Energy Storage Assoc. Spring Meeting
Here’s the preliminary agenda for the ESA’s upcoming spring meeting, April 7,8 in Phoenix. I am tentatively planning to attend at least a part of the meeting. Hope to see you there.
Entries by beardsworth
Progress: Nortel/Norweb UK Digital Powerline
Last Oct 8, Nortel and Norweb in the UK made a big announcement about a breakthrough in putting data over the powerline at up to 1 megabit/sec. UFTO Notes on Oct 8 and 22 supplied information that was available at that time.
DOE Reliability TF draft papers
Attached for your information are four draft papers that will be discussed by the DOE Task Force on Electric System Reliability at their meeting on March 10 at the ANA Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Update on UFTO Operation Update
At our June meeting in SF last year, there was a strong consensus behind the idea to revisit some of the Labs that we first went to several years ago. I’ve already gone to Sandia, and am beginning to put the plans in place for other Labs.
Chemical Treatments Neutralize Asbestos
Brookhaven National Lab and WR Grace issued a major joint press release last December (attached below) announcing the development of a new commercially available treatment process that changes the chemical makeup of chrysotile asbestos. This is the type of asbestos used in fireproof coatings on structural steel.
Next Meeting DOE Reliability TF
The electric power industry is in the midst of a complex transition to competition, which will induce many far-reaching changes in the structure of the industry and the institutions which regulate it. This transition raises many reliability issues, as new entities emerge in the power markets and as generation becomes less integrated with transmission.
Sandia Help Implementing Solar
Sandia has received funding to work with utilities interested in teaming with the solar industry to install solar systems in their territory. The team will provide technical expertise to the utility in selecting technologies and, if warranted, work with industry partners to improve their systems.
UFTO Website enhancements
Have a look at the UFTO Website. There’ve been some changes.
