Evan Rogers discussed the benefits, challenges and potential opportunities that nuclear energy can bring to the legacy grid. He presented a deeper dive into the benefits and challenges including: environmental safety, efficiency, cost & integration into the grid. Eric presented study cases for past & …
December, 10, 2023 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and Talk
Once again, the IEEE PI2 Chapter closed out the year with a Volunteer Appreciation dinner for about 25 volunteers and their plus-ones, with guest speaker Romeo Denghel, a software engineer. We enjoyed a delicious meal and dessert prepared …
On November 13, 2023, IEEE (PI)2 Austin hosted a Technical Meeting, presented by Dr. Sukumar Kamallasadan on the topic: Can Modern Power System Achieve 100% Renewable Energy?
Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan, Professor and Distinguished Scholar of electric power engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) and …
Social Event
Thursday, October 19, 2023
IEEE Austin PI2 chapter held a networking event at Celis Brewery to get to know folks in the Austin engineering community. Celis Brewery, 10001 Metric Blvd, Austin, Texas 78758
On September 27th, IEEE (PI)2 Austin hosted a Technical Tour of Yotta Energy, an Austin battery manufacturing facility.
About 25+ attendees attended as Yotta guides demonstrated where the battery, the SolarLEAF, is manufactured, compiled, and tested. During the tour, attendees will had the chance to …
On September 26, 2023, IEEE (PI)2 Austin hosted a Technical Lecture: “Partial Discharges are Fun Again” with speaker Dr. Robert Hebner, Director of Center for Electromechanics at University of Texas at Austin
For decades, partial discharges have been a diagnostic to help assess insulation life …
August 22, 2023, IEEE (PI)2 Technical Ethics Meeting: A Blueprint for Survival: Lessons Learned from Others’ Mistakes
Brian Gray, Texas Office of Land Management, Gas Permitting, spoke about errors and ethical problems in the multi-million dollar industry of oil and gas land leasing. From company representatives who …
PSEG potential off-shore wind sale
On August 22, 2023, IEEE (PI)2 Austin hosted a technical meeting: Workforce Repurposing to Renewables: the Main Challenges and Best Practices
The speaker, Ksenia Solomatina, founder of PowerTechs, spoke about the challenges arising from transitions towards a more sustainable and renewable energy future, specifically the repurposing of the workforce from one set …
