Jose M. Moratalla Engineering Management

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SOLAR ENERGY

Since 1980, invited as speaker to Popular Republic of China, Philippines, Hong Kong, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico and USA on topics of solar energy, biomass/biogas, eolic energy, other alternative technologies and rural self-sufficiency

1992 to 1996
New Thermal Technologies, Inc.
(In cooperation with Florida Power, a local utility company)
- Designed, manufactured and installed a desiccant 2000 HVAC system for KFCs, prototype with Thermomax collectors
- Designed, manufactured and installed a thermo solar 1000 cfm HVAC for University of Florida
- Designed, manufactured and installed a large residential thermo solar HVAC, 12 Tons heat pumps
- Designed, manufactured and installed 3 x 2000 cfm dehumidifiers for surgery rooms regenerated with Exxon thermo solar panels
- Designed and manufactured evaporative coolers and condensers packed with PVs

1986 to 1988
Heat Pipe Technology, Inc., (Formally Dihn Company and Dynasol)
- Designed and manufactured Medical Steam Generator system, NEC vacuum Tubes and Dihn Solar Trackers
- Managed all solar energy products manufacturing lines
- Designed and manufactured Solar Electric High-efficiency Air Conditioners
-  Manufactured and installed solar electric home system 3 Tons HVAC, with 36 PVs Solarex mounted in 3 HPT Trackers with lineal concentrators
- Designed and manufactured a variety of Pumping systems for Africa and Caribbean, some Pack-mounted with batteries, Pvs and Pump and others with permanent structures and deep well submersible pumps
- Designed, manufactured and installed solar heaters for DHW and pools
- Designed and manufactured solar aeration system for Fishery Ponds

1982 to 1986
Heliotecnica, S.A.
- Product manager and designer for all solar energy products line
- Pioneer of Solar Energy in Latin America, worked on projects with Phillips, Solarex, Mobil Solar, SolaVolt (Shell-Motorola), ArcoSolar, AEG telefunken, Hoxan, SolaViva for Marine Signals, Kyocera, and Leroy Sommer
- Designed and installed EMS with PVs for Supermarkets (associated to Enercontrol and National Enco)
- Main consultant and PV Solar energy advisor for Colombian and Venezuelan Military Forces.
- Architect and Engineer of the first Solar House in Venezuela, 1st of South America and 3rd in Latin America by the ISEA, 1983

1981
- Founder of Ecosolaris Group to develop Self-Sufficient Agro-Communities, incorporating Thermo Solar Energy, PVs, Biogas and Bio-Passive Architecture
- In 1982, Ecosolaris merged with Export Union to form Heliotecnica, the first Solar Energy Company in Venezuela, and expanded markets to Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, USA, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador

1981
- Worked for the Venezuelan Government and the Citizens Energy Corporation (owned by the Kennedy Family) participated as designer and construction inspector of a large hot water system for a Medical Facility (50,000 Liters a day of Hot water)
- Architect and Engineer of the first Alternative Energies Development and Training Center in Caracas, and a pilot solar energy plant for low income communities
-  Other Educational, light Commercial and Residential projects with Thermo Solar

1977 to 1980
- Cofounder and Instructor of the Alternative Energies Laboratory, Central University of Venezuela
- Educated the first generation of Solar Energy Engineers and Technicians in Venezuela