spring 2015 - Institute of Power Engineers
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spring 2015 - Institute of Power Engineers
! SPRING 2015 Institute of Power Engineers National Newsletter Contents President’s Message 2 Vancouver Branch 3 National AGM Agenda 2015 4 Ontario Education Forum 8 Collaboration Day 10 Practical Skills Record 12 Membership Form 15 Canadian Branches 16 T ! http://www.nipe.ca/index2.html 1 PAGE I recently came across the Five Key Characteristics of an Effective Team on www.piworldwide.com by Nancy Martini and it made me think about what we have accomplished in the last few years with the Institute of Power Engineers. 1. Meaningful Common Purpose: We were able to establish the Code of Ethics on every IPE website across Canada. Included in the Code are “Objects” or objectives. To promote business relations, social activities and mutual understanding among Power Engineers, to protect the interests and to assist in the advancement of the members, to co-operate in the interests of the Profession with other technical associations and with Municipal, Provincial and Federal authorities, to formulate and promote a professional code of ethics, and generally, to assist the Power Engineer in the discharge of his or her technical and civic duties. I hope everyone is beginning to collectively understand and commit to this purpose. It is my job as National President to help make this happen. 2. Clear Performance Goals: What does success look like? Over the last couple of years our goal of getting representatives of the IPE out to every event involving Power Engineers is a clear goal that members agree with. Often it costs a few dollars, but we are learning how to come up with the resources to do it. 3. Diversity of Skill and Personality: Fortunately for us, we have members who can offer different skills and perspectives that help to drive creativity and innovation. We must continue to learn new ways to involve these members. 4. Strong Communication and collaboration: National Directors now communicate by telephone conference call each month. This sets the foundation for collaboration. 5. Trust and Commitment: One of the key building blocks of successful teams is a strong sense of shared trust among team members. As we get to know each other better, this will continue to develop among members right across the country. I believe the Institute of Power Engineers is changing and growing into a strong team. Eric Steinson, PE National President, Institute of Power Engineers INSTITUTE OF POWER ENGINEERS—VANCOUVER BRANCH Issue 19 June 15, 2015 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND THE POWER ENGINEER Next year I will have been a Power Engineer for 40 years. Also, as has happened in the past, my plant is closing and I will be let go. BC Hydro will no longer generate power at Burrard Generating Station next year as of March 31 and I will receive a golden handshake. Before working at Burrard I worked at Skeena Pulp Operations in Prince Rupert where all 800 workers were sent down the road. It is something that seems to be going around. Schlage Lock hired me as a 4th Class Power Engineer back in the 70’s and eventually moved to the States. I worked for Alcan at Kemano Generating Station as an Electrical Operator in the 80’s and they eventually automated the plant and closed the town site. They even burned down the houses. If you cannot automate and/ or make the plant more energy efficient or otherwise economically viable, it will have to shut down. Energy is expensive and it is not always the Power Engineer’s fault that the systems are inefficient, as in the case of Burrard Generating Station, a conventional simple cycle steam turbine plant. But Power Engineers must take the initiative to try to convince others when energy efficiency upgrades would be beneficial. For example, when going to combinedcycle could increase efficiency by as much as 60%, as was the case at our Fort Nelson gas turbine plant. Often it is frustrating when it feels like nobody is listening, but it is the role of the Power Engineer to continue to try to get the message across. This is something Power Engineers do naturally when they get together at IPE meetings across Canada. We share stories about what we are doing and what others are doing with respect to energy efficiency and the environment. There are amazing things happening out there and Power Engineers are involved. IPE National Convention in Nova Scotia I am looking forward to the National Convention on September 16 – 19 in Halifax which will be held in conjunction with the Chief’s Conference. It will be held at the Holiday Inn Harbour View. See http:// www.nipe.ca/index2.html Even though the National Inside this issue: Energy efficiency 1 Directors meet monthly by telephone conference call, we have a number of decisions to finalize in September at the National AGM. It is always a good idea for a big group of Power Engineers to get together yearly. I AGT Presentation in Banff In October, Tim Haaf and I will be presenting a paper at the Industrial Application of Gas Turbines Symposium in Banff, Alberta. Our presentation will be an attempt to convince the group of the advantages of hiring Power Engineers at their gas turbine plants. Hopefully some new opportunities for Power Engineers will be created along with new benefits for gas turbine plant owners. Eric Steinson, PE National President, IPE Special points of interest: • Energy efficiency • National Convention • IAGT Symposium in Banff Check the website, www.ipevancouver.ca for the 2015 Schedule of Meetings. Do not hesitate to call or email the National President for more information. You can call Eric at 604-880-7472 or email [email protected] The 2015 Na+onal Ins+tute of Power Engineers Conven+on and Annual General Mee+ng Agenda Thursday, September 17, 2015 0815 – 08:30 Agenda Review 08:30 – 09:30 IPE Area Directors Report O9:30 – 10:15 Update on “Risk Management” formula for Power Boiler & RefrigeraJon plants registraJon formula – Joe Simms, NSL&AE 10:15 – 10:45 Coffee and Trade Show 10:45 – 11:30 Pump Technology SelecJons and ApplicaJons – GRUNDFOS 11:30 – 12:15 SOLENIS/Ashland – Pat Dollimore 12:15 – 13:30 Lunch and Trade Show 13:30 – 14:15 Update on CNG installaJons and Fuelling StaJons in NS -‐ Heritage Gas -‐ Chris MacAulay 14:15 – 14:45 QuesJon Period / Closing Remarks Canada, Gordon Inkpen For those registered to stay for the IPE Na3onal Conven3on 14:50 – 17:45 Personal Time 17:45 – 18:00 Meet in hotel lobby for departure to “Murphy’s on the Water” for Lobster Dinner 18:00 – 18:30 Travel to Murphy’s on the Water / Restaurant SeaJng 18:30 – 20:30 Lobster Dinner 20:30 – 24:00 Travel back to hotel / Personal Time / Hospitality Suite For those Chief’s registered to stay for the IPE Na3onal Conven3on Friday, September 18, 2015 08:45 – 09:00 Good Morning greeJng and agenda review 09:00 – 09:45 System Control & IntegraJon – Advanced Energy Management – Niels Keyser 09:45 – 10:30 COMFIT (Community Feed-‐in Tariff) – NS Dept. of Energy 10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break 10:45 – 11:15 Steam System Improvements – Maynard Reece Engineering – Barry MacPhail 11:15 – 11:45 Air Compressor System Efficiencies – Superior Power Products Ltd. – Wade Williams 11:45 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 13:15 Meet in hotel lobby for departure to Hefler Lumber Plant Tour 13:15 – 13:45 Travel to Hefler 13:45 – 14:45 Plant Tour – Hefler Lumber Biomass Plant 15:45 – 16:15 Travel back to hotel For IPE Registrants only 16:15 – 17:30 Personal Time/Hospitality Suite 17:30 – 17:45 Meet in Hotel Lobby for transportaJon to the Harbour Cruise & Dinner 17:45 – 18:00 Travel to Murphy’s on the Water (Halifax Waterfront) 18:00 – 18:30 RegistraJon and Boarding of the Harbour Queen 18:30 – 20:30 Harbour Cruise and Taste of Nova ScoJa Dinner 20:30 – 24:00 Personal Time/Hospitality Suite(21:00 – 24:00) Saturday, September 20, 2015 09:00 – 12:00 Annual General MeeJng 12:00 – 18:00 Personal Time 18:00 – 19:00 President’s Ball – Cocktail Hour 19:00 – 20:30 President’s Ball – Dinner 20:30 – 01:00 President’s Ball – Dance (DJ) The 2015 Na+onal Ins+tute of Power Engineers Conven+on and Annual General Mee+ng The Nova ScoJa Branch of the InsJtute of Power Engineers, with the support of our provincial government and local private industry, is very pleased to be hosJng the 75th annual convenJon and annual general meeJngs of the NaJonal InsJtute of Power Engineers. The 2015 convenJon is being held in conjuncJon with the annual provincial Chief Power Engineer and Chief Operator Conference and Trade Show at the Holiday Inn Harbourview in Dartmouth. The Chief Power Engineer’s conference will be held on September 16 and 17, 2015 and the NaJonal InsJtute of Power Engineer convenJon will take place from September 17 – 19, 2015. These events are essenJal to the networking between Power Engineers, provincial regulators (NS Labour and Advanced EducaJon), training providers, and product and service suppliers to the industries which rely on the essenJal services provided by the power engineering trade. The organizing commikee has worked very hard to put together an agenda that should be of interest to all that akend. As chairperson of the organizing commikee for these two events I would like to extend a large Nova ScoJa welcome to all members and their guests and invite you akend this year’s combined conferences. I hope to see you all in Dartmouth in September. Sincerely, David Horne, PE Chairperson, 2015 Conference and ConvenJon Organizing Commikee e-‐mail: [email protected] 6 75th IPE National Convention & AGM 2015 Halifax, Nova Scotia – September 16th – 19th CONVENTION & AGM REGISTRATION Member Name:____________________________ Non-Member Name: ____________________________ Address: _____________________________ City/Town: ________________ Postal Code: ____________ Phone: ____________________ E-mail: _____________________________________________________ Date Time Event Member Non-Member Wednesday Sept. 16 Thursday Sept 17 6 pm – 11 pm 8 am – 4:40 pm Registration/Hospitality Chief’s & IPE Seminars & Trade Show $125.00 _____ $149.00 Included Included 9 am – 4 pm Companion Day: Bus Trip to Mahone Bay / Lunenburg, lunch and shopping. $65.00 _____ $65.00 _____ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Lobster Dinner $55.00 _____ $55.00 _____ 9:30 pm – Midnight Hospitality Room Free Free 8 am – 12 Noon IPE Seminars Included Included 1 pm – 4 pm Biomass Plant Tour – Hefler Forrest Products Ltd. Included Included 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Dinner Cruise $55.00 _____ $55.00 _____ 9:30 pm – Midnight Hospitality Room Free _____ Free 8:30 am – 11:30 am IPE National AGM Free _____ 6 pm – 1 am 6 pm – 7 pm 7 pm – 1 am PRESIDENT’S BALL Cocktails Dinner & Dance $55.00 _____ Friday, Sept. 18 Saturday, Sept. 19 Totals: Please submit completed registration form and payment payable to: Institute of Power Engineers P.O. Box 3175 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3W 5G2 For more information contact: Dave Horne [email protected] or Ernie Clarke [email protected] Payments are non-refundable Registration deadline is September 10th, 2015 _____ $ __________ _____ _____ _____ $55.00 _____ $ __________ Book room with: Holiday Inn Harbourview – Quote Block Code WR9 101 Wyse Road (IPE National Conference) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 1L9 Tel: 902-463-1100 Fax: 902-464-1227 [email protected] IPE Ontario Area EducaJon Forum and Plant Chiefs Round Table Being involved in supporJng the professional development of Power Engineers is an integral part the InsJtute of Power Engineers. The IPE has members on various jurisdicJonal advisory boards, SOPEEC, IPECC where policy and curriculum are formed and as educators at our colleges who deliver the training. The members of the IPE do a lot of work on behalf of all the Power Engineers across Canada. One of the many important roles of the IPE is to provide ongoing professional development to all Power Engineers. This has been accomplished through the use of Annual Plant Chief Conferences. Nova ScoJa has been successfully hosJng Plant Chief Conferences for many years. When the Okawa-‐GaJneau Branch agreed to host the 73rd IPE AGM, it was felt that a Chiefs Conference format similar to Nova ScoJa’s model should become part of the AGM. The amount of work required was no different except the type of content to be presented by the speakers would need to be relevant to a Plant Chief. Developing this as a separate program became challenging due to the typical challenge of genng sufficient akendees. The end result was a combined conference, but a definite posiJve response from the akending Plant Chiefs for an educaJonal event for Plant Chiefs was clear. Last year, the IPE Ontario Area hosted a Plant Chiefs Conference and Round Table. We had close to 60 Power Engineers (mostly Plant Chiefs) akend. The topics presented for the 2014 Plant Chiefs Conference were: TSSA – PV & OE Program - Mike Adams, M.Eng., P.Eng., PMP Faskin Martineau DuMoulin LLP - Health and Safety Liabilities - Norm Keith, Partner ChemTreat - Steam Purity as Best Practices for the Power Industry- Louis Carvalho, P.Eng PMPT - Plant Turnarounds - John McLay, P. Eng., R.E.T., PE and Babcock Wilcox - How to Prepare for an Emergency Shutdown- Tim Byrne While these were received with great interest, the highlight was the Plant Chief Round Table. Based on the feedback from those that akended, we have made some changes to the program this year. Both the Plant Chief Round Table and the legal presentaJon will be on Friday morning and scheduled to be one and a half hours each. We have also changed the dates of the conference to avoid potenJal conflicts with scheduled plant maintenance shutdowns. The IPE Ontario Area EducaJon Forum and Plant Chiefs Round Table will be held this year and for many years to come, on the third Thursday and Friday in October. This year the convenJon will be held October 22-‐23 in Toronto. We have also created a website supported by the IPE Ontario Area that has all of the informaJon for this year’s educaJonal forum. www.ipeontarioeducaJon.ca. If you have quesJons, we can be reached at [email protected] This year we have another great line up of speakers. We have been trying to keep consistent topic lines. Because Power Engineer’s professional development spans over many areas, there are 5 major topic areas that we will present lectures on. The 5 areas are Boilers, RefrigeraJon, Plant Maintenance, Legal Makers and JurisdicJonal Updates. This year’s lineup is: TSSA – PV & OE Program - Mike Adams, M.Eng., P.Eng., PMP PMPT – Lock out-Tag out, (Plant maintenance series) - John McLay, P. Eng., R.E.T., PE. Charles G. Turner and Associates – A Holistic Approach to HRSG Inspections -‐ Charles G. Turner P Eng Trane Canada - Pros and Cons of Freon, Ammonia and Absorption- Chris Tanaka P. Eng and Faskin Martineau DuMoulin LLP – Labour Relations - Norm Keith, Partner This will be our third year providing quality, relevant professional development for all Power Engineers through the use of an EducaJonal Forum and Round Table. Each year we do this, it gets easier. Word gets around that there is a place where there are great educaJonal presentaJons, that these presentaJons are both current and engaging. This event also provides a perfect opportunity to inform Power Engineers of the involvement of the IPE on their behalf. We are looking forward to seeing many new faces this year. Organizing Commikee Ralf Klofp, Randy Purves, Gilles Leclair, Don Purser, Steve Rajah and Allan Wheker [email protected] www.ipeontarioeducaJon.ca INSTITUTE OF POWER ENGINEERS ONTARIO AREA Power Engineering Collaboration & Development Day at Cambrian College This year’s Power Engineering Collaboration & Development Day was held at Cambrian College, May 21st, 2015 in Sudbury. As in previous years, the show of support from industry was quite evident and appreciated as many were on hand to take in the event. The Technical Standards and Safety Authority were also there to answer questions regarding the Power Engineering profession notably the Ontario Regulations which are about to change. In having recently received accreditation for their Power Engineering program, representatives from Conestoga College attended the event for the first time. “A new kid on the block” This brings the total number of Ontario colleges to seven. Congratulations on their achievement. Quite interestingly enough we have learned that no other colleges will be granted accreditation for their Power Engineering program for the moment. As was identified, student placement opportunities continue to be a real challenge. One colleges has actually reduced its student intake in order to meet their co-op placement commitments. Over the last decade, Ontario has seen significant losses within the manufacturing, pulp and paper/lumber industry. Where do we stand with the demand for Power Engineers? It’s a question that’s somewhat elusive in trying to find an answer. Placement needs vs. available positions has become an area that needs to be managed carefully. TSSA has been providing an update on the PE demographics within Ontario. We will soon have better picture of the demographics with another update this year. Gary Codner of PanGlobal was on hand to discuss the new textbook material and updated the group on IPECC plus college statistics from across the country. It is expected that educators and candidates will start using a new 4th Class Syllabi document in 2017. The afternoon session started with a tour of the Power Engineering lab. A fully functional 2nd Class plant, it is quite spacious with various pieces of equipment in which students might expect to see in our industry. It’s very much hands-on learning with a minimum number of hours that students must spend in the lab. There is a relatively new addition to the lab this year compliments of Atlantic Power. They have donated a simulator which is based on their co-gen plant in operation. What better way to learn. The Institute of Power Engineers, TSSA and the approved colleges across the province have been working together to help meet industry’s needs for Power Engineers. As a Chief Power Engineer, I would encourage you to provide an opportunity for a student. You can’t become a 2nd Class without first getting your 4th and 3rd Class. This is the challenge… Next year’s “gathering of colleges” will be held at Confederation College in Thunder Bay. Gilles Leclair Chair, Education Committee Institute of Power Engineers Ontario Area The Toronro Branch IPE 2015 Annual Golf Tournemant and the Rose of Durham Ideal for students of Power Engineering at Colleges across Canada The book is designed as a task validation record for Power Engineering students during their college program, co-op placements and upon graduation. It is the documentation of their learned craft. It should be noted that the book is aligned with the SOPEEC syllabus for topics, titles and order. For convenience it also cross-references to PanGlobal’s PE textbooks. 18/02/14 The Institute of Power Engineers (IPE) has formed a partnership with colleges and is promoting the Practical Skills Record. With that in mind, feedback from the colleges is essential. The IPE would like to propose that the colleges include the Practical Skills Record in their tuition fee and implement it into their program. This is a formed partnership with the colleges where future editions would have the college’s input. The IPE hopes that all Power Engineering students will eventually get sign-off on the Practical Skills Record to compliment their learning experience and validate their completed tasks. The Practical Skills Record is available at: PanGlobal Training Systems Toll Free: 1-866-256-8193 Or Online at: www.powerengineering.org The Purpose of the Practical Skills Record This Practical Skills Record book was requested by Power Engineering Trainees and Chief Engineers. Its purpose is to provide organized management and validation of Trainee tasks while acquiring 4th Class ‘steam time’. It may also be used by the Trainee as a permanent and transferable record of tasks and work history. The manual is endorsed by the Institute of Power Engineers (IPE) and was developed by members of the IPE, in consultation with industry, learning institutions, and individuals across Canada. Manual Organization The book is organized into topics, directly aligned, in title and order, with the topics in the SOPEEC 4th Class Power Engineering Syllabus and cross-referenced with the Pan Global 4th Class Power Engineering textbooks. Each topic is divided into sub-topics (called “Criteria”) and each Criteria has a list of tasks that the Trainee is expected to demonstrate. Each set of criteria tasks has a section for signatures and there is a section at the back for validation of additional tasks. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM PROCEDURE : If you clicked on OPEN, go back, click HERE then click SAVE. This will save form to your computer as an MS Word file. Type in required information and save it on your computer. Print a copy and mail it and payment to the address at end of form. 1) Date: YYYY/MM/DD ARE YOU APPLYING FOR (Check one only): New Membership (full Member) Associate Membership 2) IDENTIFICATION: First Name: Surname: Credentials: Birth: DD/MM/YYYY Address: P.O. Box # (if applicable): Bldg #: Street: City: Apt. #: Province: Country: Canada Postal Code: or: Home Phone #: Fax # : E-Mail Address Prim: Sec : 3) EMPLOYMENT: Company Name: Position or Title: Address: P.O. Box # (if applicable): Bldg #: Street: City: Country: Canada Work Phone #: Province: Postal Code: or: Fax # : Page 1 of 2 4) POWER ENGINEERING STATUS a) Are you a Power Engineer? Yes No b) If yes, do you currently hold a valid Certificate of Competency? Yes No Yes No c) If so, issued in what jurisdiction? d) Is your Certificate interprovincially recognized? e) Provincial Jurisdiction File Number: f) If not, then to what allied trade or profession do you belong? 5) BRANCH SELECTION Please select which Branch you would like to be affiliated with. If you are unsure which Branch is closest to you, then you may check the website "AREA MAP" for Branch locations. Applicants from remote areas, or from outside of Canada, may select the Branch of their choice. If you have no preference for a specific branch, you are invited to select the York Branch. French-speaking applicants may select the Montreal Branch for French language service, or the Ottawa Branch for bilingual service. Note : All membership applications are subject to Branch approval. Calgary Edmonton Hamilton Kingston London Montreal Newfoundland/Labrador Nova Scotia Ottawa Saguenay Sarnia Sault Ste-Marie Sudbury Toronto Vancouver Victoria Windsor Winnipeg York 6) DUES PAYMENT Please note that dues payment in the form of a cheque or money order payable to the INSTITUTE OF POWER ENGINEERS must accompany this application which is to be mailed to the National Office. The dues amount is $115.00 and includes a one-time initiation fee of $10.00. Future annual dues of $105.00 will be invoiced annually on the anniversary date of your membership acceptance, and are subject to a $10.00 discount if paid within 30 days. The mailing address is: Institute of Power Engineers PO Box 878 Burlington, Ontario, L7R 3Y7 Please also note that the dues constitute an Income Tax deduction if you live in Canada. For further information : Website: www.nipe.ca 15 Branches of the Institute of Power Engineers British Columbia -Vancouver -Victoria Alberta - Calgary - Edmonton Manitoba -Winnipeg Ontario -Hamilton -Kingston -Lakehead -London -Ottawa -Sarnia -Sault Ste Marie -Sudbury -Toronto -Wellend -Windsor Quebec - Montreal - Saguenay Maritime -Nova Scotia Newfoundland 16
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