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October 2022
2022 Fall Technical Workshop
Our 2022 Fall Technical Workshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota featured more than 60 industry leaders from around the world. All of the presentations from the workshop can be downloaded below. Workshop Session Recordings: For recordings of each of the sessions, please see the workshop playlist here. Special Event: Capacity Expansion Modeling for Transmission Planning Tutorial: Evolution and Effectiveness of Flexibility Products in Markets and Operations Overview of Need for Flexibility Aidan Tuohy, Senior Program Manager, EPRI Introduction - Evolution and…
Find out more »March 2023
2023 Spring Technical Workshop
Our 2023 Spring Technical Workshop in Tucson, Arizona featured more than 80 industry leaders from around the world. All of the presentations from the workshop can be downloaded below. Workshop Session Recordings: Click here to view session recordings of from the spring workshop. Special Session: An Introduction to the Global Power System Transformation Consortium Click here to download all presentations listed below. GPST Overview (including short descriptions of G-PST five action pillars) Karin Wadsack, Program Manager, NREL GPST Grid Forming…
Find out more »April 2023
2023 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting
Members of the ESIG O&M Users Group are invited to attend the 2023 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee in Milwaukee, WI. The workshop will feature a plenary session as well as manufacturer-specific roundtables. 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, solar, and energy storage equipment.…
Find out more »June 2023
2023 Meteorology and Market Design for Grid Services Workshop
All of the presentations from our 2023 Meteorology & Market Design for Grid Services Workshop held in Denver, Colorado can be downloaded below. Workshop Session Recordings: Click here to view the workshop session playlist on our YouTube channel. Introduction/Opening Comments Workshop Introduction Charlie Smith, Executive Director, ESIG Session 1: Ancillary Services Markets and Ramping Products for Renewable Energy Session Chair: Emma Nicholson, Senior Economist, FERC CAISO Day-ahead Market Enhancements and Ramp Products James Friedrich, Lead Policy Developer, CAISO MISO…
Find out more »2023 Long-term Load Forecasting Workshop
All of the presentations from our 2023 Long-term Load Forecasting Workshop held in Denver, Colorado can be downloaded below. Download Workshop Summary Workshop Session Recordings: Click here for the workshop session playlist. Introduction & Keynote Comments Workshop Introduction Debra Lew, Associate Director, ESIG Keynote: The Grid We Need to Decarbonize America Jesse Jenkins, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University Introduction to Load Forecasting Jon Black, Manager of…
Find out more »October 2023
2023 Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance Workshop
Members of ESIG and/or EPRI are invited to attend our third annual Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance Workshop, co-hosted by EPRI and ESIG on October 11th, 2023. Like last year, we will focus on one or two pressing topics in blade maintenance, to be selected by participants. Attendees will offer examples of blade defects, damage, and mitigation strategies for the group to discuss and learn from. Unlike typical ESIG O&M workshops, attendees will come away from the event with workshop proceedings,…
Find out more »2023 Fall Technical Workshop
All of the presentations from our 2023 Fall Technical Workshop held in San Diego can be downloaded below. To view recordings of each of these sessions, please visit our YouTube channel and select the 2023 Fall Technical Workshop playlist. Tutorial I: HVDC Transmission Moderator: James Okullo, Director of System Planning, ESIG Overview of HVDC Technology, its Capabilities, Use Cases, Operational and Markets Benefits, Misconceptions, Technology and Supply Chain Barriers Johannes Pfeifenberger, Principal, The Brattle Group Chandra Mohan Sonnathi, Lead HVDC Specialist,…
Find out more »April 2024
2024 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting
Members of the ESIG O&M Users Group are invited to attend the 2024 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting at the Margaritaville Resort Orlando in Orlando, FL. The meeting will feature a pre-meeting workshop, plenary session and manufacturer-specific roundtables. The roundtables provide the opportunity for frank and open discussion among users who share their information, knowledge and experience. As a reminder, participation in the roundtables is limited to employees of ESIG member organizations that own, operate, or maintain wind generation or…
Find out more »May 2024
Towards 100% Renewable Energy Pathways Workshop
All deep decarbonization scenarios involve increasing electrification of energy end-use and increasing utilization of renewable resources. The purpose of this workshop is to develop a coordinated international research roadmap to address the technical challenges associated with incorporating very large amounts of variable generation (wind and solar) into the energy supply mix, recognizing the accompanying electrification of the economy and its social science dimension. In particular, the workshop will focus on the issues of operating a power system with 100% instantaneous…
Find out more »June 2024
2024 Forecasting & Markets Workshop
Presentations from our 2024 Forecasting & Markets Workshop held in Salt Lake City can be downloaded below. To view recordings of workshop sessions, click here for the ESIG YouTube channel. Tutorial: Weather Datasets for Power System Planning Moderator: John Zack, MESO State of the Art in Datasets John Zack, MESO Problems with Existing Datasets Justin Sharp, Research Leader IV, EPRI Evaluation and Adjustments to the ERA5 Jim Wilczak, Research Meteorologist, NOAA CONUS404, A High-resolution Hydro-climate Dataset Sue Haupt, Senior Scientist, NSF…
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