April 21, 2009

American DG Energy
Combined Heat and Power Cogeneration

Combined heat and power (CHP), also known as cogeneration, is the simultaneous production of electricity and heat from a single fuel source, such as: natural gas, biomass, biogas, coal, waste heat, or oil. CHP is not a single technology, but an integrated energy system that can be modified depending upon the needs of the energy end user.

Bob Olmstead is Northeast Regional Sales Manager of American DG Energy. A Vietnam-era veteran, Mr. Olmstead grew up in western Massachusetts, attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and McGill University, in Montreal, Canada. Mr. Olmstead has been offering the advantages of combined heat and power systems to clients in New England for almost a decade. Mr. Olmstead has participated as a cogeneration specialist at many energy seminars and as panelist or speaker before such hosts as the US Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Health Facilities Association, the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association, the Northeast Gas Association, KeySpan Energy Delivery & Providence Gas (now National Grid), BayState Gas, Berkshire Gas, the Boston Rental Housing Association, the Massachusetts Chapter of National Housing and Redevelopment Officials, and MassAging.

Headquartered in Waltham, MA, American DG Energy operates energy systems throughout New England and metro New York and New Jersey. Established in 2001, American DG Energy is a publicly traded company. ADGE¹s unique On-Site Utility program offers qualified candidates immediate positive cash flow without investment. American DG Energy installs systems at its cost and sells energy to the host at a rate guaranteed lower than the market value. Penacook Place, a 160-bed nursing home in Haverhill, has enrolled in our On Site Utility program.

American DG Energy also designs and installs turnkey CHP systems, and represents Tecogen, the premier manufacturer of small package CHP equipment. This week Mr. Olmstead will present a brief introduction to CHP technology, the advantage of CHP, and the features and benefits of the On-Site Utility program.

I hope you've all had a pleasant Patriot's Day weekend. Did you remember our nation's early struggles for independence, watch the Boston Marathon or do something completely different?

Community Meals is coming up in two weeks on May 4th. Please hold that Monday afternoon if you can...and fire up those dessert-baking ovens! The dessert list will be out soon. Please pay attention and fulfill your responsibility if you are listed. Thanks!

"Best to you all," says former club member and former Family Bank President and CEO Dave Hindle in a thank you card from South Burlington, VT. He says he's "...recovering...should be back to normal soon..." and thanks his friends for their cards and well wishes.

Speaking of "thanks," thanks to Cindy Ryan, Richard Sundell and others who worked to distribute over 600 thesaurases (thesauri? I think I need a dictionary...) to Haverhill sixth graders over the past couple of weeks. Why thesauruses? As happened a few years ago, the Elks beat us to the dictionaries with third graders this year. A thesaurus to a sixth grader is a great enrichment to their appreciation for the world of words and ideas, which is alot of what literacy is all about. We will have the full list of volunteers for the next Nairator.

Thanks also to Jean Poth and Sheryl Meehan for generously bidding on the Fisher Cats Luxury Box a few weeks ago. Thanks also to Fred MacDonald for the interesting, sometimes very thoughful and often amusing remembraces he contributes to this newsletter. Thanks to Steve Goddu for producing this newsletter faithfully each week. Finally, thanks to everyone who donated pocket change towards eradicating polio last week. Each penny and each caring thought towards preventing polio brings the world a little bit closer to our goal.

See you Thursday!

John

Trains

My wife and I like trains.
I was with New England Telephone for many years and when the government broke up the Bell System in 1983 I decided to move on. The fun had gone out of the job and even though A T & T the new owner of on premise equipment had offered me a job in the new organization I decided to leave and began a business. It was for the sales and service of office telephone systems and contract cabling and wiring of large buildings.

I suggested to my wife Martha that if she would go along with this idea that there would be a reward in it . After eleven months I told her that we had paid our start up costs and would now be profitable. "So what is the reward?" she asked.
Hoping that she liked trains (she did) I suggested to her that we take a train trip across Canada with stops and side trips along the way. It was wonderful.

When the train trip was over we went by plane to Los Angeles and visited that area and then returned to Boston by plane. Since then we have made two train trips across the U.S. One from East to West on the northern route and another time from West to East on the southern route. We belong to a railroad club in Massachusetts and another one in Maine and continue to take shorter trips here in New England with them.

Maybe Fred will organize a Tea Party on the moon...by train!

Proposed for Membership
Adam Manchester, Benchmark Assisted Living - Proposed by Julian Rich

Welcome Our Newest Members
Paul Berthold, Century Copier Specialists
Carol Verny, Haverhill Public Library Director
Richard Sundell, Angel Flight
Make sure you sign their books!

Marge squire spoke to us last week about Bradford Christian Academy. The school is alive and well in Bradford and has outgrown their facility at the old Knipe School. Thanks to the Zion Bible College, their high school students will be attending classes in the building of the old Bradford College. BCA is grateful for all of the community support and gave us a nice overview of what they are all about.

April 23 - John Grillo and John Olmstead, National Energy Services Corporation,Ozone Laundry Systems
April 30 - Mary Gale, Rotary Youth Exchange

An attendance record of 50 percent is required to remain an active Rotarian. Any missed meeting must be made up within 14 days before or after the regular meeting. To accommodate busy schedules, there are various opportunities to make up missed meetings:

Monday 12:15PM Danversport Yacht Club
Monday 12:15PM Exeter Country Club
Tuesday 12:15PM Glenn's Galley
Tuesday 12:15PM Caffe Paradiso in Lowell
Wednesday 12:15PM Angelica's Restaurant in Middleton
Thursday 7:30AM Cochichewick Lodge in North Andover
Thursday 12:15PM Redhook Ary Brewery in Portsmouth
Friday 7:30AM Rockingham Park, Belmont Room in Salem NH
Friday 12:15PM Sweetheart Inn in Methuen