Michael Twedt
Senior Lecturer/Program Engineer
Biography
Mr. Twedt is a registered professional engineer in the state of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã and has been performing energy assessments, system and equipment economic feasibility studies and analyzing energy and bio-energy systems since 1992. In this time he has conducted over 300 energy assessments on public and private facilities in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã and South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã. He is currently the director for the SDSU Energy Analysis Lab and the Wind Application Center where he is involved with several research projects dealing with energy conversion, wind energy development, bio-energy conversion and bio-processing. Mr. Twedt’s core specialties include energy analysis, energy efficiency, mechanical systems and HVAC design, industrial systems optimization, economic justification analysis and cost reduction analysis.
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
Academic Interests
- Energy conversion
- Energy efficiency
- Feasibility analysis
- Systems cost estimation
- Energy modeling
- Renewable energy systems analysis
- Productivity analysis
- Time studies
- Engineering economics
Academic Responsibilities
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Senior Design
- Industrial Engineering
Committees and Professional Memberships
- Association of Energy Engineers
- ASHRAE
Research and Scholar Work
Areas of Research
- Energy
- Energy efficiency
- Renewable energy / bioenergy
- Wind energy
- Feasibility analysis
Grants
- SDWAC
- Several Sun Grant Bioenergy grants
- Corn Drying Analysis
Associated Areas
