The EMerge Alliance, Armstrong World Industries,
the Center for
Power Electronic Systems (CPES), Nextek Power
Systems, and the Korea Electrotechnology Institute will
be represented during the Plenary Session of Darnell’s
third-annual Green Building Power Forum (GBPF ’11) in
San Jose, California, on January 24-26. Brian Patterson, Chairman
of the EMerge Alliance and General Manager of Armstrong World
Industries will open GBPF ’11 with a presentation of how “DC
Microgrids Hold the Key to Net Zero Energy Buildings.” Paolo
Mattavelli, Professor at CPES will review the latest developments
related to “DC Power Systems for Sustainable Buildings.” Paul
Savage, CEO of Nextek Power Systems will continue the session with
a paper titled, “Double Duty: How local storage in a DC Microgrid
can solve some of the grid’s problems and the
customers’ problems at the same time,” Ju-Won Baek, Principal
Researcher, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, will close
the session with a discussion of “Compatibility of Conventional
Server Power Supplies with DC Powering.”