CTS LM-CTCN May 18 2021 Meeting - Battery Energy Storage Technology – The Nexus of ALL Energy!
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Energy is fundamental to all human endeavor. Indeed, human quality of life is directly correlated to availability of energy. But, this metric is changing, again, in dramatic fashion. Previously unrelated energy sectors (oil and electricity for example) are becoming irreversibly intertwined. “New energy” (e-frack natural gas, solar and wind) are already replacing “old energy”(coal, and now oil). As clean technologies work to displace the carbon intensive incumbents, one technology stands at the center of it all, allowing the transition to proceed at scale, and ushering in a new world of possibilities: Battery Energy Storage Technology – The Nexus of ALL Energy.
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- Date: 18 May 2021
- Time: 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM
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- Austin , Texas
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- Co-sponsored by IEEE Galveston Bay Life Member Affinity Group
- Starts 26 April 2021 07:00 AM
- Ends 17 May 2021 12:05 PM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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Thomas Ortman of Voltabox, Inc.
Battery Energy Storage Technology – The Nexus of ALL Energy!
Energy is fundamental to all human endeavor. Indeed, human quality of life is directly correlated to availability of energy. But, this metric is changing, again, in dramatic fashion. Previously unrelated energy sectors (oil and electricity for example) are becoming irreversibly intertwined. “New energy” (e-frack natural gas, solar and wind) are already replacing “old energy”(coal, and now oil). As clean technologies work to displace the carbon intensive incumbents, one technology stands at the center of it all, allowing the transition to proceed at scale, and ushering in a new world of possibilities: Battery Energy Storage Technology – The Nexus of ALL Energy.
Biography:
Thomas Ortman is the CTO for Voltabox of Texas, Inc., a subsidiary of Germany-based Voltabox AG, a publicly traded corporation, manufacturing electro-mobility solutions with highly engineered battery energy storage systems (BESS). These systems are applied in a broad cross-section of industrial sectors from municipal buses, mining, forklifts and agriculture to locomotives and e-bikes, as well as to stationary applications. Mr. Ortman served as CEO of Voltabox of Texas, Inc. from July 2018-July 2019.
Mr. Ortman was Founder, President and CEO of Concurrent Design, Inc., which was acquired by Voltabox in March 2018. Founded in 1994, Concurrent Design was an engineering consulting firm with core skills in industrial product development, manufacturing automation and test equipment. With a focus on the electronics, semiconductor and clean technology market segments. Mr. Ortman is a mechanical engineer and an expert in product design and development.
Thomas Ortman is active in the Austin Tech community; Clean Tech Leaders Roundtable, Clean Energy Business Network, Founding Member and Advisory Board Member, CleanTX; Member, Austin Regional Manufacturers Association (ARMA); Mentor, University of Texas IC2, Austin Technology Incubator, Texas Venture Mentor Service (mentoring battery start-ups; Member, Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL). Prior roles include; Chairman, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) Texas Chapter; Founder, Solar Energy Entrepreneur Network (SEEN), Advisor – Physical Sciences for Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (RCIC) of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF); Member, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Clean Energy Council (GACC CEC).
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The Austin Life Members Group meets monthly. Except when meeting jointly with other groups, the Life Members meet on the third Tuesday each month. Meetings usually begin with informal networking from 5:45 to 6:00 p.m., followed by presentations from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. by experts in topics of interest to IEEE Life Members. Our meetings are open to the public. We will be conducting virtual meeting from now to June 2021.