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September 16: Wind Turbines - Design & Build

Seminar

Topic:   Evening presentation on Wind Turbines - Design & Build  Antonio Marchet   
Presenter:   Dr. Antonio Marchet, P.Eng
Program Manager, Endurance Wind Power		  
Date:   Wednesday September 16  
Time:   7:00 pm - 9:00 pm  
Venue:   Accent Inns Burnaby
3777 Henning Drive, Burnaby V5C 6N5		  

Presentation Summary

Mr. Antonio Marchet of Endurance Wind Power gave an overview of the state of art wind turbines erected in north America (106 units) and Europe (596) with the longest running now 5.3 years. Design life is 20 years. The best seller is 55 KW units while 85% of operating units are in the range of 50-100 KW. The company head office is in Surrey BC where 400 units can be designed and manufactured annually for export by 66 workers. Other design/manufacturing hubs are in Utah USA, Midlands UK and Gadstrup Denmark.

The speaker explained that the tip height of the rotor reaches from 34 to 60 m, with 400 m under development. The rotors are manufactured in fiberglass, rotate typically at 33 rpm in wind speeds up to 20 m/s. The optimal efficient wind speed is only 2 m/s. Power output is directly proportional to wind speed. Some models are installed with remote monitoring internet-based facilities.

Testing of development models is performed in Utah with the following features under scrutiny: electric output and power quality, acoustic profile, safety, functions, load profile and durability.
Installation cost is on average $250k. Users or clients include agricultural (wind farming), educational institutions, utility companies and industrial users (fabrication, high energy consumers).

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2019VenueEvent / Technical MeetingPresenterStatus
January 23 Pier 7 Restaurant,
North Vancouver		 Annual Dinner Guest speaker: RAdm. Richard W. Greenwood C.Eng Completed
February 20 Accent Inns, Burnaby The History of Jaguar Cars and the Development of the V8 Engine for the 21st Century CEP Committee Confirmed
March 20 Accent Inns, Burnaby China's Engineers: from Li Bin (3rd Century B.C.) to today Diana Lary Confirmed
April 17 Accent Inns, Burnaby The History of Jaguar Cars and the Development of the V8 Engine for the 21st Century Malcolm Clough Confirmed
May 11 Fred Kaiser Building, UBC, Vancouver Present Around the World Competition (PATW) for students & young professionals IET/CEP/
Dr. Suresh Vishwakarma		 Confirmed
May 15 Accent Inns, Burnaby Capstone Design Course Dr. Paul Lusina Confirmed
May 25 Fred Kaiser Building, UBC, Vancouver Speak Out for Engineering Competition IMechE/CEP/
Dr. Suresh Vishwakarma		 Confirmed
June 19 Accent Inns, Burnaby Business Responsibility: Risk and Opportunity Christie Stephenson Confirmed
July 29 TBC ICE: 12th Brunel International Lecture: July 29th 2019 Linda Miller Confirmed
September 18  Accent Inns, Burnaby TBA David McQuiggan Confirmed
September 21 Langara College, Vancouver Seminar- Artificial Intelligence IMechE/IET/CEP/
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October 23 Accent Inns, Burnaby TBA Paul Wilson Confirmed
November 20  Accent Inns, Burnaby TBA TBA Open
2018VenueEvent / Technical MeetingPresenterStatus
January 24 The Terminal Club, Vancouver AGM & Dinner Mr. Bob Stuart,
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March 14 Accent Inns, Burnaby Fusion Energy Mr. Michael Delage,
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April 11 Accent Inns, Burnaby Growing a Consulting Firm: Converting a Vision to Reality Dr. Zak El-Ramly,
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May 16 Accent Inns, Burnaby Arthritis, Where Engineering Principles Play a Role Dr. Barry Koehler,
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June 27 Accent Inns, Burnaby Influence Without Authority Prof. Vijay Kumar Verma
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July TBC Felicos Restaurant, Richmond Committee Appreciation Dinner   Completed
September 19 Accent Inns, Burnaby Modern Measuring and Sensing Devices: Spatial Technologies Mr. Keith Belsham,
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October 17 Accent Inns, Burnaby Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle Mr. Bruce Stout,
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November 14 Accent Inns, Burnaby

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2017    
January 25 The Terminal Club, Vancouver AGM & Dinner    
February 22 Accent Inns, Burnaby No technical meeting Mr. Paul Fast C.Eng P.Eng FIStructE Completed
April 12 Accent Inns, Burnaby Non-Traditional Solutions to Tap Connect Transmission Generators
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May 17 Accent Inns, Burnaby Evening Discussion: A Debate on How We Fund Infrastructures Hosted by Matthew Walton-Knigh and Marina Li Completed
July 29 Canada Place Dinner Cruise with APEGBC Sea-to-Sky Branch Host: APEGBC Sea To Sky Branch Confirmed
September 19 Christ Church Cathedral Structural Renovations - Christ Church Cathedral Ian Birtwell, Meredith Anderson and James Emery Confirmed
October 18 Accent Inns, Burnaby Distributed Fiber Sensing Systems Dr. Sudhakar Cherukupalli Confirmed
November 15 Accent Inns, Burnaby Surrey Emergency Program Mark Graffioen Confirmed
2016    
January 27 Royal Vancouver Yacht Club AGM & Dinner - A Geologist's Quest to Understand Our Blue Planet Dr. John Clague Completed
March 16 Accent Inns, Burnaby Robotic Submarines Shane Jensen and Taylor Moore Completed
April 27 Accent Inns, Burnaby Autonomous Surface Vehicle

Jaclyn Tarnai, Graham Williamson, David Wong, and Yiran Zhou

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May 18 Accent Inns, Burnaby Imaging, Mechanics and Osteoarthritis

Prof David Wilson, 
UBC Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Centre

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June 29 The Terminal Club, Vancouver IMechE President's Dinner

Mr. Jonathan Hilton

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July 16 760 Pacific Blvd. S, Vancouver Dinner Cruise False Bay Host: APEGBC Sea To Sky Branch Confirmed
September 21 Accent Inns, Burnaby

ZincNYX fuel cell storage systems: background, use and impact on global electrical generation

John McLeod, ZincNYX

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October 12 Accent Inns, Burnaby

Injury Biomechanics – Is Prevention the Best Medicine?

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2015    
January 28 Royal Vancouver Yacht Club AGM & Dinner - Port Metro Vancouver Robin Silvester, CEng, President & CEO Port Metro Vancouver Completed
March 25 Accent Inns, Burnaby Human-Robotics-Interaction Prof Mike Van Der Loos, UBC Completed
April 15 Accent Inns, Burnaby Evergreen Line Project Overview Meiric Preece, DBC Technical Director Evergreen Line Completed
May 20 Accent Inns, Burnaby Innovative Natural Gas Delivery System in
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July 18 West Vancouver Annual Summer BBQ APEGBC Sea-To-Sky Completed
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October 21 Accent Inns, Burnaby Perspectives on Climate Change and World Energy Stan Ridley, West 2012 Energy Management Completed
November 18 UBC Robson Square Innovative Buildings and Structures in the Middle East Eric De Fleuriot de la Coliniere,
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2014    
January 29 Royal Vancouver Yacht Club AGM & Dinner - Meet the APEGBC Leadership Team Ann English, P.Eng. and others Completed
March 25 Vancity Kingsway Holistic Engineering Alan Kay Completed
June 11 Accent Inns, Burnaby Christchurch Earthquake: Two Years Later Prof. Ken Elwood  Completed
July 26 West Vancouver BBQ and Committee Meeting Host: APEGBC Sea to Sky Branch Completed
September 17 Accent Inns, Burnaby Design of Theatre Motion Seating System David Lo Completed
November 18 Accent Inns, Burnaby Renewable Energy Dr. Mehrzad Tabatabaian Completed
2013    
January 30 Royal Vanc Yacht Club AGM & Dinner - Climate Change and Global Warming Prof. Andrew Weaver Completed
March 20 Holiday Inn Metrotown The Emerging Role of the Engineering Consultant - How to Find and Deliver Value John Holland, C.Eng P.Eng Completed
April 17 Holiday Inn Metrotown New Pitt River Cable-Stayed Bridge Design & Construction Craig Schaper, C.Eng P.Eng. Completed
May 15 Holiday Inn Metrotown BCSA 10 Year Strategy - as it relates to Risk Management Catherine Roome, P.Eng Completed
June 21, 24 Vancity Kingsway Successful interviewing Wilma Marais, CHRP Completed
July 27 West Vancouver BBQ with APEGBC Sea-to-Sky Bill Vaughn Completed
September 18 Vancity Kingsway Living Buildings Challenge Gregory Snaith, P.Eng Completed
October 23 Holiday Inn Metrotown Kinder Morgan Pipelines Greg Toth, P.Eng Completed
November 20 Vancity Kingsway Port Metro Vancouver Projects Matthew Walton-Knight, C.Eng Completed