European/North American Conference on the Future of Liquid Heating Fuels Day 1
2020-08-19 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | NY
For the first time ever, the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) and Eurofuel (European Heating Oil Association) will host a virtual conference on liquid heating fuels in a carbon constrained world. Manufacturers of heating equipment, liquid fuels now in the market and potential fuels of the future will share their ideas and what steps they are taking to be ready for this future.
Moritz Bellingen, Chairman of Eurofuel, stated “For many years, individuals from the United States have traveled to Europe to participate in our meetings, and I have traveled to NORA conferences in the United States. The COVID-19 crisis makes international and even national meetings difficult, so we decided that we would take that difficulty and turn it into an opportunity. For the first time, our members and partners will meet and talk with their U.S. counterparts over several days and compare ideas and technological advancements.”
The Conference will be hosted on four consecutive Wednesdays in August and September (August 19 & 26 and September 2 & 9) with each session being approximately 3 hours. The sessions will begin at 9 a.m. Daylight Savings Time U.S. and 3 p.m. in Europe (UTC+1).
On the first day of the Conference, August 19, there will be a review of the policy actions being taken in the states of the United States and the countries of Europe including: How the goals of decarbonization will affect the liquid fuels industry and How other aspects of the industry from the producers of fuels to end users of the fuel will respond. Additionally, the visions for industries in both countries will be reviewed.
On August 26, the conference will focus on actions to respond to carbon reduction activities. The views: electricity is the solution to everything; how to subsidize conversions to heat pumps; tax schemes to reward or punish energy based on its carbon intensity and incentives for improvements will be examined.
September 2 will see the conference transition to a focus on the technical changes empowering the liquid heating fuels industry to move forward. Discussions of biodiesel (FAME) and renewable diesel (hydrogenated vegetable oil) will examine supply and which fuel will likely be the predominant fuel of the future as well as technical issues associated with the fuels. This session will also explore the exotic fuels of the future—liquid fuels made from cellulose and from electrolysis.
The wrap-up day of September 9 will focus on the hardware of heating. What are the potential design and regulatory limits of using fuels? And more importantly, what are the world’s leading manufacturers doing to ensure that liquid fuel heating equipment will participate in that future? Will we see integrated solar heating fuels systems or liquid powered heat pumps? The day will conclude with the issuance of a multi-year study from NORA evaluating efficiency gains from the replacement of older equipment with high performing new equipment in homes in the United States. The study will show how important accelerating the turnover of equipment is to reducing carbon emissions.

European/North American Conference on the Future of Liquid Heating Fuels Day 1
2020-08-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, CT, 06382, United States

European/North American Conference on the Future of Liquid Heating Fuels Day 2
2020-08-26 09:00 - 12:00 | NY

European/North American Conference on the Future of Liquid Heating Fuels Day 3
2020-09-02 09:00 - 12:00 | NY

European/North American Conference on the Future of Liquid Heating Fuels Day 4
2020-09-09 09:00 - 12:00 | NY

2nd European/North American Conference on the Future of Liquid Heating Fuels "Putting the Pieces Together"
2021-05-20 09:00 - 11:30, 2021-05-27 09:00 | NY
As the liquid heating fuels industry prepares for its low-carbon future, the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) and the Eurofuel Association will host its second annual conference titled, Low-Carbon Liquid Heating Fuels: Putting the Pieces Together on May 20 & 27, 2021. This follows last year’s widely attended Low-Carbon Liquid Heating Fuels in a Carbon Constrained World conference. The 2021 event, presented online, will feature speakers and topics with the goal of putting the pieces in place to answer the questions on transitioning to low-carbon fuels that were identified during the 2020 event.

NORA Board Meeting
2021-05-25 00:30 - 15:00 | NY
Topic: NORA Spring Board Meeting
Time: May 25, 2021 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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NORA Board of Directors Meeting
2022-05-23 15:30 - 17:30 | Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, CT, 06382, United States
NORA Board

2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference
2023-02-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Georgia world congress center, Tripadvisor (575) · Stadium/arena 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA, 30313, United States
February 4-8 2023 Atlanta, GA
NORA presenters:

Thomas Butcher, NORA Technical Director
Paper Session 22: Presentation 4
Decarbonization of Liquid Heating Fuels (AT-23-074)Wednesday, February 8, 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM EST
Neehad Islam, NORA Research Engineer
Paper Session 25: Presentation 3
Development of a Best Practices Guide for Integrated Hydronic Heating/Air-Source Ductless Heat Pumps (AT-23-C084)Wednesday, February 8, 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM EST
Richard Sweetser
Paper Session 8: Presentation 1
Comparing the Economics and Emissions Impact of Residential Heat Pump Conversions Versus Increasing Bioblends in Liquid Fueled Appliances (AT-23-C026)Sunday, February 5 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM EST
Seminar 33: Presentation 2
Low and No-Carbon Pathways for CHP with Rng, Biogas, Biomass, Ammonia & CcusMonday, February 6 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM EST
Seminar 41: Presentation 3
CEA, CHP and TES: Ultimate in Grid Resilience and EfficiencyTuesday, February 7 8:40 AM – 9:00 AM EST

Eastern Energy Expo
2023-05-21 - 2023-05-24 | Atlantic City ConventionCenter, 1 Convention Blvd., Atlantic City, 08401, United States
NORA will participate at the Eastern Energy Expo with a series of seminars, a life-fire demonstration of biofuels and Board of Directors meeting.
NORA programs on the Eastern Eastern Expo schedule:

National Building Codes Recognize Renewable Liquid Fuels
Tuesday, May 23, 8:15 am: NORA President, Michael Devine & NORA Education Director Robert O’Brien will provide an update on how to profit from the great work that NORA has done with the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to include Renewable Liquid Fuels as credit-generating technologies within building codes. Additionally, NORA will share its new Building & Performance Institutes (BPI) certification programs that will allow industry professionals the opportunity to provide home and business energy audits. These could save property owners thousands of dollars through the Homes Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.NORA will also provide updates on the latest IRA new equipment rebate program, which can also be leveraged with the NORA rebate program.
NFPA 31 Updates
Tuesday, May 23, 9:15am: This session will explain the recent changes to the Standard for the Installation of Oil Burning Equipment (NFPA 31), including the 2016 and 2020 versions as well as the upcoming 2024 revisions. Many technicians and their employers are unaware of these changes and install equipment in violation of code.
NORA certified technicians earn CEU’s for attending this class.
Technical Innovations to Make the Transition to Low-Carbon Fuels Seamless and Effective
Tuesday, May 23, 9:45am:Two goals of NORA’s research program are ensuring there are no technical barriers to replacing petroleum with renewable biofuels while also demonstrating how liquid renewable fuels can rapidly contribute to clean, low-carbon heating.In this series of short talks, new research on the impact of liquid fuels on indoor air quality, field studies with high blends, managing cold flow issues, tests with renewable diesel, and an update on the Zero Carbon Home concept will be covered.
Featured Session: The Industry’s Response to Carbon Reduction
Wednesday, May24, 8:30am: As the reduction of carbon emissions from the heating sector becomes an environmental and public policy reality, the liquid fuel heating industry is positioned to provide the effective, practical and cost- effective solution.
With decades of research and field data supporting the move to renewable low carbon liquid fuels, marketers and homeowners can depend on safe, reliable and clean heating system operation, even as the biodiesel blends increase to meet carbon reduction deadlines. In the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act 2022, the US Congress has included low carbon liquid fuel appliances in its masterplan to reduce carbon production.
Not only stopping at reducing carbon, Net-Zero Carbon homes are possible with the inclusion of solar panels partnered with biodiesel heating.
This session will open the doors to the research, field work, personal experiences and future technologies and show you why becoming a Low Carbon Fuel Marketer is well within your grasp.

The latest heating systems rated to burn 100% low carbon liquid fuels
First-hand experiences from marketers delivering Bioheat® fuel
Technical innovations to make the transition seamless and effective
Analysis of how biodiesel can actually affect carbon reduction
A look at liquid fuel on-site combustion’s low-impact on indoor air quality

Details to follow.

The Heating & Energizing America Trade Show (HEAT Show)
2023-06-20 - 2023-06-22 | MassMutual Center in Springfield, 1277 Main St, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
The Heating & Energizing America Trade Show (HEAT Show)
NORA will participate at the HEAT Show with educational sessions conducted by Robert (Bob) O’Brien NORA’s Director of Education.
Many other HEAT Show Technician Courses are now CEU NORA qualified.
To learn more about the 2023 HEAT Show visit: https://www.heatshow.com

NORA Board of Directors Fall 2023 Meeting
2023-09-28 11:00 - 12:30 | Newport Marriott, 25 America's Cup Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

NORA Board of Directors Spring 2024 Meeting
2024-05-20 15:30 - 17:00 | Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, CT, 06382, United States

NORA Board of Directors Fall 2024 Meeting
2024-09-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Newport Marriott, 25 America's Cup Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

NORA Technology Conference
2024-09-24 12:00 - 16:00 | Hyatt Regency Newport, 1 Goat Island, Newport, RI, 02840 , United States
NORA’s Workshop will highlight the research work being done by NORA as well as an international perspective through the participation of Eurofuel.
Established in 2000, NORA mission focuses on Energy Efficiency, Environmental Responsibility, Safety, Research & Development and Professional Education, with particular emphasis on transitioning liquid heating fuels and appliances to a low-carbon source of heat and hot water.
The key purpose of this workshop is to develop a shared vision of the focus of NORA’s activities for the coming year.
The 2024 Technology Workshop will offer presentations and attendee participation in a workshop setting in the following areas:

Priorities of the Liquid Heating Fuels industry in Europe
Building Codes Updates
DOE Efficiency Standards
Biodiesel: Field & Lab Results and Standards Updates
Renewable Diesel/HVO: Its application in heating, NORA Testing, European Experience and a Proposed Fuel Test
Net-Zero Carbon Buildings
NORA R&D Priorities

Dr. Thomas Butcher, NORA’s Director of Research offered this about the upcoming workshop, “With NORA’s mandate to advance efficiency and environmental responsibility, this workshop provides the opportunity to collaborate with the industry’s leaders and European partners to create a pathway for continued carbon reduction and more efficient building heating. Working with the Southern New England Energy Conference (SNEEC) will provide a stimulating environment for our workshop, and we encourage all SNEEC attendees and other interested parties to attend.”
Registration for the NORA Technical Workshop is included in the Southern New England Energy Conference registration.

NORA Spring 2025 Board Meeting
2025-05-19 15:30 - 17:00 | Harrahs Atlantic City, 777 Harrah's Blvd, Atlantic City, 08401, United States

Board of Directors Meeting Fall 2025
2025-09-17 09:00 - 17:00 | NORA Research Center, 131 East Ames Court, Plainview, NY, 11803, United States
