Electrify to Decarbonize [From the Editor

Abstract

Disseminating information on electrification to achieve decarbonization is in the mission statement of <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Electrification Magazine</i> . Electrification technologies are important to the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), IEEE Industrial Applications Society (IAS), and IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS). The PES has a long history dating back to the late 19th century at the forming of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, which later merged with the Institute of Radio Engineers to become IEEE. A retrospective article by Lindsey Ingram, “GE and Westinghouse: Reflections of a Retired Electric Utility Engineer,” shows that GE and Westinghouse played a dominant role in forming the PES. IAS and PELS are Societies each with a distinct technology focus, with IAS on electric machines and PELS on power electronics. This magazine is financially sponsored by the three Societies, and the reader may find articles from active members of those three Societies covering various electrification technologies.