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Home Page--Michael Stavy, Consulting Energy Economist
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Michael Stavy's Background
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Michael Stavy's Contact Information
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SPECIALIZATIONS
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WINDPOWER 2009, May 4-7, Chicago, IL USA
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CHICAGO EDITION of my 2009 EWEC Paper. EWEC Marseille, France 16 - 19 March 2009
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Buying Electricity and Natural Gas in Illinois' Competitive Energy Market
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Buying Electricity and Natural Gas in Massachusetts' Competitive Energy Market
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Developing Large (> 1 MW) Wind Projects
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Developing Small Wind (< 1 MW) Projects
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The design of the post-Kyoto Protocol (2013) climate change mitigation Treaty (the COP 15 Copenhagen Protocol)
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Consulting on Climate Change Mitigation, the Kyoto Protocol, Carbon Trading and the Carbon Tax
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Developing Solar Thermal Projects
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Developing PV (Photovoltaic) Projects
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Purchasing Hybrid, Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen and Alternative Fuel Vehicles
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Developing Microturbine & Distributed Generation Projects
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ABSTRACTS FOR ALL PUBLISHED PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS
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Abstracts of Michael Stavy's Published Papers and Presentations
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Complimentary Copy of my Article in the June, 2002 Issue of the Northern Solar SUN
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PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
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PRESENTATION at the EWEC 2009 Marseille, France 16 - 19 March 2009
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Paper at the 2009 Michigan Wind Conference 3-4 March 2009, Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI
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PRESENTATION at the 2008 Latin American Wind Energy Conference, November 5-7, Guadalajara, MX
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PRESENTATION at WINDPOWER 2008, June 1-4, Houston, TX
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PRESENTATION at the 2008 European Wind Energy Conference, 31 March-3 April, Brussels. Belgium
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PAPER, "The Economics of Storing Wind Electricity as Hydrogen" at WindPower 2007 June 3-6 Los Angeles, CA USA
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PAPER "The Technology of Storing Wind Electrcity as Hydrogen" at the European Wind Energy Conference, 7-10 May, 2007, Milan, Italy
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PAPER at the POWER GEN Renewable Energy and Fuels Conference, March 6-8, 2007, Las Vegas, NV
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PRESENTATION "Reporting the Wind Story" At the Seminar "Reporting Energy Issues in the Midwest", Sponsored by the Foundation for American Communications, Urbana, IL September 14, 2006
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Letter to the Editor of SPARK, November, 2005
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"US Energy Sources and Uses" October 29, 2005 Interview on KYGT, Clear Creek County, CO Public Radio
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2005 COMMENTS to Illinois Commerce Commision Concerning lllinois' Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
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My ANSWERS to Certain Questions Concerning Illinois' 2005 Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
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My 4 October 2005 Speech to the Sierra Club, Chicago Group, North Shore Program
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COMMENTS Quoted in Newspapers or Magazines
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PUBLISHED "January 3, 2005 Letter to the Editor" in Crain's Chicago Business
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UNPUBLISHED Letters to the Editor
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PAPER "Carbon Content of Hydrogen Vehicle Fuel" in the February, 2005 Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
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PAPER "Worksheet to Compute the Cost Wind Electricity", World Renewable Energy Conference-VIII, Denver, CO USA, August 29-September 3, 2004
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PAPER California Climate Change Center's First Annual Conference on Climate Change, June 9-10, 2004, Sacramento, CA
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PAPER, National Hydrogen Association 20O4 Convention, April 26-30, 2004, Los Angeles, CA
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PAPER-Global WINDPOWER 2004 Conference, Chicago, IL USA, 28-31 March 2004
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PAPER-United States Association for Energy Economics-NCAC-Washington, DC, Friday, December 19, 2003
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PAPER-Illinois Economics Association's 33rd Annual Meeting, October 17-18, 2003, Chicago, IL
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PAPER-American Wind Energy Association, WIND 2003 Conference, May 18-21, 2003, Austin, TX
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PAPER-American Solar Energy Society's SOLAR 2003 Conference, June 21-23, 2003, Austin,TX
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PAPER-International Solar Energy Society-SOLAR WORLD CONFERENCE 2003-14-19 June 2003,Goteborg, Sweden
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PAPER-European Wind Energy Association-2003 EUROPEAN WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE 16-20 June 2003-Madrid,Spain
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PAPER-National Hydrogen Association's 14th Annual Meeting, March 4-6, 2003, Washington, DC
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PAPER "Worksheet to compute the Cost of PV electricity" in the August, 2002 Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
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PAPER, SOLAR 2002, Reno, NV, June 15-20, 2002
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PAPER, Global Windpower 2002 Conference, Paris, France, April 2-5, 2002
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Paper, RIO '02 CONFERENCE--ENERGY POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE January, 2002 RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL
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EVENTS AND ANNOUCEMENTS
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Download WINDPOWER 2009 Post Card
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GHG Emissions Papers Will Help You Understand Climate Change
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PAPERS Cited in Other Published Papers
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QUOTED in the Northwestern Alumni Magazine, Winter, 2007
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VISIT to Georgetown, CO August 12 to September 2, 2008
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PARIS VISIT, 9 March - 1 April 2009
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VISITED Washington, DC 23-30 June 2005
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First BLOG (April 5, 2007) on the New York Times Web Site
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ATTENDED SOLAR 2006, July 8-13, 2006, Denver, CO
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ATTENDED WINDPOWER 2006, June 4-7, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA
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ATTENDED the AWEA RPS Workshop, March 7-8, 2006, Chicago, IL
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My Picture Gallery-I
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RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITES
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Renewable Energy Investment Opportunities
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Developing PV (Photovoltaic) Projects
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Michael Stavy
Consulting Energy Economist
312.832.1631
432 North Clark Street
Suite 204
Chicago, Illinois USA 60654

michaelstavy@covad.net
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I consult nationally with urban, rural and semi-rural property owners on installing Photovoltaic-PV solar power plants on their property. Photovoltaic power plants generate electricity by converting sunlight directly into electricity. Solar electricity can provide the power to run your home or business (factory, farm, retail, commercial building or apartment building). Solar generated electricity replaces much of the electricity you now buy from the power company. Make an appointment for a consultation to see if it is practical for you to install a solar electric plant on your property. Go to My Contact Information
 Electricity from PV panels power water pumps at Yates Boulevard. Behind the PV panels is the entrance to the Chicago Park South Shore Country Club
Source: Metra Electric Engineering Department-1998
Metra Electric's Stoney Island Grade Crossing in Chicago Electricity from PV panels used to pump water from railbed. Source: Metra Electric Engineering Department-1998
10 July 2008
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