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DESCRIPTION:Energy resources and the supply of electric power are significa
 nt defining global issues of the 21st century\, and play a critical role i
 n our society on many levels. The impact from a new era of energy resource
  development and the rapidly evolving mix of diverse energy resource portf
 olios in the 21st century are creating new challenges\, and opportunities\
 , for electric power grid infrastructure. Over the past quarter of the 20t
 h century\, our nation had under‐invested in technology\, infrastruc
 ture\, research and development\, and education in this important area. Th
 e impact of these trends today has resulted in a tremendous need not only 
 for technology and infrastructure advancement\, but also in the area of wo
 rkforce development. This seminar will provide an overview of the electric
  power and energy sector\, along with recommendations on solutions to powe
 r grid reliability concerns\, including the role of advanced power electro
 nics control technologies and the emergence of Direct Current (DC) solutio
 ns at all levels of the grid\, as well as microgrids and other rapidly evo
 lving development. The discussion will also highlight opportunities for re
 search and development needs\, education and training\, and future employm
 ent in these exciting and dynamic fields\, including the leadership role o
 f the Pittsburgh region. The discussion will also provide an introduction 
 to the recently established Energy GRID Institute at the University of Pit
 tsburgh.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Gregory Reed\, \, Dr. Gregory Reed\, \n\nBldg:
  Westinghouse Energy Research Center\, Monroeville\, Pennsylvania\, United
  States
LOCATION:Bldg: Westinghouse Energy Research Center\, Monroeville\, Pennsylv
 ania\, United States
ORGANIZER:bmg10@pitt.edu
SEQUENCE:3
SUMMARY:Electric Power Grid Reliability in a New Era of Energy Development 
 and an Introduction to the Pitt Energy Grid Institute
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/40482
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Energy resources and the supply of electri
 c power are significant defining global issues of the 21st century\, and p
 lay a critical role in our society on many levels. The impact from a new e
 ra of energy resource development and the rapidly evolving mix of diverse 
 energy resource portfolios in the 21<sup>st</sup> century are creating new
  challenges\, and opportunities\, for electric power grid infrastructure. 
 Over the past quarter of the 20<sup>th</sup> century\, our nation had unde
 r‐invested in technology\, infrastructure\, research and development
 \, and education in this important area. The impact of these trends today 
 has resulted in a tremendous need not only for technology and infrastructu
 re advancement\, but also in the area of workforce development. This semin
 ar will provide an overview of the electric power and energy sector\, alon
 g with recommendations on solutions to power grid reliability concerns\, i
 ncluding the role of advanced power electronics control technologies and t
 he emergence of Direct Current (DC) solutions at all levels of the grid\, 
 as well as microgrids and other rapidly evolving development. The discussi
 on will also highlight opportunities for research and development needs\, 
 education and training\, and future employment in these exciting and dynam
 ic fields\, including the leadership role of the Pittsburgh region. The di
 scussion will also provide an introduction to the recently established Ene
 rgy GRID Institute at the University of Pittsburgh.</p>
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