Solar Cooling Workshop
Program
Registration 8:30am
Morning session 9am to 12pm
Tom Henkel
· Applications suited to solar cooling
· Solar thermal collectors and applications to solar cooling
· Case studies of solar cooling systems
Bud Leavell, Yazaki Energy Systems Inc
· Absorption Chillers
· Heat rejection requirements
15 minute break
Andrew Lowenstein, President, AIL Research
· Desiccant Technologies - focus on liquid desiccant systems
· Why suited to humid climate such as San Antonio
Jeremy Osborne - Solar San Antonio
· Economics
· IEA programs
· What’s next?
Lunch provided at venue
Afternoon session - 1pm to 3pm
Tom Henkel
· Technical design practices
· Avoiding design a ‘lemon’
Bud Leavell, Yazaki Energy Systems Inc
· Yazaki design experience and requirements
· Yazaki software template
Andrew Lowenstein, President, AIL Research
· The design requirements and implementation of Desiccant systems
Jeremy Osborne - Solem Consulting, Solar San Antonio
· Modeling solar cooling systems using TRNSYS software
Speaker Biographies
Thomas Henkel, Ph.D, Thomas Henkel is a sustainable energy consultant and a consulting engineer for Lockheed Martin Energy Services of Rockville, MD. He resides in Chapel Hill, NC and works on various energy and technology projects. He joined Lockheed Martin in 1996 to manage its New York City office and energy audit program for Consolidated Edison of New York. From 1967 to 1996, he was the chairman of the Physics and Chemistry Department at Wagner College where he also consulted in the fields of solar energy and energy conservation. He developed and managed the Wagner College Solar Energy Heating and Cooling Demonstration project in the early 1980’s. This $2,930,000 (2002-dollar valuation) project, funded primarily by NYSERDA, was the largest successful solar energy installation of its type in the continental US at that time, and it demonstrated the technical feasibility of utilizing solar energy for single-effect absorption air conditioning in the New York City region. Read full bio
Keith (Bud) Leavell - Yazaki Energy Systems Inc.
Originally trained in Electronics Engineering, Bud enjoyed a successful career in the Electronics, Computer and Telecommunications Industries serving in such capacities as Systems Engineer, Software Engineer, Applications Engineer, and in various executive sales positions.
In 2003, Bud made a career transition to the mechanical field as Sales and Service Manager for a large mechanical contractor, then moved to the position of Territory Manager for Carrier North Texas.
Since April of 2008, Bud has been a Sales Engineer for Yazaki Energy Systems Inc. of Plano Texas. In this position, Bud has been heavily involved in the application of thermally driven chillers to the renewable energy market and has developed expertise in the nuances of applying solar thermal energy to these systems. Read presentation abstract
Andrew I. Lowenstein, Ph.D - President, AIL Research, Inc.
Andrew Lowenstein is president of AIL Research, an R&D laboratory he founded in 1988. For the past 20 years, Dr. Lowenstein has provided the technical and management leadership that has made AILR a leader in liquid desiccant technology. He has published over 30 technical papers and received over 14 patents on technologies that include liquid-desiccant cooling systems, water heating and advanced power generation systems. Dr. Lowenstein is an active member of ASHRAE Technical Committees 6.7 for Solar Energy Utilization and 8.12 for Desiccant Dehumidification Equipment. He received his doctorate from Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read full bio
Jeremy Osborne, Solar San Antonio
Jeremy Osborne is completing his Bachelor of Engineering (renewable energy) at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His undergraduate thesis was on solar absorption cooling under supervision of Solem Consulting where he is now an ongoing consultant. He is currently working for Solar San Antonio as a renewable energy engineer.