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Providing clean, renewable energy at an affordable price and delivering it efficiently to homes and businesses on the electric grid are just some of the topics that will be discussed at this one-day Renewable Energy Workshop hosted by the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at UT Austin and Austin Energy. These workshops are designed to provide a free exchange of information on topics of timely interest to the electric utility industry and its customers.
The workshop begins at 8:00 am and ends at 4:30 pm.
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Engineers, managers and specialists
Renewable energy companies
Commercial and industrial companies
Vendors to manufacturers
Academia
Environmental professionals |
WELCOME
W. Mack Grady, Professor, UT Department
of Electrical & Computer Engineering
OVERVIEW OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BUSINESS ISSUES
Cheryl Mele, Senior Vice President,
Electric Service Delivery, Austin Energy
AN UPDATE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE ERCOT MARKET
Bob Kahn, President and Chief Executive Officer, ERCOT
TOWARD ENERGY INDEPENDENCE: AFFORDABLE SOLAR POWER
Louay Eldada, Chief Technology Officer,
HelioVolt Corp., Austin, Texas
THE VALUE OF ENERGY STORAGE IN THE TEXAS WIND MARKET
Brad Roberts, Power Quality System Director,
S&C Electric CompanY
WIND ENERGY STATUS AND TECHNOLOGY
Paul Veers, Manager,
Wind Energy Technology Department
Sandia National Laboratories
WIND INDUSTRY: TODAY'S TECHNOLOGIES &
POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES OF TOMORROW
Michael Bachmeyer, Business Leader,
Wind Industry TECO-Westinghouse
Motor Company)
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE ALAMO CITY
Paul Barham, Senior Director,
Generation Research & Planning, CPS Energy
WIND GENERATION INTERCONNECTION IN ERCOT
Virat Kapur, Planning Engineer II,
Regional Planning, ERCOT
Jeff Billo, Senior Planning Engineer,
Regional Planning, ERCOT
AUSTIN ENERGY'S COMMERCIAL GREEN
BUILDING PROGRAM
Maureen Scanlon, Austin Energy Green Building
Program Engineer
EVALUATING THE PERORMANCE OF PV INSTALLATIONS
W. Mack Grady, Professor, UT Department
of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Leslie Libby, Solar Rebate Program Manager,
Austin Energy
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REGISTER:
The cost of the workshop is $75 for early registration by October 10, 2008 or $85 afterward. This fee is non-refundable, covers the cost of the workshop and includes lunch. Register using either the Secure Online Registration Form or send in the Printable Registration Form with your registration payment.
LOCATION:
The University of Texas at Austin, Thompson Conference Center Auditorium 1.110
Dean Keeton and Red River, Austin, Texas
Phone: (512) 471-3121 or (800) 882-8784
LODGING & DIRECTIONS:
For lodging suggestions, view the TCC Local Accomodations page. For directions, view the TCC Maps & Parking page.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE:
Provided to each participant to be used toward PDH requirements for PE license renewal.
QUESTIONS?:Program questions may be addressed to:
Dr. Mehrdad Vatani
Phone: (512) 505-7149
E-mail: mehrdad.vatani@austinenergy.com
or
Dr. Mack Grady
Phone: (512) 471-5231
E-mail: grady@mail.utexas.edu
Cosponsors:
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