Terry Bickham
CEM, LEED AP, CDSM, CSDP
Green CHP | VP Engineering and Business Solutions
Speaker
Track C: Alternative and Renewable Energy
Session C1: Hydrogen
September 25, 2024 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Improving Green Hydrogen Productivity through Green CHP
Verifiably and commercially viable “Green” Hydrogen is one of the holy grails of a clean energy future. The opportunity represented in developing the green hydrogen ecosystem led to the Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Earthshot with the goal to “reduce the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% to $1 per 1 kilogram in 1 decade (“1 1 1”)” from the current $5/kilogram. One path to achieving economic viability is to reduce the power required per kilogram of green hydrogen without sustainability tradeoffs for the improved efficiency. One promising avenue for realizing the potential of green hydrogen lies in the integration of hybrid solar photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) panels. Unlike conventional solar panels, which convert sunlight directly into electricity, PVT panels combine photovoltaic and thermal elements to simultaneously generate electricity and harvest heat. By combining the proven concepts of solar PV and solar thermal collectors in a single module, up to four times the solar energy can be harvested per acre. The thermal energy generated by PVT panels can be utilized to pre-heat the water feedstock for electrolysis, reducing the electrical energy input required. This presentation reviews the concept of PVT fueled electrolysis, application examples, and impacts of combining these proven technologies.
Speaker Bio
Terry Bickham is currently serving as VP Engineering and Business Solutions with Green CHP. Focused around energy and operational performance, his experience spans engineering, offer development, financial modeling, risk management, commissioning and operations management. Bickham began his career in engineering and operations roles in the US Navy before operations roles at Oscar Meyer, controls engineering and team leadership at Johnson Controls, and strategic energy roles at Trane. He has been an international services director, an energy engineer, as well as energy manager for a multi-national firm. He holds an engineering degree from the U.S. Naval Academy. A speaker in national forums on renewable energy including incentive structures, Distributed Energy Resource (DER) applications, and data analytics in the built environment, his professional qualifications include Certified Energy Manager (CEM), LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Design Professional (CSDP), and Certified Demand Side Management (CDSM).