Industrial Process Heating
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Ewan Pritchard, P.E. Hybrid Program Manager
A process engineering consultant with Advanced Energy since 1997, Ewan Pritchard leads the company's initiatives in hybrid technology. In 2002, Pritchard initiated the plug-in hybrid electric school bus project, which is transforming the classic school bus platform into a full plug-in hybrid, achieving more than 12 miles per gallon. To date, this collaborative effort has resulted in the manufacturing of 19 plug-in hybrid school buses that are presently being delivered nationwide. Two of these buses were deployed in Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C., in May 2007. Pritchard is also the resource manager for NC GreenPower, a subsidiary of Advanced Energy working to encourage the development of renewable energy sources for North Carolina's power supply. The program allows N.C. electric customers the choice to switch to clean renewable power. As manager of that program Pritchard has worked with many solar, wind, hydro and landfill methane producers to become fully operational in the state. The tie between renewable energy and plug-in hybrids provides a tremendous insight into the potential to convert the highly inefficient and polluting transportation industry to highly efficient and clean renewable energy. As a creative problem solver with more than 10 years of experience and expertise of industrial heating processes, Pritchard also spend time consulting with facilities throughout North Carolina about infrared and radio frequency process opportunities. He also has expertise in data logging, data analysis, education on thermal processes and extensive work on the gas catalytic study. Pritchard quickly became invaluable to the team for his creativity and ability to look at projects from a different angle. He often draws on his experience in both laboratory and in-plant environments in the fabrication shop, where he helps design and build prototype equipment for industrial customers to test in their plants. Pritchard earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and master’s of science degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on energy from N.C. State University. He is an active member and a past chairman of the Eastern North Carolina Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He also is an active member of the Triangle Electric Automobile Association. His professional experience includes work with forging at GKN Automotive, several years of teaching computer courses at N.C. State University and computer aided drafting and design experience. Contact Information |