THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006
GeoExchange: The Energy Under Our Feet
Speaker: John (Jack) P. DiEnna, Jr
Key Accounts Director, Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium
LECTURE TOPIC:
Energy is already one of the defining issues of this century.
Climate Change is about "MONEY". With Geoexchange (Geothermal) we can WORK our way out of the problems we see every day in the news.
This program will show you how to become involved with this technology and just what it will mean to both you and your client's business.
Program Sponsors:
Benjamin Moore, C/S Group, Computer Floors Inc., Forbo, Lutron Electronics, NYSERDA, The New York Real Estate Journal, Tate Access Floors, Zeftron and Zumtobel Staff Lighting.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:
Mr. DiEnna is a marketing and sales professional with over forty years experience in the Electric Utility Industry and several decades in the GeoExchange Industry. He is a nationally recognized authority on GeoExchange Technology, its marketing and its global impact. He also serves as a resource for government officials, trade allies and all major market segment associations in the promotion of GeoExchange to their employees, members, clients and boards of directors. He has recently been appointed by the Secretary of Energy to serve as a member of the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Advisory Committee (FEMAC) to represent the Geoexchange industry. This committee helps DOE define the strategy for meeting Federal energy management goals.
As Key Accounts Director for the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium since 1996 he was responsible for the development and implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding with numerous Federal, State and Local government agencies. He also developed the State Schools Initiative Program that promotes GeoExchange technology at a State’s Department of Education level; plus the Federal Initiative, developing the use of GeoExchange in Federal facilities.
He was responsible for the implementation of the successful contract with the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to promote GeoExchange Technology in New York State, resulting in installations resulting in a net savings of over 15 megawatts. He is currently working on the Small Business $mart Energy Program for Illinois and other states to create similar Geoexchange programs.
Mr. DiEnna is also Chairman of the Marketing Committee for the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) and created the Certified Geoexchange Designer (CGD) program. This nationally recognized certification for design professionals is a collaborative effort by the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium (GHPC), the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) and the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).