This CEC meeting will be the final meeting at the Tallan
Cellar Restaurant. Their lease will not be renewed. A permanent
new location is being sought. Several
volunteers are needed after this meeting to help remove
CEC equipment for storage.
FUTURE MEETINGS
Sept. 1 - No Meeting - Labor Day.
Sept. 15 - Mike Patch of Westinghouse will speak on Boiling
Water Reactors (BWR) and preparing students for careers in the
nuclear industry.
Sept. 22 - TVA will provide a speaker (arranged by John
Richardson) on Advanced Low Temperature Power Cycle
(ALTPC). Industrial waste heat can be cost effectively converted
to power using a new TVA patented process called Advanced Low
Temperature Power Cycle technology (ALTPC). TVA has executed a
license agreement with Facilities Management Company, Inc. (FMC)
to build, own, operate and market ALTPC.
Sept. 29 - Dr. Hinsdale Bernard, UTC, will speak on his
invention, the 3-D Periodic Table.
LAST MEETING
August 18, 2008, The Hydrogen Road Tour visited the First
Tennessee Pavilion. Then Jill Bratina of VW provided an overview
of VWs commitment to Chattanooga and a general presentation on
the VW Tiguan hydrogen fuel cell vehicle that is participating in
the Hydrogen Road Tour. The UT Chattanooga Center for Energy,
Transportation, and the Environment sponsored the Hydrogen Road
Tour appearance in Chattanooga. Hydrogen as a transportation fuel
was featured and people who are working on the vehicles and fuel
of the future were available to answer questions. A test drive of
hydrogen-powered vehicles was also available.
This event is part of a 31-stop, 18-day Hydrogen Road Tour
that will cross the U.S. from Maine to California, reinforcing
the message that passenger vehicles and transit buses powered by
hydrogen help promote America’s energy independence, reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, and improve air quality while
preserving safety and U.S. jobs. For more information on the
road tour, visit:
www.hydrogenroadtour.com or
www.vwhydrogentour.com.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Please send items of interest to the Chattanooga
Engineers Club to the e-mail address in the Questions and
Suggestions section. Looking for details on a local society
meeting? Links to local engineering societies are available to
you at:
http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer/.