BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220423T001119Z UID:D03E4373-85C2-4073-8491-37CB61B67C9A DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T163000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Florida West Coast Section PES/IAS\, in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL)\, is bringing to the IEEE community this awesome tour of the world’s largest solar-powered battery storage facili ty – FPL’s Manatee Energy Storage Center in Parrish Florida. The facil ity was commissioned and made commercial in 2021 and is large enough to po wer 329\,000 homes for more than 2 hours. The batteries are charged via FP L’s Manatee Solar Energy Center\, adjacent to the energy storage center. The size of the facility equates to 30 professional size football fields and the power output equals 100 million iPhone batteries!\n\nThis tour eve nt will consist of 1 to 1.5 hours of classroom instruction going over the site by engineers intimate with the project\, covering various engineering and construction topics related to the site. The second part of the event will be a walkdown of the energy storage facility where FPL engineers wil l be going through the yard\, opening an isolated container to go over the battery modules\, answer questions\, etc. This should be a really great e vent and the first in-person tour for the IEEE FWCS PES/IAS since the star t of the pandemic in early 2020. Mark your calendars and register for this exciting event.\n\nDue to the limited attendance but large interest\, we have broken the tour group into two (2) sessions in order to accommodate a total of 30 attendees. You do not need to register for both sessions. The morning/AM session is from 8:30am to 11:30ish (no lunch will be provided) and is limited to a total of 15 attendees. The second afternoon/PM sessio n is from 1:30pm - 4pm and is also limited to a total of 15 attendees.\n\n Please be mindful of required personal protective equipment (PPE). The PPE requirements for the site is long pants\, boots\, cotton long-sleeve shir t\, and hardhat (hardhats will be provided by FPL). Please also be cogniza nt of the start time when you register as we will be starting promptly on time.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Florida Power & Light\n\nRoom: To be provided \, Bldg: Manatee Power Plant\, 19052 FL-62\, Parrish\, Florida\, United Stat es\, 34219\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/301429 LOCATION:Room: To be provided \, Bldg: Manatee Power Plant\, 19052 FL-62\, Parrish\, Florida\, United States\, 34219\, Virtual: https://events.vtools .ieee.org/m/301429 ORGANIZER:robert.demelo@ieee.org SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Tour of FPL 400 MW Manatee Energy Storage Center - Afternoon/PM Tou r URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/301429 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The IEEE Florida West Coast Section PES/IA S\, in collaboration with Florida Power &amp\; Light (FPL)\, is bringing t o the IEEE community this awesome tour of the world&rsquo\;s largest solar -powered battery storage facility &ndash\; FPL&rsquo\;s Manatee Energy Sto rage Center in Parrish Florida.&nbsp\; The facility was commissioned and m ade commercial in 2021 and is large enough to power 329\,000 homes for mor e than 2 hours.&nbsp\; The batteries are charged via FPL&rsquo\;s Manatee Solar Energy Center\, adjacent to the energy storage center.&nbsp\; The si ze of the facility equates to 30 professional size football fields and the power output equals 100 million iPhone batteries!</p>\n<p>This tour event will consist of 1 to 1.5 hours of classroom instruction going over the si te by engineers intimate with the project\, covering various engineering a nd construction topics related to the site.&nbsp\; The second part of the event will be a walkdown of the energy storage facility where FPL engineer s will be going through the yard\, opening an isolated container to go ove r the battery modules\, answer questions\, etc. &nbsp\;This should be a re ally great event and the first in-person tour for the IEEE FWCS PES/IAS si nce the start of the pandemic in early 2020. &nbsp\;Mark your calendars an d register for this exciting event.</p>\n<p>Due to the limited attendance but large interest\, we have broken the tour group into two (2) sessions i n order to accommodate a total of 30 attendees. &nbsp\;You&nbsp\;<u>do not </u>&nbsp\;need to register for both sessions. &nbsp\;The morning/AM sessi on is from 8:30am to 11:30ish (no lunch will be provided) and is limited t o a total of 15 attendees. &nbsp\;The second afternoon/PM session is from 1:30pm - 4pm and is also limited to a total of 15 attendees. &nbsp\;</p>\n <p>Please be mindful of required personal protective equipment (PPE). &nbs p\;The PPE requirements for the site is long pants\, boots\, cotton long-s leeve shirt\, and hardhat (hardhats will be provided by FPL). &nbsp\;Pleas e also be cognizant of the start time when you register as we will be star ting promptly on time. &nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR