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IHS GlobalSpec Alternative & Renewable Energy
Online Event Now Available On Demand
East Greenbush, NY (June 6, 2013) – The May 29 Alternative & Renewable Energy online event hosted by IHS GlobalSpec drew more than 2,000 participants, with 73 percent of attendees reporting they are decision makers within their organizations. The free online event is now available on demand to give engineers and industrial professionals easy access to educational presentations and industry-leading supplier resources from the live-day event.
IHS GlobalSpec’s Alternative & Renewable Energy online event provided opportunities to learn about leading-edge technologies and the latest product introductions and enhancements. Attendees also interacted with exhibitors and peers while participating in educational sessions about innovations and trends across the four technology sectors that make up the alternative and renewable energy industry: solar power; wind, water and geothermal; fuel cells and hydrogen; and biomass and battery technologies. By attending this event, participants had the chance to better understand what's driving change in today's alternative and renewable energy industry, and discover solutions that will help reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profitability.
Industrial professionals took advantage of these learning and networking opportunities from the convenience of their desktops, without having to budget for travel expenses or lose time away from the office.
“Like all of our online events, the knowledge shared at the Alternative & Renewable Energy event was tremendous, with attendees viewing more than three thousand pieces of exhibitor and speaker content like white papers, technical articles and product demos,” said Donna Lewis, director of e-publishing and e-events for IHS GlobalSpec. “We look forward to hosting another Alternative & Renewable Energy online event next year to deliver the same high-quality content and robust learning opportunities.”
Speakers and topics included:
- Improving Wind Machine Reliability and Maintainability with Proper Lubrication
Sustainability of wind power as an energy resource requires improvements in wind machine reliability and maintainability. Increasing power-generating uptime and reducing total cost of ownership are key objectives. Proper selection of specialty greases, pastes and oils can help modern wind turbines run with maximum availability by avoiding nonscheduled shutdowns.
Presented by Chad Chichester, lubricants application engineer, Dow Corning Corporation, Molykote® brand Lubricants
- Concentrated Solar Power for Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation
This presentation covered a proposed novel approach to utilize concentrated solar power for the generation of electrical power. Specifically, the presentation described the conversion of solar thermal enthalpy directly into electrical energy. Using concentrated solar power to heat magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) plasma demonstrates the feasibility of a novel pathway to achieve improved efficiencies in excess of 60%, using closely situated high-temperature superconductor permanent magnets and microchannel cooling.
Presented by Doug Chrisey, professor of physics and engineering physics, Tulane University, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
- New Micro-Hydropower for Artificial Water Systems
Micro-hydropower is now a significant renewable energy resource because the world now has huge artificial water systems for irrigation and water treatment. New hydrokinetic turbines can tap these systems for power and will change the paradigm of waterworks engineering. This untapped resource creates exciting business and invention opportunities.
Presented by Burt Hamner, founder and CEO, Hydrovolts, Inc.
- Geothermal: The New Man on Campus
Ball State University is almost halfway through a project to convert its HVAC systems to 100% geothermal operation. This presentation covered all aspects of the project, from feasibility studies to start-up.
Presented by Jeff Urlaub, president/CEO, MEP ASSOCIATES
- Converting Poultry Litter into Renewable Bio-methane Fuel and Bio-fertilizers
As the restrictions on the land application of poultry litter increase, the search for environmentally safe disposal methods have intensified. Industrial scale dry, thermophilic anaerobic digestion of poultry litter along with crop residues as feedstock offers a solution that generates not only bio-methane fuel but also bio-fertilizers that alleviate water pollution problems.
Presented by Dr. John G. Ingersoll, founder & president, ECOCORP
- The Future of Grid-scale Renewable Energy
This presentation reviewed the status and prospects for grid-scale renewable energy in the U.S., particularly the Western U.S. and California. Areas covered included current technology economics, development trends and forecasts, status of Renewable Portfolio Standards, the battle between wind and solar, and implementation obstacles at large solar plants.
Presented by Marc Coats, renewable energy consultant, Black & Veatch Corporation and Ryan Pletka, director, Renewable Energy Strategic Planning Services, Black & Veatch Corporation
Companies exhibiting at this event included: PHOENIX CONTACT USA; American National Standards Institute, Inc.; Elasto Proxy Inc.; Accurate Screw Machine Corp. (ASM); ESPEC North America, Inc.; IHS Inc.; and KUBE Solutions.
For more information on exhibiting opportunities for the Alternative & Renewable Energy online event in 2014, download an exhibitor kit or call 800.261.2052.
About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS (NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of information, insight and analytics in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape. Businesses and governments in more than 165 countries around the globe rely on the comprehensive content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS has been in business since 1959 and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS is committed to sustainable, profitable growth and employs 6,700 people in 31 countries around the world.
About IHS GlobalSpec
IHS GlobalSpec is the leading provider of digital media solutions designed to connect industrial marketers with their target audience of engineering, technical, industrial, scientific and manufacturing sector professionals. IHS GlobalSpec provides its registered users with a domain-expert search engine to search more than 50,000 supplier catalogs by specification, a broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content, over 15 annual online events, and more than 70 e-newsletters - helping them search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content. For suppliers, IHS GlobalSpec helps generate awareness, demand and engagement opportunities among the professionals they are looking to reach – from inbox to desktop, through networks and via real-time engagement.
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