NY-GEO Day 1
Wednesday • April 26, 2023
SPECIAL WELCOME
Chuck Schumer / US Senate Majority Leader
NY-GEO REMARKS
Jens Ponikau / President, NY-GEO (Buffalo Geothermal)
MORNING KEYNOTE
Introduction by Zachary Fink / Conference Co-Chair, Board Member NY-GEO (ZBF Geothermal)
Scott Walsh / VP Residential Development, Lendlease
- Building Energy Modeling: The Foundation of a GHX Design
- Ground Heat Exchanger Design Principles and Design Tools
- Beyond Boreholes: Expanding Your Options for System Design
- Building Your GSHP Industry Credentials
- Developing a Sequence of Operations for GSHP Systems
- NYS Clean Heat Incentives & Related Programs
- Geothermal Heat Pumps: The ultimate thermal energy storage
- Who Will Pay for Building Electrification?
- Regional Networked Geothermal Initiatives
- Financing & Incentive Options for Renewable Energy Community Projects
- Heat Pumps 101: An Introduction to Heat Pump Technology & Applications
- GeoStar Top Job Presentations
- Site Selection for Geothermal Networks
- Building Conversion Strategies for Large Buildings in Cold Climates
- Designing NYC First Net Zero Development
- The History of Geothermal Drilling
- Evolving Geothermal Drilling to Meet Demand
- Geology Matters:TC Tests, Drill Logs & Managing Risk
- Drilling Off-Center…But On-Purpose Angled Drilling Applications
- Easier Said Than Done! What you need to know about going beyond 500 ft
WELCOME:
Jack DiEnna / GEO-NII
NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:
Jeff Hammond / Executive Director, IGSHPA
Ryan Dougherty / President, GEO Exchange
GOLD SPONSOR REMARKS:
Titian Burris / National Sales Manager, ClimateMaster
John Thomas / CEO, WaterFurnace
NY-GEO YEAR IN REVIEW:
Christine Hoffer/ Executive Director, NY-GEO
Bill Nowak / Board Member, NY-GEO
DINNER KEYNOTE
Rory Christian / Chair & CEO, NYS Public Service Commission
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-opening NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-opening](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-opening-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-opening NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-opening](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-opening-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-7001-2_small Scott Walsh, Lend Lease, NY-GEO 2023, Keynote](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-7001-2_small-f82c0df3-4415-4c63-8ad0-496be2a7880e.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-7001-2_small Scott Walsh, Lend Lease, NY-GEO 2023, Keynote](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-7001-2_small-f82c0df3-4415-4c63-8ad0-496be2a7880e.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-7958_small Cary Smith, Geothermal Drilling, NY-GEO 2023](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-7958_small-307de248-af50-4a8e-9891-19e3ba696b02.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-7958_small Cary Smith, Geothermal Drilling, NY-GEO 2023](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-7958_small-307de248-af50-4a8e-9891-19e3ba696b02.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Rory Christian 2 NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Rory Christian 2](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-Rory-Christian-2-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Rory Christian 2 NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Rory Christian 2](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-Rory-Christian-2-1024x683.jpg)
NY-GEO Day 2
Thursday • April 27, 2023
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Donovan Gordon / Director of Clean Heating & Cooling NYSERDA
PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION
From Worst to First! IRA'S Impact on Geothermal Heat Pump Industry
Moderator
John Ciovacco / Aztech Geothermal, NY-GEO Board Member
Panel
Ryan Dougherty / GEO Exchange
Daniel Ellis / Comfortworks, Inc.
Zeyneb Magavi / Co-Executive Director HEET
Zachary Fink / ZBF Geothermal, NY-GEO Board Member
- Piecing Together the IRA
- Non-Pipeline Alternatives: Bringing Together Utilities & the Heat Pump Industry
- Package Deals: Energy As a Service
- How Can Our Industry Best Utilize the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act Provisions?
- Surface Water & Waste Water Heat Exchange
- HDPE Pipe Integrity at Depth: Vertical Closed Loop Ground Heat Exchangers
- There's Got to Be Something Better! Innovative Closed Loop Boreholes
- Leveraging Groundwater for High Performance
- Heat Pumps 101: An Introduction to Heat Pump Technology & Applications
- ZeroPlace: Showcasing a Road Map to Electrification in Multifamily New Construction
- Residential Building Heat Pump & Envelope Conversion Strategies
- P-12 & Municipal Buildings: Anchoring GSHPs in Communities
The Birth of Thermal Utilities
- Mapping the Journey to a Thermal Market
- Measuring Success: The Data We Need
- The Policy and the People: We Need to Clear the Path Ahead
- The Utility of a Utility
- Scaling Efficiently: How We Will Build a Thermal Grid Together
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Driller 2 NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Driller 2](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-Driller-2-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Driller 2 NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Driller 2](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-Driller-2-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-PP Build Elect NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-PP Build Elect](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-PP-Build-Elect-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-PP Build Elect NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-PP Build Elect](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-PP-Build-Elect-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-7652 NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-7652](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-7652-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-7652 NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-7652](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-7652-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Heet Table NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Heet Table](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-Heet-Table-1024x683.jpg)
![NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Heet Table NY-GEO 2023_Day 1-Heet Table](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/917/2023/06/NY-GEO-2023_Day-1-Heet-Table-1024x683.jpg)