NORA held its second annual Technical Workshop in conjunction with the Southern New England Energy Conference on September 18th and 19th in Newport, RI.
The workshop, assembled by NORA’s Director of Research, Dr. Tom Butcher, hosted more than 50 industry professionals as they heard about the latest in Oilheating research, developments and products.
Monday, September 18, 2017
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Welcome & NORA Goals
John Huber, NORA
- Keynote: How Does the Northeast Respond to Greenhouse Gas Issues?
Arthur Marin, NESCAUM
12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
NORA Board Meeting
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
New Ways to Burn Oil
- Why Seek New Combustion Technologies?
Tom Butcher, NORA - Babington Burner – Status and Technical Review
Andrew Babington, Babington Technology - Aerosol-Enabled Liquid Fuel Combustion
Jason Targoff, Novatio Engineering
3:45 – 4:45 PM
Tankless Coils – Oilheat’s Efficiency Achilles Heel
- Background
Tom Butcher, NORA - Next Generation Combi Boiler
Roger Marran, Energy Kinetics - NORA Project on Best Practices and Analytics
Tom Butcher, NORA
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Biofuels and Green Fuels
- Why Do We Need Green Fuels?
Richard Sweetser, Energy Partners - Issues with New Fuels – How to Break Them Into the Market Testing
- Renewable Fuels for Heating Oil Applications
Ted Olszewski, R.W. Beckett - Field Survey on Heating Oil Properties
Tom Butcher, NORA - Update on Studies of Biodiesel Blend Properties
Steve Howell, National biodiesel Board - Impact of Biodiesel on Cad Cell Performance
Tom Butcher, NORA - Field Evaluation of a 10% Ethyl Levulinate Blend
Tom Butcher, NORA - Future Trial of a Cellulosic Biofuel in Maine
Steve Fitzpatrick, Biofine; and Tom Butcher, NORA
9:45 – 10:45 AM
What’s Over the Horizon for Technology Development
- Advanced HVAC Program
NYSERDA - Advances in Oilheating
US Army (invited) - Breaking the 100 Percent Efficiency Barrier
Stone Mountain Technologies
- Controls – A View from the Field
Bob O’Brien, Technical Heating - Connectivity – Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
Rich Simmons, Laars Heating Systems
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
What Else Does the Oilheat Industry Need?
- Retailer Perspective
Tom Santa, Santa Energy - Installer Perspective
Bob O’Brien, Technical Heating - Manufacturer’s Perspective
Jim Jones, Carlin Combustion - Multi-Dimensional View
Tom Butcher, NORA ,Open Discussion of Research Needs