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DESCRIPTION:Co-hosted by the Power & Energy Society Pikes Peak Chapter Puzz
 led by all the media hype on U.S. Energy Policy? The IEEE Pikes Peak Secti
 on invites you to attend a presentation on The Future of Energy in the U.S
 .\, given by Peter O'Neill\, treasurer and founder of the High Plains (For
 t Collins) Section of the IEEE. If you are even remotely curious about cur
 rent and future energy sources\, energy usage and energy policy this is a 
 must attend presentation. While some of us are quietly planning for the wo
 rld to end later this year (in the middle of football season\, no less)\, 
 others are trying to sort out how the U.S. will supply energy for the comi
 ng generations. Yes\, energy policy is big news. We are constantly bombard
 ed about the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline\, Deep Water Horizon off-sh
 ore oil drilling\, hydraulic fracking for oil and natural gas in Colorado 
 and the recent approval of a groundbreaking nuclear reactor design by the 
 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. There is indeed lots to talk about. Yet\, w
 hile the United States is at a critical juncture in deciding how to use an
 d where to obtain energy\, the public discussion often ignores or fails to
  comprehend fundamental physical\, engineering\, and economic principals a
 ssociated with energy production\, distribution and use. Peter O’Ne
 il’s presentation will discuss these principals and give you insigh
 t to evaluate energy generation and delivery systems against policy object
 ives as these technologies evolve and the balance in their use changes. En
 ergy SOURCES include petroleum\, natural gas\, coal\, nuclear\, and renewa
 bles (solar\, wind\, hydroelectric). Energy USAGE includes the transportat
 ion\, industrial\, residential and commercial sectors of the economy. Ener
 gy POLICY comes into play as we decide how to balance sources and usage ag
 ainst the goals of energy independence\, global warming and resource deple
 tion. Additional topics to be covered include qualities of energy (density
 \, availability\, intermittency and emissions)\, how to best match energy 
 sources to loads\, and the importance of evaluating energy pathways from e
 nd to end -- instead of as individual pieces of a massive jigsaw puzzle. A
 nd yes\, the analysis of what type of automobile to use (gas\, hybrid\, or
  electric) probably will surprise you. (Your Grandmother knew all along.) 
 Don’t miss this one. Join us on February 1 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in 
 Room W101 on the lower level of the Main Building at the Rampart Range Cam
 pus of Pikes Peak Community College. Attendance is FREE to IEEE members as
  well as non-members. Pizza and sodas will be available: Free to IEEE memb
 ers\, $5 for non-members. Registration is limited to the FIRST 100 PEOPLE.
 \n\nSpeaker(s): Peter O'Neill\, \, Peter O'Neill\, \n\n
LOCATION:
ORGANIZER:russbogardus@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:The Future of Energy in the U.S. 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/10067
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br />Co-hosted by the Power & Energy Society Pikes
  Peak Chapter\n\nPuzzled by all the media hype on U.S. Energy Policy? The 
 IEEE Pikes Peak Section invites you to attend a presentation on The Future
  of Energy in the U.S.\, given by Peter O'Neill\, treasurer and founder of
  the High Plains (Fort Collins) Section of the IEEE. If you are even remot
 ely curious about current and future energy sources\, energy usage and ene
 rgy policy this is a must attend presentation.    \n\nWhile some of us are
  quietly planning for the world to end later this year (in the middle of f
 ootball season\, no less)\, others are trying to sort out how the U.S. wil
 l supply energy for the coming generations.\n\nYes\, energy policy is big 
 news.  We are constantly bombarded about the proposed Keystone XL oil pipe
 line\, Deep Water Horizon off-shore oil drilling\, hydraulic fracking for 
 oil and natural gas in Colorado and the recent approval of a groundbreakin
 g nuclear reactor design by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  There is i
 ndeed lots to talk about.\n\nYet\, while the United States is at a critica
 l juncture in deciding how to use and where to obtain energy\, the public 
 discussion often ignores or fails to comprehend fundamental physical\, eng
 ineering\, and economic principals associated with energy production\, dis
 tribution and use.\n    \nPeter O’Neil’s presentation will d
 iscuss these principals and give you insight to evaluate energy generation
  and delivery systems against policy objectives as these technologies evol
 ve and the balance in their use changes.  Energy SOURCES include petroleum
 \, natural gas\, coal\, nuclear\, and renewables (solar\, wind\, hydroelec
 tric). Energy USAGE includes the transportation\, industrial\, residential
  and commercial sectors of the economy.\n \nEnergy POLICY comes into play 
 as we decide how to balance sources and usage against the goals of energy 
 independence\, global warming and resource depletion.  Additional topics t
 o be covered include qualities of energy (density\, availability\, intermi
 ttency and emissions)\, how to best match energy sources to loads\, and th
 e importance of evaluating energy pathways from end to end -- instead of a
 s individual pieces of a massive jigsaw puzzle.\n\nAnd yes\, the analysis 
 of what type of automobile to use (gas\, hybrid\, or electric) probably wi
 ll surprise you.  (Your Grandmother knew all along.)\nDon’t miss th
 is one.\n\nJoin us on February 1 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in Room W101 on the 
 lower level of the Main Building at the Rampart Range Campus of Pikes Peak
  Community College. Attendance is FREE to IEEE members as well as non-memb
 ers. Pizza and sodas will be available: Free to IEEE members\, $5 for non-
 members.\n\nRegistration is limited to the FIRST 100 PEOPLE.\n\n \n
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