Kerry Kalarney (upper right) and associates

at the World Renewable Energy Conference in Rio de Janiero. Are we having fun yet?

Kerry Kalarney – President, Sundance Solar Designs

Mr. Kerry Kalarney is a technical consultant specializing in the design, sizing, and specification of large-scale grid-tie PV systems. With over 30 years of experience in the solar industry, Mr. Kalarney is the CEO of PowerPod Corporation and President of Sundance Solar Designs in the U.S. He held a position on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Solar Energy Industry Association   (CoSEIA) for over 12 years and is an advisor to the Institute of Sustainable Power, a DOE, World Bank and renewable energy corporations funded organization.   He is a partner in the international consortium of photovoltaic professionals-Global Sustainable Energy Solutions providing photovoltaic training and certification for World Bank programs. He is COSEIA certified in Photovoltaic System design and installation and has taught the photovoltaic certification course for the Colorado chapter of SEIA. He has worked as subcontractor to Millennium on a number of PV feasibility assessments, including three studies of 1.0 MW projects for the City of San Diego and a 600 kW feasibility assessment for Con Agra Foods/ Knotts Berry Farm.

Mr. Kalarney participated in the NABCEP (North American Certified Energy Practicioners) Cut Score Panel in May/June of 2003 for the National Certification Test of Master PV Installers in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with NREL/DOE, FSEC, IBEW, and Sandia National Laboratories. Sundance Solar Designs' client list include U.S. National Parks Service, the U.S. Forest Service, CDC, HHS, Bureau of Reclamation, BLM, BIA, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, ConAgra, Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Smithsonian Institution, BHP Minerals, National Renewable Energy Laboratories, National Science Foundation and many private parties involved in renewable energy project applications. Other projects include:

•  Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC: Site Assessment & Evaluation for National Park Service

•  Panama Canal, Bocas del Toro, Gigante, Panama: Three 2 kW Hybrid, stand-alone and grid-tie systems for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in the Panamanian jungle- Canal Zone & offshore at Bocas island, facilitating current scientific marine & climate research in the Equatorial Zone.

•  Antarctica: stand-alone systems powering environmental monitoring equipment;

•  Homa Bay, Kenya: 2 kW grid-tie and stand-alone Emergency PV Systems for U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services/DOE/U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention   at Kenya Safe Water Health Project & Medical Clinic

•  Barstow, CA: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations for U.S. Marine Corps