Events

Worldwide, over 700 million people live without access to the electrical grid. The majority of people afflicted by this form of energy poverty live in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

The rapid integration of variable renewable energy sources (VRES) into power grids increases variability and uncertainty of the net demand, making the power system operation challenging.

Floating offshore wind energy is a nascent form of renewable energy development that marries oil and gas floating technologies with wind components from the well developed bottom mounted offshore wind sector.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, electricity access is progressing, but electricity use for economic growth remains stagnant. Powering economies sustainably is vital to enhancing livelihoods and is particularly challenging in agriculture-led rural economies, where the financial viability of electrification hinges on having sufficient demand to ensure sustainable revenues for utilities, which in turn provides economic benefits to consumers.

Oscilla Power is focused on developing large scale wave energy converters (WEC’s) that can provide reliable, utility-scale energy, enabling significant reductions in carbon emissions. Our 100kW Triton-C system is currently located in Hawaii and is waiting to be installed at the Wave Energy Test Site off the Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

The Spark Museum of Electrical Invention offers an exciting and educational experience for audiences of all ages. Compelling, interactive exhibits spanning four centuries of scientific achievement and cultural heritage are featured in a world-class collection of unique objects. The Spark Museum displays the inventions and innovations that changed the course of human history.

The Seattle PES Spark Museum Tour in Bellingham was held on November 6, 2021.  The Spark Museum is a great supporter of IEEE and PES and opens its doors early for this annual event. It was a private tour and started with the museum’s MegaZapper show.  This was the only IEEE PES in person event in 2021.  We had a great turnout of 30 attendees including many families and friends.

The IEEE YP hosted a live action room escape game at Puzzle Break Seattle on Friday April 14th 2017. We had a total of 7 attendees, all but one were IEEE members. There were 10 people who registered. Attendees were tasked with escaping a clue filled room in one hour. After an exhaustive search, each participant contributed to solving individual puzzles that unlocked a key to escape the room with 55 seconds remaining! Thanks to all who attended!

The Tour of Snohomish PUD’s Energy Storage System on October 7, 2016, went really well. We had 22 attendees, mostly IEEE members.