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This Conference is Organized Jointly
by the ASME International
Advanced Energy Systems Division (AESD)
and Solar Energy Division (SED)
ASME's Advanced Energy
Systems Division (AESD) was founded in 1964,
as the Energetics Division. In 1982, the Division's name was
changed to the Advanced Energy Systems Division, reflecting
its broader scope. Organized as one of four divisions within
the Society's Energy Resources Board, the Division is concerned
with non-conventional or emerging energy conversion processes,
both direct and indirect. Emphasis is placed on conversion
from chemical and thermal to electrical or mechanical forms
of energy. Recent activities have included consideration of
transportation energy requirements, thermal discharge disposition,
advanced power cycles, pollution impacts and the demands on
technology due to the energy crisis.
As one
of the ASME's 37 Technical Divisions, AESD provides a forum
for engineers interested in advanced energy systems. The
Division is dedicated to advancing the field through publications,
educational courses, student scholarships and conference
participation. Currently, the Division sponsors sessions
at the ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress
and Exposition (IMECE) held every winter, the Energy-sources
Technology Conference and Exposition (ETCE) and the Intersociety
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), among
other activities.
Division
Mission
New
energy technologies can reduce the nation's vulnerability
to major changes in energy availability, enhance power generation,
transmission and consumption efficiencies and contribute
to an improvement in overall environmental quality. The
Advanced Energy Systems Division strives to represent a
variety of technologies in various stages of development,
from untried concepts through laboratory models, to full-scale
hardware.
Division
Goals
- To
promote the art and science of mechanical engineering
in advanced energy systems.
- To
encourage and foster research and development and the
publication of significant data in the field of advanced
energy systems and systems analysis techniques.
- To
encourage interchange of ideas among engineers by encouraging
technical publication, organizing programs for technical
presentations and discussions, and cooperating with other
ASME professional divisions, groups, committees and Society
segments.
- To
direct attention to outstanding engineering achievement
in the area of advanced energy systems.
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