Vice President, Transmission and Interconnections
Avantus (formerly 8minute)
Dr. Ali Chowdhury is Vice President of Transmission and Interconnections at 8minute Solar Energy. He has over two decades of renewable energy, electric utilities and electric equipment manufacturing industry experience. Before joining 8minutenergy, Dr. Chowdhury was the Director of Regional Transmission South at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). He has co-authored a book on Power Distribution System Reliability- Practical Methods and Applications, and over 150 technical papers on renewable energy, power system reliability, planning and operating published in peer reviewed international journals and transactions.
He has received numerous technical awards from national and international engineering organizations for his contributions to the science of electrical engineering. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the British Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom, a Registered Professional Engineer in the USA and Canada.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM