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The 2020 Fall O&M Users Group Meeting will be held online via WebEx, throughout the months of October, November and December. Below you will find the full schedule of sessions, along with corresponding registration links for each.

If you have any questions, please let us know at info@esig.energy.

Plenary Session

Smart Lifting: A Discussion on the Latest in Safety & Crane Operations
October 28 – 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (eastern)

Opening Remarks: Bjorn Hedges, NAES

Safety Moment: Kevin Denis, Gravitec

Plenary Moderator: Matt Malkin, DNV GL

Plenary Session Speakers: Sam Cates, Barnhart Crane & Rigging;  Steve Lange, EDP Renewables; Kent Thornqvist, RWE

Topics scheduled to be covered during the Plenary Session include:

• • Strategies around crane usage, including minimizing the actions that are costly.
  • Craneless blade lifts.
  • The latest crane technology.

Registration is open to all O&M Users Group members, ESIG members, and invited individuals.

REGISTER HERE

Roundtable Sessions

The heart of the meeting consists of manufacturer-specific roundtables for users group members only. The format consists of open discussions, moderated by Roundtable Chairpersons, centered on a specific wind turbine, solar, or energy storage model and component. The Roundtables provide the opportunity for frank and open discussion among users, who share their information, knowledge and experience.

Participation in the Roundtables is limited to employees of ESIG member organizations that own, operate, or maintain wind generation equipment.

Below you’ll find a list of the roundtable sessions currently scheduled. These online sessions are scheduled to last two hours. 

• • Solar – Monday, October 12 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern)  
    Roundtable Co-chairs: Anthony Morabito, DTE Energy; Chris McNalley, Consumers Energy
  • Gamesa – Friday, October 16 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern )
    Roundtable Chair: Lindsay Galbraith, Patriot Renewables
  • Siemens – Monday, October 19 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern)   
    Roundtable Co-chairs: Matt Brzezinski, Pattern Energy; Dushyant Tank, Pattern Energy
    
  • GE 1x – Wednesday, October 21 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern) REGISTER
    Roundtable Co-chairs: Chris McNalley, Consumers Energy; Marcus Schriner, DTE Energy
  • Mitsubishi – Friday, October 23 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern) REGISTER
    Roundtable Chair: William Whitney, Leeward Energy
  • GE 2x – Monday, October 26 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern) REGISTER
    Roundtable Co-chairs: Susan Owens, Patriot Renewables; Matt Snow, Invenergy
  • Clipper – Friday, October 30 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern) REGISTER
    Roundtable Co-chairs: Matt Carney, Exelon Generation; Wes Slaymaker, WES Engineering
  • Balance of Plant – Monday, November 2 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern) REGISTER
    Roundtable Co-chairs: Matt Allsup, Innergex; Matt Kessel, RWE Renewables
  • Vestas V100+ – Wednesday, November 4 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern) REGISTER
    Roundtable Chair: Jay Piercy, Enel Green Power
    Roundtable Co-chairs: Ninochska Bosworth, Clearway Energy; Navin Krishnasing, EDP Renewables
  • Suzlon – Friday, November 6 (2:00 – 4:00 p.m. eastern) REGISTER
    Roundtable Co-chairs: Soonen Ahua, Exelon Wind and Solar; Mike Brown, Clearway Energy
  • Acciona/Nordex – Wednesday, November 11 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern) REGISTER
    Roundtable Co-Chairs: Rich Heier, Acciona; Stephen Slack, RWE Renewables
  • Vestas V82/NM 82 – Thursday, December 3 (2:00 – 4:00 p.m. eastern) REGISTER
    Roundtable Chair: Harvey Benes, NPPD

As we schedule additional roundtables, those details will be distributed and posted on Groups.io.