NYPA Engineer from
White Plains Receives Award from National Electric Research
Organization
Contact:
Connie Cullen
914-390-8196
connie.cullen@nypa.gov
April 5, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHITE PLAINS—William Louer, a research and
technology development engineer for the New York Power Authority
(NYPA) was honored last month by the Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI) in connection with NYPA’s pioneering work toward
possible use of biofuel at its Charles Poletti Power Project in
Queens.
Louer received a 2006 Technology Transfer Award
from EPRI for his role in spearheading the Power Authority’s
precedent-setting testing of soybean-derived biofuel at Poletti,
undertaken in collaboration with the institute, an independent
not-for-profit organization for energy and environmental research,
in Palo Alto, CA. He was also recognized for the Power Authority’s
work toward use of small, wood-fired combined heat and power
generators.
“At the Power Authority, engineers like Bill are
taking on the challenges of expanding the use of alternative and
renewable fuels to lead the Empire State toward independence from
oil, while also making the air cleaner,” said Timothy S, Carey,
president and chief executive officer, NYPA. “Everyone at the Power
Authority joins me in congratulating Bill for the recognition from
EPRI of his significant contributions to these different initiatives
for enhancing energy security and the environment.
Louer led a multidisciplinary team of NYPA
professionals for the biofuel tests at Poletti, which involved the
blending of conventional fuel oil with the renewable energy source
to generate electricity at the 880-megawatt facility. The tests,
which occurred in October 2006, marked the first such application at
a large power plant, and the largest use of biofuels on any single
occasion in the United States.
Louer has also been studying economic feasibility
and deployment of small, wood-fueled combined heat and power
gasifiers for use by its customers in pursuit of energy cost savings
and fossil fuel usage reduction. Supported by EPRI research, the
Power Authority’s preliminary efforts in this regard have identified
specific advantages and disadvantages of various supplier offerings
and technologies.
Louer’s duties at NYPA also include communicating
with EPRI and others, including academic and private sector
entities, to learn about new technologies and to share the Power
Authority’s experiences.
Louer, who joined NYPA in 2001, holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in mechanical engineering from Rutgers College of
Engineering in New Brunswick, N.J.
Louer is a resident of White Plains, NY, and
coaches youth lacrosse for the White Plains Lacrosse Club.
About NYPA:
■ NYPA uses no tax money or
state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of
bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of
electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting
energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric
transportation initiatives. ■ It is the
nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating
facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400
circuit-miles of transmission lines.
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