Innovative Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Society

Posted on March 27, 2011 by admin

The Automation Federation Hosts Web Seminar

Arun Majumdar

Arun Majumdar - Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E)

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA – The Automation Federation (AF) announces that—at the request of its member organization, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)—it will host a web seminar presented by Dr. Arun Majumdar, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E). The web seminar, entitled, “Innovative Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Society,” will take place on 4 May 2011 from 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. EDT.

 

AF places great emphasis on communicating to automation professionals the importance of:

• The reliability of the electric grid to levels never thought possible
• Maintaining affordability of energy for consumers
• Renewable and traditional energy resources
• Reducing carbon footprints
• Allowing for advancements and efficiencies in energy Continue reading →

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March 2011 Meeting – Plant Tour

Posted on February 21, 2011 by admin

Wednesday March 9, 2011 | Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy

MEETING SPONSOR:
Shingle and Gibb

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March Tour with John Polidore
John is a 20 year veteran of Covanta. He directed a significant overhaul to the furnace, boilers, and pumps for the ability to vary the feed rate as the waste makes its way back and forth through the furnace and the ash is removed. Once the changes were complete, operational improvements were noticeable immediately. Continue reading →

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54th Annual ISA POWID Symposium

Posted on February 15, 2011 by administrator

5–10 June 2011 | Charlotte, North Carolina

Paper Abstract deadline has been extended till Feb. 28, 2011

POWID Symp2011Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA – The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces that the 54th Annual ISA POWID Symposium will be held 5–10 June 2011 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Concord (near Charlotte), North Carolina, USA. The event is sponsored by the ISA Power Industry Division.

The theme for the event, “Power Generation Automation Today: Beyond the Original Intention,” will provide power generation industry professionals with information on the latest innovations in controls, instrumentation, cybersecurity, Smart Grid, regulatory issues and variable energy technologies, which impact power generation delivery systems. Continue reading →

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