About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere America 2014
published on 19 June 2014
8 pages
412 KB

Jack Callahan from Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), part of the U.S. Department of Energy, analyses the role of heat pumps in the Pacific Northwest and their benefits, as well as presenting a “BPA Wish List” regarding equipment performance and industry practices. Callahan also shares his experience on ductless heat pump applications, multi-family DHW (domestic hot water) heat pumps, HPWH (heat pump water heater) Demand Response Pilots, and more.

About the speaker(s)

Jack M. Callahan

 

Mr. Callahan is a senior mechanical engineer with over thirty years experience in energy efficiency and demand side management. He is currently working for Bonneville Power Administration in the Energy Efficiency group as Emerging Technology Research Lead. At BPA he has developed BPA’s emerging technology assessment framework (E3T), created and manages the E3TNW web site and technical advisory groups, and provides technical leadership for BPA’s portfolio of emerging technology assessments. He serves as a Utility Technical Advisor for the Electric Power Research Institute and as a member of the Northwest Regional Emerging Technology Advisory Council. His current research work is focused on creating better, faster, and cheaper M&V approaches for the assessment of emerging technologies, including self-reporting performance, load-based HVAC testing, and low cost submetering.