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April 17, 2008
University to hold statewide forums on state’s energy future
The University of South Carolina College of Engineering & Computing will launch a series of forums titled “Our Energy Future” with one on nuclear power at USC Aiken at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the Etherridge Center.
Speakers will be Dale Lloyd, director of deployment at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Ga., operated by Southern Nuclear Operating Comp., and Mary Olson, Southeast regional coordinator of the Nuclear Information & Resource Center.
Dr. Travis Knight, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the university’s College of Engineering and Computing, will moderate.
Dr. Michael Amiridis, dean of the university’s College of Engineering and Computing, said the forums are intended to examine existing and potential energy sources and their roles in the state’s energy future.
“Our energy resources in the years ahead will draw from multiple different materials and technologies,” Amiridis said. “Coal, nuclear and hydroelectric will probably be accompanied by solar, wind, ethanol, hydrogen, biomass and other forms. As South Carolina looks ahead to our energy future, we need to discuss how these different forms will each have a role.”
In each forum, a representative of each type of energy will describe its place in our future, and a second speaker will respond. After that, the event will shift to questions and comments from the audience.
Directions to USC Aiken and a campus map are available online.
The forums will take place in different parts of the state:
- “The Place of Coal in Our Energy Future” -- 6:30 p.m. May 14, Florence-Darlington Technical College
- “The Place of Hydrogen in Our Energy Future” -- 6:30 p.m. June 4, Swearingen Engineering Center (Amoco Hall), University of South Carolina
- “The Place of Renewable Forms of Energy in Our Energy Future” -- 6:30 p.m. June 25, USC Upstate campus life center ballroom
- “The Place of Energy Conservation in Our Energy Future” -- 6:30 p.m. July 23, Claflin University, Ministers Hall
For more information about the forums contact Dr. Chris Toumey at 803-777-2221 or via e-mail at toumey@sc.edu.
