Radisson Hotel Edmonton South 4440 Gateway Blvd., Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5C2
Radisson Hotel Edmonton South 4440 Gateway Blvd., Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5C2
Individuals may make their own reservations directly with the Reservations Department: by telephone (780) 437-6010; toll free anywhere in North America (800) 333-3333; or fax to (780) 431-5804. Individuals must identify themselves as being with Cogen Canada group block (block rate good to April 7, 2012) to receive the established room rates.
Day 1: Tuesday, May 8, 2012
08:00 Breakfast
08:30 Seminar Introduction
Subash Vohra, COGENCanada CHP Association
08:45 Keynote Speaker
Premier Alison Redford or designate
09:15 Cogeneration Basics
Subash Vohra, COGENCanada CHP Association
The Alberta Government Perspective
Kathryn Wood, Alberta Energy
14:45 Break
15:15 Case Studies – Cogeneration (30 Minutes each)
Cogeneration Plant TBA
Dow Fort Saskatchewan Co-Gen Overview
Dwayne Aasberg, Dow Chemical Canada
To register please go to: Registration
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To exhibit at the seminar go to: Exhibitors
Speaker Biographies print version
Dwayne Aasberg is a Commercial Manager for Energy Systems at Dow Chemical Canada ULC. Energy Systems is responsible to provide safe, economic and reliable energy to Dow’s manufacturing facilities. Dwayne’s experience in Energy includes project development, contract management and regulatory interface. Dwayne is a graduate of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta, Electrical Engineering Technology at NAIT and is a licensed Journeyman Electrician.
Vittoria Bellissimo is the Executive Director of the Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta (IPCAA), a market, policy and regulatory advocacy organization that includes consumers from oil and gas, pipelines, agriculture, forest products, petrochemicals and steel industries. IPCAA’s members constitute approximately 35% of the provincial electricity consumption, and have an active interest in promoting a competitive electricity market.
Previously, Vittoria was a Project Manager in Market Structure at the Ontario Power Authority, and had roles in procurement at the Ontario Ministry of Energy, renewable energy research at the Scottish Parliament, and Construction IT at the University of Maribor, Slovenia.
Vittoria has an M.Sc. in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Engineering from Queen’s University, Canada. She is a licensed professional engineer (Ontario).
Jonathan Carlson, P. Eng., is the Cogeneration Operations Specialist at MEG Energy supporting their Christina Lake assets. He is active in the Turbo Generation community and currently Chairs both the OSDG Co-generation and Power Infrastructure Committee and the Frame 7EA Arctic Users Group. Previous to MEG Jonathan was a Facility Engineer at TransCanada for 12 years supporting their North American turbo compressor and generation fleet.
Tracy Casavant, MES, P. Eng.
Executive Director, Light House Sustainable Building Centre
Tracy joined Light House in October 2011. With more than 15 years experience, including establishing and managing Eco-Industrial Solutions Ltd. for ten years, Tracy has a unique soft and hard skill set of training and experience and is one of the few consultants in North America with graduate-level training in industrial ecology. She worked on the Eco-Industrial Plan for Alberta’s Industrial Heartland and managed the development of a municipal Eco-Industrial Network Strategy in Hearst, Ontario, and the Partners in Project Green Strategy, which created baselines, targets, and actions to leverage sustainability to create a 12,000 ha eco-business zone in Greater Toronto.
She has been project manager for several years on the multi-million dollar TaigaNova Eco-Industrial Park project in Fort McMurray, which was launched by the municipal government. As part of that project, she oversaw site planning; development of green zoning and guidelines; engineering design; marketing and communications; consultation including with local First Nations; and business planning. Tracy has been responsible for dozens of eco-industrial projects, including work flow planning and budget & schedule control.
Tracy sits on the Advisory Board for COGEN Canada. She teaches the Industrial Ecology course in the Environmental Engineering program at BCIT; has previously been a sessional lecturer at SFU; and has supervised graduate student research in industrial ecology at UBC, Dalhousie, and Royal Roads. She has been invited to speak on various business, community, and sustainability topics across Canada and internationally in countries such as Korea, China, Taiwan, Mexico, and Turkey.
Stan Danov is a process engineer at Suncor Energy, Inc. He provides technical expertise in the areas of Energy, Steam, Power and Heat Transfer. Mr. Danov's career includes 25 years of experience in the Power Generation and Oil and Gas industry. His experience includes design, research, feasibility studies and plant technical support related to steam generation, power generation, energy efficiency, thermodynamics, heat transfer, combustion and combustion-generated emissions.
Alex Davey works within the service division of Siemens Energy taking responsibility for the life cycle of two of their gas turbines. Joining the business 20 years ago he has worked in a variety of roles across the business, from SCM through to Technology & Innovation before his current position where he looks to reduce life cycle costs and improve availability & reliability KPI's,
Franklin Fuchs is the Market Development Leader for GE Gas Engines in North America, and is responsible for power generation and CHP applications. Prior to this role he worked in marketing and strategy roles in the US and in India for GE’s solar business. Before joining GE, Franklin spent 5 years at Summit Energy as an analyst and Risk Manager, forecasting natural gas and oil prices, and developing hedging strategies for large industrial energy users. Franklin is a CFA charterholder, and earned a MBA degree from the University of Texas.
Biju Gopi is Manager, Commercial Services at the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO). In his curent role, Biju is responsible for leading the Commercial Services team, which includes the procurement of AESO's ancillary services and managing associated contracts. He has over 10 years of experience in the electricity industry and prior to joining the AESO, he has worked with the Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and the MidwestISO (MISO), in various departments and roles.
Carl Jackson is a senior instructor in the Power Engineering Department of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Calgary. He is also active as an Energy and Operator Training Consultant. Carl managed, as Chief Power Engineer, the Steam and Power Sections of two large Kraft Pulp Mills for a total of eleven years. He also acted as Plant Manager of a Gas Production Facility and Combined Cycle Power Plant in Cuba for three years. Carl has also worked for over seven years in large Coal Fired Central Generating Stations. Carl was one of the founding members of the Co-Generator's Council of Alberta in the 1980s
Manfred Klein is Program Coordinator for Energy and Environment with the Gas Turbine Labs of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC-GTL) and is a recognized gas turbine expert with 30 years of concentration in applications and emissions. Following graduation with a B. Eng in Mech & Aero Engineering from Carleton University in 1980, Manfred spent 11 years with the National Energy Board, involved in design assessment of natural gas pipelines, compressor stations and combined cycles. From 1991 to 2007 he was dealing with gas turbine air emission guidelines, industrial energy and cogeneration issues, and environmental assessments. For 2006-09 he chaired the Canadian Industrial Gas Turbine Applications (IAGT) committee, and is a former Chair of the international ASME-IGTI Environmental Affairs committee.
Murray Sloan, P. Eng., is the Senior Manager of Energy & Utilities at the University of Calgary and is responsible for Energy Procurement, Energy Management and three operational units.
Murray received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada) in 1986.
Murray is a registered professional engineer with APEGGA (Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta) and a member of ASHRAE.
Presently, the University of Calgary is nearing the completion of a billion dollar capital expansion. In order to meet the increased heating and electrical demands of these new facilities the UofC elected to build a 13MW combined heat and power system which Murray was the project sponsor and actively involved in the planning and design. The project recently completed final commissioning and is now operational.
Landon Tessmer, P. Eng., is the Senior Sales and Proposal Engineer at IST. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waterloo specializing in fluid dynamics and heat transfer. Landon has been part of the Sales and Proposals team at IST for 3 years; responsible for the thermal design and optimization of Once Through Heat Recovery Steam Generators. Landon also generates pricing and project budgets, proposal documents and provides customer support for projects worldwide, ensuring adherence to bid specifications and showcasing the many benefits of the OTSG technology.
Subash Vohra P Eng. joined the National Research Council (NRC) in 1966 where he rose to become the Director General of Administrative Services and Property Management. Many of Subash's projects, such as a number of energy performance contracts and installation of a 4.5 megawatt gas turbine cogeneration unit have been considered best practices in the public and in the private sector which contributed to NRC being considered a pioneer in energy efficiency. He is the recipient of the first Federal Energy Innovation Award, the Treasury Board Award for Leadership in the Federal Real Property Community, Ontario Hydro's Energy Efficiency Award, ASHRAE's Technology Award, the Governor General's medal for contributions to Canada, the Golden Jubilee Medal and the Real Property Institute of Canada's Life Time Achievement Award.
Kathryn Wood studied mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta, and began her career with the Alberta public service immediately after graduation. She has managed research projects and programs for the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA), the Alberta Office of Coal Research and Technology (AOCRT) and the Canada-Alberta Mineral Development Agreement. Kathryn joined the Electricity Division at Alberta Energy in 1999 while earning her MBA from the University of Alberta. She has exercised her leadership skills as head of the Retail Market team, and is now Executive Director of the Electricity Markets Branch in the Electricity, Alternative Energy and Carbon Capture and Storage Division. Kathryn is a registered professional engineer in the province of Alberta.
Joseph P. Zanyk, B. Eng. Elec, P Eng, MASME, President of J. P. Zanyk and Associates. Energy consultants in cogeneration and power plant design and plant operation problems. He has been on key ASME GT & Cogen Committees. Was top Combined Cycle Cogeneration technical person for Dow Chemical world wide. Was responsible for design and operation of major cogen plants. With experience with Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles, Joe was an advisor in connection with the class 43.1 federal Cogeneration tax incentive. Recently worked on an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Cogeneration (Polygeneration) study involving gasification of coal to generate electricity, process steam heat and chemicals. He helped Dow and Destec Engineer at the Wabash Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plant.