Energy storage the focus of Sarnia-Lambton conference
Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario – October 23, 2013 – Energy industry experts will gather in Sarnia-Lambton on November 20 for the Grid Resiliency Through Energy Storage in South Western Ontario conference. They will be discussing new energy storage technologies and how they can reduce power outage risks, associated costs, and improve grid management.
The conference will shine the spotlight on Sarnia-Lambton’s unique energy infrastructure, research, and development opportunities.
The event is being organized by The Ontario Centres of Excellence, Hydro One Networks Inc., Bluewater Power and Electek Power Services, Lambton College’s Bluewater Technology Access Centre, Peter Smith Energy Consultant, and the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership; technical co-sponsorship by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) London Section Power and Energy Society Chapter; and support from the BlueGreen Innovation Group.
“The new energy storage technologies now under development really have the potential to help industry stay on line or shut down in a controlled manner during power interruptions,” notes conference co-chair Peter Smith, Energy Consultant. “This conference is intended to help industry understand the potential of these new technologies and to help the technology developers understand what industry needs.”
Speaker Cam Carver, President and CEO of Temporal Power and Chair of the Ontario Sustainability Energy Association, will discuss energy storage in Ontario from a policy and regulatory perspective.
Prof. Jatin Nathwani, Executive Directory of Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE), will bring a local focus to the conference as he examines energy storage as a building block for smart energy networks.
Conference co-chair Tim Vanderheide, COO of Electek Power Services and Bluewater Power Generation, noted, “Recent smart grid systems, coupled with energy storage technologies are finally cost effective power continuity solutions for petrochemical industries in Sarnia-Lambton; this conference demonstrates how.”
Vanderheide commented that the conference is a high-calibre event on state-of-the-art information regarding the energy industry. “The speaker line-up for this conference is world-class,” he noted.
The conference will take place 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., November 20, at the Best Western Guildwood Inn, 1400 Venetian Blvd., Point Edward / Sarnia. To encourage participation in this important conference the registration fee has been kept to a minimal $75 for the full-day event.
More information can be found at www.energystorage4swontario.com.
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For more information contact:
George Mallay, General Manager
Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
519-332-1820 / 1-800-972-7642
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