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2019 Fall Technical Workshop

October 28, 2019 - October 30, 2019

  • « Webinar: The Use of Probabilistic Forecasts in Theory and Practice
  • Webinar: Understanding Key Challenges to Conducting Integrated Energy Network Planning »

2019 Fall Workshop Overview

2019 Fall Workshop Agenda

2019 Fall Workshop Recap

Tutorial: Future Directions for Market Design and System Planning
Co-chairs: Bethany Frew, Engineer, NREL & Mark Ahlstrom, President, ESIG Board of Directors

Introduction, Bethany Frew, Engineer, NREL

Brief resource adequacy (RA) overview, Aidan Tuohy, Principal Project Manager, EPRI

Current and future wholesale markets, Bethany Frew, Engineer, NREL

A Decentralized Markets Approach, Rob Gramlich, Founder and President, Grid Strategies LLC

Long-term Markets Working with Short-term Energy Markets, Steve Corneli, Principal and Owner, Strategies for Clean Energy Innovation

System planning examples and potential future approaches, Mark Ahlstrom, President, ESIG Board of Directors

MISO: RA Requirement, Mia Adams, Senior Manager, Market Strategy, MISO

ERCOT: Energy Only Market, Julia Matevosjana, Lead Planning Engineer, ERCOT

ISO-NE: Energy and Capacity Markets, Henry Yoshimura, Director of Demand Resource Strategy, ISO-NE

Duke: IRP, Benjamin Borsch, Director, IRP and Analytics, Duke Energy

Australia, Christian Schaefer, General Manager, Energy Systems Engineering, AEMO,
Australia

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Technical Workshop

Local Welcome and Keynote Comments: IRP Process of the Future
Mark Oliver, Managing Director, Integrated System Operations Planning, Duke Energy

Opening Plenary: Considerations for the System of the Future
Chair: Bryan Hannegan, President & CEO, Holy Cross Energy

Overview of Past, Current and Future Business Models and How They’ve Changed in Response to Decreasing Costs of Renewable, Bruce Tsuchida, Principal, The Brattle Group

Impacts of High VRE Futures on Demand-Side Decisions, Joachim Seel, Senior Scientific Engineering Associate, LBNL

On the Road to Dispatchable Variable Resources, Chris Clack, CEO, Vibrant Clean Energy

The Evolving Role of Energy Storage in Power (System Planning and Operations), Nick Miller, Consultant

Unlocking the Full Value of Distributed Energy Resources, Astrid Atkinson, CEO & Co-founder, Camus Energy

Hydro Power and High Capacity Energy Storage, Patrick Balducci, Chief Economist, PNNL

Session 2A – PPA’s and Corporate 100% Renewables Targets – What Comes Next: A Panel Discussion
Chair: Derek Stenclik, Founding Partner, Telos Energy

Bank of America’s Renewable Journey, Beth Wytiaz, SVP, Global Environmental Operations Director, Bank of America

Commercial and Industrial Renewable Energy Demand, Aaron Barr, Principal Consultant, Wind Energy, Wood Mackenzie

City and Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement, Lori Bird, Director, US Energy Program, World Resources Institute

Leandro Alves’ Presentation, President, WindHQ

Corporate PPAs, Graham Furlong, Managing Director of Business Development, Duke Energy Renewables

Session 2B – Offshore Wind Development
Chair: Mike Derby, Program Manager, Wind Technology, DOE

Business Network for Offshore Wind – An Introduction, Fara Courtney, Consultant

Economics of Offshore Wind, Girish Behal, Director – Strategic Initiatives and Development, SNC-Lavalin, Canada

Wind Turbines for Offshore Wind Projects, Walt Musial, Manager Offshore Wind, NREL

European Experience with Interconnection of Offshore Plants, Peter JØrgensen, VP, Energinet, Denmark

Cable Connection Considerations for Offshore Wind Power Plants, Dave Mueller, Director, Energy System Studies, EnerNex

Session 3A – System Planning for Energy Storage
Chair, Aaron Bloom, Director, New Product R&D, NextEra Analytics

Assessment of Solar + Storage for Resource Adequacy and Ramp Control, Andrew Mills, Sr Scientist, LBNL

Opportunity for Peaking Capacity from Battery Energy Storage, Paul Denholm, Sr Analyst, NREL

Energy Storage Optimization for Solar Power Plant Applications, Andrew Oliver, Chief Technology Officer, RES Group

Duty Cycle and Battery Life, Taylor Kelly, Director, Energy Storage, Intertek

Session 3B – System Planning for High VRE Penetration
Chair: Russ Philbrick, Polaris Systems Optimization

Advanced Analytics and Modeling, NERC ISO-NE System Operational Analysis and Renewable Integration Study, Amro Farid, Associate Professor, Dartmouth University

Multiple Timescale PV Model for Dynamics and Scheduling, Jin Tan, Sr. Engineer, NREL

Flexibility Assessment of the Western Interconnection, Thomas Carr, Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB)

Integration of Economic and Reliability Planning, Juliano Freitas, Manager of Economic Planning, Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

Session 4A – System Operations Considerations for High Penetration Scenarios
Chair: Aidan Tuohy, Principal Project Manager, EPRI

Australian Experience with Synchronous Condenser Applications, Babak Badrzadeh, Manager, Operational Analysis and Engineering, AEMO, Australia

ERCOT Experience with Synchronous Condenser Applications, Julia Matevosjana, Lead Planning Engineer, ERCOT

Uncertainty in System Operations Due to Severe Weather Events, Josh Novacheck, Electricity System Research Engineer, NREL

Power Flow Control as an Accelerator for Renewable Integration, Frank Kreikebaum, SVP of Products and Solutions, Smart Wires

Session 4B – Market Design Evolution for High Share of Renewables
Chair: Rob Gramlich, Founder and President, Grid Strategies

The RTO, Markets and Decarbonization, Udi Helman, Helman Analytics

A National Energy Market Simulator, Sorrell Grogan, Sr Engineer, Operational Analysis and Engineering, AEMO, Australia

Hybrid Resources as Power Plants, Mark Ahlstrom, President, ESIG Board of Directors

Renewable Energy Development in China: Market Design and Practice, Guohui Xie, SGERI, China

Closing Plenary – Creating the Future – A Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Mark Ahlstrom, President, ESIG Board of Directors

A View from a Regulator, Matt Schuerger, Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

A View from the ISO, Dave Olsen, Chair, California ISO Board of Governors

A View from a Small Utility, Bryan Hannegan, President & CEO, Holy Cross Energy

A View from Europe, Peter Jørgensen, Vice President, Energinet, Denmark

A View from Washington, James Hoecker, Counsel & Advisor, WIRES, Former FERC chair

A View from the Research World, Martin Keller, Laboratory Director, NREL

A View from the Policy Advocates, John Moore, Director, Sustainable FERC Project, National Resources Defense Council

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Start:
October 28, 2019
End:
October 30, 2019
Event Category:
ESIG Workshops

Venue

Hilton Charlotte Center City
222 East Third Street
Charlotte, NC 28202 United States
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