Smart Grid 101 is a one-day (8 hour) course offering students an introduction to smart grid concepts and technologies in the electric power industry.
The smart grid is a big idea designed to transform the way Americans generate, distribute and consume power. This new grid will modernize our nation’s electrical system, instituting a broad range of system-wide improvements that will make our electric grid smarter, more efficient, more reliable, safer and meet future demand growth. The concept is so huge it will take decades to turn into reality, but the work has already begun.
To create a sustainable U.S. electric grid, many people must be involved. The smart grid presents many new opportunities for professionals in electric power and renewable energy, including electricians, engineers, IT professionals, smart consumer electronics/appliance developers, electric vehicle designers, and others.
SG101 examines the challenges facing the US electric grid: Aging infrastructure, growing demand, poor efficiency, a lack of automation, and incompatibility with newer, cleaner generation technologies. Methods and technologies currently being deployed to meet these challenges are discussed, as well as future areas of research and development. Topics range from smart meters and demand management to electric vehicles and energy storage.
Guest Lecturer: John Cooper
John Cooper, MBA, University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in Government, University of Texas at Austin, founder of Ecomergence and Next Watt Solutions. Co-author of Quadruple Bypass: Understanding the Distributed Energy Revolution, to be released in spring 2012, and co-author of the 2011 industry best-seller The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability.
John Cooper is one of The Networked Grid 100: The Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid in 2012 as well as one of Fierce Energy’s 15 Most Influential People in Energy
Online course also available!
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$425.00 Course Details |
Austin JATC |
Saturday 7/28/12 | 9:00 am to 5:30 pm | Add to cart |
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