Manfred Klein

MA Klein and Associates

 

Manfred is an independent consultant on a range of environment and energy issues, and technical training.  He retired in 2013 after 33 years in the federal government, most recently with the Gas Turbine Laboratory of the National Research Council. He spent 16 years with Environment Canada involved with policy and research with the electricity, distributed energy, natural gas, and industrial sectors, and authored CCME industrial air emission guidelines for Gas Turbines and Cement Kilns using output-based environmental standards. He helped develop new taxation incentives to encourage cogeneration and district energy, provided inputs to environmental assessments, and organized various industrial training functions on gas turbine and cogen systems. Prior to that Manfred was with the National Energy Board for 11 years, dealing with natural gas pipeline and compressor station certification.

Memberships: 

  • Canadian ‘Gas Turbines for Energy Network’ (GTEN, former Chair)

  • ASME Int’l Gas Turbine Committee (Former Chair of IGTI Environment Committee)

  • Distributed Energy Canada (DEC)

  • Canadian Institute of Power Engineers (IPE, Ottawa)

  • European Turbine Network (ETN) Emeritus club

  • Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI)

  • Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA)

  • Environmental R&D Group of Canadian Gas Association (CEPEI, 1993-2012)

  • Canadian District Energy Association (CDEA, 1997-2002)

Bach. of Mechanical Engineering (1980), Carleton University