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SMART ENERGY

Revolutionizing

Power

Electronics

The PowerUP and Fortronic Conference & Exhibition
is where the vanguard of power electronics engineering
converges with sustainability and innovation. This event
is bringing the latest developments in power electronics
engineering and renewable energy, debated by global
industry leaders across two days of keynotes, panels,
and technical presentations, with an exhibition Reliable Power With No
area for networking.

The conference will dig into several key topics: Emissions: A Big Future
• Power semiconductors (GaN, • Renewable energy
SiC, IGBTs) • E-mobility and
• Power management, infrastructures/smart grid for Hydrogen
converters, sensors, passives • Motor control
• Tools/test and measurement • And more!
By Ben Crawford, business development manager at Kohler Power Systems (now
Kohler Energy)

SEPTEMBER 18 & 19, 2024 OCTOBER 9 & 10, 2024 As our society moves toward net zero, we can Hydrogen is the simplest and lightest element, with
MILAN, ITALY VIRTUAL EVENT all agree on how important it is to reduce carbon a hydrogen atom consisting of just one positively
emissions. But exactly how this should be achieved is
charged proton and one negatively charged electron.
NH MILANO CONGRESS CENTER still a subject of lively debate. It’s estimated that 90% of all the atoms in the
universe are hydrogen, and it makes up nearly
Specifically, there are differences of opinion about two-thirds of the atoms in our body.
hydrogen and how much emphasis and investment
it deserves. What is clear is that hydrogen has a role There is only a tiny amount of hydrogen in our
For more information about sponsorship opportunities, to play in delivering power with zero emissions at the atmosphere because it is so light that it escapes
please contact: sales@aspencore.com point of use, including as part of mission-critical and Earth’s gravitational pull. In fact, we lose about 3 kg of
powerup.fortronic.it backup power systems. hydrogen into space every second. While hydrogen gas

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