Alternative energy sources and the US power grid

From Sigma Xi and SCONC:

American Scientist Pizza Lunch convenes again at noon, Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Sigma Xi’s headquarters in Research Triangle Park.
The speaker will be Alex Huang, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at NC State University. Prof. Huang is directly engaged with trying to reduce this country’s dependence on carbon-emitting fossil fuels. He directs a national research center working on a redesign of the nation’s power grid to better integrate alternative energy sources and new storage methods.
American Scientist Pizza Lunch is free and open to science journalists and science communicators of all stripes. Feel free to forward this message to anyone who might want to attend. RSVPs are required (for a reliable slice count) to cclabby@amsci.org
Directions to Sigma Xi:
http://www.sigmaxi.org/about/center/directions.shtml