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	Webcasts Conferences/Shows Training Communicating Smart Meter Value Sep 9 2010 - 2010-01-01 12:00:00 - Your City If you are involved in Management or Customer Service and are responsible for communicating the value of smart meters to your utility customers, you don’t want to miss this online discussion - Communicating Smart Meter Value. more... Social Media: The new frontier in recruiting, communications and marketing Sep 13 2010 - 2010-01-01 12:00:00 - Your City Join social media mavens Matthew Burks and Amanda Shewmake as they provide an insider's perspective on how HR, communications and marketing professionals in energy companies can harness the power of social media to be more effective and productive. more... Eliminating Obstacles and Delivering the Benefits of the Smart Grid - IBM's Optimized Energy Value Chain (OEVC) Sep 14 2010 - 2010-01-01 12:00:00 - Your City The convergence of power and information technologies in the smart grid has created opportunities for finer grained and broader controls of energy flows. These opportunities can improve electric service in multiple dimensions: lower cost, greater reliability, greater customer satisfaction, and more... Achieving Operational Excellence - What to Consider Before Implementing or Upgrading Your Distribution Management Solutions Sep 16 2010 - 2010-01-01 12:00:00 - Your City Significant cost over runs. Changing business requirements. A well thought out plan is essential. Attend this free webcast discussion to hear inside hear three experts in utility operations discuss what utilities need to evaluate when they are considering upgrading or more... Outsmarting the Smart Grid: IT, Security and Communication Infrastructure Challenges & Opportunities for Utilities Sep 21 2010 - 2010-01-01 12:00:00 - Your City The smart grid is shifting the playing field for utilities. And when the game changes, it pays to be prepared. A nimble solutions partner can help you design the solutions that keep operations on track, even as new challenges come more... All Webcasts » 1st CSP Today Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit India Sep 7 2010 - Sep 8 2010 - New Delhi India Deliver a profitable, productive and commercially successful large scale CSP business in India. Building on the success of past events in USA, Europe & MENA, CSP Today brings to New Delhi the most relevant international experience for the concentrated solar more... Offshore Wind Energy in North America's Great Lakes Conference Sep 9 2010 - Sep 10 2010 - Toronto Two day conference that tackles the most important challenges. A blend of European knowledge from the companies who have been installing offshore wind turbines for the last decade alongside local state governing bodies and leading project developers. Permitting, securing long more... Autovation 2010 Sep 12 2010 - Sep 15 2010 - Austin, TX - USA Autovation 2010 is a not-to-miss educational forum that will attract utility executives from around the world looking for new ways to optimize their operations through automation technologies. more... Global Sustainable Bioenergy North American Convention Sep 14 2010 - Sep 16 2010 - Minneapolis, MN - USA The North American convention provides a remarkable opportunity to play a part in guiding renewable energy policy for the 21st century. Attendees will create a resolution that, along with similar resolutions already drafted on four other continents, will help set more... GridWise Global Forum Sep 21 2010 - Sep 23 2010 - Washington, DC - USA Hosted by the GridWise(R) Alliance and the U.S. Department of Energy, the GridWise Global Forum will convene thought leaders from the highest levels of government, business, NGOS, and academia from around the world to discuss the ultimate enabling potential of more... All Conferences / Shows » 1. Intro to Nat Gas Trading & Hedging 2. Option Applications in Energy Sep 20 2010 - Sep 23 2010 - Houston, TX - USA Introduction to Natural Gas Trading & Hedging - This program provides a comprehensive understanding of the structures that underlie Natural Gas trading. Beyond Essentials: Option Applications in Energy - This course provides a solid practical and conceptual (non-quantitative) understanding of more... Electric Business Understanding Seminar Sep 20 2010 - Sep 21 2010 - Houston, TX - USA Electric Business Understanding provides a comprehensive overview of the electric industry. 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Mark Gabriel

Senior Vice President Halcrow Power-North America
	Member Since: 10/21/02 Author Rating: Gold Article Count: 13 Email this author

Background

Mark Gabriel is a Senior Vice President with Halcrow Power-North America His book, Visions for a Sustainable Energy Future (Fairmont Press) won the 2009 Indie Excellence Award for Environmental Publishing.

Articles

5.6.10	Who will cover my check? Topic: Billing & Customer Care Article Viewed 1980 Times; 22 comments Amidst the swirling interest in the electricity business these days around renewables, smart grid, plug-in electric vehicles and customer engagement schemes it appears that other people are writing checks for systems, software, hardware and a myriad of items that the incumbent utility is expected to happily cover.

2.4.10	YouTube, iPhone Apps, Kindle and the Utility Franchise Topic: Communications & Security Article Viewed 3773 Times; 6 comments The explosion in consumer technologies and options, coupled with the utility industry's expansion into the smart grid, advanced meters and communications will do what all of the failed attempts at deregulation could not: create true customer choice.

8.24.09	So you applied for stimulus funding, now what? Topic: Grid Operations Article Viewed 3376 Times; 2 comments The American Reinvestment Recovery Act’s (ARRA) first major deadline has passed with more than 450 anxious organizations each hoping for its piece of the $3.3 billion matching grant smart grid dream-maker. The organizations crunched and crammed to get their proposals in by the August 6, 2009, deadline to the Department of Energy and are now breathing a sigh of relief as they anxiously await word from Washington to realize their hopes and dreams of matching grants.

10.2.08	Another Inconvenient Truth: The Need for Coal Topic: Fossil & Biomass Article Viewed 9018 Times; 136 comments Another inconvenient truth is that we need coal as part of a balanced approach to providing for the nation's -- and world's -- electricity supply. This is not merely the desire of energy industry executives, but the reality when one looks logically and practically at the demand for electricity and the means of meeting that demand.

1.21.08	The Destiny of Intelligent Infrastructure Topic: Grid Operations Article Viewed 4262 Times; 14 comments The implementation of distribution and substation automation, outage management, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and various other technologies are all leading to a digitally enabled, self-healing power network that provides equitably priced electricity to all classes of customers through ensuring the security, quality, reliability and availability of power.

3.27.06	What a surprise: Prices move both ways Topic: Business & Corporate Article Viewed 9789 Times; 40 comments An amazing naivete is being displayed by many parts of the electric enterprise who assume that in an open, deregulated market that prices can only move in a downward direction.

2.2.06	Wide Ties, Polyester and the Demand Side Topic: Demand Response Article Viewed 7597 Times; 2 comments In the heyday of demand-side management 15-20 years ago, the world was a different place in both style and social sentiment. Ties and lapels were wide, people made fun of those wearing leisure suits and the utility industry, aside from its public posturing, still felt DSM was the free lunch they were paying customers to eat.

12.14.05	Fuel Diversity and the Real World Topic: Business & Corporate Article Viewed 5912 Times; Comment on this article Calpine's continuing fall from grace, now at or hovering near bankruptcy, has been viewed by some as a conspiracy by incumbents to keep competitive power from the marketplace.

11.14.05	Resource Planning and the Social Contract Topic: Business & Corporate Article Viewed 5597 Times; 4 comments Integrated resource planning has been called the "missing child of the 1980s," and, like its unfortunate imagery, seems more and more like a face on the side of a milk carton as natural gas prices zoom, infrastructure remains constrained and existing fossil fuel base load generation gets on in years.

11.1.05	Why We're Selling Advanced Metering All Wrong... And How to Sell It Right Topic: Metering Article Viewed 5444 Times; 8 comments The U.S. electric industry is embarking on the greatest customer revolution since the early days of electrification. Subtle changes in the industry's cash register - the meter -- coupled with the empowerment of the consumer in virtually every buying decision, will result in profound changes.

10.26.05	Rebuilding the Power System for the 21st Century in a Post-Katrina World Topic: Risk & Operations Article Viewed 6070 Times; Comment on this article There is a tremendous opportunity at hand in rebuilding the electric and related infrastructures in a post-Katrina era. While the total destruction that this terrible natural disaster has wrought is unimaginable to us, so too are the incredible possibilities.

10.17.05	Selling an Intelligent System in the Face of $12 Natural Gas Topic: Fossil & Biomass Article Viewed 5580 Times; 6 comments It looks like the stars are finally aligning for significant investment in advanced infrastructure-with the exception of the enormous solar flare of continually rising natural gas prices. This may become an issue that will frighten off a number of critical constituencies who would normally rally around the cause.

10.23.02	Paving the Way to a Sustainable Energy Future Topic: Business & Corporate Article Viewed 5305 Times; 1 comments The California power crisis was just one visible aspect of a larger and growing energy problem in the U.S. - a problem resulting from business challenges brought on by the transition to a deregulated market, violations of corporate trust, lack of critical upgrades to the electric power infrastructure, and more than a decade of inadequate investment in technology R&D.

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