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DCU Center, Worcester, MA • 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Registration, Networking — Continental Breakfast
Panel #2 Economic Impact of Large Scale Renewable Energy Developments What projects are proposed and under way in Massachusetts? What is the projected economic impact and what’s the global picture for alternative energy demand?
8:00 am Welcome Peter Stanton, Publisher, Worcester Business Journal and CEO, New England Business Media Breakfast Remarks James Connolly, Regional Sales Director, Hess Energy
Moderator: Peter Stanton, Publisher, Worcester Business Journal and CEO, New England Business Media Panelists: Jihad Rizkallah, Vice President of Design & Engineering, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., LLC Todd McCabe, Project Executive and a LEED Accredited Professional, Consigli Construction
Moderator: Christina Davis, Editor, Worcester Business Journal
11:45 am Lunch, Networking in Exhibitor Hall
Breakfast Keynote Speaker Keith Gossage, Head of Smart Grid Development USA, National Grid
Panelist: Junaid Yasin, President, Ansar Energy LLC.
12:00 pm Luncheon Remarks/ Central Mass Green Awards Matthew L. Brown, Managing Editor, Worcester Business Journal
Jim Christo, Commercial Sales Director, Alteris Renewables
9:00 am Panel #1 Funding Alternative Energy Projects Small, medium, and large business owners give specifics of the who, what, when and how of their project installations and ROI. Panelists: Bruce F. Forrestall, President, Car Wash & Detailing of Westborough, Inc. Mary E. Riordan, President, Holy Name Central Catholic Jr. Sr. High School Patrick J. Hurley, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Channel Sun Solar Power Systems
9:45 am Break, Networking in Exhibitor Hall
Dan McGahn, Senior Vice President and General Manager, American Superconductor
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Alan King, Alan King, Director, Sales for the Americas, Evergreen Solar
Afternoon Remarks Direct Energy
10:45 am Break, Networking in Exhibitor Hall
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Luncheon Keynote Speaker Ian Bowles, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Panel #3 Retrofitting & Renovating for Energy Efficiency/ LEED Certification Not every company has the resources or the need for a brand new LEED certified building. But there are many ways companies can update their own facilities to attain greater efficiency and achieve LEED certification. This panel will review the possibilities with real-world cases from the local business community.
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EDUCATION The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester From the source of its electricity to the source of its food, Holy Cross has drastically changed the way it operates and demands that students do the same.
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Millville Elementary School, Blackstone While many schools put valuable equipment, supplies and programs on the chopping block during difficult fiscal years, Millville administrators, in partnership with National Grid, found a way to make $140,000 in efficiency improvements to the school at no cost to the town.
Left to right: Cynthia Jolicoeur, co-chair of the school council; Anita Hagspiel, National Grid analyst; Catelyn Aguiar, teacher; Eileen Tetreault, principal and Christina Ranieri, teacher.
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MANUFACTURING Nypro/NP Medical, Clinton It’s not every day that a 55-year-old company that resides in an enormous, centuries-old mill can say that it sends not one pound of solid waste to landfill in the course of a year, but Nypro and its NP Medical subsidiary are able to say just that.
Nypro’s facilities are so green the EPA could make ‘no suggestions for improvements.’
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Saint-Gobain, Worcester Water; it’s our most precious natural resource, and until last year, Saint-Gobain’s sprawling Worcester campus used almost 123 million gallons of it every year. But in 2008, the company cut its water usage to just 25.5 million gallons and plans to reduce that number even further.
Joseph Dufresne, senior environmental engineer at Saint-Gobain in Worcester, says the company’s Worcester operations will use only 20 million gallons of water next year.
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SMALL BUSINESS Greenhouse Car Wash, Oxford Mark Marzeotti’s Greenhouse Car Wash in Oxford is green in more than just its name. From the sophisticated water recycling system and the environmentally friendly soaps to the solar power system that will pay for itself in only six years, the operation is a place its owner and his customers can feel good about.
Mark Marzeotti, owner of Greenhouse Car Wash in Oxford, expects to reduce electrical usage by as much as 40 percent by going solar.
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Wilson Language Training, Oxford When Wilson Language Training moved to its Oxford facility, it went without air conditioning to save costs. Now, it’s the home of one of the largest solar power installations in the state and the system keeps the entire complex cool while saving 20 percent on its annual utility bill.
Left to right: Bert Baldarelli, senior director of financial services; Edward Wilson, co-owner and CFO, of Wilson Language Training in Oxford.
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gram designed specifically for commercial and industrial energy users. Hess C-Neutral is a carbon-neutral energy program for natural gas, electricity and fuel oil. Through this program, Hess engineers calculate the carbon emissions associated with a customer’s energy usage and include enough Green-e Energy Certified carbon offsets to enable a total energy purchase that is 100 percent carbon neutral. One example of how we’re helping customers reduce their carbon footprint is through Manhattan-based Tudor Realty Services, which operates some of New York’s most prominent apartment real estate. A longtime Hess Energy customer, Tudor took advantage of an innovative REC program developed by Hess Energy in partnership with the Green-e Energy program. “Hess helped bring us the solution of renewable energy, and we are proud to be making a difference,” said Anthony Colella, a Tudor partner, in a recent interview. “What is good for the environment is good for business. It adds an intangible value to our properties that is very appealing to our clients.” Hess C-Neutral is just one example of the innovative programs we offer our customers. Others, such as Hess Demand Response and Hess Dual Fuel, are giving customers a clear path to meeting both corporate energy policy and operational efficiency goals. ■
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