Tag: power

Linda Rae is the general manager for the power generation and oil and gas businesses for GE Digital. On Thursday, Sept. 28, at 1:00pm in LAR 234, she will provide an overview about GE Vernova (a spin-off for GE’s energy businesses) and GE Digital.

Dr. Rafael Segundo is a Research Associate at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. He presents “Stability Assessment of Forthcoming Power Networks with Massive Integration of Renewable Energy Source” Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 3:00pm ET via IEEE.org.

Dr. Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt is currently a senior lecturer in Electrical Power Systems at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) at Loughborough University. He presents “Understanding of Grid-Forming Control for Inverter-Based Resources: Theory and Practice” Wednesday, Oct. 25 via IEEE.org.

UF students, staff, and faculty with interest in the area of power engineering are invited to a free, hands-on demonstration of a mobile microgrid controller on April 12.

Dr. Miguel A. Ortega-Vazquez is an an affiliate associate professor at the University of Washington (UW), Seattle WA. He presents “Adopting Probabilistic Forecasts for Secure Operating Planning” Thursday, Nov. 18 at 1:00pm via Zoom.

Dr. Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt is currently a professor in electrical power engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Cybernetics, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway. He presents “Frequency Control and Inertia Response Schemes for Future Power Networks” Friday, Oct. 22 at 1:00pm via Zoom.

Dr. Edson Bortoni is a professor and the president (Rector) of the UNIFEI, Itajubá, Brazil. He presents “The Meaning of Energy Transition for the Brazilian Energy System” Thursday, Oct. 7 at 1:00pm via Zoom.

Dr. Pablo Gomez is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Western Michigan University (WMU). He presents “Contemporary Challenges of the Transient Analysis and Electromagnetic Design of Power Grid Components and Systems” Thursday, Sept. 23 at Noon via Zoom.

Dr. Paul Denholm is a principal energy analyst with NREL. He presents “Inertia and the Power Grid: A Guide Without the Spin” Thursday, November 4 at 1:00pm via Zoom.

Dr. Julio Romero Agüero is vice president of strategy and business innovation at Quanta Technology. He presents “Resilience of Power Systems” on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10:00 am via Zoom.

Dr. Antonio J. Conejo is a professor at The Ohio State University. He presents “Adaptive Robust Optimization for Power System” Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 1:00 Via Zoom.

Oswald Kaschny is currently the vice president of NOJA Power LLC for North America (US, Canada and Caribbean). He presents “Distribution Automation and Smart Grid Evolution in 21st Century” Thursday, Oct. 8 at 1:00 pm via Zoom.

Dr. Francisco De Leon is a professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New York University. He presents “Modern Methods for Investment Deferral of Feeder Upgrades in Underground Distribution Systems” Thursday, Oct. 1 at 1:00 pm via Zoom.

Dr. Juan Gers is the CEO and founder of GERS, a group with more than 39 years of experience providing consulting services in electrical engineering and associated areas. He presents “Ideas to Implement Smart Grids in Developing Countries” Thursday, Sept. 24 at 1:00 pm via Zoom.

Dr. Claudio Cañizares is a professor and the Hydro One Endowed Chair at the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department of the University of Waterloo. He presents “Energy Storage Overview and Research” Thursday, Sept. 17 at Noon via Zoom.

Dr. Charles Hawkins is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the University of New Mexico and an Affiliate Professor at ECE Florida. He presents an online seminar, “Limitations of Renewables and Baseload Energy Sources” Friday, June 19 at 10:30 am.

Dr. Prabir Barooah is a professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He presents “A Statistical Characterization of Capacity of Virtual Batteries from Flexible Loads” Thursday, April 9 at 1:00 pm via Zoom.

Power system planning and simulation veteran Hala Ballouz presents “The New Distributed Energy Frontier: Challenges and Opportunities in Planning for Our Evolving Power Grid” Thursday, April 16 at 1:00 pm Via Zoom.

Dr. Charles “Chuck” Hawkins presents “Limitations of Renewables and Baseload Energy Sources,” Thursday, Feb. 6 at 10:00 am in Larsen 239. Dr. Hawkins is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico and an Affiliate Professor at ECE Florida.