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Women In Energy: Neli Magubane

April 30th, 2018

The Women in Energy series is a joint project between USEA and USAID that was developed out of USEA’s Engendering Utilities Partnership, a program funded by USAID to improve gender policies and gender outcomes at their respective organizations.

Neli Magubane

Job Title: 
Chairperson
Organization: 
Matleng Energy Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Ms. Nelisiwe Magubane is the Chairperson of Matleng Energy Solutions,  a South African black woman owned company. 

Ms. Nelisiwe Magubane holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration. She started her career with the South African utility Eskom and later joined the Department of Minerals and Energy as the Chief Director responsible for the restructuring of the electricity sector, planning and implementation of the electrification programme. She was then appointed as a Deputy Director General responsible for the development of the policies that govern the electricity, nuclear and clean energy sector in South Africa.    

Ms. Magubane established the Department of Energy and under her stewardship the Department of Energy achieved the procurement of 1000 MW power generation; designed the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), which has yielded US$ 14 billion of investments; and improved access to electricity for over a million households. 

Twitter Username: 
@NeliMagubane

Coal Mine Drainage as a Domestic Source of Rare Earth Elements

rare earth elements
May 31st, 2018

Rare Earth Elements are essential for advanced technologies from smartphones and robots to national defense systems. The rare earth metals have remarkable chemical properties but are so evenly dispersed throughout the earth’s crust that economically attractive concentrations are extremely rare. As a result, the U.S. imports nearly all its rare earth elements from China.

2018 U.S. Energy Award Booklet

April 12th, 2018
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2017 USEA Annual Report

April 12th, 2018
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USEA Now - May 2018

April 27th, 2018
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Paul Ziemkiewicz

Job Title: 
Director, Water Research Institute
Organization: 
West Virginia University

Dr. Ziemkiewicz, a native of Pittsburgh has a PhD from the University of British Columbia and an MS and BS from Utah State University. He worked for ten years with the Alberta Department of Energy before coming to West Virginia University to serve as director of its Water Research Institute. The Institute develops and carries out environmental research projects in the region and nationally. Research focus areas include management and treatment of waste streams from coal mining and oil and gas development. Major programs include coal mine reclamation, water treatment and watershed restoration and brownfields development.

The Water Research Institute currently has a staff of 15 and manages 22 research projects worth $5.6MM.

Profile Type: 
Speaker
Credentials: 
PhD

Chemical Looping Prospective: An Advanced Approach to Coal Utilization

May 10th, 2018

Chemical looping technologies have evolved into a promising alternative for the efficient conversion of carbonaceous fuels to electricity and/or high-value chemicals with minimal carbon emissions. These processes utilize an oxygen carrier solid material to indirectly supply oxygen to the fuel source. With the exponential growth of research and publications in this field, chemical looping has expanded to encompass power and chemical production with in-situ gas separation.

Harry Vidas

Job Title: 
Vice President
Organization: 
ICF International

Harry Vidas is Vice President at ICF in its natural gas and petroleum practice. He leads a team of geologists, engineers, and economists to analyze North American and world fuel supplies, transportation infrastructure, and end use markets.

He works with project developers, investors, and other stakeholders to evaluate the natural gas, NGL and oil transportation and storage investments. His recent work has included ICF projects related U.S. crude oil export polices, regulations of rail car safety of crude oil and other flammable liquids, the effects of low oil prices on future U.S. oil and natural gas infrastructure needs, waterborne transportation of energy and other products, and LNG exports from the U.S. and Canada. He has conducted market analyses and prepared expert economic impact reports for several planned U.S. LNG export projects.

Mr. Vidas received a B.A. in History and Economics, summa cum laude from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire and an M.A. in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.

Economic Benefits of US LNG Exports

May 8th, 2018

The energy economists at ICF Inc. recently conducted a study for LNG Allies entitled: Calculating the Benefits of US LNG Exports. The report looked at direct, indirect, and induced value added ($GDP) and employment from LNG terminals and the natural gas feedstock. The principal author of the ICF report, Harry Vidas, joins Fred H.

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