The Richmond Chapter of the IEEE Power and Energy Society is pleased to announce its technical program for August 5, 2015 at Dominion's 2501 Grayland Avenue Auditorium.
Date: August 5, 2015
Place: 2501 Grayland Ave, Richmond, VA 23220
Schedule:
- Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am (Coffee & Donuts
- Program: 9:00 am - 12:15 pm with coffee breaks
- Lunch: 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm (provided)
- Program: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm with coffee break
Topic: The focus on "green" has become a developing impact on the national electric power grid. Many companies are making environmental commitments to minimize their carbon footprint. Many consumers are also looking for green solutions to their power needs. Solar energy is one growing technology being used to help meet this need. This seminar will focus on solar energy, providing technical presentations ranging from solar panels, to inverters, and to small and medium solar plants.
Seminar Outline:
8:30 am to 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am to 9:10 am Opening Remarks
9:10 am to 10:10 am Solar Energy - Background & Theory
10:10 am to 10:20 am Break
10:20 am to 11:20 am Solar Panel Design & Manufacturing
11:20 am to 11:25 am Break
11:25 am to 12:15 pm Inverter Design & Manufacturing
12:15 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm to 1:55 pm Dominion - Solar Projects
1:55 pm to 2:05 pm Break
2:05 pm to 3:00 pm Dominion - Utility/DG Interface
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm Wrap-up / Chapter Announcements
Seminar Cost: $40.00 (includes lunch and breaks)
IEEE membership is not required to attend this seminar.
Special: Bring a friend to the seminar (someone who has not previously attended a Richmond PES seminar) and you will get a $10 discount on the seminar cost. When making your reservation, you must reserve your friend's attendance at the same time to get the discount.
Reservations: We will accept payment at the meeting but reservations should be made by July 31, 2015 by email or phone. Checks should be made payable to IEEE PES and should be sent to:
Susan Wolfe-Powell
Dominion Virginia Power
2400 Grayland Ave, 3rdFloor
Richmond, VA 23220
Email: susan.p.wolfe.powell@dom.com Phone: (804)257-4067
PDHs: 5 professional development hours (PDHs) will be issued for completing this course.
Instructors:
- Sukhdev Walia, New Energy Power Co.
- George McClellan, REC Group
- Roger O'Donnell, Eaton
- Rob Smith, Dominion Virginia Power
- Rich LaVigne, Dominion Virginia Power
Directions & Parking - 2501 Grayland Ave , Richmond, VA. 23220
From the North - Head South on I-95. Take the I-195 south exit, and then follow the I-195 Downtown Expressway. Take the exit off the Downtown Expressway onto Rosewood Avenue. Turn slight right on Rosewood Ave. Turn right on McCloy St. at the stop sign. Take next right onto Idlewood Ave. At the 2nd traffic light, turn left onto Robinson Street. Take next right onto Grayland Ave. 2501 Grayland is on the right.
From the South - Head North on I-95. Take the I-195 Downtown ExpresswayExit. Take the Boulevard exit. Turn right on S. Robinson St. Turn right onGrayland Ave. 2501 Grayland is on the right.
Parking lots available near 2501 Grayland Avenue:
- Corner of Grayland Avenue and South Davis Avenue
- Grayland Avenue lot (south side of the street)
- South Stafford Avenue lot (east side of the street)
- Street parking on Grayland Avenue
