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2018 Fall Technical Workshop
October 1, 2018 - October 3, 2018
Tutorial: Inertia Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Chairs: Derek Stenclik and Matt Richwine, GE
Introduction and Industry Trends in Low Inertia Operations Common Definitions, What’s What
– High-level trends
– Synchronous inertia, synthetic inertia, FFR, PFR, SFR, UFLS, DR
– Technology aspects
Island Grid Perspective, Matt Richwine, GE
Large System Perspective, Nick Miller, HickoryLedge, LLC.
Market Design, Derek Stenclik, GE
System Operator Experience, Sandip Sharma, ERCOT
Working Group Meetings
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Technical Workshop
Session 1: Managing a High Penetration Renewable Power System
Chair: Goran Strbac, Imperial College, London
Stability Considerations at 100% Instantaneous Penetration, Helge Urdal, Urdal Power Solutions Ltd.
Comparison of Fast Frequency Response with Synchronous Machine Response during System Disturbances, Matt Richwine, GE
ERS from Wind, Solar, Storage and Conventional Plant, Jason MacDowell, GE
Towards 100% Renewable Energy, Terji Nielsen, Electric Power Company SEV, Faroe Islands
Hydropower in the 21st Century, Alejandro Moreno, DOE
Market Considerations for a High Penetration Renewables Scenario, Audun Botterud, ANL
Session 2A: Market Design and System Operations for Storage, Flexibility, and Beyond: View from the Front Lines
Chair: Sonia Aggarwal, Energy Innovation
A View from California, Jill Powers, CAISO
A Flexible Market Participation Model for the Future, Mark Ahlstrom, NextEra Energy Resources
A Personal View, Paul Sotkiewicz, Consultant
A National Perspective, Rob Gramlich, Grid Strategies
Session 2B: Energy Storage Developments
Chair: Rashid Abdul, WEG Transformers
Future Opportunity for PV-Storage Peakers in CAISO, Paul Denholm, NREL
Developments in Solar-plus-Storage, Mahesh Morjaria, First Solar
Ancillary Services from Ternary Pumped Storage Hydropower, Dave Corbus, NREL
Energy Storage and Forecasting, Tristan Doherty, IHI Energy Storage
Session 2C: Resilience, Price Formation and Market Design
Chair: Bethany Frew, NREL
Wholesale Energy Price Formation – What Does It All Really Mean?, Erik Ela, EPRI
Reliability and Resilience, Michael Milligan, Consultant
Reliability and Resilience During the Bomb Cyclone, John Simonelli, ISO-NE
Reliability, Resilience and Transmission, Michael Goggin, Grid Strategies
Session 3A: Panel Discussion on DOE Beyond LCOE
Chair: Mark O’Malley, NREL
A Personal Perspective on Beyond LCOE, Michael Milligan, Consultant
A European Perspective on Beyond LCOE, Goran Strbac, Imperial College, London
A Solar Industry Perspective on Beyond LCOE, Mahesh Morjaria, First Solar
Session 3B: Electric Transportation and ESI
Chair: Obadiah Bartholomy, SMUD
Electrification Futures Study Scenario Analysis, Caitlin Murphy, NREL
Electrifying Transportation – Where Are We Today?, John Halliwell, EPRI
National Plug-in Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Analysis, Eric Wood, NREL
Session 3C: Planning for Future Energy Systems
Chair: Bruce Rew, SPP
Offshore Wind: A U.S. Northeast Study, Jessica Lau, NREL
DER and CAISO’s Flexibility Needs, Jill Powers, CAISO
Integrated Gas and Electric Planning, Antje Orths, Energinet
Offshore Wind Reliability Considerations, John Simonelli, ISO-NE
Session 4A: Innovative Methods to Improve Flexibility
Chair: Russ Philbrick, Polaris Optimization
Pool Pumps for Peak Shaving and Valley Filling, Bob Moye, U of Florida
Enhanced Hot Water Heater Control, Ken Schuyler, PJM
Power to Gas, Ken Dragoon, Renewable Hydro Alliance
Smart Thermostats, Sam Shrank, Tendril
Session 4B: Distribution System Developments
Chair: Debbie Lew, GE
BES to DER: Reliability Perspectives and Direction, Ryan Quint, NERC
Control of Distributed PV on Distribution Feeders, Andrew Riegler, Schneider Electric
IEEE Standard 1547 Implementation and Use Considerations, Babak Enayati, National Grid
Distribution System Protection with High PV Penetrations, Normann Fischer, SEL
Session 5: Long Term ESI Planning Considerations
Chair: William D’haeseleer, KU Leuven
Evolution of the Utility Business Model, Bryan Hannegan, Holy Cross Energy
Integrated Grid Planning (IGP) Process, Lisa Giang, HECO
Capacity Value of Solar, Storage, Solar plus Storage, and Demand Response, Derek Stenclik, GE
Modern Power Systems Driving Change in Software, Planning, Design and Operations, Ken Donohoo, Electric Power Engineers
Capacity Adequacy in ERCOT’s Energy-Only Market: What Did this Summer Teach Us, Sandip Sharma, ERCOT
ESIG Working Group 100% Renewable Theme Report-out, Debbie Lew, GE, DER Working Group Chair