MS Teams starts at 6:00 PM The Reflector, October 2021 16 Location: Online only via MS Teams; no in-person gathering Time:
Abstract: Power & Energy Society - and 6:00PM, October 19 in Texas in the winter of 2021 have The record low temperatures severeTuesday, winter storms observed IEEE PES BOSTON TECHNICAL MEETING & AWARDS NIGHT caused massive outages, leaving 4.4 million homes without power for long durations. It has further emphasized importance of improving resilience of the Texas electric grid as well as the overall North American grid, particularly under the evolving impacts of climate change. As the modernized and resilient electrical grid is also an enabler to increase penetration of renewable resources and electrification, it is Novosel, important President to review the main causesQuanta of the issues in Texas and how it could be Speaker: Damir and Founder, Technology avoided in the future. This presentation will also address how an industry-wide holistic framework for resilience planning and investment prioritization is strongly needed to both mitigate and adapt to the Location: Online only via MS Teams; no in-person gathering evolving impacts on the electric grid.
Planning for Resilience: The Texas Example Biography:
Damir Novosel is president and founder of Quanta Technology, a subsidiary of Quanta Services, a Fortune 250 company. Previously, he was vice president of ABB Automation Products Agenda: and president of KEMA T&D US. Dr. Novosel also an adjunct professor of Meeting neededis to both mitigate and adapt to the evolving imElectrical NorthOpening Carolina State Damir elected to National 6:00 PM Engineering – Welcomeat and Re- University. pacts on the was electric grid. Academy of Engineers in 2014. He served as president of the IEEE Power and Energy marks Souresh Mukherjee, Society -and VP of Technical Activities.Chair, He is presently chairing IEEE Industry Technical Support Leadership of theNovosel IEEE Standards Association IEEE PES Boston Committee Chapter and is a member Damir is president and founder of Quanta Standards Board. He is a member of the CIGRE US National Committee and received 6:15 PM –Attwood 2020 Awards Technology, a subsidiary of17 Quanta Services, a Fortune the CIGRE AssociatePresentation and the Distinguished Member awards. Damir holds US • andOutstanding Engineer Award 250 company. he to was international patents, published over 200 articles and reports,Previously, and contributed 6 vice president of ABB Damir is an IEEE Fellow Engineer since 2003, holds PhD, MSc, and BScand degrees in • books. Outstanding Young Automation Products president of KEMA T&D US. electrical engineering from Mississippi State University (where he was a Fulbright adjunct Award scholar), the University of Zagreb, Croatia, andDr. theNovosel University is of also Tuzla,an Bosnia, and professor of Electrical respectively. Dr. Award Novosel was selected as Mississippi StateCarolina UniversityState University. Damir • Herzegovina, Outstanding Volunteer Engineering at North Distinguished Engineering Fellow in 2015.
6:20 PM – Women in Power (WiP) - Marissa Petersile, was elected to National Academy of Engineers in 2014. TEAMS details: He served as president of the IEEE Power and Energy WiP Boston Chair Microsoft Teams Meeting 6:30 PM – Keynote SpeakerJoin - Damir Novosel, PresiSociety and VP of Technical Activities. He is presently th Tuesday, October 19 , 2021; MS Teams starts at 6:00 PM dent and Founder, Quanta Technology - “Planning for chairing IEEE Industry Technical Support Leadership Resilience: The Texas Example” Committee and is a member of the IEEE Standards Free and Open to the Public; RSVP is appreciated Visit the IEEE PES Chapter website for further details - http://www.ieeepesboston.org/ Association Standards Board. He is a member of the 7:45 PM – Raffle, Note ofBoston Thanks & Wrap-up If you have any questions, please contact Souresh Mukherjee (souresh.mukherjee@eversource.com) CIGRE US National Committee and received the CIThe record low temperatures and severe winter storms GRE Attwood Associate and the Distinguished Member observed in Texas in the winter of 2021 have caused awards. Damir holds 17 US and international patents, massive outages, leaving 4.4 million homes without published over 200 articles and reports, and contributed power for long durations. It has further emphasized im- to 6 books. Damir is an IEEE Fellow since 2003, holds portance of improving resilience of the Texas electric PhD, MSc, and BSc degrees in electrical engineering grid as well as the overall North American grid, partic- from Mississippi State University (where he was a Fulularly under the evolving impacts of climate change. bright scholar), the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and As the modernized and resilient electrical grid is also the University of Tuzla, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, rean enabler to increase penetration of renewable re- spectively. Dr. Novosel was selected as Mississippi sources and electrification, it is important to review the State University Distinguished Engineering Fellow in main causes of the issues in Texas and how it could 2015. be avoided in the future. This presentation will also address how an industry-wide holistic framework for resil- Free and Open to the Public; RSVP is appreciated ience planning and investment prioritization is strongly Visit the IEEE PES Boston Chapter website for further details - http://www.ieeepesboston.org/
