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September 2021
Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance Workshop
Members of ESIG and/or EPRI are invited to attend a Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance Workshop, co-hosted by EPRI and ESIG. In the first of what will be an annual event, we will focus on assessing blade defects and damage. Attendees will offer examples of blade defects and damage for the group to discuss and learn from. Unlike typical ESIG O&M workshops, attendees will come away from the event with workshop proceedings, which will summarize the examples shared during the workshop…
Find out more »October 2021
System Planning Working Group Fall 2021 Session
The System Planning Working Group will meet on Friday, October 15 (1:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT). The session will focus on four initiatives/projects currently underway within the working group: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ESIG Redefining Resource Adequacy Task Force A review of the recent ESIG report: Redefining Resource Adequacy for Modern Power Systems. 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. ESIG Transmission Task Force - Assessing the Value of Transmission The scope of the Task Force’s current project will be discussed as outlined…
Find out more »2021 Fall Operations and Maintenance Users Group Meeting
The 2021 Fall O&M Users Group Meeting will be held online during October and November. Below you will find the schedule of sessions, along with corresponding registration links for each. As we add additional roundtable sessions they will be included below. If you have any questions, please let us know at info@esig.energy. Fall Plenary Session “Hot and Cold” – Renewable Plant Operations in Extreme Weather Conditions Wednesday, November 17 - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (eastern US) Additional details, including a list…
Find out more »November 2021
Reliability Working Group Fall 2021 Session
The Reliability Working Group will hold an online session on Wednesday, November 17, 3:00 – 5:00 pm (eastern US). The focus of the session will be reviewing the draft of the whitepaper on Power System Needs with High Share of Inverter Based Resources and Grid Forming Inverter Technology, that is being developed by the working group’s High Share of Inverter-Based Generation Task Force. The purpose of the paper is to discuss system needs, grid forming technology and control methods, share…
Find out more »Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Working Group Fall 2021 Session
The DER Working Group will hold an online session on Thursday, November 18, 3:00 – 5:00 pm (eastern US). Join us to hear and discuss the findings and recommendations from the ESIG DER Working Group Task Force, An Open Networks project for the U.S.: Facilitating reliable, efficient integration of DERs into the electric power system. The effort aims to develop best practices recommendations for integration of DERs into the bulk power system; lessons learned from the UK and Australian Open Networks efforts; and…
Find out more »March 2022
2022 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting
Members of the ESIG O&M Users Group are invited to attend the 2022 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting at the Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. We're looking forward to seeing everyone back in-person and have modified our meeting schedule to accommodate folks who are attending in-person and remotely. 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,…
Find out more »2022 Spring Technical Workshop
Our 2022 Spring Technical Workshop in Tucson, Arizona featured more than 50 industry leaders from around the world, who presented and lead discussion on a number of key areas, including Resource Adequacy, GFM, IBR, Flexibility, Transmission, DER, among others. All of the presentations from the workshop can be downloaded below. Soon, we'll also post recordings of each session. Tutorial: Hydrogen - How can hydrogen-derived fuels ‘complete’ the energy transition and how will we integrate those into planning and operations?…
Find out more »June 2022
2022 Special Topic Workshop: Grid-Forming IBRs
Our 2022 Special Topic Workshop: Grid-Forming IBRs was held at The Curtis Hotel in downtown Denver, Colorado. All of the presentations from the workshop can be downloaded below. For recordings of each of the sessions, please see the workshop playlist here. Tutorial: Grid-forming IBRs Grid-Forming Tutorial Deepak Ramasubramanian & Wenzong Wang, EPRI Introduction to Workshop Agenda and Opening Remarks Introduction Julia Matevosyan, Chief Engineer, ESIG Session 1: Defining Technical Requirements and Qualification of Services Chair: Jeff Billo, Director, Operations Planning,…
Find out more »2022 Meteorology and Market Design for Grid Services Workshop
Our 2022 Meteorology and Market Design for Grid Services Workshop was held at The Curtis Hotel in downtown Denver, Colorado. 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. Tutorial: Forecasting for Energy and Ancillary Service Markets: Role of Storage, Hybrids and DER in an Uncertain Environment Introduction to Forecasting and Operations Aidan Tuohy, Program Manager and Erik Ela, Principal, EPRI Electricity Markets…
Find out more »August 2022
Joint Generator Interconnection Workshop (Virtual)
Session recordings and presentations are linked below. Click here to download a full summary of the entire three-day workshop. This major online workshop by ESIG, NAGF, NERC and EPRI covers the important relationships between interconnection process reforms and new capability and performance standards for inverter-based resources. The workshop provides education on both topics and how they interact for potentially expediting the large generator interconnection process while also supporting a more economic, sustainable, and reliable future power system. Interconnection queues…
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