We would especially like to acknowledge individuals who have contributed in some way to STG's work, from on-the-ground time in Lesotho to technology development here in the US to business concept development around the globe.
Nick Brumleve - Business Development (USA)
Nick spent two weeks in Lesotho in August 2008 with the rest of the team, attending meetings with potential customers, users, and supporters of STG's technology in Lesotho to help with development of our market studies and business plans for target countries. Nick received a B.S. in Finance and Operations & Strategic Management from Boston College (2001).
Sylvain Quoilin - Technology Development (Belgium)
Sylvain is currently working towards his PhD at the University of Liege where he is focusing on design and modeling of small scale ORC technology. He has collaborated with USA-based team on ORC system improvements, modeling, and future technology development, along with contributing to work in Lesotho during summer 2009.
Lucas Altic - Process Engineering Consulting
In 2011 Lucas contributed many volunteer hours to develop the process and instrumentation documentation for STG's standard 3kWe solar ORC configuration.
Jeff Harris - Electrical Consulting
In July 2011 Jeff contributed his time and services as an electrician support the installation of the ORC control room at the Eckerd College solar ORC testing facility.
Bjorn Vangelsten and Amsale Temesgen - Nor-Dev - Consulting (Norway)
Bjorn and Amsale spent several weeks in Lesotho in late 2010 contributing to construction of the solar ORC for Matjotjo clinic and development of strategic action plans for STG for its future organizational growth.
Graduate Student Attachments - Technology Development
Christian Muller and Alex Fanderl, MSc students from the Technicial University of Munich, spent spring 2011 collaborating on ORC expander development and contributed to CAD design and construction of the ORC plant for Eckerd College.
Undergraduate Student Involvement - Technology Development (USA)
Through the UROP program at MIT, several undergraduate students have contributed to technology development and testing over the past two years. We would especially like to acknowledge previous students Headley Jacobus, Cynthia Lin, Adam Love, Peter Lu, Ricardo Ramos, and Rebecca Jackson.