ESD Simulation Training and ExplainMedia have created a brand new online course, Centrifugal Compressor Training. This course is an affordable way to access ESD’s centrifugal compressor video at the low price of USD $149. The course undertakes an in-depth analysis on centrifugal compressors, which includes topics from how they are made to how to operate them. The course contains readings, video modules, and quizzes which all help enhance learning when compared to a text-based course.
Centrifugal Compressor Training focuses on four main topics:
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to effect face-to-face interactions, ESD Simulation Training has decided to keep their courses online through the end of September. In class courses pose a significant threat to the spread of the virus, so the only way to continue operation of these simulation courses is to run them online.
ESD is temporarily offering a discount for those looking to sign up for an online course. Currently all courses will be online until the end of September, so anyone looking to sign up within the next couple months will be able to take advantage of this deal.
Though there has been some resistance to the move online, most delegates have reacted positively because of the ease of access and quality of the courses. Course-takers have commonly reported that there is little difference from an in-class course, with one delegate stating “doing this course from home was excellent, I did not feel disadvantaged by not having a classroom environment”. With many similar reports, it seems that the online classes do not suffer from losses in quality or communication.
The courses can be viewed on the training calendar, and the discount can be accessed by using the code 189 at checkout.
As a consequence of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, POWERGEN International and DISTRIBUTECH International, will be postponed to March 30-April 1, 2021. In light of both governmental direction and general public health advisories delivering POWERGEN International and DISTRIBUTECH International will not be possible at this time with the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government issued guidelines for large gatherings.
“This has been a difficult decision but the health and safety of our attendees, exhibitors, speakers, employees and the wider public is of paramount importance to us. We must comply with the strict public health guidelines and directives. Unfortunately, the implementation of these government regulations make it impractical to run a large scale event. We have also reached out to our power generation and transmission & distribution communities and listened to their input around uncertainty and concerns for gathering this coming winter. We are confident that postponing POWERGEN International and DISRTIBUTECH International to spring 2021 will ensure a successful and safe delivery of the events,” said Desiree Hanson, Executive Vice President, Clarion Events.
The postponed events will open further opportunity for helping energy professionals navigate through the complex energy transition by conveniently co-locating POWERGEN International, the world’s largest power generation event, with DISTRIBUTECH International, the leading annual transmission & distribution event. The co-location will result in bringing the energy industry together for these two powerhouse events happening next to each other, under one roof. While these events will remain separate, holding them alongside each other will allow attendees to conveniently access both exhibition halls and educational offerings. In addition, it will provide further opportunities to connect these two audiences for networking, bringing them together to shape the future of energy and experience the energy movement.
As previously announced POWERGEN International 2021 will also be home to the newly created Leadership Summit. The two-and-a-half-day executive level summit will address the challenges facing the power generation and transmission & distribution sectors. Speakers and panelists will represent utilities, EPCs, OEMs, regulators, investors and more. They will discuss the industry’s ambitious journey to 2050, in which historically central station-based generation represents a smaller percentage of capacity, as it’s joined by renewable energy and other forms of distributed generation, including energy storage. Experts across the ecosystem, seeking solutions to prominent challenges in pursuit of a balanced and sustainable energy mix, will have the opportunity to contribute their thoughts in high-level debates with domestic and international peers.
Between now and March, POWERGEN International and DISTRIBUTECH International, in partnership with their media partners Power Engineering and POWERGRID International, will launch two new platforms to provide timely and informative content year-round, the POWERGEN+ Series and DISTRIBUTECH+ Series. These live Series will bring together the energy community through virtual experiences for those looking for perspective and discussion on current and future issues affecting the generation and transmission & distribution markets. “While we believe in the power of face-to-face events and what they deliver; our focus is on what our customers need now, as well as in the future, and how we can deliver experiences to best meet those needs. Our team is talking with our customers and working on a variety of opportunities that will meet the needs of power industry professionals engaged in each of the energy markets we serve. These opportunities include virtual experiences, timely content and educational sessions, peer-to-peer networking, vendor product and service demonstrations and matchmaking assistance between decision-makers and sellers,” said Hanson. Additional information on the POWERGEN+ Series can be found here. Additional information on the DISTRIBUTECH+ Series can be found at here.
“Given the uncertainties we all face due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this move, and the alignment of POWERGEN with DISTRIBUTECH, makes great sense,” said Lisa Johnson, CEO of Seminole Electric Cooperative, based in Tampa, Florida. “I look forward to the broad and robust participation these events are known for across our industry, as well as our discussion centered on ‘Destination 2050’.”
“POWERGEN has been and continues to be an important event for power producers,” said Thomas Reed, project director of the Seminole combined-cycle facility for Seminole Electric Cooperative and a member of the POWERGEN International advisory committee. “I support the decision to move POWERGEN to the spring to give ourselves the time we need to properly address the COVID-19 pandemic. Keeping our employees safe and healthy is critical to our operations and we appreciate that POWERGEN recognized this and has adjusted the dates accordingly.”
“POWERGEN will always be a premier event for the power industry and must be sensitive to the COVID-19 concerns of attendees, speakers and vendors,” said Duke Energy senior engineering technologist and POWERGEN advisory member, Jeffrey Sullivan. “POWERGEN is setting a standard to act responsibly in ensuring the health and safety of the power industry family. The move to spring really helps the industry overcome the conflicts of traveling and participating with still many unknowns and uncertainties through the end of 2020.”
“AES supports the decision to move POWERGEN to the spring,” said Ron Rodrique, Alamitos Energy Center site manager for AES Corp. and also a member of the POWERGEN International advisory board. “This will allow us to continue our steps toward the phased re-entry approach within our businesses and will hopefully allow for better safety measures while traveling and not exposing our people to the current concerns related to COVID-19.”
The POWERGEN International and DISTRIBUTECH International teams will continue to be in touch with all exhibitors, sponsors and attendees to answer any questions. There will be further communication to these groups over the coming days and weeks to facilitate a smooth transition and prepare for the co-location of POWERGEN International and DISTRIBUTECH International.
The Gas Compressor Association will be hosting an educational webinar series from July to October. The series will feature seven different hour long sessions that detail different areas of knowledge based around compressors and the oil & gas industry. The webinars will be live every few weeks and will run through zoom calls with a different presenter for each session. The webinars will also be on-demand for those that missed a date or would like to re-watch. A certificate will be given upon completion of the series. The schedule is as follows:
1. July 22nd, 9:30am — Cummins Presents: COVID-19 Safe Work Playbook: Adapting and Growing Through COVID-19
2. August 5th, 9:30am — J-W Power Company Presents: Common Causes of Injury in Gas Compression: Slips/Trips/Falls
3. August 19th, 9:30am — Harvard Corporation Presents: How Ultra Clean Fluids Can Give High Cost Reductions – How Best Practices Need To Be Managed
4. September 2nd, 9:30am — Alliantgroup Presents: Tax Breaks for GCA Members
5. September 16th, 9:30am — The Empowerment Alliance Presents: Fueling America’s Energy Independence
6. September 30th, 9:30am — PENDING CONFIRMATION – WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
7. October 14th, 9:30am — FW Murphy Production Controls Presents: M-LINKTM Modem Capabilities
For more information, click here.
Many oil and gas conferences and events have been put on hold, with some rescheduling far into the future. It seemed only the events that were to take place mid-COVID-19 crisis, as the Global Energy Show was, might be canceled, but later events have pushed their dates back up to more than a year.
The EFRC conference, which was originally scheduled from September 2-3 2020, has been moved to March 9-11 2021.
The Gastech Exhibition & Conference has been rescheduled for September 13-16 2021, from the original dates of September 8-10 2020.
Rio Oil & Gas has been put on hold, with plans to reschedule when suitable dates appear.
Depending on the future situation surrounding COVID-19, many events may also reschedule, though so far original dates still stand. A full view of oil & gas events taking place within the next year can be viewed on our conferences page.
The impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic has caused all DMG Energy Events to be put on hold, including the highly sought after Global Energy Show in Calgary. In its place, DMG events has elected to host live webinars for anyone to view, which can be found on the Global Energy Show website.
The webinars can be viewed live, or for past webinars, on demand. The live shows continue until June 24th.
Upcoming webinars include:
More information can be found through the Global Energy Show Website. www.globalenergyshow.com/webinars
ESD Simulation Training’s new Centrifugal Compressor Troubleshooting Course provides insight into troubleshooting a variety of problems that can occur with centrifugal compressors and their gas turbine or electric motor driver. Read more
Centrifugal Compressor Troubleshooting
