IEEE Metropolitan Los Angeles Section – Communications Society Chapter

“Harnessing Sunlight for Energy Grids: Future Foresight Considerations for Sustainability”with Shona V.Z. de Jong, Queens University, CanadaDate/Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2024; 6:00-7:00 pm PST, 9-10 pm ESTAbstract:Optimistic predictions envision solar photovoltaic (solar PV) power as the renewable energy source to support the global electricity supply. This raises some hard questions: What future foresight issues and potential consequences should we consider in the energy transition related to solar panels? Who is acknowledging the debt of resources connected to life cycle of PV systems as well as the physical vulnerability of solar PV to rapid environmental change ? Preliminary research results are offered, highlighting several anticipated costs and benefits of solar PV power to the year 2050 and <a href="http://beyond.By" target="_blank" title="beyond.By">beyond.By attending this talk you will learn about:- The global drive for solar PV power as the renewable energy source to support the global energy <a href="http://supply.-" target="_blank" title="supply.-">supply.- The significant expenditure of raw materials and fossil energy required in every stage of solar PV production- Interdisciplinary research identifying locations where solar panels face particular risks from climate change related events (example: the Hail Alley of North America)- Incoming empirical evidence of solar panel performance, driving a need for critical infrastructure hardening engineering studies and extreme weather event forecast capability and capacity- Solar PV power risk and vulnerability analysis and step by step action plans being reviewed by the IEEE P7800 Working Group: Recommended Practice for Addressing Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change Challenges in Professional Practice (see the IEEE Planet Positive 2030 initiative)Speaker(s): Shona V.Z. de Jong, Agenda: 6:00 pm Introduction7:00 pm AdjournVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/446097

“Harnessing Sunlight for Energy Grids: Future Foresight Considerations for Sustainability” with Shona V.Z. de Jong, Queens University, Canada Date/Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2024; 6:00-7:00 pm PST, 9-10 pm EST Abstract: Optimistic predictions envision solar photovoltaic (solar PV) power as the renewable energy source to support the global electricity supply. This raises some hard questions: What future foresight issues and potential consequences should we consider in the energy transition related to solar panels? Who is acknowledging the debt of resources connected to life cycle of PV systems as well as the physical vulnerability of solar PV to rapid environmental change ? Preliminary research results are offered, highlighting several anticipated costs and benefits of solar PV power to the year 2050 and beyond. By attending this talk you will learn about: - The global drive for solar PV power as the renewable energy source to support the global energy supply. - The significant expenditure of raw materials and fossil energy required in every stage of solar PV production - Interdisciplinary research identifying locations where solar panels face particular risks from climate change related events (example: the Hail Alley of North America) - Incoming empirical evidence of solar panel performance, driving a need for critical infrastructure hardening engineering studies and extreme weather event forecast capability and capacity - Solar PV power risk and vulnerability analysis and step by step action plans being reviewed by the IEEE P7800 Working Group: Recommended Practice for Addressing Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change Challenges in Professional Practice (see the IEEE Planet Positive 2030 initiative) Speaker(s): Shona V.Z. de Jong, Agenda: 6:00 pm Introduction 7:00 pm Adjourn Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/446097

Grayson Randall will be our presenter. MOVE has responded to major disasters in 2024 with the most notable being the Helene disaster in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Grayson will review 2024 and the role MOVE played in the response with the Red Cross and other first responder <a href="http://partners.Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="partners.Co-sponsored">partners.Co-sponsored by: IEEE-USA MOVE ProgramSpeaker(s): Grayson RandallVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/446893