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Strategic Options for Sustainable Power Generation Interest Group
Increasing energy demand combined with environmental and regulatory issues provide the power industry with new challenges. Utilities must increase power generation and reduce operational costs while maintaining sustainable practices.
The scope of the Strategic Options for Sustainable Power Generation Interest Group (SOIG) is to develop, evaluate and demonstrate sustainable power generation technologies that will result in an increase in power supply capacity and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
By conveying various features of fuel cleaning and distributed generation technologies to participating organizations, vital factors influencing present and upcoming applications are appropriately adressed. SOIG enables its participants to enhance their knowledge via information exchange as well as through co-funding opportunities that will lead to the development of practical innovations that can be readily applied to today’s problems.
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Topics and Issues:
• Distributed Generation
Biomass/Biogas Technology
Wind Turbines
Solar Photovoltaics
Hydrogen Production Technologies
Fuel Cells
Microturbines
Small Advanced Gas Turbines
Small Boilers/Steam Turbines
Advanced Batteries
Small Hydro
Wave Power
Tidal Power
• Distributed Resources
Grid Interconnection Issues
Grid Penetration
Safe Work Practices
Benefits of DG Technology
Approval Process Testing for DG Technologies
• Fuel Advancements
Coal Cleaning
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
Particle and Heavy Metal Emission Abatement
Mercury/SOx/ NOx Removal
• Advanced Generation Cycles
Supercritical Steam Plants
Advanced Pulverized Coal
Advanced Combustion Turbines
Biomass Co-Firing in Coal Plants
Combined Cycle Gas Turbines
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
Partial Gasification
Fluidized Bed Combustion
Magneto Hydrodynamics
Reciprocating Engines
Repowering/Refueling
Cogeneration
Combined Heat and Power Energy Systems
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Mark Tinkler leads the Strategic Options for Sustainable Power Generation Interest Group
(SOIG). Mr. Tinkler holds an engineering degree from McGill University and a Master’s
Degree in Materials Science from the University of Toronto. He joined the Research Division
of Ontario Hydro in 1977, and over a period of 24 years, held a number of R&D positions of
increasingly responsibility addressing a range of technology areas, from robotics to alternative
energy studies. As Manager of Distributed Generation Technologies, he oversaw the
evaluation, development and demonstration of a full range of alternative energy and
small-scale generation options, including solar, wind power, run-of-river small hydro, microturbines,
waste-to-energy projects, energy storage and fuel cells. In 2001 he joined the
Corporate Strategic Planning group of Ontario Power Generation providing technology
advice to senior management and managing the planning and direction of OPG's strategic
technology R&D activities, including a continuing look at alternative energy and Distributed
Generation options and opportunities.
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