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The electric power industry and its workforce continue to evolve, but one thing remains constant – the need for knowledgeable and skilled workers. The EPCE Coalition Meeting provides utilities the opportunity to discuss, network and learn relevant ideas to support initiatives that develop, educate and train the energy industry’s workforce. We welcome you to attend the EPCE Coalition meeting.
Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) is a national industry coalition working collaboratively on workforce development solutions, translating what would be separate individual efforts into a national, industry-wide solution.
The main goal of plant managers used to be simply keeping their units running reliably at full power. Today, many plant managers are overseeing operations in a highly competitive environment that includes regular cycling and several other priorities. This year’s Plant Management Institute* meeting will focus on topics crucial to performing the seemingly ever-changing responsibilities and tasks required of plant managers and their management teams. Moderated by a Plant Management Institute Board Member, this meeting will be held as a roundtable, allowing for open and honest discussion between peers.
Add on Plant Management Institute during registration to get your pass to this important event today. Open to End Users only.
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College campuses, business sites, and other complexes have become proving grounds for innovative distributed energy technologies. Universities are setting sustainability goals and looking to reduce their carbon footprints by producing their own power. Local governments are looking at microgrids to ensure public safety in emergencies, upgrade existing infrastructure, and help reach their own climate goals. Our host resort, the Gaylord Rockies, has a combined heat and power set-up that provides more than 90% of the site’s electrical and thermal needs. We’ll hear from those who planned, designed, and are implementing distributing energy resources to power facilities and provide models for how institutions can realize cost savings, achieve climate goals, and ensure a supply of reliable and resilient power for their locations.
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In discussing a potential hydrogen economy, it is important to understand the usage demand from this market. This session will focus on identifying where the potential uses/demands/and markets for hydrogen will likely evolve.
· H2 as fuel for Turbines
· Fuel Cells – Transportation
· Regional Hub
o Maritime
o Chemical
· Energy Storage (based on Energy Density)
Rockets
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· Cryptocurrency Mining Intro/Overview: A quick introduction to explain what exactly cryptocurrency mining is, how it works, and the differences between various cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin.
· Proof of Work and Why it Matters: Energy is the foundation for Bitcoin. Energy consumption is what makes this global decentralized network possible. And in fact, Bitcoin’s existence effectively puts energy and the true value of energy at the forefront and brings it into fine focus. In short, the energy sector needs to understand why this is relevant to them and why they should embrace and even encourage what is coming. Their product becomes more important and more valuable in a world with Bitcoin.
· Use Cases for Bitcoin Mining as an Energy Management Tool: Energy companies are typically approached by miners who offer to purchase their power so that miners can retain the economic profits and operating flexibility. We propose that energy companies are (in many cases) much better off by undertaking this activity for themselves, at their own energy assets, as and where it makes sense in order to solve energy headaches that already exist. Bitcoin mining is a tool that can and should be taken advantage of by the energy sector. This can be a flexible solution to mitigate problems relating to lack of storage, curtailment of energy assets, expiring PPAs, stranded assets, lack of new project financeability, etc.
· Profitability Summary: How does the investment case work and what does the cash flow profile look like? How are projects set up? Who can take advantage of this most easily? How are energy projects impacted by the vertical integration of bitcoin mining? How can IPPs, utilities, and project developers increase their overall profitability?
· Challenges in getting the generation needed for crypto mining processes
· Utilization options with retiring coal units
· Issues with stressing the grid in some locations
· Address ERCOT’s aggressive plan with Crypto mining
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