Making technology and renewable energy world name woman of the year finalists

Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Nashua, n.h., - the power - Gen 2013 women in power Committee is pleased the finalists for the first power-Gen woman of the year.

The finalists were from names of members of the community is selected and represent different facets of the industry.

The finalists are Ria Persad, founder and President of StatWeather, which provides for probabilistic weather forecast tools weather risk management for the energy industry; Jane Weissman, President and CEO of the Interstate renewable energy company, a non-profit organization that has worked, to the use of renewable energies since 1982 to accelerate; and Patty West with the Tennessee Valley Authority, a US-Government company, which provides electricity for 9 million people.

The women of the year were nominated in four categories with the most weight given to how they power generation advanced judged. In addition to promoting the energy industry as a judge the effect, that the candidates on their communities, their ability to lead and their success in mentoring others considered.

To encourage more women to enter of the energy industry, PennWell Corporation and female pioneers decided to recognize in energy technology, how this distributed power-Gen 2013 women of the year finalists. "If the achievements of the early adapter not recognized the growth of women in power could be endangered,", said Rich Baker, Senior Vice President with PennWell.

While these finalists both represent conventional and regenerative energy and each one works in a different facet of the energy industry (finance, policy, technology, respectively), a thread running through all of them is their commitment to promoting and improving the energy industry in North America. Every woman has devoted her life in the traditionally male-dominated field of energy, and issued every woman has to make determination where it is today. Estimates the proportion of women in the industry working, but in General, the number of moves to a 1:4 female share. And how you the series climbing, the percentage of women in leadership positions is small.

"We hope that these women as examples for young women considering career makes that amazing benefits can be achieved through hard work and dedication," said Jennifer Runyon, chairwoman of the women in the power Committee.

These three finalists will 2013-Power-Gen woman of the year at the annual awards banquet on Monday, November 11, at the Hard Rock Live at the universal resort in Orlando, Florida as part of the POWER-GEN International Conference and exhibition and co-located NUCLEAR POWER International Conference and exhibition, Renewable Energy World Conference & exhibition, North America, and the financial Forum named.

2013 The women power lunch will be during the 14th November at the Orange County Convention Center, also within the framework of the co-located conferences a keynote speech Power-Gen woman of the year on Thursday.

Registered participants of the conferences can attend either or both the feast and the lunch by buying tickets to the events. More information by visiting the Conference Web site: POWER-GEN International Conference and exhibition. which nuclear power International Conference and exhibition, Renewable Energy World Conference & exhibition, North America and the financial Forum.

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The 2013 Power-Gen women in power Committee

Jennifer Runyon, PennWell Corporation

Karin Corfee, Navigant

Christina M. Swanson, GE

Mary Ann Bunn, Siemens Energy, Inc.

Linda Church Ciocci, national hydropower Association

Heather Manypenny, New Hampshire electric cooperative, Inc.

Bonnie Marini, Siemens Energy, Inc.

Meg Cichon, PennWell Corporation

Daryl Zeis, REC solar

Mary Noyes Joynt, WilkinsonShein communications

Elizabeth Ingram, PennWell Corporation

Lola Infante, generation fuels and market analysis

Heather Manganiello, project manager, HDR

MaryJo Rogers, strategic talent solutions

Henrietta Gurri McBee, HDR

Paula mints, SPV - market research

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Department of Energy Announces $1 million for hydrogen fuel technology way

The Department of energy on October 5 announced new funding, the most promising technology paths in direction to the gasoline equivalent reach of hydrogen as a fuel of the $2 - to $4 per gallon by 2020 to evaluate. The financing help the Department broader give efforts to drivers and businesses more opportunities and to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

To help achieving this aggressive target by 2020, the selected projects will determine through this program cost-efficient materials and processes generates hydrogen from renewables and natural gas. Researchers in these projects will manufacture and supply of technologies, analyze also, to identify the main challenges and priorities; You are to assess further progress and hydrogen costs. This effort will include annual analyses of the key technical challenges with the Department of energy hydrogen analysis models (H2A) in addition to other industry tools. The Department of energy progress warning message displayed.

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Global automakers demo quickly recharge EV technology

A technology of fast-charging station for electric vehicles (EV), which can recharge compatible systems in only 15-20 minutes showed eight car manufacturers. Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche, and Volkswagen have agreed to quickly recharge a harmonised single-port approach support - DC quickly recharge with a combined charging system called - for use on EVs in the United States and Europe.

Car manufacturers were charging demonstrations during the EVS26 electric vehicle Symposium, held in Los Angeles, may 6-9. The combined charging system into single phase AC charger three phases AC charger, DC recharge at home and ultra-fast DC load at public stations, quickly a vehicle inlet. Thus customers can free of charge at the most existing charging stations independently from the power source, and it can speed adoption of a standardized infrastructure more affordable. The international society of automotive of engineers that has combined charging system than the fast - charging methodology for a standard decided, the incremental the existing AC type 1-based collection expands. The standard is officially this summer will be published. And ACEA, the European Association of car manufacturers, the system as AC/DC has upload interface for all new types of vehicles in Europe from 2017 selected. Commercial combined charge, that units are expected to be in this year. All dedicated manufacturers have vehicles in development, that the combined charging system is used. The first vehicles, to use this system will reach the market in 2013. See the press release from General Motors.

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DOD Picks 2012 Energy Technology Installation Demos

The Department of Defense's (DOD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program on November 18 announced 27 new projects to demonstrate emerging energy technologies on military installations. The Installation Energy Test Bed initiative plays a key role in testing, evaluating, and scaling up innovative new energy technologies to improve DOD's energy security and reduce its facility energy costs. DOD has 300,000 buildings on its installations and spends nearly $4 billion per year on the energy needed to operate them. Demonstrations generate the cost and performance data needed to validate promising technologies, allowing them to be "fielded" and commercialized more rapidly.

This latest round of projects was competitively selected from the 575 proposals submitted by private firms, universities, and federal organizations. The fiscal year 2012 awards cover five areas: smart microgrids and energy storage; advanced component technologies to improve building energy efficiency; advanced building energy management and control technologies; tools and processes for design, assessment, and decision-making associated with energy use; and technologies for renewable energy generation on installations.

On one project, Soladigm Inc, along with partners including DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, will demonstrate dynamic windows to optimize solar heat gain and daylighting at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, California. On another project, DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and partners will develop and apply a fleet management tool to schedule charging of plug-in electric vehicles at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California. See the DOD press release and Installation Energy Test Bed Web page.

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United States with a focus on carbon capture technology

WASHINGTON, 26 Aug. UPI)-the US Department of energy, said it would help 16 projects, the ways to capturing carbon dioxide better would develop.

The projects, the dissemination of New Jersey, United States, Washington will $41 million over the next three years. Everyone is focused on ways to improve the existing carbon-capture technology from finding ways to reduce energy and cost penalties.

The Energy Department said that efficient not, since current recording systems for larger power plants large amounts of energy require existing technology.

Objective of the programme is to provide energy losses at the search technology that reach at least 90 percent CO2 removal, the Department said for ways to develop carbon capture.

"Charting a way in the clean coal to achieve our objectives of providing American jobs to create, clean energy and greenhouse gas emissions is essential," Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement. "It helps a leader of the United States in the global clean energy race."

President Barack Obama has a goal with less than 10 pilot projects online by 2016 as part of a plan to develop an efficient CO2 capture technology within the next 10 years set.

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Schlumberger inaugurates new technology at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah

The technology, originally created to reservoir performance by improving the asset team productivity, allows engineering students gain experience in the development of collaborative workflows, and integrate in upstream oil and gas operations to optimize operations processes.

Schlumberger information solutions (SIS) Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain Manager, Mr Abdel Wahab Chebata, said: "Education is the basis for the creation of generations of professionals who will have a role in the conservation of natural resources and energy to people." However, we believe the partnership between theoretical education and vocational training, or in other words, between education and industry best to achieve sustainable development. "We look forward to working closely with the universities and students here, so that they acquire experience and develop their skills for the benefit of the industry in KSA".

Donating a number of technology followed by donations from Schlumberger geology, geophysics, Petrophysics, drilling and reservoir engineering at King Abdulaziz University and King Fahd University made.

The Faculty of Earth Dean at King Abdulaziz University, Dr. Amar Ameen, said: "this is another milestone in the relationship between the University and Schlumberger, and we look forward to further cooperation for the promotion of research and development in the oil and gas industry and training students in the Kingdom."

King Abdulaziz University, one of the universities in KSA offers education programs in Sciences, engineering, Earth Sciences, marine sciences, meteorology and environmental sciences, medicine, environmental design, economy, art and humanities. The University was also the first Saudi University, set up a Dean's Office for distance learning, allowing students to study on a flexible schedule and to balance professional and family obligations.

Schlumberger and KSA have over 65 years of partnership in the oil fields of maintenance, technology sharing and social commitment.

Schlumberger Middle East Vice President, Mr. Sherif Fouda, said "Schlumberger has a long-standing commitment to the support of educational institutions with the latest technologies in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States." In 2006, it inaugurated the first Center for science and technology research on King Fahad University of petroleum and minerals. "Reservoir custom 2009 Schlumberger opened also the first Center in KSA for the production of oil."

"The company 2200 today Saudi national, employs 120 of side by side employees around the world serve in global fields of operations with Schlumberger," said Fouda.

Schlumberger has made several software donations to universities in KSA, Kuwait, Oman and other countries. The oil fields services guide also organized annual internship programmes for students in the Middle East, workshops and seminars at universities, and contributes to the local schools with the Schlumberger Excellence in education development (SEED) Setup program, around the world, the students science education commitment.

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