Douglas Rode

PUBLICATIONS

• “Applying Risk Management Strategies Prudently”, (Co-Authored), International Council for Hydrogen Safety, San Francisco, CA, September 2011. 
• “Navigating The Permitting Process, A New York State Perspective”, Fuel Cell Council / NHA Fuel Cell Seminar, San Antonio, TX, October 2007.
• Handling Hydrogen Short-Course – “Hydrogen Safety Specialist Certification” National Hydrogen Association’s Fuel Cell Seminar, San Antonio, TX, November 1, 2004.
• “Fueling The Hydrogen Economy With Confidence: Mitigating the Risk Exposures Inherent To Hydrogen Depots” (co-authored) National Hydrogen Association Conference, April 2004.
• “Assessing Investment Risk For Power Generation Facilities” (Co-Authored) International Joint Power Generation Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 1999.
• “Hydrogen Stewardship Based On Risk Hazards” - 10th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Meeting of the National Hydrogen Association, Vienna, VA, April 1999.
• “Managing the Total Cost of Risk Exposures Through Risk Mapping Techniques”, International Joint Power Generation Conference, Baltimore, MD, August 1998
• “Managing the Total Risk” - contributing author of a chapter in The Sourcebook for Competitive Powerplant Management, published by McGraw-Hill Companies, 1998.
• “Recommendations For maximizing Return On Investment For Hydrogen Projects Through Use Of Safety Systems”, - 9Th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Meeting of the National Hydrogen Association, Vienna, VA, April 1998.
• “Piping risk management - Avoid Piping Pitfalls, Power Engineering, November 1997.
• “Improving Market Competitiveness Through Reliability and Risk Analysis”, International Joint Power Generation Conference, Denver, CO, November 1997.  “Breaking Down the Commercialization Barriers for Expanding the Use of H 2”, National Hydrogen Association’s Advocate, Autumn 1997.
• “Managing ‘risk externalities’ in today’s business climate”, Power, July/August 1997.  “Report: Reduce hidden project risks with new tactics”, Electrical World, May 1997.
• “Managing the Total Cost of Risk in Competitive Electric Generation” – (Co-Authored) with Jason Makansi of Power and Marie Leone of Electrical World, published and sold by the McGraw-Hill Companies, 1997.
• “Insurance Issues With Repowering Projects” - EPRI’s Repowering Applications User Group Conference, November 6, 1996 in Lake Charles, LA..
• “Large Capacity Gas Turbines: Managing The Risk And Delivering The Promise” - IGTI’s Global Gas Turbine News, Volume 36:1996, No. 3 (co-authored with EPRI).
• “Quantification of Risks From Technology For Improved Plant Reliability” for International Joint Power Generation Conference, October 14, 1996 in Houston, TX.
• “Pipeline to risk: Technology insurance explained” - Electrical World, November 1995.
• “ISO standards’ bottom-line impact” - Electrical World, September 1995.
• March 1995 cover story for Electrical World; “Unlocking a potential paradise or competitive chaos?”
• “ISO 14000: Global common ground for the environment” - Electrical World, November 1994.
• "Talking to Operators About Boiler Maintenance" (Interview Article) - Engineered Systems, September 1992.
• "Ground Water: Keeping It Clean" - Locomotive, Fall - 1992 Issue.
• "Effective Risk Management for Project Development" - CIBO Cogen II Conference, May 5, 1992 in Richmond, VA.
• "Preparing for a Safe Boiler Startup" - Plant Engineering, October 1991.
• "Clean Air Technology" - Locomotive, Fall - 1991 Issue.
• Standard Handbook of Power Plant Engineering - published by McGraw-Hill, 1989 Contributing Author of a Chapter Regarding Ash Removal Systems.
• "Ash Management Considerations for Refuse-Fired Boilers", 11th A.S.M.E. National Waste Processing Conference.
• "Minimizing Waste Water with Bottom Ash Recirculation Systems" - Power Engineering, June 1984.

"Ash Removal from Industrial Boilers - The Changing Scene" - Power, September 1982.