Eric Wesoff will update us on the current state of energy storage technology and markets.
Eric Wesoff, Editor, PV Magazine USA
Bio: Eric Wesoff is Editor at PV Magazine USA, and the former Editor-in-Chief at Greentech Media (GTM). Prior to joining GTM, Mr. Wesoff founded Sage Marketing Partners in 2000 to provide sales and marketing-consulting services to venture-capital firms and their portfolio companies in the alternative energy and telecommunications sectors. He also circulated and founded a weekly newsletter, The Venture Power Report, which was read by VCs, CEOs, and technologists in the early days of the renewable energy industry. Mr. Wesoff is a prominent industry analyst, writer, consultant, speaker, thought-leader, and expert witness in the renewable energy field, and in autonomous vehicle technology and policy. He has expertise in clean technology investing and finance, utility structures and regulatory climate, solar power, energy storage, microgrids, and the electrical grid. .
We are in the process of transforming the average, consumer vehicle into an all-encompassing super machine with ubiquitous sensing, telecom
Description:
We are in the process of transforming the average, consumer vehicle into an all-encompassing super machine with ubiquitous sensing, telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML), and infotainment. There is some discussion on how all these will increase the energy density footprint of AV/EVs, but rarely is it clearly articulated how dramatic this change will be and how it will impact the world around us. If a person said they were going to build a Datacenter/Base Station/Sensor Network/Theatre-on-Wheels, the concept may get brushed off as absurd. However, that is exactly what we are ALL talking about today, whether we are aware of it or not!
This talk will help to break down each of these functional areas (i.e. – data analytics, broadband integration, on-board sensor networks, and infotainment/IoT) and explore energy consumption implications (yesterday, today, and tomorrow). We shall build the linkages and interdependencies of these areas on one another, then work our way out to impacts/risks at the overall vehicle, network, and utility grid levels. Lastly, we shall explore potential changes in each of our key focus areas to set the world on a better trajectory than the one it is on today.
Brian Zahnstecher, Principal, PowerRox LLC
Brian Zahnstecher is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Chair (Emeritus) of the IEEE SFBAC Power Electronics Society (PELS), sits on the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Board of Directors, is Co-founder & Co-Chair of the PSMA Reliability Committee, Co-Chair of the PSMA Energy Harvesting Committee, and is the Principal of PowerRox LLC. He Co-chairs the IEEE Future Directions (formerly 5G) Initiative webinar series and is the founding Co-Chair of the IEEE 5G Roadmap Energy Efficiency Working Group and has lectured on this topic at major industry conferences. He previously held positions in power electronics with industry leaders Emerson Network Power (now Advanced Energy), Cisco, and Hewlett-Packard. He has been a regular contributor to the industry as an invited keynote speaker, author, workshop participant, session host, roundtable moderator, and volunteer. He has over 15 years of industry experience and holds Master and Bachelor degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Santa Clara Valley IEEE Power & Energy and Industry Applications Societieshave suspended our onsite technical meetings during the COVID-19 Pandemic. However we have a free Webinar this Friday night. You will be able to text questions to the moderator during the Q&A portion:
If you are a SCV PES/IAS member you should have received an invitation to the meeting with the Zoom ID and password. If not, you can email us and ask for an invitation.
5/15/2020, PST 7 PM to 8:30 PM; EST 10 PM; 5/16/2020, Beijing TIME: 10 AM;
Dr. Jessica Bian, President-Elect of the IEEE Power & Energy Society. Vice President of Grid Services at Grid-X Partners. She is a visionary leader and architect, has spearheaded electric industry’s reliability metrics and grid risk assessment.
PART 2: United, We Are Taking Actions (30 min.)
Moderator：Jeff Weng，Managing Director of BRI Capital
Jing Ma, President & Secretary-General, U.S.-China Health Summit, Harvard Professor
Dr. Shucheng Liu, Principal, Market Development, CAISO
Jane Wu, Executive Director of GLOGDA；Managing Director of BRI Capital
Xiaofeng Zhang, President of GLOGDA; Chair of IEEE PES China Smart Village Committee
We are very pleased to announce that the 2019 Seminar “IEEE PES Silicon Valley Workshop” will be held at 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm on November 1, 2019 in San Jose. Registration scan code is below or Register Here. It is FREE for registered attendees but will be charged $20 at the door. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ieee-pes-silicon-valley-workshop-no2-tickets-77420999293
The workshop
will start with the Keynote Speaker Dr.
Jessica Bian whom has been elected as IEEE PES
President Elect, 2020-2021. Her speech topics is “Self-Discovery and
Connection to the World”. She will talk about “What makes life healthy
and happy?”& “How IEEE can help us Connect to the World?
We
will then follow with a panel session “Future Grid and IEEE Activities”,
with speakers
from several host organizations.
During the panel discussions, distinguished
speakers, including top executives and leading professionals from Electric
Utilities, Smart Energy Technology & Solution Providers, and Smart Village
Initiator, Entrepreneurs
and
Volunteers, will share their experience and insights at the workshop.
There will also be
networking opportunities. Light refreshments will be provided. Please mark your
calendar and RSVP today as seats are limited!
Date：November 1, 2019, Friday
Time: 5:30 pm
to 6:30 pm
– Registration
6:30 pm
to 8:10 pm – Workshop
8:10 pm to 8:30 pm
– Discussions and networking
Agenda
Date: November 1, 2019, Friday
Time: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm – Registration and Reception
6:30 pm to 7:00 pm – Welcome Remarks
Moderators: Charles Mee,
Treasure of IEEE PES San Francisco Chapter, Senior Utilities Engineer for CPUC
Xuehua Zhu, Counselor,
Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco
7:00 pm
to 7:30 pm — Keynote Speech: Self-Discovery
and Connection to the World
Dr. Jessica Bian, IEEE PES President Elect,
2020-2021; Vice President, Grid-X Partners
7:30 pm to 8:10 pm – Panel
Session: Future Grid and IEEE Activities
Moderators: Xiaofeng Zhang,
Chair of IEEE PES China Smart Village Committee
Dr. Jessica Bian, IEEE PES President Elect, 2020-2021; Vice President, Grid-X Partners
Wenjuan Zhang, Chair of
North America Chinese Power Professional Association, California Chapter;
Supervisor Transmission System Planning, PG&E
8:10 pm
to 8:30 pm – Discussions
and networking
Speaker Bios
Dr. Jessica Bian has been the PES Secretary since 2016, and has been
elected for the PES President-Elect, 2020-2021. She is a visionary leader and
architect. She has spearheaded electric industry’s reliability metrics and grid
risk assessment. She is currently with Grid-X Partners. Before that, she
was with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington, DC.
Previously, she was the Director of Performance Analysis at North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Under her
leadership, a total of 18 industry-wide reliability indicators were established
to determine grid reliability, adequacy, and associated risks. She is
widely recognized as a pioneer and trusted world leader in the field.
Before joining NERC, Dr. Bian was with PJM, ERCOT and Westinghouse
Electric. She published over 70 articles and received the 2014 IEEE PES Wanda
Reder Pioneer in Power award for her technical achievements. 11/1
