Team
- Energy Island Ltd.
- Vega Consulting
- School of Engineering Sciences, Univ. of Southampton, UK.
- Halcrow Group Ltd.
- Noble Denton Group Ltd.
- Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc
ENERGY ISLAND LTD.
Dominic Michaelis - Founder/Director
After graduating in architecture from Cambridge, and obtaining an MSc in structural engineering from Cornell, Dominic begun his career with Arup Associates and Piano Rogers. He then went on to set up his own practice to which he linked a consultancy, Solar Energy Developments, designing a number of built solar projects including:
Individual solar houses across the UK and Europe, passive and active solar heating for low cost apartment blocks in Pisa and Siena for IACP, an evaporative cooled house in Marrakech and 5 health centres in Mali, built of pisé walls, a Polytechnic in Barbados, where inclined hollow roofs are used to create natural air conditioning, and a solar factory office building in Stockport (UK) that won an RIBA award.
He also worked with Noor-Web, Morocco, to established a network of village photovoltaic battery recharging centres for the agricultural communities not served by the grid.
Dominic patented an all-flexible wave energy converter developed with Peter Rice of Arup (see Wikipedia). A sea-going prototype proved the viability of the system. This marine energy work brought him in contact with the International OTEC Association, which published his article on Energy Island in their summer newsletter 2002, their penultimate publication before the association ceased its activities.
Alex Michaelis – Managing Director
Educated at Westminster School, The Architecture Association and Oxford Brookes University, Alex set up his own practice in 1991 having worked for John Miller and Partners, Julyan Wickham & Associates as well as Dominic his father, who then ran a company in the UK called Solar Energy Developments.
In 1994 he teamed up with Tim Boyd to create Michaelis Boyd Associates (MBA). After promoting environmental design and renewable energy, it was only having tested many systems in his own house that MBA has been allowed to integrate these systems in many of the projects they now do, including the house of David Cameron MP.
The practice now specialises in sustainable design and works in hospitality (hotels and restaurants), office, housing developments and private houses including the eco-hotel, Sawston Hall. Private eco-homes include Berezavoir as well as ones on Oxford Gardens, Chepstow Road and Kingsbridge Road.
VEGA CONSULTING
Luis A. Vega PhD.
Luis holds BS degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, an MS in aeronautical engineering from CALTECH, an MS in Ocean Sciences from the University of California, San Diego (USCSD), and a PhD in Engineering Sciences (with majors in Applied Mechanics, Oceanography, and Applied Physics) also from UCS.
He has a consulting practice in renewable energy and resource conservation and also serves as Director of the Renewable Energy Test and Evaluation Facility in Kahua, Hawaii.
Luis previously managed design, construction and operation of an experimental 210kWh open cycle OTEC plant for the production of electricity and desalinated water, the first proven application of this technology.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES,
UNIV. OF SOUTHAMPTON, UK.
The School of Engineering Sciences offers expertise in engineering disciplines that underpin every aspect of twenty-first century life, from modelling orthopaedic implants to the aerodynamics of yachts and the hydrodynamics of Formula 1 cars, and is committed to addressing major scientific and technological issues relating to energy and sustainability that are affecting the world today.
With a well-established Ship Science department and its Energy Technology Research Group, the School also benefits from being able to use and develop the most advanced computer modelling techniques, and has extensive laboratory and experimental facilities. The School’s Research Institute for Industry also provides R&D and consultancy services.
HALCROW GROUP LTD.
Halcrow specialises in the provision of planning, design and management services for infrastructure development worldwide. With interests in transportation, water, maritime and property, the company is undertaking commissions in over 80 countries from a network of more than 90 offices.
Halcrow is one of the UK’s leading consultancies, with a pedigree stretching back to 1868. Halcrow’s first commissions outside of the UK were undertaken in the 1890s. In the year 2007, projects undertaken outside the UK accounted for approximately 50% of turnover.
NOBLE DENTON GROUP LTD.
Noble Denton offers an excellent capability in Marine Consultancy and Ocean Engineering to the offshore energy, shipping and insurance industries. The company was founded for the provision of world-class technical advice and is the premier provider of life-cycle marine and offshore engineering services to the oil & gas, marine and renewables industries.
Strategically located at all the major centres of the offshore energy industry, the Noble Denton Group of associated companies has an established presence in all major oil & gas centres; including North & South America, Europe, the Middle & Far East and the development of new offices in emerging markets such as India and China.
PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF INC.
Founded in 1885 and headquartered in New York City, Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) is a leader in the development and operation of infrastructure to meet the needs of communities around the world. The firm provides strategic consulting, planning, engineering, and program and construction management services to both public and private sector clients.
PB is active in multiple market sectors, including transportation, power, buildings/facilities, water/wastewater, environmental, and urban/community development. The firm has the capability to see a project through its entire life cycle, from planning to implementation to operation and maintenance, and has earned a distinguished reputation for its technical and management expertise.