<title>Electric Power Engineers : Current News

EPE’s President Hala N. Ballouz, P.E. has been elected to the
Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association Board of Directors

TREIA
The Texas Renewable Energy
Industries Association
www.treia.org

Wind Coalition Representation with the SouthWest Power Pool (SPP)
EPE is representing and advocating the Wind Coalition in technical representation and protocol reviews with SPP. Our Vice President and President are actively contributing to this important role to keep our Wind Development efforts represented and protected.

MOROCCO, USTDA Renewable Energy Mission: Our President Hala N. Ballouz, P.E. completed a visit to Morocco meeting with high officials in the Ministry of Energy, Office of National Electricity, American Moroccan Chamber of Commerce, Agency for Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, and other key officials in Morocco. The visit is part of a US Trade Development Agency (USTDA) definition mission to identify key projects for renewable energy development in Morocco.

ReCharge Magazine - Issue Date February 4, 2009
Featured an article on the “Biggest Thing in Texas Since Oil”

Upcoming Events

Our Staff and executives are continuously participating in conferences
and giving presentations in our power industry:

Texas Renewables 2010 Conference
November 7-10, 2010
San Antonio, Texas

www.treia.org

American Wind Energy Association - WINDPOWER 2011 conference and exhibition
May 22-25, 2011
Anaheim, CA

Visit EPE at booth #2986

www.windpowerexpo.org

EPE enjoyed the Dallas 2010 conference, particularly in being there for our long term clients. We are very excited to have met potential new clients that are interested in furthering the renewable energy industry!

Each year AWEA hosts the WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, which gathers the thought leaders of the wind industry to discuss opportunities for the expansion of this market, how to strengthen the economy with wind technology, and how to established long-term policy support for wind energy integration in the U.S. WINDPOWER is THE premier annual wind energy conference and exhibition in the world, and is an exciting and dynamic conference that has the potential to provide business leads your company needs to break into this fast growing wind market, or to further grow with it.

INERNATIONAL IGM OPENING NEW OFFICES IN TEXAS

International Institute of Geotechnics and Materials, with offices in Africa and the Middle East since 1998, now in the USA as IGM Civil Engineering, Inc. Dr. Marc Ballouz ,PhD is founder of International IGM; Hala Ballouz is partner in iIGM.

International IGM is a pioneer in finding creative solutions in:
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Materials and Testing
• Structural Evaluation and Strengthening
With its innovative expertise International IGM has in its portfolio new solutions to foundations of wind turbines & solar farms, and creative solutions to developing complex sites.

www.i-igm.net

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

April 20-21, 2010: Lone Star Solar Summit 2010
Texas State Technical College, Sweetware, Texas.
“Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Development”
Presented by: Kristen Rodriguez, P.E.
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January 15, 2010: Transmission Summit, Sweetwater Texas
“Wind and Solar Projects Interconnection Issues: How Do We Plug In?”
Presented by: Hala N. Ballouz, P.E.
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October 4, 2009 : Electric Reliability Council of Texas
“Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Integration”,
Presented by: Hala N. Ballouz, P.E.
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June 17, 2009 : Omaha, Nebraska
“Emerging Infrastructure for the Plains”
Presented by: Kristen Rodriguez, P.E.
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April 09, 2009 : Transmission Summit, Sweetwater Texas
“Transmission Deliverability for Wind Developers: What’s Next”
Presented by: Hala N. Ballouz, P.E.
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RECRUITING and EXPANSION

Electric Power Engineers is staffing more engineers in our effort to continue providing excellent and timely services as we expand our business to reach out to more clients and added services. We recently welcomed to our team two new engineers, Richard Smith, E.I.T. and Steve Allmond, P.E.

We are continuously looking for new talent and special engineers in the power industry. If you hold a B.S or M.S. in Electrical Engineering with power emphasis, and have experience relevant to the utility and/or wind and solar industry, please contact us.
Call us at (866) 501-3360 or email us

Electric Power Engineers is proud to announce our new offices in Austin Texas. This office is in addition to our Waco Offices and Beirut Offices.

Our new Austin office is to best serve our clients by being in the heart of the green energy capital. Come visit us and meet our new staff: Austin Office: 11614 FM2244, Ste 260 , Austin, TX

TREIA Award to Charles Freeman

The Texas Renewable Energy Association Awarded Charles H. Freeman the Excellence Award for his contribution to the Renewable Industry. Electric Power Engineers vows to continue this path and promote more renewables into our transmission and distribution grid.

Winners of this award through history:
The first award in the history of TREIA was given to
Mr. Michael Osborne at the 25th anniversary of TREIA.

at leisure

EPE Christmas Party - 2009

From Left to Right: Hugo Mena, Richard Smith, Ginger Allmond, Steve Allmond,
Hala Ballouz, Carrie Dichard, Kristen Rodriguez, Nick Rodriguez, Marc Ballouz

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LTMS Parade of Champions with Senator Kirk Watson