Monday, January 28, 2008
Engineering Forum for Renewable Power in Ontario – Conference Announcement
Engineering Forum for Renewable Power in Ontario –
Joint IEEE Toronto/Association of Polish Engineers in Canada
Day and Time
Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Registration required
Location
SPK Building, 206 Beverley Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1Z3
(1 block South of St.George and College)
Free Parking. Restaurant and bar available on premises (opens at 6:00 p.m.).
Organizer
Association of Polish Engineers in Canada
IEEE Toronto Engineering & Human Environment Chapter
Register by email to:
Association of Polish Engineers in Canada (SIPwK)
Contact: Hieronim Teresinski, President,
Agenda
6:30 p.m. - Networking; free refreshments and health snacks; restaurant and cash bar
7:00 - Introduction, Hieronim Teresinski, president SIPwK
7:05 - Presentation: Mr. Allan Jenkins, Government of Ontario - Addressing Ontario Renewable Power plans and programs
7:30 - Presentations: Ontario renewable power producers and technology suppliers
- Wind: Mike Crawley, President/CEO, AIM PowerGen Corporation
- Solar: Steven Eng, P.Eng. Energy Engineer-Enviro-Energy Technologies Inc.
- Geothermal: Kevin Loughborough, P. Eng. Vice President - Major Projects, Enwave Energy Corporation
- Hydroelectric: Rick Everdell, Project Director - Niagara Tunnel, Niagara Power Development
9:30 - Panel - Discussion on renewable power for Ontario, focus on the future, based on operational experience to date
10:00 -Networking
Abstract
Renewable energy is on the go: November 28, 2007-Google, now the sixth-largest U.S. company is targeting renewable energy that could produce a gigawatt of energy at prices of 3 cents per kilowatt hour or lower, cheaper than coal," said Bill Weihl, Google's Green Energy Czar. The company would spend hundreds of millions of dollars in for-profit "breakthrough renewable energy projects."
Our renewable power conference has been triggered by the audience follow-up after the May 24, 2007 technical conference 'Reactor Designs for the Upcoming Nuclear Stations Worldwide' that inspired also an upcoming on February 28, 2008 engineering forum on Nuclear Technology in Ontario. Great interest in nuclear technology is without any doubt matched if not exceeded by both interest and sense of urgency regarding the development of renewable energy sources.
The conference will focus on technology as well as economic benefits, performance and operational experience of Ontario renewable energy producers.
The audience will include a variety of renewable power stakeholders including Ontario Power Generation staff, engineering/science students and faculty, retiree engineers, and engineering community in general (IEEE, PEO, and other engineering asociations.