Release Date: 3/23/2009
Don McConnell, President of Battelle Energy Technology, spoke about the role of smart grid development in achieving a sustainable low carbon energy strategy for the island
Columbus, OH – Battelle continues to use innovation to help the energy industry take steps to use smart technologies to explore issues affecting business opportunities, decision making and its future direction. How?
One way is to address top energy officials at the 2nd Annual European Executive Summit on March 22-24, 2009 in Maynooth, Ireland. The theme to illustrate this trend is “The Smart Utility and Energy Company-Smart Meters, Smart Utility, Smart Buildings, Smart Grid. How Smart is Your Company?”
On the first day of the conference, Battelle’s President of Energy Technology, Don McConnell, spoke about the directions for electric power systems in carbon restrained markets. McConnell discussed the period of unprecedented change facing energy systems due to a combination of market and regulatory forces.
In order to develop a smart grid in Ireland and other places during the next 20 years, electric power supply and management must be managed. It will be driven by the combined forces of increased demand, the necessary expansion of infrastructure, and increased pressure from climate change legislation to reduce overall carbon footprint for the entire power system.
Battelle is the world’s largest non-profit independent research and development organization, providing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing needs through its four global businesses: Laboratory Management, National Security, Energy Technology, and Health and Life Sciences. It advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $5.2 billion in global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management and technology commercialization. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle oversees 20,400 employees in more than 130 locations worldwide, including seven national laboratories which Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Battelle’s Global Energy Technology business translates Battelle’s basic and applied energy R&D base into innovative commercial solutions, products, and services. Including the operations of national laboratories, Battelle oversees nearly $900 million annually in energy-related research contributing to advances in climate change solutions, bio-energy, fuel cells, nuclear power, and energy infrastructure.
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