, NY-GEO
LEGISLATIVE MESSAGE
Pete Harckham / NYS Senator
NY-GEO ELECTRICIFCATION MESSAGE
Jens Ponikau / President NY-GEO, Buffalo Geothermal
NYSERDA Geothermal Update & Keynote Introduction
Donovan Gordon / Director Community Thermal Networks
MORNING KEYNOTE
Rory Christian / NYS Public Service Commission, Chair
- Means & Methods for Metering Low Temperature Thermal Energy
- Ground Heat Exchanger Design Principles and Design Tools
- To Vault or Not to Vault
- Hybrid System Design Considerations
- Incorporating Geothermal Domestic Hot Water in a Multifamily Building
- New York State Incentive Programs
- Catching Up with the IRA
- Review of Major Geothermal Drilling Techniques
- Geothermal Drilling Regulations
- The Refrigerants, They are A-Changin'
- Heat Pump Design Innovations to Make Domestic Hot Water
- Utility Thermal Energy Networks (UTEN)
- Opportunity Presented by Municipal & Private Thermal Energy Networks
- New IGSHPA Installtion & Service Technician Certifications
- Getting Serious About Workforce Development
LUNCH SESSION
WELCOME:
John Ciovacco / Conference Co-Chair, Aztech Geothermal
NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:
Jeff Hammond / Executive Director, IGSHPA
Ryan Dougherty / President, GEOExchange
GOLD SPONSOR REMARKS:
John Thomas / CEO, WaterFurnace
Gino Di Rezze / Groundheat Solar Wind
NY-GEO YEAR IN REVIEW:
Christine Hoffer/ Executive Director, NY-GEO
Bill Nowak / Board Member, NY-GEO
LUNCH KEYNOTE
Alexis McKittrick, Ph.D. / Program Manager Low Temperature Geothermal, U.S. Department of Energy
