Beacon Power designs and develops flywheel energy storage systems to support stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation. Please join us to hear Jim Arseneaux, Director of Engineering, and Rob Rounds, Project Manager for Plant Deployment as they provide an overview of Beacon’s flywheel technology and its benefit to managing the grid.

Speaker's Bio:

Jim Arseneaux
Jim is Director of Engineering at Beacon Power. He is in charge of developing advance flywheel systems for grid frequency regulation. He has been with Beacon for 10 years and has been involved with their flywheel designs from the initial 2kWh UPS model to leading the design of the current 25 kWh production unit. Prior to joining Beacon he worked at GE and was in charge of mechanical systems design for jet engines including the T700/Blackhawk and F414/F18 engines. He holds several patents for bearing system applications. He has a BS in Engineering from Tufts University and MS from Northeastern University.

Rob is the project manager for the Stephentown plant deployment. Additionally responsible for qualifying future sites and interconnection process. Lead the design, build and interconnection efforts for the 1MW & 5MW flywheel regulation facilities at the Beacon Power plant. Managed design the world’s first flywheel based frequency regulation power plant through a project with Sandia National Laboratories. Managed technology comparison that determined emissions benefit and cost comparison between various types of power plants providing the frequency regulation service. Drove the system specification for the 1MW and 20 MW systems as well as the FMEA Process for the FW and Electronics and systems. .

Rob has BS in Mechanical Engineering From Northeastern Engineering and 10 years experience leading power system design and build for multiple fuel cell, fuel processing and battery related projects for Nuvera Fuel Cells, Hirion Electrochemical and Arthur D. Little. Additionally Rob has managed the design and build of test facilities for automotive and residential power systems.

The meeting will be held at Olin College in Needham, MA. The presentation will start at 6:30PM. A brief Boston Chapter PES Meeting will precede the presentation. For further information please call Bryan Gwyn on 781 907 3229 or email him at bryangwyn@ieee.org. Directions to Olin College: Take Route 95/128 to exit 19B (Highland Avenue, Needham). Follow Highland Avenue for 1.5 miles to a three-way intersection with Chapel and May Streets; bear slight right onto Chapel Street (to the right of the gas station). Take a right at the first light onto Great Plain Avenue/Rte 135. Proceed on Great Plain Avenue for 1.5 miles and the Olin College campus will be on the right. Enter the campus at "Olin Way" and follow the road around to the left to parking lot A, which provides access to all campus buildings. The meeting is being held at the Auditorium in Milas Hall.