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March 2020
2020 Spring Operations and Maintenance Users Group Meeting
**The 2020 Spring O&M Meeting has been cancelled** In light of developing circumstances surrounding COVID-19 coronavirus, Energy Systems Integration Group is cancelling the 2020 Spring O&M Users Group Meeting scheduled to take place in Tucson, March 31 - April 2. Over the last week, a large number of speakers and attendees have been forced to cancel due to travel bans/restrictions from their own companies. We feel that with so many speakers unable to attend, we would not be able to…
Find out more »Webinar: Consumer Preferences and Energy System Integration
DOWNLOAD RECORDING FROM THIS WEBINAR DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION FROM THIS WEBINAR DOWNLOAD Q&A Featured Speaker: Dr. Linda Steg, Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Groningen Dr. Linda Steg is a Professor of Environmental Psychology on the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and a Fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Linda is a graduate of the university and has been employed there since 1991, although the university has been…
Find out more »April 2020
Webinar: Weak Area Network Control of Wind Turbine Generators
Featured Speaker: Dr. Rajat Majumder, Key Senior Expert Engineer, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Dr. Rajat Majumder Dr. Rajat Majumder is a Key Senior Expert Engineer in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. He covers all Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc. territory across the United States and Canada. He makes critical technical decisions on product portfolio, manage risks and makes strategic impact on the regional organization. He works closely with global engineering headquarters in Europe influencing technical road map in the North America…
Find out more »May 2020
Webinar: MISO’s Renewable Integration Impact Assessment
DOWNLOAD WEBINAR RECORDING DOWNLOAD WEBINAR PRESENTATION DOWNLOAD Q&A Featured Speaker: Jordan Bakke, Manager, Policy Studies, MISO Jordan Bakke is the manager of Policy Studies within MISO focusing on how public policy and changing economic conditions impacts energy and gas systems for the MISO footprint. He received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at North Dakota State University and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. He has held many roles at MISO working in resource forecasting, transmission planning and…
Find out more »Webinar: Green Cities and Energy Systems Integration
Featured Speakers: Lauren Faber O'Connor, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Los Angeles - "The Future Outlook for Green Cities" Yongning Chi, Chief Engineer of Renewable Energy Center, CEPRI, China - "The Role of MVDC and LVDC Networks in Green Cities" Brian Motherway, Head, Energy Efficiency Division, IEA – "Energy Efficiency and Green Cities" Webinar Abstract: With the increasing focus of public policy initiatives globally on decarbonization of the energy system, and the increased interest of cities and municipalities in supporting…
Find out more »June 2020
2020 Meteorology & Market Design for Grid Services Workshop (ONLINE)
The 2020 Meteorology & Market Design for Grid Services Workshop will be held online via WebEx throughout the month of June. Below you will find the schedule of sessions. Registration for each session will be FREE. If you have any questions, please let us know at info@esig.energy. We hope you are able to join us for these informative sessions from industry leaders during the month of June. Tuesday, June 2 - 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION Opening…
Find out more »Webinar: Australia’s Landmark Renewable Integration Study (sponsored by EPRI/ESIG/AEMO/NREL)
VIEW WEBINAR RECORDING Featured Speakers: Audrey Zibelman, AEMO, Managing Director and CEO Chris Davies, AEMO, Manager, Future Energy Systems Barry O'Connell, AEMO, Principal Engineer, Future Energy Systems Audrey Zibelman Moderator: Charlie Smith, Executive Director, ESIG Webinar Abstract: Power systems all over the world are changing, presenting new engineering challenges that must be addressed. Parts of Australia are already experiencing some of the highest levels of wind and solar in the world, in a network that stretches over 40,000km of transmission…
Find out more »Webinar: Performance Analytics
Featured Speakers: Phillip du Plessix – Performance Analytics Engineer, Enbridge Michael Johansen, Founder, Anemo Analytics Petros Paterakis - Senior Performance Engineer, RWE Renewables Moderator: Sally Starnes, Director, O&M Advisory Services, DNV GL Webinar Overview: Wind farm owners and operators are under constant pressure to optimize project operations, maximizing production and reducing costs. The industry is rapidly evolving to meet this challenge, particularly with using operational data to identify turbine under-performance. Beyond the immediate financial impact of boosting production by up…
Find out more »July 2020
Webinar: End-Use Electrification as a Source of System Flexibility
Download Webinar Recording Download Q&A Responses Featured Speaker: Caitlin Murphy, Senior Energy Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Caitlin Murphy is a Senior Energy Analyst within the Economics and Forecasting Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Her primary research involves evaluating how technology innovation, end-use electrification, and energy policies could impact the evolution and operation of the U.S. energy system through quantitative analysis methods. Caitlin Murphy In addition, a growing portion of her portfolio is dedicated to resilience…
Find out more »Webinar: System Black Start with DER
Download Webinar Recording & Presentation Download Q&A Featured Speaker: Pete Chandler, Project Lead, Distributed ReStart, National Grid ESO Pete has worked for National Grid system operations for 27 years and is currently leading the Distributed ReStart NIC project. He is accountable for all aspects of the project including reporting of workstream outcomes and deliverables to the regulator and stakeholders and managing the project funding of £11.7m. Pete has held many roles at National Grid including post event review, operational planning,…
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