Clifford Haefke
Research Engineer

Education

• BS Mechanical Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago

Mr. Haefke has been with the Energy Resources Center (ERC) of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for over 10 years. Mr. Haefke’s current research focuses on distributed generation (DG) and combined heat and power (CHP) for the regional U.S. DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center, formerly known as the Midwest CHP Application Center (MAC). The MAC was established in 2001 for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as the first of its kind regional application center with the mission to provide application assistance, technology information, and educational support relating to Integrated Systems for combined heat and power (CHP) for industrial, commercial and institutional facilities located in the Midwest. Mr. Haefke’s main responsibilities within the MAC include technical and economic evaluations of potential CHP candidate sites, development of regional marketing material and information, support of the Midwest state energy offices, and daily operations management of the MAC and its overall project management with the U.S. DOE in Washington D.C. Mr. Haefke received a Bachelor of Science in 1999 from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and an MBA from the UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business (UIC) in 2006. Mr. Haefke is a member of the U.S. Clean Heat and Power Association (USCHPA), the International District Energy Association (IDEA), and serves as Vice President for the Midwest Cogeneration Association (MCA).

Contact Information:
Room: 206E
Tel: (312) 355-3476
e-mail: chaefk1@uic.edu

The University of Illinois at Chicago
Energy Resources Center (MC 156)
1309 South Halsted Street, 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois - 60607.
Tel : (312) 996-4490
Fax : (312) 996-5620


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