Featured Speaker: Dr. Ulrich Focken, energy & meteo systems Ulrich Focken is the co-founder and CEO of energy & meteo systems GmbH, a company specialized in energy management and renewable power forecasting. He holds a Ph.D. in the field of wind power predictions; the degree he obtained from University of Oldenburg, Germany. Together with Dr. Matthias Lange, […]
Join Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) along with NERC, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and North American Transmission Forum (NATF) for a comprehensive series of webinars on inverter-based resources. The increasing penetration of inverter-based resources, including renewable energy resources, is creating new opportunities and challenges in planning and operating the bulk power system (BPS). […]
2018 Forecasting Workshop Agenda Tutorial: Incorporating Variable Generation Forecasts into Power System Operational Procedures Chairs: Erik Ela and Aidan Tuohy, EPRI Day Ahead and Real Time Operations – A US ISO Point of View, Daniel Harless, SPP Day Ahead and Real Time Operations – A European Point of View, Rui Pestana, REN, Portugal Day […]
Featured Speaker: Prof. Jim McCalley, Iowa State University James D. McCalley received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Georgia Tech in 1982, 1986, and 1992, respectively. He is an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor and the London Professor of Power Systems Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University (ISU) […]
Featured Speaker: Babak Enayati, Lead Engineer, National Grid Babak Enayati received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY in 2009. He is currently a Lead Research Development and Demonstration Engineer at National Grid, Waltham, MA. He joined IEEE in 2006 and currently is Senior Member, IEEE and the IEEE PES Governing Board Member-At-Large. […]
Featured Speaker: Jon Wellinghoff, CEO and Founder, GridPolicy Inc. Jon Wellinghoff is known for his international expertise and thought leadership in energy policy, electric markets and the interface of disruptive energy systems with traditional utility structures. His firm GridPolicy, Inc. is dedicated to furthering the deployment of and investment in clean sustainable distributed energy resources […]
2018 Fall Workshop Overview 2018 Fall Workshop Agenda Tutorial: Inertia Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be Chairs: Derek Stenclik and Matt Richwine, GE Introduction and Industry Trends in Low Inertia Operations Common Definitions, What’s What - High-level trends - Synchronous inertia, synthetic inertia, FFR, PFR, SFR, UFLS, DR - Technology aspects Island Grid Perspective, […]
The ESIG Operations & Maintenance Users Group provides an industry-leading forum for people working with wind and solar generation equipment to network, share experiences, and learn up-to-date knowledge on technical topics. Schedule of Events Download Event Agenda October 15 tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s National Wind Technology Center October 15 Pre-Meeting Workshop October […]
Featured Speaker: Rob Gramlich, Founder & President, Grid Strategies Rob Gramlich has been working to drive grid modernization and expansion efforts since the mid-1990s. Through senior positions in government and the private sector, he has developed and led initiatives on renewable energy integration, market design, and transmission policy. Rob oversaw transmission policy for the American Wind […]
Featured Speakers: Patrick O’Connor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Nathalie Voisin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Patrick O’Connor is an Energy Analyst at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managing and executing projects assessing the markets, policy, and economics of hydropower, energy storage, and the electric power sector more broadly. He holds a BA in Mathematics and Political Science […]
