NORA stands for The National Oilheat Research Alliance, it was authorized by Congress in 2000 to provide funding that would allow the oilheating industry to provide more efficient and more reliable heat and hot water to the American Consumers. As a government sanctioned “check-off” program, $0.002 is collected at the wholesale level on every gallon of heating oil sold. While it is mandatory, the benefits greatly outweigh the minimal cost.
The four key arms of NORA are Professional Education, Energy Efficiency & Safety, and Research.
Professional education, through the Technician Certification Program, provides continuing education, training and certification for oilheat service technicians. Lastly, NORA funding has helped a number of manufacturers to develop highly efficient heating equipment, such as condensing boilers and furnaces, variable speed furnaces, variable burners and number of other technologically advanced, highly efficient products.
Additionally, improving the basic fuel has been one of NORA’s highest priorities and has resulted in Bioheat® fuel…clean, environmentally friendly, American grown.
NORA also funds a number of projects at its Liquid Fuels Laboratory in Plainview, NY.
NORA
Phone:(703) 340-1660
600 Cameron Street, Suite 206, Alexandria, VA 22314
Michael Devine
President
mdevine@noraweb.org
Dr. Thomas Butcher
Director of NORA Laboratory
tbutcher@noraweb.org
Neehad Islam
Research Engineer
nislam@noraweb.org
Ryan Kerr
Research Engineer
rkerr@noraweb.org
Richard Sweetser
Research & Development
rsweetser@noraweb.org
robrien@noraweb.org
Bob Hedden
Education & Training
bobh@vermontel.net
John Levey
Research & Technical Consultant
jlevey@noraweb.org
NORA Directors
Chair
Roger Marran
Energy Kinetics
Will Berry
Berico Fuels
Rick Bologna
Westmore Fuel
Jay Buehler
Jacobus Energy
Mario Bouchard
Granby Industries
Peter Buotte
CEC Fuel
Greg Childs
Main Care Energy
Matt Cota
Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Kevin Conti
Conti Oil
Mark Cuspers
Nebraska Biodiesel Board
Kirk Darby
Huguenot Fuels
Kate Duffey
Duffey & Sons
Sandra Farrell
Northborough Oil
Chris Fazio
Approved Oil
Susan Hammond
J.W. Pierson
Hal Johnson
K.B. Johnson
Joe Keenan
Keenan Energy Co.
Michael Lamparelli
Frank Lamparelli
Dan Mattice
Reinhardt Corp.
Roger Marran
Energy Kinetics, Inc
John McCusker
Global Partners LP
Steve Oehlert
Oehlert Brothers
Leann Pannebianco
Panco Petroleum
Bobby Parlett
Burch Oil Company
Steve Powers
The Granite Group
Deanna Sherman
Dead River Co.
Gary Sippin
Sippin Energy
Claudette Townsend
Dear River Co.
Scott Vadino
F.W. Webb
Carter Vaillancourt
Daigle Oil
Dave Walton
National Biodiesel Board