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Jennifer Runyon
February 29, 2012
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It’s a leap year and I am writing this on February 29th. This year we have one extra day to make our work count. It’s exciting and invigorating to me.
There’s another exciting and invigorating development taking place this year. It is one that proves renewable energy has made it to the mainstream and it is happening in December.
This year, 2012, Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo is moving to Orlando to run alongside the world’s largest conference and expo for the traditional power generation industry. Power-Gen International, now in its 24th year attracts a whopping 1,200 exhibitors and, in 2011, brought in more than 20,000 attendees representing 92 countries. This year, oil, gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable power will all be exhibiting, attending conference sessions, networking, listening and learning under one roof in what will be an unprecedented event.
As far as I’m concerned, this is the industry event that the renewable energy community has been waiting for. When I started with RenewableEnergyWorld.com four and a half years ago, I asked then, when will renewable energy be thought of as just another form of power generation? When will we reach the point at which all power is just power?
I think Renewable Energy World co-locating with Power-Gen International signifies that, at least in one way, we have made it. As conference chairperson for Renewable Energy World, I intend to make sure that all of our educational sessions are significant to the entire power generation industry. We’ll cover renewables from soup to nuts so that utilities and traditional power generation professionals can cross over and learn about the great strides that renewables have already made in the power industry.
If you were thinking about being part of just one show this year, this would be the one. By all means, please think about speaking at the show. You can submit an abstract until March 16th at this link (UPDATE: New Deadline is March 30th). We need as many renewable energy industry representatives as possible to participate in order to make the renewable energy tracks at this show as informative and engaging as possible.
I urge you to think about what you could present at the show. And think fast! Even though the show doesn’t take place until December, abstracts are due now and the review committee meets soon to put together conference sessions.
This is the year that renewables will leap into mainstream power production. I hope you’ll get involved.
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March 8, 2012
This nation's electric power grid is something most all of us think will never fail. Larger storms are putting more people with out power in the dark every year world wide.
One event not from a storm like the 2003 blackout on the northeast coast of the United States that took place. That event left over 50 million people in the United States and Canada and many from all other nations that were visitors to America in the dark for days. No TV or Radio for many. Many went with out water to their second floor or beyond. Many had no running water at all. For the first time electronic banking stopped on the east coast of America. Many will never forget the telephones did not work. Most all transportation came to a halt no traffic lights, and gas stations no electric power to pump the gas pumps. The smell of sewage was everywhere in the inner cities.
Now except for a few smart ones that had a back up generator till there fuel ran out. Most of them only think the power would be out for a day or two 24 to 48 hours. A few had enough fuel for longer put not many. Hospitals and Shelters were the only lights on in all the cities up and down the east coast at night. They had Natural Gas Generators or Diesel with large storage tanks.
Perhaps the only ones you can call really smart were the ones with a Solar Energy System their lights were a Lighthouse Beacon to all around. Their lights were on every night and the gate and garage door remotes still worked.
Now being the director for safety many time in my life i would say the owners of the few that had a Solar Energy System really did care for their family.
There will be many more times the Power Grid will go down be safe not sorry.
GOD Bless
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