IEM Southern Branch - Announcement: Short Course on "SMART GRID PERSPECTIVES, TECHNOLOGY, AND APPLICATIONS"

[The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia - Southern Branch]

Good day to all IEM (Southern Branch) members,

We are pleased to announce the upcoming event:

Short Course on "SMART GRID PERSPECTIVES, TECHNOLOGY, AND APPLICATIONS"

Date  : Tuesday - Wednesday, 4th. - 5th. November 2014

Time  : 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Venue: Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya

Registration Fee: RM 1,950.00 - Fees are inclusive of course materials, lunch and refreshment.

DISCOUNT RM150/per person (minimum FOUR) OR IEM/IEEE-PES members 

Organised by:

Centre of Electrical Energy Systems (CEES)

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

in collaboration with

The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (Southern Branch)

Supported by:

IEEE-Power & Energy Society Malaysia Chapter

BEM approved CPD/PDP hours:11.5

Ref no.: IEM14/SB/330/C

SYNOPSIS

There is a worldwide trend of introducing renewable energy sources (RES) into the generation mix to counteract the depleting conventional fuel sources and to combat climate change. Governments are setting ambitious targets to source increasing amounts of their future energy needs from clean renewal energy sources. Smart grid is the paradigm that facilitates the integration of the renewal energy sources into existing grid systems.

The Malaysian government renewable energy policy targets doubling the share of the renewal energy sources up to 10% of total generation capacity by 2020.  To further set the stage, the government has legislated the renewable energy act in 2011 to provide for the feed-in-tariff (FiT) system as a catalyst to renewal energy sources development.  With a time frame of less than six years, it is increasingly involuntary to embark on using smart grid technologies to achieve the proclaimed targets.

This intensive two-day short course will build upon the skills and experiences from two professionals, Prof Z. Y. Dong and Mr. Eric Pozorski, who have accumulated a first-hand experience of the Smart Grid City project in New South Wales, Australia.  This is Australia’s first fully integrated, commercial scale smart grid demonstration project and is worth a total of AU$ 600 M. Besides delivering the fundamentals of the smart grid technologies, the course will also share some insights on the relevant policy drivers, economic viability, business prospects and the integration of telecommunications and power engineering. More importantly, it allows the audience to participate in a one hour open forum—focusing on the lessons learnt from the Smart Grid City initiative. The course also highlights smart grid implementation strategies by TNB, including an automated metering infrastructure (AMI) deployment pilot project in Malacca. This part of the course will be delivered by Ir. Dr. Syed Ahmad Fuad from TNB.

Kindly find enclosed the above-mentioned flyer pertaining to the Short Course on "SMART GRID PERSPECTIVES, TECHNOLOGY, AND APPLICATIONS"for your kind attention. All payment must received within 14 working days before the event date. Kindly fill up the registration form and make a crossed cheque in local currency payable to: "BENDAHARI, UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA". 

 

Contact Persons:-

1) Dr. Mohamed Abd El-Moneim Shaaban, m.sh...@fke.utm.my

2) Muhammad Thalhah Zainal, hp: +6018-2204500, office : +607-5557006, thal...@gmail.com

Mailing Address:

P19A, 01-11-00

Centre of Electrical Energy Systems (CEES),

Faculty of Electrical Engineering,

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,

81310 UTM Skudai

Johor Darul Takzim

Best Regards,
Hon. Secretary of IEM Southern

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