Alicen Kandt

Alicen Kandt is a member of the Energy Management and Federal Markets Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis and Applications Center.

Senior Engineer I
On staff since 2003
Phone number: 303-384-7518
E-mail: alicen_kandt@nrel.gov

Areas of expertise

• Assessing opportunities for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies
• Sustainable building development
• Procurement and financing

Primary research interests

• Distributed co-generation
• Technical support of projects and design assistance
• Screening and design tools for renewable technologies
• On-site renewable energy
• Maintains Federal Renewable Energy Screening Assistant (FRESA)

Education and background training

• B.S. in Mathematics, University of Puget Sound
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder

Prior work experience

• Technical Writer, Injection Molding Magazine, 2000-2003

Selected publications

Kandt, A.; Brown, E.; Dominick, J.; Jurotich, T. (2007). Making the Economic Case for Small-Scale Distributed Wind -- A Screening for Distributed Generation Wind Opportunities: Preprint. 17 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-640-41897.

Walker, A.; Kandt, A.; Heimiller, D. (2006). Wave Power for U.S. Coast Guard First District Lighthouses. (ISEC2005-76105). Solar Engineering 2005: Proceedings of the 2005 International Solar Energy Conference (ISEC2005), 6-12 August 2005, Orlando, Florida. New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) pp. 573-580; NREL Report No. CP-710-37767.

Walker, A.; Heimiller, D.; Kandt, A.; Sprunt-Crawley, A. (2006). Renewable Energy Screening: Identifying and Prioritizing Solar Opportunities in Federal Facilities. Campbell-Howe, R., ed. Proceedings of the Solar 2006 Conference, 9-13 July 2006, Denver, Colorado (CD-ROM). Including Proceedings of 35th ASES Annual Conference, Proceedings of 31st National Passive Solar Conference, Proceedings of the 1st Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference, and Proceedings of the ASME 2006 International Solar Energy Conference. Boulder, CO: American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 6 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-710-39670.