SMUD Solano Wind Tour

The Solano Wind Project is on a portion of a 6,345-acre District-owned property, approximately 15 miles southeast of Fairfield and Suisun and 5 miles southwest of Rio Vista. The project site is bounded on the south by the Sacramento River.

The District is constructing up to 29 Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) to generate an additional 87 MW of wind energy on the Phase 2 site. Phase 2A, which was completed in May 2006, added 8 new WTGs and 24 MW to the project. Phase 2B, planned for 2008, will add 21 WTGs and 63 MW of wind energy. Once Phase 2B is completed, the Solano Wind Project will be rated at 102 MW of renewable electric generation capacity.

Here is more information, including maps: http://sections.asme.org/asmesasn/windrev1.doc Please RSVP: Roya E. Borman Sr. Mechanical Engineer Sacramento Municipal Utility District 916-732-7132 rborman@smud.org

Thomas Barlow Becomes 127th ASME President at Annual Meeting (6/17/08)

A longtime member of ASME, Barlow has participated on many technical, regional and Society-wide committees and boards, and has demonstrated a strong record of support and leadership in student outreach, membership development, and technology and engineering diversity. He is a Fellow of ASME and a former member of the ASME Board of Governors, serving from 2003–2006.

Barlow has also served within the local, regional and technical division structures, including participation on the Council on Engineering, the Public Information Operating Board, the Board of Governors' Committee on Organization and Rules, and the Editorial Advisory Board of Mechanical Engineering magazine. He is also a member of the ASME Auxiliary.

Amos Holt Named President-Nominee

An ASME Honorary Member and Fellow, Holt was serving as the Society's secretary and treasurer when he was selected as president-nominee.

Holt, vice president of of Environmental, Safety and Quality Systems for S outhwest Research Institute, had previously held a number of ASME positions, including chair of the Committee on Finance and Investment, chair of the Continuing Education Institute, member-at-large of the Board of Governors, vice president of the Pressure Technology Group, and vice chair of the Council on Engineering. Holt was also a lecturer in ASME's Distinguished Lecturers Program and a winner of the ASME Dedicated Service Award. He has been an ASME member since 1982.

Most recent revision, June 19, 2008