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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Look Ahead Security Assessments: Operations Radar to Navigate High IBR Waters in the Journey to Net Zero
DESCRIPTION:  \nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Marta Val Escudero\, Technical Leader\, EirGrid \nAbout the Webinar: The power system transition towards decarbonization introduces many technical challenges and increased operational complexity. In Ireland and Northern Ireland\, a small synchronous power system with limited HVDC interconnection\, the challenges are more pronounced and new holistic approaches have been developed to steadily increase the instantaneous share of non-synchronous resources (mostly wind) to the current level of 75%. One of the key contributors to this success story has been the implementation of Look Ahead security assessment capabilities as decision support tools in the Control Rooms. This functionality identifies potential instabilities in advance of the issues manifesting in Real Time and enables timely implementation of the required measures to meet the operational security criteria. This webinar will share EirGrid’s experience in the development and operation of Look Ahead functionality for steady state and dynamic security assessment and its integration in the Control Room environments. \nMarta Val Escudero\nAbout the Speaker: Marta Val Escudero is a Technical Leader at EirGrid in the Future Operations Team of the Innovation and Planning Directorate. She has 29 years of experience in many aspects of power system modelling and analysis with focus on integration of renewables. In her current role\, she leads a team responsible for the development and support of new decision support tools for the Control Centres in Dublin and Belfast to facilitate secure integration of higher levels of non-synchronous renewable generation in the island of Ireland. Marta is a very active CIGRE member and currently serves as Chair of Study Committee C4 (Power System Technical Performance). \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-look-ahead-security-assessments-operations-radar-to-navigate-high-ibr-waters-in-the-journey-to-net-zero/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Evolution of Protection Schemes for a High Share of IBR
DESCRIPTION:  \nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speaker: Steven Sano\, Manager – Protection Department\, Hawaiian Electric Company \nAbout the Webinar: Hawaiian Electric’s Protection Roadmap looks at the possible changes that will be needed to the grid’s electrical protection systems in response to the increasing levels of inverter-based resources (IBR) at all levels of the electrical system. Historically\, our protection systems have been based on a “strong grid” consisting of centralized\, transmission-level rotating synchronous generator power plants. Our roadmap looks at the evolution of these protection schemes to a future with shorter critical clearing times\, lower fault currents\, and uncertain directional performance. \nSteven Sano\nAbout the Speaker: Steven Sano received his BSEE from the University of Hawaii at Manoa\, Honolulu\, HI in 1984 and has 31 years of experience at Hawaiian Electric Company. He has been the manager of the Protection Department for the past 13 years as the company makes the transition to a clean renewable energy future. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-evolution-of-protection-schemes-for-a-high-share-of-ibr/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T134100
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Cyber Tools to Help Figure Out Where You Are and Where to Go
DESCRIPTION:  \nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Stephen Bukowski\, PhD PE\, Infrastructure Security\, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) \nAbout the Webinar: Our focus is on securing renewable transition. This DOE funded program provides resources for entities in support of the objective to “raise the cybersecurity floor” across the renewables sector. We hope to provide the cyber tools for owners and operators in the renewable field to improve operational reliability and resiliency\, lower business risk\, and highlight possible next steps in evaluating strengths and weaknesses. \nSteve Bukowski\nAbout the Speaker: Steve Bukowski has thirty plus years’ experience in technology across a diverse set of company sizes and types in different industries including: power and energy systems\, telecommunication\, data networking\, electric utilities\, media\, communication\, and research. Steve came to the labs in 2019 to investigate questions often found in industry but did not have the resources or time to pursue. Steve is a highly experienced research engineer with a robust background in data/telecommunication systems\, power and renewable energy systems\, cybersecurity\, Microgrid R&D. \nModerator: Ninochska Maldonado-Bosworth\, O&M Users Group Chair / Clearway Energy \nRegistration Cost: FREE \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-cyber-tools-to-help-figure-out-where-you-are-and-where-to-go/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230628T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Performance of Future IBRs for Provision of Bulk Power System Services
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speaker: Deepak Ramasubramanian\, Technical Leader\, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) \nAbout the Webinar: With the increase in inverter based resources\, insight is needed on how to plan a system with a large percentage of inverters. What are the kinds of services needed from the grid forming resources? What impact will these services have on the power system both from a small signal and large signal perspective? How should you differentiate between different types of inverter based resources? A few answers to these questions\, as well as the viability of using inverter based resources for system restoration\, will be discussed in this webinar. \nDeepak Ramasubramanian\nAbout the Speaker: Deepak Ramasubramanian is a Technical Leader at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in the Grid Operations and Planning Group. Deepak joined EPRI in 2017 where his work is in the area of modeling\, control and stability analysis of the bulk power system with focus on the associated impacts of large-scale integration of converter interfaced generation. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Chief Engineer\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-performance-of-future-ibrs-for-provision-of-bulk-power-system-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T160000
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Cloudy with a Chance of Blackouts or Full of Hot Air?: Evaluating Weather Events in Long-term Power System Planning and Resource Adequacy Analysis
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speaker: Derek Stenclik\, Founding Partner\, Telos Energy \nAbout the Webinar: This presentation focuses on the evaluation of weather events in long-term power system planning\, considering the changing dynamics of the energy transition. The presentation will cover the changing resource adequacy needs resulting from the energy transition\, emphasizing the need to ensure a reliable power supply in the face of gas constraints\, renewable energy integration\, and retiring thermal generation. The analysis of extreme weather events is also explored – with emphasis on capturing winter risk – by highlighting the use of advanced data analytics and modeling techniques to assess the potential impacts on infrastructure\, generation capacity\, and grid reliability. The discussion will also include recommendations for incorporating weather patterns into electrification load profiles to develop accurate future electricity demand estimates. \nThis presentation aims to provide power system planners with practical recommendations and insights to navigate weather-related risks and the energy transition\, ensuring the development of a reliable\, resilient\, and sustainable energy system. \nAbout the Speaker: Derek Stenclik is the Founding Partner of Telos Energy\, an engineering and analytics firm specializing in renewable integration and power system planning. He has over a decade of experience helping clients across the electric power industry navigate evolving markets\, adapt to rapidly changing technologies\, and accelerate clean energy integration. He is a recognized expert on wind\, solar\, and battery integration\, resource adequacy analysis\, and grid planning. Prior to starting Telos Energy\, Derek was the Senior Manager of Power System Strategy at GE. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-blackouts-or-full-of-hot-air-evaluating-weather-events-in-long-term-power-system-planning-and-resource-adequacy-analysis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T170000
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CREATED:20230516T205050Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Assessing the Value of Grid Enhancing Technologies: Modeling\, Analysis\, and Business Justification
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nClick here for more information on ESIG’s GETs User Group \n\nFeatured Speakers: Jake Gentle\, Program Manager\, Secure and Resilient Renewables and Grid Integration\, Idaho National Laboratory\nSean Morash\, Principal\, Power System Consultant\, Telos Energy\nKen Donohoo\, ESIG GETs User Group Chair \nAbout the Webinar: Transmission Optimization Grid Enhancing Technologies (TOGETs) was established to fill the knowledge gaps of Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) and conduct a full scale\, multi-faceted field exercise. TOGETs is aimed to vest\, verify\, and validate deployed GETs in a transmission system. In the coming decades\, the U.S electrical grid will face challenges\, replacing aging infrastructure\, increased demand for power\, and the push for clean and sustainable energy due to climate change. These challenges combined mean that our existing transmission system struggles to provide reliable power. GETs are technological solutions that can help by providing operational support while larger upgrades are completed en route to a transmission system that reliably integrates new sources of power. This presentation will include key topics and questions addressed by the INL TOGETs R&D team\, and provide modeling and simulation examples of GETs\, including Dynamic Line Ratings (DLR) and Power Flow Controllers (PFC) using Plexos and TARA modeling tools. \nAbout the Speakers: Jake Gentle is a Senior Program Manager and supervisor for Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Secure and Resilient Renewables and Grid Integration Portfolio. He leads a team through the development of technology and providing technical oversight by coordinating state-of-the-art and innovative solutions for the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)\, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE). Gentle also currently leads an INL initiative called Securing the Path to Net-Zero™. \nSean Morash is a Power System Consultant and Principal at Telos Energy. He has led client engagements with system-level analysis across North America for renewable integration\, decarbonization\, and reliability assessments. Morash specializes in conveying complex electric sector themes to a range of stakeholder audiences and engaging with clients as an expert witness on utility planning and ISO stakeholder process on the topics of integrated system planning\, system reliability\, etc. He also performs power system operations modeling and forecasting to assess modernization strategies. \nKen Donohoo is providing subject matter expert advice and strategy to various entities. Focused on meeting customer needs related to transmission & distribution system analysis/planning\, substation and electric system design\, energy market analysis\, grid integration of energy resources\, renewable energy\, generation development\, and design of wind\, solar\, biomass\, as well as energy storage. He has forty years of related experience in increasingly complex supervisory/management positions\, including significant experience in power system planning/analysis\, system operations and resource planning for the ERCOT system. \nJake Gentle\nSean Morash\nKen Donohoo\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nModerator: James Okullo\, Director of System Planning\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-assessing-the-value-of-grid-enhancing-technologies-modeling-analysis-and-business-justification/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: EMT Model Intake and Quality Assurance
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speaker: Andrew Isaacs\, Vice President\, Electranix \nAndrew Isaacs\nAbout the Webinar: Continued industry need for EMT analysis has prompted NERC and others to recommend that planning groups require EMT models for all generator interconnections going forward. This presentation will cover: \n\nBackground on the drivers for these recommendations\nThe basic components of what these requirements should look like\nA practical discussion of what is involved in ensuring submitted models are appropriate and useful\nA practical discussion of the challenges involved in implementing such requirements\, including schedule impacts\, human resource constraints\, and acquisition of new skills.\n\n\nAbout the Speaker: Andrew Isaacs is Vice-President of Electranix\, where he has been since 2003. He specializes in renewable interconnections\, weak grid and SSR/SSCI issues\, and large scale EMT system modelling. Additional current efforts include specification and support for FACTs\, training for utility planners\, strategic consulting\, and study team leadership. Andrew obtained his M.Sc.(EE) from the University of Manitoba\, Canada. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Chief Engineer\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-emt-model-intake-and-quality-assurance/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230508T160000
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Experiences Operating a 2GW Grid with up to 100% Distributed PV
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Jenny Riesz\, Manager\, Operational DER Management Team\, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) \n \nAbout the Webinar: The South Australian power system is a 1-3GW grid that separates about once per year from the rest of the Australian National Electricity Market\, and which is anticipated to reach periods with more than 100% of energy supplied by small-scale rooftop photovoltaic systems in the next 6-12 months. This presentation will share the operational risks identified\, and the measures implemented to allow this grid to operate securely and reliably. This includes quantifying distributed PV shake-off in power system disturbances\, development of power system models to represent this behavior\, updates to power system stability limits to incorporate this behavior\, implementing the ability to actively manage distributed PV systems in extreme events\, and implementing operating procedures for very high PV periods when South Australia is operating as an island. This will include lessons learned during application of these procedures in November 2022 where South Australia operated as an island through a very high PV generation week following an unplanned separation due to storm damage to the interconnector. \nAbout the Speaker: Dr. Jenny Riesz is the Manager of the Operational Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Management team at the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). She leads a team in AEMO Operations responsible for integration of distributed resources into operational functions. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-experiences-operating-a-2gw-grid-with-up-to-100-distributed-pv-copy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T160000
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Use of Probabilistic Resource Adequacy Methods
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speakers: Aidan Tuohy\, Senior Program Manager\, EPRI; Genevieve de Mijolla\,  Engineer/Scientist III\, EPRI; Eamonn Lannoye\, Senior Program Manager\, EPRI Europe \n \n \n \nAbout the Webinar: Resource adequacy methods\, metrics and tools have been challenged by recent events across the world. As the economy decarbonizes and electrifies\, ensuring a reliable and resilient power system is of paramount importance\, and several aspects of resource adequacy have been identified as a gap to be addressed by several organizations\, including G-PST and others. This includes the metrics and criteria used\, how planners develop and assess future scenarios\, models and data for representing new and emerging resources and issues\, and the software tools themselves. In mid-2021\, EPRI started the Resource Adequacy for a Decarbonized Future Initiative\, aiming to address these challenges. This project\, scheduled to be completed in the coming months\, is a collaboration between EPRI\, a large number of utilities and ISOs and several other key industry stakeholders. Leveraging six case studies across North America\, outcomes will include recommendations and guidelines for the metrics and models used to assess adequacy\, tools to develop scenarios and analyze simulation outputs\, and case study results showing the changing nature of risk the system will be exposed to. \nDuring this webcast\, the EPRI team will present on results to date\, reflect on key lessons learned and identify future work in this space needed to ensure a reliable power system. Starting with a general overview of the research carried out\, deep dives on 3-4 topics of most relevance will provide further insight into how we can maintain or even improve reliability as the power system decarbonizes. This includes aspects like modeling of weather dependence in thermal and renewable resources\, understanding how different metrics and analysis shed light on the risks being faced\, modeling of demand side resources and a survey of existing and under-development software tools used to assess adequacy.\n \nAbout the Speakers: Aidan Tuohy is a Senior Program Manager at EPRI\, where he is the program manager for the research program on Bulk System Integration of Variable and Distributed Energy Resources. He has worked in resource adequacy\, flexibility assessment\, power system scheduling\, integration of renewable generation forecasting\, the value of new flexible resources such as demand response and energy storage\, and other renewable and DER integration issues. He chairs ESIG’s working group on Operating Impacts and Market Design\, while he is also involved in NERC\, IEEE\, IEC and CIGRE activities. \nGenevieve de Mijolla joined EPRI in April 2021 where she primarily focuses on resource adequacy in low-carbon systems. Previously\, she spent five years working for GE Energy Consulting\, primarily in production cost modeling. She holds a master’s in electrical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. \nEamonn Lannoye is a Senior Program Manager with EPRI Europe where he works in the areas of grid operations and planning. He is co-lead of EPRI’s Resource Adequacy for a Decarbonised Future project and has worked in the area of adequacy for over 10 years. He is based in Dublin\, Ireland. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nWe will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-use-of-probabilistic-resource-adequacy-methods/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Stability Enhancement of Utility-scale Renewable Energy Plants in Weak Grids
DESCRIPTION:  \nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speaker: Behrooz Bahrani\, Senior Lecturer and the Director of the Grid Innovation Hub\, Monash University \nBehrooz Bahrani\nAbout the Webinar: Australia’s power system is undergoing a significant transformation with the retirement of thermal generation and the rapid growth of renewable inverter-based resources (IBRs). This shift has led to system strength-related challenges in several regions of the Australian power system\, which are expected to intensify in the future. To enable the widespread deployment of renewable energy resources\, particularly in weak parts of the network\, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funded a two-year research project at Monash University in 2020. This webinar provides an overview of the project’s findings and developed solutions\, with a specific focus on grid-following and grid-forming inverter control strategies and synchronous condensers. The solutions aim to address the challenges of integrating IBRs into the power system and enable a smoother transition towards a cleaner energy future for Australia. \nAbout the Speaker: Dr. Behrooz Bahrani received the Ph.D. degree from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)\, Lausanne\, Switzerland\, in electrical power engineering\, in 2012. From 2012 to 2015\, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at several institutions including EPFL\, Purdue University\, Georgia Institute of Technology\, and the Technical University of Munich. Since 2015\, he has been with Monash University\, Australia\, where currently\, he is a Senior Lecturer and the Director of the Grid Innovation Hub. His research interests include control of power electronics systems\, applications of power electronics in power systems\, and grid integration of renewable energy resources. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Chief Engineer\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-stability-enhancement-of-utility-scale-renewable-energy-plants-in-weak-grids/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T170000
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Operational Experience with Battery Energy Storage in ERCOT
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Nitika Mago\, Manager\, Balancing Operations Planning\, ERCOT \n \nAbout the Webinar: As of February 28\, 2023\, ERCOT has integrated about 3\,014 MW of battery energy storage resource (includes standalone and co-located\, transmission connected\, and distribution connected) capacity on its grid. ERCOT is projecting to add an additional 4\,028 MW by end of 2023. These battery energy storage resources are actively participating both in ERCOT’s Ancillary Service and energy markets. Since late 2019\, ERCOT has developed several Market rules and implemented system changes to support integration of duration limited battery energy storage resources within its footprint and continue reliable grid operations. During the same time ERCOT has also brought about changes to the design of its Ancillary Services (aka “operational reserves”) program including creating a new Fast Frequency Response (FFR) product that can help improve frequency response and widen ERCOT’s operating range for inertia. This webinar will provide an overview of ERCOT’s experience (including challenges) with battery energy storage operations\, share strategies including tools\, procedures\, and approaches that have been incorporated or are in the process of being implemented to improve ERCOT’s monitoring and modeling of battery energy storage capability (“state of charge”). \nAbout the Speaker: Nitika Mago is currently the Manager for Balancing Operations Planning in the Operations Forecasting and Ancillary Services Planning department at ERCOT. Nitika has spent the last 15 years in the energy industry. Her areas of focus at ERCOT include power system grid operations\, grid balancing and frequency control\, inverter-based resource integration and energy forecasting\, ancillary services\, event analysis\, data analytics and modeling. Nitika received a BSEE degree from University of Mumbai in 2005 and MSEE degree from University of Texas at Austin in 2007. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas since 2011. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Chief Engineer\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-operational-experience-with-battery-energy-storage-in-ercot/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230320T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: AEMO’s Connection Simulation Tool
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speaker: Merryn York\, Executive General Manager System Design\, AEMO \nMerryn York\nAbout the Webinar: The Connection Simulator Tool (CST) is an optional online portal service\, released in Nov 2022\, that is designed to help developers\, OEMs\, Network Operators\, and AEMO collaborate using common data sets to rapidly verify that prospective generators can be safely connected to the electricity network. The CST provides users the ability to utilize AEMO’s protected wide-area PSCAD models. Users can run simulations on a proposed connecting plant and the results show the network impacts of that plant. This enhances a user’s ability to study the performance of\, and improve models for\, connecting plant as part of the formal connection application process. \nAbout the Speaker: Merryn York is responsible for leading System Design at Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)\, driving the collaborative and industry-wide efforts in meeting the engineering challenges of a net-zero energy system in Australia. Joining AEMO in March 2022\, Merryn brings deep industry experience in generator connections\, transmission planning\, regulatory investment and the delivery of major transmission projects. \nMost recently\, Merryn served as a Commissioner at the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) where she engaged widely across the industry. Prior to joining the AEMC\, she served as Chief Executive of Powerlink Queensland from 2011-2019. Merryn has a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in Electrical Engineering\, a Master of Engineering Science\, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Law from The University of Queensland. She is also a honorary Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia\, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering\, a Registered Professional Engineer and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ course. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-aemos-connection-simulation-tool/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T160000
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CREATED:20230117T204104Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Market Design for Future Systems With a High Share of Renewable Energy: Fitness or Witless for Purpose?
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\n\nFeatured Speaker: Benjamin Hobbs\, Theodore and Kay Schad Professor of Environmental Management\, Johns Hopkins University \n \nAbout the Webinar: Today’s power market designs were fashioned primarily for systems with dispatchable\, non-storable generation– are those designs “fit for purpose” for tomorrow’s systems dominated by wind\, solar\, and battery resources? Although many of the fundamental principles will still apply in the future\, there are several reforms that will be critical if we want to get the full economic and emissions reduction benefits of renewables\, while keeping the lights on. These include addressing inconsistencies between retail and grid market incentives\, and creating level playing fields for flexibility services and contributions to reliability\, and expanding the time horizons and geography of spot markets. \nAbout the Speaker: Ben Hobbs is the Theodore and Kay Schad Professor of Environmental Management at JHU\, and a member of the ROSEI leadership council and JHU sustainability leadership council. He is also Chair of the California Independent System Operator’s Market Surveillance Committee\, on which he has served since 2002. He previously was on the faculty at Case Western Reserve University\, an Overseas Fellow at Churchill College\, Cambridge\, and on the research staff of Oak Ridge and Brookhaven National Laboratories. He is a Life Fellow of IEEE and Fellow of INFORMS. In 2021\, he received ESIG’s 2021 Energy Excellence Award for “for contributions to market design for a renewable energy future.” \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-market-design-for-future-systems-with-a-high-share-of-renewable-energy-fitness-or-witless-for-purpose/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T160000
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DTSTAMP:20260606T134100
CREATED:20230117T200249Z
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Understanding Grid-forming Inverter Specifications
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Ben Kroposki\, Director – Power Systems Engineering Center\, National Renewable Energy Laboratory \n \nAbout the Webinar: Inverter-based resources (IBR) such as photovoltaics\, wind\, and battery energy storage systems are increasingly being deployed to meet clean energy targets around the world. These systems have traditionally been designed as grid following where they need to have a voltage waveform provided by the system to synchronize to. As synchronous generators from traditional fossil-fuel plants are removed from the grid\, the power system will be increasingly reliant on IBRs to maintain stable and reliable operations. Grid-forming (GFM) IBR will be a key part of maintaining proper grid operations in grid with high levels of IBR. This presentation will discuss the development of specifications and requirements for GFM IBR that have been developed by the UNIFI Consortium and how when properly deployed\, these systems will ensure stable grid operations. \nAbout the Speaker: Dr. Ben Kroposki is the Director of the Power Systems Engineering Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) where he leads NREL’s strategic research in the design\, planning and operations of electrical power systems. He has over 30 years of experience in the design\, testing\, and integration of renewable and distributed power systems and has more than 150 publications in these areas with over 10\,000 citations. Dr. Kroposki received his BSEE and MSEE from Virginia Tech and Ph.D. from the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Kroposki is the recipient of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award which recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of developing\, utilizing and integrating renewable energy resources in the national and global energy scenarios. As an IEEE Fellow\, Dr. Kroposki was recognized for his leadership in renewable and distributed energy systems integration. Dr. Kroposki is also an Adjunct Professor at the Colorado School of Mines and University of Colorado and teaches courses on integrating renewable energy into power systems. Dr. Kroposki serves as the organizational director for the Universal interoperability for Grid-forming Inverters (UNIFI) consortium tackling the challenges with seamless integration of inverter-based resources and synchronous machines in all power systems. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-understanding-grid-forming-inverter-specifications/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T160000
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CREATED:20230104T025853Z
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Ancillary Services from an Energy System with a High Share of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE)
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speaker: Thomas Dalgas Fechtenburg\, Senior Manager\, Energinet \nThomas Dalgas Fechtenburg\nAbout the Webinar: The Danish power system has one of the highest annual shares of energy from renewables\, primarily from wind energy\, of any large power system in the world. This webinar will describe the full range of issues associated with obtaining essential reliability services from a system with a high share of VRE\, ranging from the demands for services arising from a high share of VRE to the optimal market framework for obtaining those services\, including daily market auctions\, product size\, and settlement process. The participation of VRE in the ancillary service markets will be described\, along with the qualification process\, including dialogue with the plant owners\, testing\, and regulatory approval. Security of supply is of paramount importance. The use of VRE forecasting to ensure reliability will be described\, as well as the dynamic dimensioning of reserves to ensure equal risk level in different operational scenarios\, i.e. high wind / low wind. The objective is to provide both system operators and project developers a view of a process which has worked well to ensure operational reliability during the clean energy transition. \nAbout the Speaker: Thomas Dalgas Fechtenburg has been an energy engineer at Energinet in the department of Ancillary Services since 2016 and a senior manager since 2022. His experience includes: \n\n\n\nDeveloping technical requirements and markets for reserves based on the needs of the synchronous areas.\nImplementing EU requirements in national codes\, testing\, prequal and monitoring of units.\nLeading Danish TSO-DSO collaboration to enable trade with local flexibility to resolve local bottlenecks.\nEnabling flexible consumption and RE to provide ancillary services.\n\n\n\nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-ancillary-services-from-an-energy-system-with-a-high-share-of-variable-renewable-energy-vre/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T160000
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DTSTAMP:20260606T134100
CREATED:20221229T174515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185052Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS)
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speaker: Pengwei Du\, Supervisor of Resource Forecasting and Analysis\, ERCOT \nAbout the Webinar: As more renewable resources are interconnected to the grid\, the grid reliability need is changing. Faced with these challenges\, ERCOT has re-designed the ancillary service market to maintain the grid reliability. ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS) is a new ancillary service product that has recently been introduced. For the purpose of restoring or maintaining the frequency of the ERCOT System or providing capacity for large and sustained net-load ramps\, ECRS is a service that is offered utilizing capacity that can be maintained at a specific level for two straight hours. This talk will present the rationale behind the introduction of ECRS\, the methodology of determining the quantities of ECRS\, and the ECRS deployment scenarios. \nAbout the Speaker: Dr. Pengwei Du is Supervisor of Resource Forecasting and Analysis with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Prior to this\, he was a senior research engineer with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Dr. Du has more than 20 years of extensive experience in simulation\, modeling\, protection and control\, renewable energy integration\, demand response and market design. Dr. Du was the recipient of the IEEE PES Power System Dynamic Performance Committee Prize Paper Award in 2016\, IEEE PES Prize Paper Award in 2020 and IEEE Transactions on Power Systems Best Paper Award in 2021. Dr. Du has been the associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets\, Policy and Regulation\, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and the subject editor of IET Generation\, Transmission & Distribution. He is a fellow of IET. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-ercot-contingency-reserve-service-ecrs/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221213T160000
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CREATED:20221107T224901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185051Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Modeling Inverter-Based Resources: Findings\, Observations\, and Challenges Ahead
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speaker: Ryan Quint\, Director\, Engineering and Security Integration\, NERC \nRyan Quint\nAbout the Webinar: The industry relies on accurate and validated models that match reality in order to plan\, design\, and operate the bulk power system. When models do not match reality\, this introduces potential risk for the grid being operated in a unknown and unprepared operating state. When the vast majority of models are deemed inaccurate or insufficient to identify abnormal performance from well over a dozen plants across multiple hundreds of miles\, we should all be quite concerned that we are headed towards a very bad day. This presentation will discuss the current state of affairs and why industry needs to start doing something and not just admiring the problem. Industry is mired in academic arguments in this area that serve little to no value to industry practitioners who do the real work to keep the lights on. This presentation is a plea for industry to step up and correct widespread modeling errors that exist today. \nThis presentation will discuss key findings from analyzing widespread solar PV and wind events across multiple interconnections\, particularly focused on plant dynamic modeling\, model quality\, and modeling practices. It will discuss the observations that NERC has made regarding modeling challenges facing the industry with respect to inverter-based resources connected to the bulk power system. Topics will focus on modeling challenges during the interconnection process\, during plant commissioning\, and limited performance validation (and model validation) that may lead to these issues. The presentation will wrap up with a discussion regarding next steps for industry and some of NERC’s plans for risk mitigation in this area.\n \nAbout the Speaker: Ryan Quint is the Director of Engineering and Security Integration at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. He leads a number of NERC’s efforts related to grid transformation including initiatives focused on inverter-based resources\, distributed energy resources\, integrating security with conventional engineering practices\, and emerging technologies. Ryan has been with NERC for over 7 years\, and has industry experience at Dominion Virginia Power and the Bonneville Power Administration. He received his PhD from Virginia Tech and is a registered professional engineer. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-modeling-inverter-based-resources-findings-observations-and-challenges-ahead/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T150000
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CREATED:20221118T182820Z
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Open Source Tools for System Operators
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speakers: Juha Kiviluoma\, Principal Scientist\, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland; Clayton Barrows\, Senior Researcher and Group Manager\, NREL \nJuha Kiviluoma\nAbout the Webinar: System operators are interested and involved in the development and application of open-source tools\, which is a focus of the G-PST Pillar 5 work. But what are the steps that are required before open-source tools can become adopted by professionals in the field? What would motivate system operators to use open-source tools? What existing examples are there and what initiatives are ongoing that can facilitate the journey towards professional-grade open source tools? These and other questions will be explored in this webinar. \nAbout the Speakers: Juha Kiviluoma is currently a Principal Scientist in Design and Operation of Energy Systems research node at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. He has a PhD degree from engineering physics at Aalto University. He has participated in the development of several energy system models and tools including WILMAR\, Backbone\, IRENA FlexTool\, SpineOpt\, Spine Toolbox and Predicer. Juha’s main research interest is in modelling energy systems with qualifications in data management\, problem formulation\, model formulation\, generation planning\, unit commitment and dispatch\, power system reserves\, market design\, capacity adequacy\, and energy resources. \nClayton Barrows\nClayton Barrows is the Group Manager of the Grid Operations Planning Group in the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at NREL. His research interests include power system modeling\, complex system optimization\, network science and modeling software design. He received his B.S.\, Electrical Engineering\, from the University of Wyoming\, and his Ph.D.\, Energy and Mineral Engineering\, from Penn State University. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-open-source-tools-for-system-operators/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221128T110000
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CREATED:20221110T221915Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Interregional Transmission Targets in Europe - How ENTSO-E does it
DESCRIPTION:  \nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Peter Markussen\, Senior Director\, Energinet \nPeter Markussen\nAbout the Webinar: Europe has significant interregional transmission\, with about tens of GW of interregional transfer capability built during 2008-2022. MW Targets are established between TSOs and on average\, 70% of the capability of these interconnections is required to be available in the day-ahead and intra-day markets. In this webinar\, Peter Markussen of Energinet will discuss how Europe set these targets\, why there is support for interregional transmission\, what worked and what didn’t and how costs are allocated. \nAbout the Speaker: Peter Markussen is Senior director at Energinet\, the state owned Danish Transmission and System Operator. Peter focus on international cooperation and sharing of Danish experience with integration of renewable energy to accelerate the global green transition. Peter Markussen has more than 20 years of experience with the energy sector in Northern Europe and has deep insights on electricity markets\, cross border transmission cooperation and energy system development. Before his employment at Energinet\, he has hold different management positions at a Danish electricity generator. His educational background is a masters degree in political science. \nModerators: Debbie Lew\, Associate Director\, ESIG; Aaron Bloom\, Executive Director – Transmission\, NextEra Energy \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-interregional-transmission-targets-in-europe-how-entso-e-does-it/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T170000
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CREATED:20221026T005427Z
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Journey to 75% Non-Synchronous Renewable Generation Levels
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Simon Tweed\, Future Operations\, EirGrid \nSimon Tweed\nAbout the Webinar: Over a decade ago the TSOs of Ireland (EirGrid) and Northern Ireland (SONI) commenced a journey to transform the operation of the power system on the Island of Ireland to be able to integrate non-synchronous renewable generation – mainly from wind. Today\, they operate the power system with up to 75% of our demand being met by wind and other non-synchronous generation sources. This presentation provides an overview of this journey; from identification of the power system challenges to the technical and market solutions developed to overcome them. These solutions include development of a new RoCoF standard\, Control Centre Tools and new System Services market arrangements. \nAbout the Speaker: Since graduating with an Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree from Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland\, Simon Tweed has gained over 25 years’ experience in the electricity industry. Simon worked with transmission and distribution companies in Great Britain before joining ESB National Grid\, which later became EirGrid\, the Transmission System Operator in Ireland. His experience ranges from transmission planning\, power system operations and market design. Previously Simon was the lead engineer overseeing the day to day operation of EirGrid’s National Control Centre (NCC) which is responsible for the real-time operation of the transmission system in Ireland and management of world-leading levels of non-synchronous renewable generation on the power system. Simon is now part of EirGrid’s Innovation and Planning department and is leading the development of future operational solutions that will allow Ireland to achieve its ambitious renewable energy integration targets. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-ireland-and-northern-irelands-journey-to-75-non-synchronous-renewable-generation-levels/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T160000
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CREATED:20221017T202332Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Odessa Disturbance Events in Texas Interconnection
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Patrick Gravois\, Lead Operations Engineer\, ERCOT \nAbout the Webinar: The Odessa Disturbance events in May of 2021 and June of 2022 in ERCOT both involved a system fault that resulted in significant loss of generation from multiple solar farms in West Texas. Due to the tremendous growth of solar generation within ERCOT over the past couple of years and the continued expected growth\, these types of events have the potential to increase in magnitude and pose severe reliability risks to the system. Since the 2021 event\, ERCOT has increased efforts to analyze root causes of inverter tripping during these events and identify potential corrective actions to improve ride-through performance of Inverter-Based Resources. This presentation will focus on ERCOT’s analysis process and results\, and the collaboration needed between ERCOT\, NERC\, TRE\, inverter manufacturers\, and Generator Owners to identify root causes and implement corrective actions. \nAbout the Speaker: Patrick Gravois graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013 and began working at ERCOT in the Engineer Development Program. He transitioned to the Grid Applications Support team and became a Subject Matter Expert on applications used in the control room such as State Estimation\, Voltage Stability Assessment tools\, and PMU applications. He moved to the Operations Analysis group in 2021 with a focus on Grid Event Analysis and Operations Improvement. Since the Odessa event of 2021\, he has become the lead engineer working with Inverter-Based Resources to improve ride-through performance during system disturbances. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-odessa-disturbance-events-in-texas-interconnection/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T170000
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CREATED:20220921T211937Z
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Probabilistic Resource Adequacy Methods
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speaker: Derek Stenclik\, Founding Partner\, Telos Energy \nDerek Stenclik\nAbout the Webinar: This presentation will provide an update on what’s happening in the world of probabilistic resource adequacy methods. Think of it as a “Best of Album” in the niche genre of resource adequacy and reliability planning. By drawing on recent study work from around the world\, the presentation will cover novel approaches to model resource adequacy across broad regions\, the consideration of extreme weather\, modeling approaches for battery energy storage\, the effects of correlated outages thermal generators\, considering benefits of transmission\, and much more. The objective is to provide both practitioners and end users of resource adequacy models an overview of new studies and approaches needed to ensure reliability during the clean energy transition. \nAbout the Speaker: Derek Stenclik is a founding partner of Telos Energy\, an analytics and consulting firm specializing in renewable integration\, system planning\, and grid modeling. Prior to founding Telos Energy\, Derek spent eight years in GE Power’s Energy Consulting department as the Senior Manager of Power System Strategy. He holds an M.S. degree in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University and a B.A. in International Relations from the State University of New York\, College at Geneseo. Derek is a lifelong native of Upstate New York and currently resides in the town of Niskayuna with his wife and three sons. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Chief Engineer\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/g-pst-esig-webinar-series-probabilistic-resource-adequacy-methods/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T134100
CREATED:20220830T150339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185050Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Advancing Resource Adequacy Analysis with the GridPathRA Toolkit: A Case Study of the Western US
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nDownload Presentation \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speakers: Elaine Hart\, Founding Principal\, Moment Energy Insights LLC; Ana Mileva\, Founder\, Blue Marble Analytics \nElaine Hart\nAbout the Webinar: Robust and thoroughly vetted resource adequacy analyses will be critical to maintaining reliable supply as the power sector undergoes the clean energy transition. Supported by GridLab\, the GridPathRA Toolkit was developed to support advanced resource adequacy analysis for the Western United states. To improve transparency and accessibility\, the Toolkit leverages publicly available data and the GridPath open-source power system model. It advances the characterization of three phenomena that will be increasingly important for understanding RA in future power systems: weather-driven relationships between load and resource availability; capabilities and constraints of energy limited resources; and transmission flows and regional coordination. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the Toolkit\, a Western US 2026 resource adequacy analysis case study was developed. The seminar will discuss the Toolkit methodology and the case study results. The study report and GridPath RA Toolkit\, containing the algorithms and datasets developed for this study\, will be shared publicly on GridLab’s website. \nAbout the Speakers: Dr. Elaine Hart is Founding Principal at Moment Energy Insights LLC\, a consulting firm committed to accelerating the clean energy transition through improved analytics and planning. Elaine brings experience in resource planning\, flexible resource valuation\, decarbonization policy analysis\, and resource adequacy analysis. She specializes in designing optimization-based models to inform electricity sector decisions in increasingly renewable systems. Prior to founding Moment Energy Insights\, Elaine was the Manager of Integrated Resource Planning at Portland General Electric (PGE)\, where she focused on resource planning\, energy storage evaluation\, and decarbonization strategy. Prior to joining PGE\, Elaine was a Managing Consultant at Energy & Environmental Economics. Elaine holds an MS in Materials Science & Engineering and PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. \nAna Mileva\nDr. Ana Mileva founded Blue Marble Analytics in 2016 and is the primary architect of GridPath\, Blue Marble’s grid-analytics software platform. Ana has extensive experience developing and applying various tools for electricity grid planning and operations\, focusing on procurement of renewable energy resources\, transmission\, storage\, and other renewables integration solutions. Her models have been used by government agencies\, utilities\, and developers to support integrated resource planning\, market participation benefits analysis\, and asset valuation. Prior to forming Blue Marble Analytics\, Ana worked with Energy and Environmental Economics (E3). Ana holds a PhD from the Energy and Resources Group and an MPP from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California\, Berkeley. \nModerator: Debbie Lew\, Associate Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-advancing-resource-adequacy-analysis-with-the-gridpathra-toolkit-a-case-study-of-the-western-us/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T134100
CREATED:20220824T215402Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Energy Islands Update
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Nicolaos A. Cutululis\, Professor\, Offshore Wind Power Integration\, Technical University of Denmark \nNicolaos A. Cutululis\nAbout the Webinar: Denmark and Northern Europe have set very ambitious targets for deployment of offshore wind power\, which will form the backbone of power generation in a decarbonized power system. To facilitate a cost-efficient connection of such massive amounts of offshore wind power\, Denmark is revolutionizing the grid connection concept for offshore wind. In 2020\, the Danish Parliament decided to develop and build two energy islands: one on the natural island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and a second as an artificial island in the North Sea. Other countries\, like Belgium\, have announced their own plans of building energy islands. The talk with give an update on the status of the development of the energy islands\, addressing the challenges but also the innovation opportunities that come with these massive infrastructure projects. \nAbout the Speaker: Nicolaos A. Cutululis is Professor in Offshore Wind Power Integration\, based in the Department of Wind and Energy Systems at the Technical University of Denmark. His main research area is integration and operation of wind power moving towards 100% RES power systems\, with a special focus on offshore wind and HVDC. He has published extensively in his research field and is currently serving as one of the Chief Editors for Wind Energy Science Journal and an associated editor for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. He is active in shaping the research agenda at international level\, being a MB member of EERA JP Wind and Ex-co member for ETIPWind\, and core member of the RAG of Pillar 1 in G-PST. He is also representing Denmark in IEA Wind Task 25 and co-chairing the SET Plan HVDC Working Group. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-energy-islands-update/
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Update on Changing Role of Resources and Growth of Utility Scale Storage
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speaker: Robert Kott\, Operations Policy Manager\, California Independent System Operator \nRobert Kott\nAbout the Webinar: This presentation provides an update on the current state of supply resources for the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority area (BAA) and the expected future state of the resource mix as CAISO continues an energy transition toward 60 percent renewable and 100 percent zero carbon resources. This will include a description of an effective resource adequacy program\, a review of the resource mix with respective contributions to serving a varying load profile\, a summary of the future changes to the resource mix based on the interconnection queue and an overview of the drivers behind the energy transition. The resource mix discussion examines the rapidly increasing role of battery storage resources and the challenges these resources are presenting to operations. Examples of peak operating periods will show how resources perform to meet load and renewable resource variability. \nAbout the Speaker: Robert Kott is Operations Policy Manager at the California Independent System Operator. He has 35 years of utility experience and has been with the CAISO for 21 years. He currently leads high level operational initiatives and represents the CAISO in technical forums. Previously he held management roles creating generation maintenance standards; managing local area reliability service process\, reliability agreements\, commercial model maintenance\, regulatory contract implementation\, resource adequacy implementation. He has a BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from California State University\, Sacramento and a MBA from Pepperdine University. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-update-on-changing-role-of-resources-and-growth-of-utility-scale-storage/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220830T160000
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Operating the System Towards Zero Carbon
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nAbout the Webinar: National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) plays a very important role of ensuring that Great Britain has the essential energy it needs by making sure supply meets demand every second of every day. The flow of electricity is getting more complex in the GB system with key features of more renewable energy and interconnectors; a growing number of ways to source electricity as well as more participants in “demand side response”. National Grid ESO is working hand in hand with the energy industry and continually finding ways to innovate\, invest and adapt the electricity system to keep electricity flowing reliably to homes and businesses across Great Britain. \nAs an active member of the G-PST Consortium\, National Grid ESO will use this webinar  to share a series of good practices featuring five speakers who will cover the following topics below in support of the UK’s Net-zero energy transition: \n\n\n\nGB Grid Forming Grid Code Development (Antony Johnson)\nGB Grid Forming Best Practice Guide Development (Dechao Kong)\nStability Constraint Management – Stability Pathfinder Program (Shurooque Baloch)\nSystem Strength Management – Innovation Project of Strength To Connect (Xiaoyao Zhou)\nInertia Measurement (Anna Blackwell)\n\n\n\nAntony Johnson\nDechao Kong\nShurooque Baloch\nXiaoyao Zhou\nAnna Blackwell\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFeatured Speakers: Antony Johnson is a chartered engineer and IET member who began working for National Grid within System Operations at the Electricity National Control Center in 1993. In 2012 he started initial work on the implementation of the impact of the European Directive on the GB Grid Code and related industry codes which he saw through to its implementation in 2018 having worked with the wider industry including Government. More recently he was instrumental in the development of technical requirements for storage technologies in GB in addition to chairing a European Expert Storage group. His latest work involves the development of technical requirements for Grid Forming technologies and looking at Black Start arrangements from Embedded Generation which is very much a growth area. \nDr. Dechao Kong is a chartered engineer with heavy involvements in the UK’s academia and industry for DC systems and Power Electronics since 2008\, contributing his such subject-matter expertise in technical strategy & policy development\, new technology & innovation\, engineering and asset management. \nShurooque Baloch is a chartered engineer with over a decade of experience in the electricity transmission planning and operation. Her role is to identify future operability risks\, define system requirements and enable creation of long-term solutions to operate the system. \nDr. Xiaoyao Zhou is a chartered engineer with two decades of transmission system operation\, planning and investment experience. Xiaoyao’s role is to set out operability policy for Great Britain’s electricity network to enable the net zero operation\, specify the technical requirements for new technologies and define future network needs so that market and network owners can invest in the right solutions at the right time. \nAnna Blackwell is a Product Manager (Inertia & Frequency)\, at National Grid ESO\, the Electricity System Operator of Great Britain\, responsible for delivering new WAMS based situational tools into National Grid ESO’s Control Room. Anna has an electrical engineering background having started in HV asset research before moving across to operational planning and delivery of IT products working as business lead between projects\, IT and business. \nRegistration Cost: FREE \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/operating-the-system-towards-zero-carbon/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220825T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: An Empirical Assessment of Regional and Interregional Transmission Congestion Value
DESCRIPTION:Download D. Millstein Presentation \nDownload J. Pfeifenberger Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speakers: Dev Millstein\, Research Scientist\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Johannes (Hannes) Pfeifenberger\, Principal\, The Brattle Group; Michael Goggin\, Vice President\, Grid Strategies \nDev Millstein\nAbout the Webinar: In this webinar we will examine recent trends and characteristics of one important benefit of transmission infrastructure—congestion relief. Specifically\, we examine the marginal value of potential transmission links as indicated by nodal pricing (LMPs) from 2012 through the first half of 2022. We find\, for example\, that many links have hourly average pricing differences in 2021 that exceed $15/MWh—equivalent to $130 million per year for a 1000 MW link. We will examine trends in the transmission value over the past decade. We will explore how extreme conditions and high-value periods play an outsized role in the value of transmission. For example\, we find that 50% of transmission’s congestion value comes from only 5% of hours. These high value transmission hours are only partially attributable to designated extreme weather or grid-stress events identified by NERC\, with the remainder of the high-value hours representing periods that are natural features of actual market operations (possible causes include uncertain generation or other infrastructure outages\, fuel price volatility\, forecast errors\, and electric demand volatility). We will discuss the broad implications of these findings\, key limitations\, and importantly\, the challenge of adequately representing transmission congestion value in transmission planning studies. \nLBNL Report: Regional and Interregional Transmission Have Significant Economic Value | Electricity Markets and Policy Group (lbl.gov) \nHannes Pfeifenberger\nAbout the Speakers: Dev Millstein is a Research Scientist in the Electricity Markets and Policy department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Millstein leads research across a diverse range of topics\, including the assessment of wind and solar value\, wind resource variability\, renewable power and grid-integration topics\, and air quality topics. Dev Millstein received a BA in economics from Vassar College in 2002 and a PhD in environmental engineering from UC Berkeley in 2009. \nJohannes (Hannes) Pfeifenberger\, a Principal at The Brattle Group\, is an economist with a background in electrical engineering and over twenty-five years of experience in wholesale power market design\, renewable energy\, electricity storage\, and transmission. He also is a Visiting Scholar at MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR)\, a Senior Fellow at Boston University’s Institute of Sustainable Energy (BU-ISE)\, a IEEE Senior Member\, and currently serves as an advisor to research initiatives by the U.S. Department of Energy\, the National Labs\, and the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG). \nMichael Goggin\nMichael Goggin is Vice President at Grid Strategies LLC. He has been at Grid Strategies for nearly 5 years\, and previously worked at the American Wind Energy Association for 10 years. Grid Strategies offers consulting on electric grid and market issues for clean energy sector clients. \nModerator: Debbie Lew\, Associate Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-an-empirical-assessment-of-regional-and-interregional-transmission-congestion-value/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Market Design Concepts for Evolving Power Systems
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speakers: Bethany Frew\, Group Manager\, Capacity Expansion & Electricity Markets Group\, NREL & Yinong Sun\, Researcher\, Capacity Expansion & Electricity Markets Group\, NREL \nBethany Frew\nAbout the Webinar: This presentation provides a summary of competitive wholesale electricity market modeling tools and analysis being conducted in the Grid Planning and Analysis Center (GPAC) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). A specific emphasis is placed on the impact of forward and operational market designs on investment decisions and system resource adequacy. This includes linkages that have been developed between a suite of integrated investment\, market operations\, and resource adequacy tools\, as well analysis exploring the impact of non-traditional levels of operational detail on resource adequacy assessment and how markets may need modifications to more efficiently signal for desired resource adequacy outcomes. Analytical approaches and select preliminary results are provided from multiple analyses that leverage NREL’s integrated modeling approach. \nAbout the Speakers: Bethany Frew is the Group Manager of the Capacity Expansion and Electricity Market Group in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Grid Planning and Analysis Center\, where she also oversees a team of power system modelers focused on capacity expansion\, resource adequacy\, and wholesale electricity market design. Her personal research interests span a wide range of topics related to grid integration of renewable energy\, including the impact of wholesale electricity market structures on investment decisions and resource adequacy\, the economic and operational impacts of nuclear-hydrogen hybridization\, capacity credit methodologies\, and operational considerations with low-cost solar deployment. Bethany holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in Food\, Agricultural\, and Biological Engineering from The Ohio State University. \nYinong Sun\nYinong Sun is a researcher in the Capacity Expansion and Electricity Markets Group within the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Her research focuses on transmission planning\, renewable energy integration\, resource adequacy assessments and wholesale electricity market design. Her current work explores operational impacts on power system resource adequacy\, transmission planning in the context of policy analysis and land use impact assessments\, and power system infrastructure deployment during low-carbon energy system transition. Yinong is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins University\, and she holds an M.S. from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a B.S. in Physics from Peking University. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-market-design-concepts-for-evolving-power-systems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220817T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Proactive Planning for Generator Interconnection: A Case Study of SPP and MISO
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speaker: Bruce Tsuchida\, Principal\, The Brattle Group \nWebinar Abstract: This study\, from the Proactive Planning Task Force\, examines how costs vary in the generator interconnection (GI) process\, depending on the level of proactive planning. It studies three levels of proactiveness using the MISO and SPP regions as testbeds. It finds significant cost reductions using expanded study windows and additional cost reductions with increased study scope. \nBruce Tsuchida\nAbout the Speaker: Mr. T. Bruce Tsuchida is a Principal of The Brattle Group with thirty years of experience in domestic and international power generation development\, utility operation\, and power market analysis. He specializes in assessing the impact of new technologies and regulatory changes\, including analysis of evolving wholesale electric markets and modeling\, impact of renewable and other new technologies’ on system operations\, utility business\, and various impacts on valuations of transmission and generation assets\, deliverability\, and contracts. These studies range from large interconnected systems to small island systems. \nModerator: Debbie Lew\, ESIG Associate Director \nRegistration Cost: FREE \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-proactive-planning-for-generator-interconnection-a-case-study-of-spp-and-miso/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: HECO Plans for Meeting Clean Energy Targets and Role of Grid Forming Inverters
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speakers: Li Yu\, Manager\, Transmission Planning & Ken Aramaki\, Director\, T&D and Interconnection Planning\, Hawaiian Electric Company; \nLi Yu\nAbout the Webinar: Hawaiian Electric has been aggressively pursuing its renewable energy goals. In 2021\, Hawaiian Electric re-affirmed its commitment with a climate change action plan – to reduce carbon emissions by 2030 to 70% below 2005 levels\, and to achieve net zero emissions by 2045. The key to achieving these goals is to displace current synchronous generator resources with renewable utility-scale resources\, as well as Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). These new resources will include high-amounts of Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs)\, which fundamentally change the characteristics of the power system. The performance and characteristics of current IBRs (utility and distributed) are not where they need to be for high-IBR\, island grids with limited resources. As these resources continue to evolve in functionality\, Hawaiian Electric will need to continually assess\, adopt\, as well as push for higher levels of performance in order to achieve the Company’s and State’s policy objectives. \nThe presenters will provide an overview of Hawaiian Electric’s current progress\, challenges\, and opportunities seen from a utility planner’s perspective. This webinar will highlight the gaps found in recently completed stability analyses\, which will serve as an early indicator for utilities and vendors in their own pursuit of high-IBR systems. \nKen Aramaki\nAbout the Speakers: Li Yu is manager of transmission planning department in Hawaiian Electric Company\, leading transmission planning team perform long-term and near-team planning studies to support Hawaiian Electric Company completing 100% renewable system transformation. In the past ten years\, he has been working in both transmission and distribution planning\, DER interconnection studies\, both steady state and transient planning modeling and study. He obtained his PhD from Polytechnic Institute of New York University in 2013 and is an active member of IEEE and NERC working groups. \nKen Aramaki is the Director of Transmission\, Distribution\, and Interconnection Planning at Hawaiian Electric. In this role\, he leads a team that plans for the future of the T&D system as increasing levels of renewable inverter-based resources are added to the grid. While at Hawaiian Electric\, Mr. Aramaki has held various positions in Engineering\, Project Management\, and Planning & Technology. Mr. Aramaki was born and raised on the island of Kauai\, and holds a BSEE from the University of Portland and an MBA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Mr. Aramaki is a licensed Professional Engineer and a Project Management Professional. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Chief Engineer\, ESIG \nRegistration Cost: FREE \nQ&A Session: We will be using the slido platform for Q&A. Please submit your questions and follow-along during the event at this link.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-heco-plans-for-meeting-clean-energy-targets-and-role-of-grid-forming-inverters/
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