Arun Majumdar – Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E)

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA – The Automation Federation (AF) announces that—at the request of its member organization, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)—it will host a web seminar presented by Dr. Arun Majumdar, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E). The web seminar, entitled, “Innovative Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Society,” will take place on 4 May 2011 from 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. EDT.

AF places great emphasis on communicating to automation professionals the importance of:

• The reliability of the electric grid to levels never thought possible
• Maintaining affordability of energy for consumers
• Renewable and traditional energy resources
• Reducing carbon footprints
• Allowing for advancements and efficiencies in energy Continue reading →