UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State's GridSTAR Center is excited to introduce the Smart Grid Technical Workshop Series that will consist of new and engaging courses for energy industry professionals. All courses will be offered in partnership with Scitor Energy Academy and taught by seasoned professionals. In addition to the scheduled offerings at the Smart Grid Experience Center located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, these courses are available as customized in-house learning experiences for employees. The following one- and two-day courses will be offered in 2014:
-- Introduction to Distribution Management and Distribution Automation in the Smart Grid Environment (Jan. 7-8)
-- Transactive Energy: What is it and how it can help your utility and customers? (Jan. 21-22)
-- The Green Button Initiative (Feb. 4-5)
-- Building a Smart Grid Roadmap (Feb. 18-19)
-- Overview of Protocol Standards for Customer Premise Integration with Smart Grid Operations (March 4-5)
-- Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management for Smart Grid (March 18-19)
-- Urban Issues (April 8-9)
-- Designing your Smart Technology Test Bed (April 22-23)
-- Cyber Security Awareness Program (May 6)
-- Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Functions for Supporting the Power Grid (May 13-14)
-- Data Privacy for Utilities (May 20)