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SUMMARY:2021 Spring Technical Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The 2021 Spring Technical Workshop will be held online with sessions beginning on March 2 and closing on April 8. \nBelow you will find a list of the scheduled session topics\, speaker/presentation information and registration links for each session. Please note\, all sessions are FREE to attend. \n\nOpening Session and Keynote Comments – VIEW SESSION\nTuesday\, March 2\n3:00 – 4:00 p.m. (US-EST) \nChair: Mark Ahlstrom (@markahlstrom)\, President\, ESIG Board of Directors\, NextEra Energy Resources \nIntroduction\nMark Ahlstrom (@markahlstrom)\, President\, ESIG Board of Directors\, NextEra Energy Resources \nKeynote: 100% Clean by 2050\, What Does it Look Like?\nChristopher Clack (@DrChrisClack)\, Founder & CEO\, Vibrant Clean Energy \nMark Ahlstrom\nChristopher Clack\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\n\nOpening Plenary: Electricity Pricing – VIEW SESSION\nThursday\, March 4\n3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (US-EST) \nElectricity Pricing\nChair: Debbie Lew\, Associate Director\, ESIG \nModern Pricing Designs\nAhmad Faruqui\, Principal\, Brattle \nResidential Time-of-use and Demand Rates at APS\nCharles Miessner\, Consultant\, APS\, Chairman EEI Rates Committee \nFlexible Demand Programs on the Path to 100% Renewable Supply\nSteve Beuning\, Vice President Power Supply and Programs\, Holy Cross Energy \nDebbie Lew\nAhmad Faruqui\nCharles Miessner\nSteve Beuning\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nSession 3: Grid Forming Inverter Research Landscape – VIEW SESSION\nTuesday\, March 9\n3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (US-EST) \nIntroduction\nChair: Julia Matevosyan\, Lead Planning Engineer\, ERCOT\nDebate format on the disconnect between what is needed for system operations and what the OEMs can deliver. Presentation of system operations requirements\, with reactions from the OEMs; consultant and researcher providing possible ideas to bridge the gap. \nSystem Operations\nAustralian Experience with Grid Forming Inverters\nBabak Badrzadeh\, Technical Director – Power Systems\, Aurecon\, Australia\nVirtual Synchronous Machines – Grid Forming Converters\nJulian Leslie\, Head of Networks\, ESO\, National Grid\, United Kingdom \nOEMs\nPresentation\nEckard Quitmann\, Head of Integration Department\, ENERCON\, Germany\nPresentation\nGary Custer\, Principal Application Engineer\, SMA \nConsultant\nGrid-forming Definition\nAndrew Isaacs\, Vice President\, Electranix \nResearcher\nResearch Landscape for Grid Forming Inverters\nTim Green (@OtherProfGreen)\, Professor\, Co-Director of the Energy Futures Laboratory (EFL)\, Imperial College London\, United Kingdom \nJulia Matevosyan\nBabak Badrzadeh\nJulian Leslie\nEckard Quitmann\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nGary Custer\nAndrew Isaacs\nTim Green\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nSession 4: The Advent of the Inverter Based System – VIEW SESSION\nThursday\, March 11\n3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (US-EST) \nChair: Jason MacDowell\, Senior Director – Technology\, Strategy & Policy\, GE Power \nBulk Power System Reliability with Increasing Inverter Technology – IRPWG Update\nRyan Quint\, Senior Manager\, BPS Security and Grid Transformation\, NERC \nIEEE P2800\, A Draft IEEE Standard for Inverter-Based Resources Interconnecting with Transmission Systems\nJens Boemer\, Principal Technical Leader\, EPRI \nWill We Be Ready for a Future Without Synchronous Machines? \nSebastian Achilles\, Managing Director Power Systems Operation and Planning\, GE Power \nJason MacDowell\nRyan Quint\nJens Boemer\nSebastian Achilles\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nSession 5: The Changing Planning Environment – VIEW SESSION\nTuesday\, March 16\n3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (US-EDT) \nChair: Ken McIntyre\, Executive Director System and Operations Integration\, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) \nLinking Different Modeling Tools and Domains\nNidhi Santen\, Senior Technical Leader\, Energy & Environmental Analysis\, EPRI \nDo Traditional Unit Commitment Algorithms Work with the Changing Resource Mix? Getting the Tails into Production Cost Modeling\nRuss Philbrick\, CEO/CTO\, Polaris Systems Optimization \nLA 100: Consideration in Planning for 100% Clean Energy\nGreg Huynh\, Operating Agent Manager\, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) \nKen McIntyre\nNidhi Santen\nRuss Philbrick\nGreg Huynh\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nSession 6: Is There Green Hydrogen in Your Future? – VIEW SESSION\nThursday\, March 18\n4:00 – 5:30 p.m. (US-EDT) \nChair: Bethany Frew\, Engineer\, NREL \nGreen Hydrogen\, Fuel Cells and Electric Vehicles\nCorky Mittelsteadt\, Vice President\, Electrolyzer Technology\, Plug Power \nDistributed PV Hydrogen Production\nAlan Yu\, CEO\, LAVO\, Australia \nWind to Hydrogen with the Port of Rotterdam\nElizabeth Endler\, Program Manager – Advanced Energy Storage\, Shell \nBethany Frew\nCorky Mittelsteadt\nAlan Yu\nElizabeth Endler\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nSession 7: Energy Storage Developments – VIEW SESSION\nTuesday\, March 23\n3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (US-EDT) \nChair: Bob Zavadil\, Chief Operating Officer\, Co-Founder\, EnerNex \nOakland Clean Energy Initiative Battery Storage\nRic O’Connell (@RicOConnell8)\, Founding Executive Director\, GridLab \nRole of Hydropower in a Low Carbon Future\nPierre-Olivier Pineau\, Professor\, Dept. of Decision Sciences\, HEC Montréal\, Canada \nIs There a Business Case for Battery Backup at Data Centers?\nMike Della Penna\, Project Lead\, Carbon-free Energy\, Google \nBob Zavadil\nRic O’Connell\nPierre-Olivier Pineau\nMike Della Penna\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nSession 8: Transmission – Breaking the Logjam – VIEW SESSION\nThursday\, March 25\n3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (US-EDT) \nChair: Wayne Galli\, Executive Director\, NextEra Energy Transmission \nTransportation Corridors and Transmission Line Siting\nMorgan Putnam (@morgancputnam)\, Consultant \nDynamic Line Rating – How Pennsylvania Power & Light (PPL) is Lifting Congestion Costs in the PJM Region\nDavid Quier\, Director of Asset Management\, PPL\nJoey Alexander\, Director of Business Development\, Ampacimon US \nThe Value of Inter-regional Coordination and Transmission in Decarbonizing the US Electricity System\nPatrick Brown\, MIT \nWayne Galli\nMorgan Putnam\nDavid Quier\nJoey Alexander\nPatrick Brown\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nSession 9: Distribution System Planning Evolution – VIEW SESSION\nTuesday\, March 30\n3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (US-EDT) \nChair: Miroslav Begovic\, Professor\, Electrical & Computer Engineering\, Texas A&M University \nUK Open Network’s Project and Active Network Management System for DER Flexibility\nJason Brogden\, Energy Networks Association \nUFLS and DER: Shadows on the Tombstone of Old UFLS\nNick Miller\, HickoryLedge LLC \nBlackstart from DER\nVahan Gevorgian\, Chief Engineer\, NREL \nMiroslav Begovic\nJason Brogden\nNick Miller\nVahan Gevorgian\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nSession 10: The Evolving Hybrid Power Plant – VIEW SESSION\nThursday\, April 1\n3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (US-EDT) \nChair: Derek Stenclik\, Founding Partner\, Telos Energy \nOptionality Value of Hybrids\nMark Ahlstrom (@markahlstrom)\, President\, ESIG Board of Directors\, NextEra Energy Resources \nThe CA Hybrid Power Plant Model\nMark Rothleder\, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer\, California ISO \nEnhancing the Value of Solar Energy at High Penetrations\nAndrew Mills\, Research Scientist\, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab \nDerek Stenclik\nMark Ahlstrom\nMark Rothleder\nAndrew Mills\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nSession 11: Co-optimization Techniques and Results – VIEW SESSION\nTuesday\, April 6\n3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (US-EDT) \nChair: Lindsay Anderson (@lndsyandrsn)\, Associate Professor\, Biological and Environmental Engineering\, Cornell University \nG&T Planning\nChristopher Clack (@DrChrisClack)\, Founder & CEO\, Vibrant Clean Energy \nT&D Planning\nBryan Palmintier\, Manager\, Grid-connected Energy System Modeling Group\, NREL \nGas and Electric Network Planning\nAlex Rudkevich\, Enelytix \nLindsay Anderson\nChristopher Clack\nBryan Palmintier\nAlex Rudkevich\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION\n\nClosing Plenary: Resource Adequacy\, Rolling Blackouts and Wildfires – VIEW SESSION\nThursday\, April 8\n3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (US-EDT) \nIntroduction\nChair: Mark O’Malley (@profmarkomalley)\, Chief Scientist\, ESIG \nCA Summer 2019-2020 Events\nPhil Pettingill\, ISO Director\, Regional Integration\, CAISO (Followed by two short responses) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarket Design\, System Operations\, and Software Challenges – Erik Ela\, Principal\, EPRI\nWhat are the Resource Adequacy Options for CA? – Arne Olsen (@ArneOlsonE3)\, Senior Partner\, E3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAU Summer 2019-2020 Events\nBen Jones\, Supply Adequacy Stream Lead\, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) (Followed by short response) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat are the RA Options for AU? – David Bones\, Executive Manager Risk\, Assurance and Regulation\, GHD Advisory\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark O’Malley\nPhil Pettingill\nErik Ela\nArne Olsen\nBen Jones\nDavid Bones\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nVIEW SESSION
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/2021-spring-technical-workshop/
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