John Huber
President
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 Consumer Education, Professional Education, improving energy efficiency and safety, and Research Consumer Education allows NORA to reach out to the consumer and show that oilheat is a clean, safe, efficient and modern form of heating. This communication is essential to the industry’s survival. 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 Brookhaven National Laboratory. Brookhaven National Laboratory researches new heating methods and fuels as well as addresses tank and storage issues, delivery and fuel quality.
NORA
Phone:
(703) 340-1660
600 Cameron Street, Suite 206, Alexandria, VA 22314
John Huber
President
jhuber@noraweb.org.
Dr. Thomas Butcher
Director of NORA Laboratory
tbutcher@noraweb.org
Richard Sweetser
Research & Development
rsweetser@noraweb.org
Bob Hedden
Education & Training
bobh@vermontel.net
John Levey
Education & Training
jlevey@noraweb.org
dfarrell@noraweb.org
NORA Board of Directors
Greg Anderson
Anderson Farm
Justin Andress
Woodfin Oil
Peter Aziz
Bantam Fuel
Al Breda
Sippin Energy
Walter Brickowski
Gulf Oil LP
Jay Buehler
Jacobus Energy
Peter Buotte
CEC Fuel
Greg Childs
Main Care Energy
Kate Childs
Tuxis-Ohrs Fuel
Steve Clark
Genesee Fuel & Heating
John Combs
Southern Maryland Oil
Kevin Conti
Conti Oil
Christopher Daly
Suburban Propane, L.P.
Kirk Darby
Huguenot Fuels
Eric Degesero
Fuel Merchants Association of NJ
Mike Estes
Estes Oil & Propane
Larry Galgoci
Galgoci Oil Company
Scott Hacker
Woodford Oil Company
Susan Hammond
J.W. Pierson
Allison Heaney
Energy Conservation Group LLC
Michael Januario
Sunshine Oil Co.
Quincy Longacre
Buckeye Energy Services, LLC.
Roger Marran
Energy Kinetics, Inc
Steve McCracken
Amerigreen
John McCusker
Global Petroleum
Matt Meehan
Mirabito Energy Products
George McQueeney
East River Fuels
John Miles
Putnam Fuel
Charles Miller
Miller Oil Co.
Natalie Mondsini
Hilltop Fuel
Ted Noonan
Noonan Energy Corp
Joe Phillips
Creedmoor Fuel Service
Ken Russ
Tri Gas and Oil Company
Stephen Sack
Sack Distributors, Corp.
Tom Santa
Santa Energy
Susan Santopietro
Baribalut Oil Co.
Ed Scott
Energi
Daniel Singer
Robison Oil
Charles Uglietto
Cubby Oil Co
Joe Wills
SMO Energy.