John J. Burkhardt III
John Burkhardt is a member of the Technology Systems and Sustainability Analysis Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.
Life Cycle Assessment Analyst
On staff since November 2008
Phone number: 303-384-7420
E-mail: john.burkhardt@nrel.gov
Analysis expertise
- Life cycle assessment
- Sustainability analysis
- Concentrating solar power
- Photovoltaic system design
- 3D-modeling with Google SketchUp
Primary research interests
- Life cycle assessment of renewable energy technologies, particularly concentrating solar power.
- Concentrating solar power plant design and performance.
- Solar thermal water desalination technologies.
Education and background training
- M.S. in mechanical engineering, Graduate Certificate Program in Renewable and Sustainable Energy, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2009
- B.S. in physics with minor in mathematics, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC, 2008
Selected publications
Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader
Burkhardt, J. et al. (2010). "Life Cycle Assessment Of A Model Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power Plant With Thermal Energy Storage." SOLAR 2010, Phoenix, AZ, May 17-22.
Heath, G. et al. (2009). "Life Cycle Assessment of Thermal Energy Storage: TwoTank Indirect and Thermocline." Energy Sustainability 2009, San Francisco, CA, July 19-23.
Wilson, E.; et al. (2009). "Cost Effectiveness of a PhotovoltaicPowered Heat Pump Water Heating System vs. Solar Thermal Water Heating." Energy Sustainability 2009, San Francisco, CA, July 19-23.
Full list of John Burkhardt publications (NREL)
Personal interests/hobbies
Sport climbing, bouldering, hiking/camping, snowboarding, surfing, travel, ukulele and guitar.
