Roger Manzolini

Tour of the Photo-Voltaic Solar 7 Acres Farm

Solar electric systems consisting of 6,000 panels harness energy from the sun each and every day year round.  Solar energy capabilities are increasing each year, and part of that increase is provided by Solar Farms which provide environmental and financial benefits.

Roger will discuss the design and installation of this 1.6 MWatts PV solar system and will provide a tour of the installation on his brother’s property in Pittsfield, MA.

There will be lunch and refreshments on site following the tour.

Biography:

Roger Manzolini was born and raised in Pittsfield, graduating from PHS in 1966.  He graduated from Northeastern University with a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1971.  After a short period installing gas turbine power systems, he began a 42-year career at GE Ordnance in Pittsfield.  While there, he worked on the Fleet Ballistic Missile Programs on the Poseidon and Trident Fire Control Systems as a Power Systems Engineer.  He received a MS in Computer Science from Union College in 1978 and a master’s degree in business with a concentration in finance from UMass in 2002.

Throughout most of Roger’s career he has been an IEEE member involved with power systems.  Presently he is the Treasurer of the IEEE Berkshire Section and is volunteering his time on the Executive Committee.

He has first-hand experience with solar power design stemming from his own residential solar energy system installation at his residence in Richmond, MA.