Public engineering firm profile
Technology Insights
San Diego, CA
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- Services
- 15
- Offices
- 2
- Leaders
- 2
- Founded
- 1991
Overview
Technology Insights provides specialized consulting services in advanced energy systems, with a particular emphasis on nuclear power and technologies of value to the energy sector. Established to capitalize on opportunities in power industry restructuring, the practice guides clients through advanced technology development, assessment, demonstration, and commercialization. It delivers expertise ranging from distributed and renewable energy resources to centralized power plants, transmission and distribution systems, and plant-specific reliability analyses.
- Founded
- 1991
Services
Engineering Management
Directing multi-disciplinary engineering programs for advanced power plants, including plant and system-level trade studies.
Systems Engineering Analyses
Applying structured processes to define requirements, analyze performance, and evaluate system reliability.
Nuclear Reactor Licensing
Facilitating licensing processes for advanced power plants and gas-cooled nuclear reactors.
Demonstration Project Development
Supporting energy technology initiatives from early planning stages through demonstration and execution.
Economic Evaluation
Providing financial and economic assessments for advanced energy technologies, with a specialized focus on hydrogen generation and distributed energy resources.
Plant-Specific Reliability Analyses
Evaluating operational systems to enhance safety and reliability across current and advanced nuclear facilities.
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Leadership
Fred Silady
Principal
Over thirty years of experience in engineering design and development of advanced power systems with emphasis on the integration of design and safety risk assessment, plus technical and economic evaluation of new, emerging technologies suitable for distributed generation. Expertise areas include systems engineering and management, safety and reliability assessments, licensing methodology development and implementation, plus design tradeoff and optimization assessments.
Scott Penfield
Principal
Over thirty years of experience in engineering design and development of advanced power systems with emphasis on the integration of design and safety risk assessment, plus technical and economic evaluation of new, emerging technologies suitable for distributed generation. Experience spans vendor and consulting entities with emphasis on advanced gas-cooled nuclear reactors.