Bahleda Management and Consulting, LLC.

 

The Team

 

The Team at Bahleda Management and Consulting, LLC is based on a network of associates built over 27 years across a broad range of energy projects covering research, permitting, construction and operations.

 

Michael Bahleda, a Principal at Bahleda Management and Consulting, LLC provides management and technology coordination support in the area of sustainable power generation. He brings 27 years of experience in managing renewable energy research programs, construction, hydro licensing, plant refurbishment and regulatory affairs.

Prior to forming the company, Mike spent 5 years with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) a non-profit center for public interest energy and environmental research. As the Area Manager for EPRI's Hydro, Renewables and Economics programs, Mike managed a full range of renewable energy research programs from wind and solar to biomass and hydro. Mike's programs covered performance verification projects in conjunction with the DOE; wind forecast modeling, low impact hydro feasibility studies including tidal and ocean wave energy among other areas. The focus of the program was to identify and assist in meeting the needs of both public sector and existing generators in adapting technologies to meet future power needs.

In the hydropower area, Mike's work centered on providing members with tools that assist in operating existing assets efficiently while adapting to new more competitive markets that values flexibility and environmentally friendly generation. Along with environmental and licensing concerns, the program looked at technology transfers between fossil and nuclear generation and adapting them to hydro applications. One of the most recent projects was a cooling tower energy recovery program that examined emerging kinetic hydropower technologies to capture waste energy from fossil plant cooling towers.

Before joining EPRI, Mike was the Principal Engineer in American Electric Power's (AEP) Hydro Operations group, responsible for operation of 17 hydroelectric facilities located in 5 states and 3 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regions. He managed efforts covering license compliance, government relations, operations and maintenance, capital improvement and long range planning. Mike's 21 year career with AEP included hydro and coal generating plant construction and refurbishment. As Assistant Manager for AEP's Civil Engineering Laboratory responsible for laboratory and field testing in the area of soils, concrete and coatings, he was a co-developer of Flash Fill (patent #5,106,422) a flowable backfill material made 100% of fly ash.

Mike serves on the following organizations:

Sustainable Oceans, Coasts, and Waterways Advisory Committee of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment

POWER-GEN Renewable Energy 2005 Program Planning Committee

National Hydropower Association, Advisory Board

HydroVision Conference Steering Committee

Waterpower Conference Steering Committee