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NOJA Power NewsIssue 15 |
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OSM Recloser ‘Steps Up’ at EESA Conference |
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The 84th National Electrical Energy Society of Australia (EESA) Conference & Exhibition was held on the 20th to the 22nd of August, 2008 and saw over 200 delegates in attendance at this three-day event in Brisbane. The main theme of the conference revolved around “stepping up to the challenge”, with focus on how Queensland's major energy providers work with their suppliers and contractors on the challenge of maintaining capacity, reliability and power quality. First day of the conference was welcomed by EESA Queensland President Lawrie Cleary in the prestigious Queens Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel, Brisbane. Delegates were informed on what was in store for the coming days of the conference. The conference keynote speakers included, Professor Elizabeth Taylor, who provided an informative talk on the current issues facing the industry, including ageing infrastructure and new business models. Professor Hardisty also gave an interesting presentation focused around an environmental theme of energy supply, with mention of the global warming issue, as well as how changes to the production of energy affects environmental sustainability.
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NOJA Power's exhibition stand was manned by NOJA Power Sales Director Tony Stacey, Sales Engineer Shane Gorman, and our Brazilian Recloser Application Engineer Bruno Kimura, who were able to respond to delegate's questions. The trade exhibition was a great opportunity for NOJA Power to display the pole-mounted OSM Recloser and provide information on how they are 'Stepping up to the Challenge'.
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High-Tech Projects Assisted by CEED Students |
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The CEED program aims at linking students with the industry by connecting current real-world projects to students within the relevant fields. While students have traditionally undertaken what is often referred to as 'work experience' or 'vacation work' to compliment their studies, CEED projects go beyond this to provide not just training and experience but the opportunity to work on actual industry-based projects with real goals and deadlines. Recent CEED students Thomas Cheung and Linda Liu were both employed by NOJA Power to assist the company with ongoing engineering projects.
Thomas, a final year Mechanical Engineer, worked on a project to produce a 'next generation' mounting bracket of lighter weight, stronger build and lower production cost for mounting NOJA Power's OSM Recloser. This project was completed following first semester 2008 with Thomas submitting a technical report detailing findings, analysis and recommendations for improvements that will assist future developments of NOJA Power's mounting brackets.
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Master of Information Technology student Linda Liu was enlisted by NOJA Power through the CEED program to design, develop and implement a new software tool to communicate and store information from the existing embedded system from a remote location. With the great success of this project during Linda's time in the CEED program, Linda is now a full-time employee at NOJA Power.
The success of the projects completed by Thomas and Linda indicates the capability of university students to perform in the workforce. NOJA Power will continue to support students' transitions into the working world by participating in programs such as CEED. |
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