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SUMMARY:Webinar: Benefits of GFM Study Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speakers: Ryan Quint\, President and CEO\, Elevate; Farhad Yahyaie\, Head of Power System Studies and Modeling\, Elevate; Andrew Isaacs\, Vice President\, Electranix; Lukas Unruh\, Engineering Manager\, Electranix \nWebinar Abstract: Grid forming (GFM) inverter technology continues to be a focal point of discussion and a potential key ingredient to the energy transition. GFM is particularly attractive in battery energy storage systems (BESS) for multiple reasons and is commercially available today. However\, a small number of GFM projects exist in the US. This may be due to gaps in the “pathway to widespread adoption” of GFM technology\, particularly in BESS. Limited understanding of the models and studies that prove the technology brings value and supports reliability in a larger interconnected bulk power system is an immediate challenge. \nTo address this challenge\, a study team embarked on studying the performance of GFM models supplied from multiple original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Both GFM and grid following (GFL) models were tested against the NERC GFM functional specification and test procedures. GFM BESS models were then integrated into the American Transmission Company (ATC) system in a weak network and strong network to test the performance of GFM BESS. The primary objectives of this work were to test whether GFM BESS is a “do no harm solution\,” how significant growth of GFM BESS would affect system performance\, how GFM BESS operates in weak and strong grids\, and whether GFM can serve as a viable solution to defer other longer lead-time solution options. This webinar will cover the work done\, key findings\, and recommendations moving forward in this area. \nAbout the Speakers:\nRyan Quint is the Founder and CEO of Elevate Energy Consulting\, where he is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of Elevate projects across all verticals. Ryan is focused on building a world-class team of experts partnering with industry to tackle emerging challenges facing our grid. Prior to launching Elevate\, Ryan spent nearly 9 years at NERC\, most recently as the Director of Engineering and Security Integration\, where he led numerous strategic initiatives focused on emerging reliability risk mitigations. Ryan also has industry experience at Dominion Energy Virginia and the Bonneville Power Administration. He received his PhD from Virginia Tech and is a registered professional engineer. Ryan is also recipient of the IEEE Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year award. \nFarhad Yahyaie is the Head of Power System Studies and Modeling at Elevate Energy Consulting\, where he leads all of Elevate’s modeling and study projects. He has a passion for engineering and problem solving\, with over 14 years of industrial\, research\, and teaching experience in power systems. His expertise encompasses a wide range of power system studies\, including dynamic stability assessment\, electromagnetic transient studies\, model development\, and model validation for synchronous generators and renewables. Farhad’s past experience includes consulting experience at Siemens PTI Canada and Powertech Labs. He received his PhD from University of Toronto and is a registered professional engineer in BC. \nAndrew Isaacs is Vice President at Electranix Corporation\, where he has been for over 20 years. He currently specializes in renewable interconnections\, weak grid and SSO issues\, grid-forming inverter application and specification\, large load interconnections\, as well as large scale EMT system modelling and process implementation. Additional current efforts include specification and support for FACTs\, training for utility planners\, and study team leadership. Andrew obtained his M.Sc.(EE) from the University of Manitoba\, Canada. He is an active participant in working groups through NERC\, CIGRE\, ESIG\, and the IEEE. \nLukas Unruh is an Engineering Manager and Studies Engineer at Electranix Corporation\, specializing in assessing grid impact\, stability limits\, and IBR performance in complex network conditions through detailed EMT modeling and simulation. He has expertise in traditional and advanced IBR control concepts\, power system modeling\, and stability analysis. Actively engaged in industry initiatives\, Lukas contributes to NERC\, IEEE\, and ESIG working groups\, advancing education and standard development in IBR performance and EMT study concepts. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Associate Director\, 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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-benefits-of-gfm-study-discussion/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T160000
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DTSTAMP:20260606T084302
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Effective Congestion Mitigation with Transmission Topology Optimization at Alliant Energy
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speakers: Mitchell Myhre\, Senior Manager of Business Planning and Regulatory Strategy\, Alliant Energy; Abubaker Elteriefi\, Manager of Operational Planning\, ITC; Pablo A. Ruiz\, Co-founder and CEO of NewGrid\, Senior Consultant at The Brattle Group\, Associate Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University \nWebinar Abstract: Timely and effective management of transmission system limitations has become critical to support the ongoing energy transition as well as economic development. Additional transmission capability is needed quickly to support increased deployment of variable energy resources\, which often are located away from demand centers\, the electrification of traditionally fossil energy uses\, and other load growth\, such as  data centers. \nTransmission congestion can become acute in many regions\, and has imposed over $20 billion of added costs on US transmission customers in 2022. In also impacts grid reliability and resilience throughout the country. To cost-effectively manage transmission constraints will require improved congestion management practices and technologies to better utilize the existing grid\, especially as new transmission facilities are planned and constructed. \nTransmission topology optimization identifies grid reconfiguration options to quickly re-route power flow around bottlenecks\, increasing transfer capability across congested areas. These reconfiguration solutions reduce the market redispatch and generation curtailments otherwise necessary to manage congestion and\, by doing so\, provide operational\, efficiency\, reliability\, and resilience benefits. \nIn collaboration with NewGrid and ITC\, Alliant Energy has been able to advance regionally beneficial and reliable reconfiguration opportunities to mitigate major congestion bottlenecks in the area. Working with the Midcontinent ISO\, ITC and other Transmission Operators in the region to evaluate and leverage these opportunities\, Alliant’s Interstate Power and Light customers have saved close to 50% of their net congestion costs in the last three years\, in addition to avoiding curtailments of renewable resources. This webinar will review the Alliant Energy and ITC experience with the use of topology optimization\, including case studies\, key findings and recommendations. \nAbout the Speakers:\nMitchell Myhre is a Senior Manager of Business Planning and Regulatory Strategy at Alliant Energy focusing on system planning\, resource development and energy policy.  At Alliant Energy he leads a team working to help transform the company’s generation fleet and find ways to better utilize and optimize the use of the transmission system.  Mitchell is involved with many facets of transmission planning and RTO processes including generation interconnection and retirement\, local and regional planning\, and congestion management.  Mitchell holds a Master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison related to Energy Analysis and Policy. \nAbubaker Elteriefi is a seasoned Power Systems Engineer with over twenty-five years of experience in transmission system planning\, design\, and operations. As the Manager of Operational Planning at ITC\, his responsibilities include overseeing operational assessments\, identifying potential System Operating Limit (SOL) exceedances\, and developing mitigation plans to ensure system reliability and efficiency. He also serves as a subject matter expert for multiple North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards. Mr. Elteriefi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University and is a registered Professional Engineer in the branch of Electrical Engineering. He is a NERC certified system operator at the reliability coordinator level\, and an active member of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Operating Reliability Working Group. \nPablo A. Ruiz is Co-founder and CEO of NewGrid\, a grid optimization company\, where he leads the teams that develop topology optimization software technology and provide congestion monitoring and mitigation services to utilities and market participants. He is also a senior consultant at The Brattle Group and Associate Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University. He was the Principal Investigator for the U.S. DOE ARPA-E Transmission Topology Control Algorithms project\, which led to the formation of NewGrid. Pablo holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. \nModerator: Erik Ela\, Director of System Operation and Electricity Markets\, 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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-short-term-congestion-mitigation/
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: CIGRE Green Book "Power System Dynamic Modelling and Analysis in Evolving Networks”
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speakers: Babak Badrzadeh\, Managing Director\, Etik Energy; Zia Emin\, Technical Executive\, EPRI \nAbout the Webinar: This webinar will provide a summary of all chapters of the CIGRE Green Book on Power System Dynamics Modelling and Analysis in Evolving Networks and then will focus on more detailed presentation of selected topics as follows: \n\nIntroduce the importance of\, and the need for\, revisiting classical power system stability analysis concepts and textbooks.\nDiscuss different classes and sub-classes of power system stability\, with a focus on considerations when performing power system dynamic analysis under high inverter-based resource (IBR) penetration scenarios. Practical experiences of various forms of power system instability are also presented.\nProvide discussion of various dynamic modelling approaches including phasor-domain and electromagnetic transient programs and types of power system dynamic simulation software programs ranging from highly detailed to simplified screening. The use of screening methods and the applications of power system dynamic modelling and other tools for operational decision-making are presented in detail.\nDiscuss different types of models and the necessary level of detail for each to ensure sufficient accuracy whilst respecting practical limitations. Power system components covered include generation technologies such as synchronous machines and IBR\, HVDC systems\, loads and distributed energy resources (DER) and wide-area network modelling including protection systems.\nPresent dynamic studies typically conducted in power systems with a high penetration of power electronic interfaced devices. Grid interconnection studies for IBRs\, HVDC systems\, and FACTS controllers\, and power system dynamic studies for operational and planning applications are presented. These include assessing and mitigating contemporary electromechanical oscillations and emerging electrical oscillations and control interactions. The impact of protective functions on power system dynamic performance\, and studies of industrial power systems and microgrids are also presented.\nFocus on ensuring high-quality\, accurate and up-to-date dynamic models for power system plants and the overall system. This spans model acceptance testing during early stages of plant development\, to model validation where a mature design has been accomplished\, and the plant is already connected and commissioned.\nRecognizing the need to analyze a higher volume of data with higher accuracy and speed for increasingly complex equipment and power system responses\, the last part discusses contemporary enablers for power system dynamic analysis. It first discusses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-based methods and cloud-based computing and then introduces the use of probabilistic analysis and optimization techniques and elaborates on the importance of interoperability and standardization.\n\nAbout the Speakers: Babak Badrzadeh is currently the Managing Director of Etik Energy a consultancy business based in Melbourne\, Australia. He has more than 20 years of multi-sector power industry experience including positions at AEMO\, Vestas Aurecon\, and Mott MacDonald. He has provided consultancy services to many national and international organisations ranging from system operators\, network owners\, plant owners and developers\, policy makers\, original equipment manufacturers\, and research institutions. He has investigated a wide range of practical power system phenomena\, ranging from DC to MHz\, and more than 15 different types of generation and load technologies in different countries. His contributions to international organisations include successful completion of three CIGRE Technical Brochures as the Convener\, a Special Reporter of SC C4 in 2022 Paris Session\, an ongoing Associate Editor of IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Magazine\, and a distinguished lecturer of IEEE PES. Babak is a Fellow of Engineers Australia\, an adjunct Professor at Monash University\, a recipient of Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) Excellence Award and the Convener of CIGRE Australia C4 Panel on Power System Technical Performance. \nZia Emin received his BSc in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the Middle East Technical University\, Ankara\, Turkey and MSc and PhD degrees from The University of Manchester\, Manchester\, United Kingdom. He has worked as a power system engineer specializing in the planning and development of electric power networks\, initially with National Grid and later with Parsons Brinckerhoff (later WSP) and PSC. Since 2023 he is working in Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) as a technical executive. He has extensive knowledge in all aspects of power system modelling including steady-state\, frequency and time domain modelling and substantial experience in harmonic performance specifications of power electronic interfaced devices (HVDC converter stations\, FACTS\, renewable generation connections etc). \nHe has been active in many CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) working groups as member\, task force leader and convenor within system technical performance area. He received the CIGRE Technical Committee Award in 2013 and the Distinguished Member award in 2014. From 2016 to 2022 he was the chairman of CIGRE SC C4 and its Strategic Advisory Group. In this role as CIGRE Study Committee Chairman he was responsible for the formation\, operation\, and deliverables of around 40 highly specialized technical working groups. He was also a member of the CIGRE Technical Council at international level and the past chair at national level (CIGRE-UK). Currently he is a member of the CIGRE Strategic Advisory Board. \nHe is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET – UK)\, a Senior Member of IEEE\, a Distinguished and Honorary Member of CIGRE\, a European Engineer\, and a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom. \nModerator: Julia Matevosyan\, Associate Director\, 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/cigre-green-book/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T160000
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SUMMARY:Large Loads Task Force: Kick-off Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownloading Q&A Responses \n\nLarge electrical loads\, such as AI and other data centers\, hydrogen production facilities\, and EV fleet charging centers\, may present new challenges for the electric power industry. Utility planners face difficulties in forecasting demand\, transmission planners struggle to build infrastructure at the required pace\, and system operators must address grid stability risks caused by large loads disconnecting during faults. Meanwhile\, large load developers grapple with slow and complex interconnection processes\, stringent reliability requirements\, and limited access to wholesale markets and real-time pricing. \nTo address these challenges\, the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) is launching a Large Loads Task Force (LLTF) to unite stakeholders\, identify practical solutions\, and develop harmonized practices that ensure reliable and efficient grid integration while supporting industry growth. The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Meta are helping to fund this effort. \nThe LLTF will kick off with a webinar on December 17th\, which will outline the scope\, format\, and deliverables of the task force\, as well as introduce the leadership team. \nThe event agenda covers the focus areas of ESIG’s LLTF eight specialized project teams (see more detail on each project team here): \n\nOpening remarks and background for this TF – Sam Morris\, ERCOT\nData collection and load forecasting topic – Julietta Giraldez\, EPE\nInterconnection process – Kyle Thomas\, Elevate Energy Consulting\nInterconnection requirements – Ahmed Rashwan\, EPE\nModeling requirements – Parag Mitra\, EPRI\nMarket aspects – Erik Ela\, EPRI\nTransmission planning – James Okullo\, ESIG\nResource Adequacy aspects – Derek Stenclik\, Telos Energy\nESIG LLTF Logistics and Q&A – facilitated by Julia Matevosyan\, ESIG\n\nNEXT STEPS:\nIf you are interested in participating\, please complete the survey and select the key area(s) most relevant to your expertise and interests. Detailed descriptions of skills and expertise sought for each project team can be found here. \n**Note** Participation in ESIG Task Forces is limited to ESIG members.\nHowever\, all final reports will be publicly available on the ESIG website and disseminated through workshops and webinars. All current members can be found here. All employees of member organizations are eligible to participate in member activities. \nIf you’re interested in becoming a member of ESIG\, reach out to ryan@esig.energy for more information. 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/lltf-kickoff-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: IBR and Data Center Integration: Updates from 2024 and Predictions for 2025
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speakers: Ryan Quint\, Founder & CEO\, Elevate Energy Consulting; Kyle Thomas\, Vice President of Engineering and Compliance Services\, Elevate Energy Consulting; Farhad Yahyaie\, Head of Power System Studies and Modeling \nWebinar Abstract: Over the past decade\, industry has learned a tremendous amount about inverter-based resource (IBR) integration. This led to the publication of dozens of large-scale disturbance reports\, guidelines\, and subsequent regulatory action. FERC made sweeping reforms to the generator interconnection process and directed NERC as the regulator to make registration and Reliability Standards revisions to address systemic IBR challenges. These activities ramped up in 2024 with the introduction of three new NERC Standards – PRC-028\, PRC-029\, and PRC-030. And NERC is gearing up to tackle FERC Order No. 901 Milestone 3 projects pertaining to IBR data sharing\, modeling\, and model validation in 2025. Meanwhile\, industry is grappling with the adoption of IEEE 2800-2022 and bolstering IBR modeling/studies and trying to get a handle on grid forming (GFM) technology. What does this all mean for industry efforts in the area of IBR integration looking forward? \nAnd we cannot help but pose the question: Are we heading down the same path of issues with large load and data center integration as we had with IBRs over the past decade? What can we learn from these initiatives as we prepare for massive data center integration in the years ahead? \nThis webinar will aim to share insights and perspectives regarding IBR and data center Integration focus areas\, looking towards what may be coming in 2025 and beyond. \nAbout the Speakers:\nRyan Quint is the Founder and CEO of Elevate Energy Consulting where he and a team of industry experts help the electricity sector tackle complex challenges related to the energy transition\, grid transformation\, renewables and large load integration\, and other areas. He lives in Spokane\, WA\, with his family and wishes he was a cowboy. \nKyle Thomas is Vice President of Engineering and Compliance Services at Elevate and leads all broad-reaching engineering and compliance activities. His key focuses involve building cross-sector collaboration related to IBR integration and large load integration efforts\, working closely with utilities\, developers. He’s a Virginian through and through and loves long walks on the beach. \nFarhad Yahyaie is Head of Power System Studies and Modeling at Elevate and leads power system modeling initiatives at Elevate. His team is focused on a wide range of IBR-related integration studies\, model development and validation\, automation\, and other complex study projects. Farhad and his family recently welcomed a new family member\, and he has successfully learned how to work with only one eye open as a father of two under three. \nModerator: Alex Shattuck\, Director of Grid Transformation\, 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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/ibr-and-data-center-integration-updates-from-2024-and-predictions-for-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T160000
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar: IBR-driven Sub-synchronous Oscillations
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nBalarko Chaudhuri \nFeatured Speaker: Balarko Chaudhuri\, Reader in Power Systems\, Imperial College London \nAbout the Webinar: Increasing shares of inverter-based resources (IBRs) present unprecedented grid stability challenges. One particular concern is sub-synchronous oscillation (SSO) caused by multiple IBRs interacting across the power grid especially\, under high IBR scenarios. The opaqueness of IBR controls and lack of an established framework for analyzing SSO makes it difficult for the system operators to foresee SSO as exemplified by recent SSO events such as poorly damped 8 Hz oscillations in Scotland. System operators often respond by limiting the fraction of IBRs i.e.\, by constraining off renewables in an overly conservative way. This webinar will focus on the IBR-driven SSO problem\, analysis and mitigation based on our ongoing research with the National Energy System Operator (NESO) in Great Britain and as part of the Global Centre on ‘Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS)’. \nAbout the Speaker: Balarko Chaudhuri is a Reader in Power Systems in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London. His research focuses on dynamic stability and control of electric power grids with high shares of variable renewables and inverter-based resources to facilitate the transition to net zero carbon electricity. \nBalarko serves as the UK Director of the Global Centre on Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) and is actively involved the Stability Assurance Program supported by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) in Great Britain. He co-leads the workforce development pillar of the Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) consortium where he coordinated the G-PST Teaching Agenda and oversees the development of openly available course materials on ‘forward-looking’ topics for use in teaching\, training and self-upskilling. Balarko is a Fellow of the IET and has served as an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid\, IEEE Systems Journal\, and Elsevier Control Engineering Practice. \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/ibr-driven-sub-synchronous-oscillations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T084302
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SUMMARY:Webinar: U.S. Department of Energy's National Transmission Planning Study Results
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\n  \nYamit Lavi \nFeatured Speaker: Yamit Lavi\, Technical Advisor\, Grid Deployment Office\, U.S. Department of Energy \nWebinar Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy recently released the National Transmission Planning (NTP) Study\, a set of long-term planning tools and analyses that examine a wide range of potential future scenarios through 2050 to identify pathways to maintain grid reliability\, increase resilience\, and reduce costs\, while meeting local\, regional\, interregional\, and national interests and supporting the changing energy landscape. This webinar will give an overview of the study which finds that the United States will need to approximately double to triple the 2020 transmission capacity by 2050 to meet demand growth and reliability needs\, and hundreds of billions of dollars of cost savings can be achieved through substantial transmission expansion and interregional planning. \nAbout the Speaker: Yamit Lavi serves as a technical advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy Grid Deployment Office\, where she oversees a portfolio of projects focused on expanding interregional transmission to accelerate decarbonization while ensuring system reliability. She has over a decade of experience in power systems and has previously worked at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) as an operations engineer. Yamit holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. \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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-doe-national-transmission-planning-study/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T160000
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar: GFM Technology Adoption in ERCOT – Status Update
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\n \nFeatured Speaker: Shun Hsien (Fred) Huang\, Director of Operations Support\, ERCOT \nAbout the Webinar: The ERCOT grid has experienced significant growth of IBRs in the last two decades and expects to have more IBRs connected to the ERCOT grid in the future. This webinar will provide an update of the ERCOT’s ongoing effort\, including potential reliability benefit\, performance expectation\, test frameworks\, and adoption of the advanced grid support (grid forming like) Energy Storage Resources. \nAbout the Speaker: Shun Hsien (Fred) Huang is the director of Operations Support at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Shun Hsien joined ERCOT in 2006 where he has served different roles in both system planning and system operations. His work in ERCOT includes renewable integration\, system stability and security\, interconnection requirements\, transmission planning\, operation application advancement and engineering support\, reliability and ancillary service design\, and emergent technology development and adoption. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas\, Arlington\, in 2006. \nModerator: Alex Shattuck\, Director of Grid Transformation\, 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-gfm-technology-adoption-in-ercot-status-update/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T130000
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SUMMARY:Tutorial: From Frequency Scan to Immittance-Based Stability Theory: Frequency-Domain Methods for IBR and Future Power Systems
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\n  \nDr. Jian Sun \nFeatured Presenter: Dr. Jian Sun\, Professor in the Department of Electrical\, Computer and Systems Engineering\, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI);  Director of the Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES) \nAbout the Tutorial: Frequency scan has been used to identify subsynchronous resonance (SSR) involving generators since 1970’s. The method is intuitive and easy to use but remained for a long time an ad hoc numerical procedure. This changed with the establishment of the small-signal sequence immittance theory of which frequency scan is a simplified application. The more general definition and mathematical development of immittance-based frequency-domain models at both the component and system level as well as stability analysis based on such models opened new applications and provided a general framework to address stability challenges in renewable generation\, HVDC transmission\, and future power systems. This presentation gives an overview of the immittance-based stability theory and its successful application to solve IBR-grid interconnection problems such as high-frequency resonance of HVDC converters\, supersynchronous resonance of wind and PV inverters in weak grids\, as well as various subsynchronous problems. New developments to address system-wide stability concerns of future grids dominated by IBR are also reviewed. \nAbout the Presenter: Dr. Jian Sun joined the faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 2002\, where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical\, Computer and Systems Engineering. He is also Director of the Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES) funded by New York State government. His research interests are in the general area of power electronics and energy conversion. He is credited for creating the small-signal sequence immittance theory and promoting its practical applications in different industries for over 15 years. \nDr. Sun received his doctorate from University of Paderborn\, Germany. Prior to joining RPI\, he spent five years at Rockwell Collins working on power electronics for aircraft power systems and was a Post-Doc Fellow at Georgia Tech from 1996 to 1997. As Director of CFES\, he is responsible for the strategic directions and development of the Center’s research\, industry collaboration\, education\, and outreach programs. His professional activities in the power electronics community included serving as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Power Electronics Letters from 2008 to 2014\, Treasurer of IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) from 2013 to 2020\, and as PELS Vice President of Conferences since 2021. \nDr. Sun received the IEEE PELS Modeling and Control Technical Achievements Award in 2013 and the R. David Middlebrook Outstanding Achievement Award in 2017. He is a Fellow of IEEE. \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/tutorial-from-frequency-scan-to-immittance-based-stability-theory-frequency-domain-methods-for-ibr-and-future-power-systems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T160000
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CREATED:20241008T152704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185100Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Grid Planning for Building Electrification
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nDownload Presentation \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\n  \n \nFeatured Speaker: Sean Morash\, Principal\, Telos Energy \nWebinar Abstract: Building electrification is expected to affect all facets of the power system\, and the effects will be pronounced for distribution systems where many pieces of grid edge equipment are already heavily loaded. In many ways\, our thinking about grid planning will need to change as new technologies are adopted that change the fundamentals of load\, and shift stress towards winter. Because of the timelines associated with building new distribution and transmission infrastructure\, decisions today\, or lack thereof\, will impact the preparedness of the grid for the expected demand. Despite the high uncertainty of the timing and makeup of this demand and that different jurisdictions may experience the impacts in different ways\, there are opportunities to lay a grid planning foundation today that will support a grid that enables widespread building electrification. \nThis webinar will cover the report developed by the ESIG Grid Planning for Building Electrification Task Force over the last year (report & executive summary). It will outline the four priorities for effectively integrating building electrification into grid planning. It will cover the practices from across the industry and identify where improvement is needed\, with a primary focus on distribution planning\, forecasting\, energy efficiency\, and opportunities to integrate planning processes. \nAbout the Speaker: Sean Morash is a Principal at Telos Energy with experience across a range of topics\, including power system modeling\, transmission and distribution planning\, and technology integration. He recently coordinated the ESIG Task Force on Grid Planning for Building Electrification and a similar activity on vehicle electrification. For the last 10 years\, he has worked on projects that combine the traditional disciplines of economics\, engineering\, technology\, and policy. Beyond the strategy work\, Sean has performed detailed production modeling to inform a balancing authority’s operational reserves practices and developed a novel dynamic line rating forecasting methodology using machine learning techniques. \nModerator: Debbie Lew\, 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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-grid-planning-for-building-electrification/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T084302
CREATED:20241009T150911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185100Z
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar: ENTSO-E Grid Stability Initiatives: How is Grid Stability Ensured in a Changing Power System?
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nDownload Presentation \n\nKnut Styve Hornnes \nFeatured Speaker: Knut Styve Hornnes\, Special Adviser\, R&D and Innovation\, Statnett \nAbout the Webinar: With a rapidly evolving power system\, stability challenges have evolved as well. In the European context\, ENTSO-E\, as a network of collaborating TSOs\, tackles these stability challenges at both regional and European scale. This webinar will provide an insight into how European TSOs tackle these stability issues\, what are the modelling and simulation techniques employed\, how is instability analyzed and what are the future research needs. Through case studies and demonstrators\, this presentation will provide both system operation and R&D perspectives on European grid stability initiatives. \nAbout the Speaker: Knut has his education from NTNU in Trondheim\, Norway\, with his Dr.ing degree in Electrical Engineering. He is employed in Statnett\, the Norwegian TSO and has a position as Special Adviser in the R&D and Innovation department. He is also working for RDIC under ENTSO-E in Europe and is convenor of the workstream Stability Management in Power Electronics Dominated Systems under WG2\, Security and Operations of tomorrow. \nModerator: Jason MacDowell\, Chief Systems Integration Officer\, 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-entso-e-grid-stability-initiatives-how-is-grid-stability-ensured-in-a-changing-power-system/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T170000
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CREATED:20240925T204424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185100Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: A Global Update on GFM Projects and Specifications
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nDownload Presentation \n\nJulia Matevosyan \nFeatured Speaker: Julia Matevosyan\, Chief Engineer\, ESIG \nWebinar Abstract: As more power systems are reaching very high shares of inverter-based resources (i.e. wind\, solar\, battery storage)\, new resources with advanced capabilities\, termed grid forming (GFM) are becoming increasingly important. As a result\, more system operators are defining performance and testing requirements for GFM IBRs and now projects are being built to these specifications. A year ago a webinar was held comparing existing GFM specifications at the time. The webinar will provide an update based on the latest developments with GFM projects\, specifications (including the most recent drafts from MISO and ENTSO-E)\, as well as remaining challenges in testing and conformity assessment of GFM capabilities. \nAbout the Speaker: Julia Matevosyan is ESIG’s Chief Engineer and has more than 20 years of experience in the power industry. Prior to joining ESIG\, Matevosyan was the Lead Planning Engineer of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). In her time with ERCOT\, she worked on adequacy of system inertial response\, system flexibility\, frequency control and performance issues related to high penetration levels of inverter-based generation and ancillary services market design. Julia received her BSc from Riga Technical University in Latvia\, and her MSc and PhD from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden. \nModerator: Jason MacDowell\, Chief Systems Integration Officer\, 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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-a-global-update-on-gfm-projects-and-specifications/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T170000
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CREATED:20240917T000344Z
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar: Delivering MCCS - Software and Modular Control Center System of the Future
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nDownload Presentation \n\n  \nFeatured Speakers: Mirko Pracht\, Head of Digitalization of System Operations and Product Director\, Asset & System\, 50Hertz; Arya Fazilat\, Advisor for Digitalization of System Operations\, 50Hertz \nWebinar Abstract: By 2032\, 50Hertz (a German TSO) aims to integrate an annual average of 100 percent renewable energies safely into the grid and the system. The digital transformation plays a decisive role in this. For this reason\, 50Hertz is developing a new grid control system for the integration of 100 percent renewables. This “brain of renewable integration” has a name: the Modular Control Centre System (MCCS). \nAbout the Speakers:\nMirko Pracht is Director\, Digitalization in System Operations at 50Hertz (German TSO) and Program Lead and Initiator for MCCS (Modular Control Center System). Mirko and his team are responsible for digitalization strategy and initiatives within System Operations of 50Hertz\, project portfolio and project implementation\, data strategy and architecture and for national and internal cooperation & compliance topics in System Operations. Before that he was Head of Technical IT\, working with his team on maintenance\, operation and development of all operational technology (OT) systems within 50Hertz. \nArya Fazilat is Advisor for Digitalization of System Operations and MCCS Labs. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Principal Consultant\, 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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/delivering-mccs-software-and-modular-control-center-system-of-the-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240930T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T084302
CREATED:20240812T210133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185100Z
UID:15938-1727712000-1727715600@www.esig.energy
SUMMARY:Webinar: DER Management & Implementation Use-Cases - We Can Control DERs\, Now What?
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nDownload Presentation \n\nCody Davis \nFeatured Speaker: Cody Davis\, Senior Principal Engineer\, Distribution & Grid Modernization\, Electric Power Engineers \nWebinar Abstract: Recent changes to inverter interoperability capabilities for IEEE 1547-2018 and UL 1741 SB compliance have further reduced barriers to utilities communicating with and controlling DER. Utilizing such features to gather actual data on DER system performance and modify DER real and reactive power performance in response to changing grid conditions can provide significant value to both utilities and DER owners. Understanding how these capabilities can be utilized to improve distribution planning and operational outcomes is critical to developing a strategy for DER Management and developing a business case for DER Management System (DERMS) deployment. This presentation will identify the value drivers and utility process improvements that can be achieved using the DER communications and control capabilities to support the distribution system. \nAbout the Speaker: Cody Davis is a power systems engineer with 10 years of experience with a focus on distribution system planning and the integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) on the distribution system. He also has experience working with a wide variety of utility and public stakeholders on a range of emerging\, complex technical\, operational\, and regulatory issues and has authored reports or testimony publicly filed in several states including Illinois\, Minnesota\, Iowa\, Pennsylvania\, and Maine. \nModerator: Matt Schuerger\, Senior Fellow\, 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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-der-management-implementation-use-cases-we-can-control-ders-now-what/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T160000
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UID:15931-1726070400-1726074000@www.esig.energy
SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar: Diagnosis and Mitigation of Observed Oscillations in IBR-Dominant Power Systems: A Practical Guide
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nDownload Presentation \n\nNick Miller \nFeatured Speaker: Nick Miller\, Principal\, HickoryLedge LLC \nWebinar Abstract:  The increasing use of inverter-based resources (IBRs) has led to oscillations with a wider range of characteristics and root causes\, raising new issues and risks for power system operation and planning. This webinar will introduce this practical guide as a starting point for practitioners who encounter oscillatory behavior\, a sort of field guide or diagnostician’s assistant. This guide helps the user find out the cause of the oscillation\, what to do about it\, and where to go for more help. Consulting the guide is the first step that follows “I see an oscillation. What is it? What do I do about it?” Click here to visit the report page. \nAbout the Speaker: Nick Miller is an internationally known power system engineer\, with specialty in integration of wind and solar generation to bulk power systems. He consults and is currently conducting research on bulk grid stability for US ISOs and TOs.  He spent 3/8 of a century with GE.  He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Engineering\, an IEEE Life Fellow\, a NY P.E.\, and a Distinguished Member of CIGRE.  He authored 20 US patents\, has over 180 publications with over 8000 citations and is the recipient of GE’s Edison Award\, CIGRE’s Philip Sporn Award\, the IEEE Ramakumar Renewable Energy Award\, and is a Lifetime Member of ESIG. \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Principal Consultant\, 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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-diagnosis-and-mitigation-of-observed-oscillations-in-ibr-dominant-power-systems-a-practical-guide/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T160000
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CREATED:20240812T202636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185059Z
UID:15927-1725984000-1725987600@www.esig.energy
SUMMARY:Webinar: Approaching Regional Inertia and Fast Frequency Stability Screening Methods in High Renewable Systems
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nDownload Presentation \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speakers: Parag Mitra\, Principal Technical Leader\, EPRI; Deepak Ramasubramanian\, Senior Technical Leader\, EPRI; Chengwen Zhang\, Engineer/Scientist III\, EPRI \nWebinar Abstract: Frequency performance is one of the major aspects for ensuring safe operation as the power industry moves toward a high renewable future. Understanding how the inverter-based resources change the frequency dynamics\, identifying potential regional inertia risks\, delivering IBR fast frequency response stably from various situations\, and eventually maintaining satisfactory frequency performance are critical for a safe and reliable transition to the high penetration systems. This webinar will introduce EPRI’s latest work on inertia regionalization analysis\, IBR frequency response stability screening\, and bulk power system frequency performance assessments for these goals. \nAbout the Speakers:\n \nDr. Parag Mitra is a Principal Technical Leader with the Electric Power Research Institute (USA)\, where he leads the research areas of power system modeling and model validation\, probabilistic long term transmission planning\, and integrated strategic system planning. Prior to joining EPRI\, Dr. Mitra served as an executive engineer at Siemens Energy (India) where he was responsible for managing and leading protection as control related projects for the high voltage and extra high voltage transmission systems. Dr. Mitra holds the PhD degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University (USA) and the BTech degree in electrical engineering from Malviya National Institute of Technology (India). Dr. Mitra is a senior member of IEEE. \nDeepak Ramasubramanian is currently a Senior Technical Leader at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). His work at EPRI includes development of new and improved mathematical models and processes\, for the large electric power system\, to represent the behavior of inverter interfaced generation sources\, and loads\, and evaluation and development of transmission planning criteria including uncertainty of sources and loads. \nChengwen (Ham) Zhang graduated from the University of Tennessee with his PhD in Electrical Engineering. He is currently an Engineer/Scientist with Electrical Power Research Institute. His research includes power system inertia and frequency dynamics\, PMU based controls and data analytics\, hardware-in-the-loop simulations\, and microgrid operations and control. \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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/approaching-regional-inertia-and-fast-frequency-stability-screening-methods-in-high-renewable-systems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T160000
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DTSTAMP:20260606T084302
CREATED:20240718T032913Z
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UID:15906-1724169600-1724173200@www.esig.energy
SUMMARY:Webinar: EPRI Low Carbon Resources Initiative
DESCRIPTION:View Webinar Recording \nDownload Presentation \n\nJeffery Preece \nFeatured Speaker: Jeffery Preece\, Director\, Research & Development\, EPRI \nWebinar Abstract: How might low-carbon fuels support goals to achieve net-zero emissions while maintaining affordability and reliability? What is needed to increase deployment of new low-carbon technologies? How might the anticipated increase in electricity demand in AI\, data centers\, and reindustrialization affect net-zero targets? EPRI research is addressing these questions and many more as the energy transformation continues to unfold. This presentation will highlight EPRI’s approach to understanding net-zero energy systems; supporting accelerated deployment of advanced technologies to make\, move\, and use low-carbon fuels; and demonstrating how the electric system could be an integral part of the future net-zero economy. \nAbout the Speaker: Jeffery Preece is a Director of Research and Development at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). In this role\, Jeffery is focused on developing world-class research portfolios to support the energy economy transition to a net-zero emissions future. Jeffery leads EPRI’s research teams focused on long duration (bulk) energy storage\, advanced power generation cycles\, CO2 capture and storage\, net-zero industrial clusters\, and hydrogen and low-carbon fuels. Jeffery serves as EPRI’s lead on the joint EPRI-GTI Energy Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI). In prior roles at EPRI\, Jeffery led the Water Management Technology program and Energy-Water Nexus Team which focused on desalination and cooling system technology development and deployment. He also worked in engineering and operations services at U.S. electric utilities. Jeffery earned an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University and a B.S. in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University.\n \nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Principal Consultant\, 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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-epri-low-carbon-resources-initiative/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240814T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240814T170000
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CREATED:20240711T194518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185059Z
UID:15895-1723651200-1723654800@www.esig.energy
SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar: Including High Impact Events in System Planning Scenarios
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Derek Stenclik\, Founding Partner\, Telos Energy \n \nAbout the Webinar: This webinar will delve into the critical aspects of enhancing power system reliability through comprehensive stress testing. This presentation will review ESIG’s recent report from the Resource Adequacy Task Force\, which considers new resource adequacy criteria that explicitly incorporate high-impact\, low probability events. The presentation will also cover how to identify and characterize extreme weather phenomena\, and best practices for evaluating such events for power system system planning. Mr. Stenclik will explore the challenges posed by extreme heat and cold weather\, examining their impact alongside correlated risks such as high loads\, low wind and solar generation\, and generator outages. This session aims to provide a thorough understanding of how to integrate these factors into planning scenarios to ensure a resilient and dependable power system. \nAbout the Speaker: Derek Stenclik is a co-founding partner of Telos Energy and is an industry leader in power grid planning\, operations\, and reliability. He has nearly a decade of experience helping clients across the electric power industry navigate evolving markets and accelerate clean energy integration. \nModerator: Debbie Lew\, 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/including-high-impact-events-in-system-planning-scenarios/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240808T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240808T171500
DTSTAMP:20260606T084302
CREATED:20240715T190232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185059Z
UID:15897-1723132800-1723137300@www.esig.energy
SUMMARY:Webinar: Interregional Transmission and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\n \nFeatured Speakers: Derek Stenclik\, Founding Partner\, Telos Energy; Chair Andrew French\, Commissioner at Kansas Corporation Commission; Laura Rauch\, Executive Director of Transmission Planning\, MISO; Vandan Divatia\, Vice President Transmission Policy\, Interconnections & Compliance\, Eversource Energy \nModerator: Matt Schuerger\, Senior Fellow\, ESIG \nWebinar Abstract: There is a growing need to ensure that electricity systems remain robust and adaptable in the face of future load growth\, a changing resource mix\, and a changing climate. Interregional transmission improves grid resilience by allowing regions to access diverse resources in neighboring regions unaffected by the same weather and load conditions. However\, despite the potential benefits\, current planning processes often overlook the resilience value of interregional transmission\, focusing on local reliability solutions within only a small geographical region. \nThis webinar will share the findings of a new ESIG report that assesses interregional transmission capability nationwide and gives planners a framework for (1) assessing transmission’s adequacy and resilience benefits at a national scale and (2) prioritizing transmission investments that offer the greatest benefits for system resilience. We will hear from experts and leaders from different sectors of the electricity industry on the benefits and challenges of interregional transmission for grid resilience. \nAbout the Speakers:\nDerek Stenclik is a co-founding partner of Telos Energy and is an industry leader in power grid planning\, operations\, and reliability. He has nearly a decade of experience helping clients across the electric power industry navigate evolving markets and accelerate clean energy integration.\n \nAndrew French was appointed to the Kansas Corporation Commission by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly in 2020. In 2024\, he was reappointed to a second four-year term. French is Kansas’s representative to the Southwest Power Pool and regularly participates in SPP stakeholder groups\, including the Regional State Committee. He served as President of SPP’s RSC in 2023. French also served as a member of FERC’s Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission for its full duration from 2021 to 2024. Before his appointment to the KCC\, French practiced law with a focus on energy policy and the regulation of utility rates and services. He represented a broad spectrum of energy stakeholders\, including large industrial energy customers\, school districts\, and a natural gas utility company. Prior to his work in private practice\, French was a staff litigation attorney with the KCC. Commissioner French has a degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Kansas and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kansas School of Law. \nLaura Rauch is the executive director of transmission planning at MISO. In this role\, she leads all aspects of transmission planning\, including regional and interregional reliability and economic planning\, cost allocation\, and competitive transmission assessment. Laura has more than 19 years in the energy industry\, with experience spanning planning and market functions. This included leadership roles in market and transmission settlements\, resource adequacy\, and reliability planning. Laura has helped shape MISO’s response to multiple technical and policy initiatives\, including leading the market workstream for MISO’s response to FERC Order 2222 on Distributed Energy Resources\, developing market and operational solutions for resource adequacy\, defining MISO’s developer selection process in response to FERC Order 1000\, and leading the business case for MISO’s initial Multi-Value Project portfolio to demonstrate the economic\, reliability\, and other benefits of transmission in supporting state policy mandates. Laura holds a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University. She is a registered engineer in the state of Indiana. \nMatt Schuerger is ESIG’s Senior Fellow\, providing leadership and support to several ESIG working groups and task forces\, including the Distributed Energy Resources Working Group\,  the System Operation and Market Design Working Group\,  and the System Planning Working Group. For the eight years prior to joining ESIG\, Schuerger was a Commissioner of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. In this role\, he provided key state\, regional\, and national leadership on reliability and integrated planning. Schuerger holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University; a MBA from the University of St. Thomas; and a MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. \n  \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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-interregional-transmission-and-resilience/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T084302
CREATED:20240626T191602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185059Z
UID:15878-1722355200-1722358800@www.esig.energy
SUMMARY:Webinar: Emerging US Market Requirements for Grid-Forming BESS\, and a Practical Exercise for a Potential Plant Design Approach
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\n \nFeatured Speakers: Frank Berring\, Director of Business Development\, Large Scale at SMA America; Lucas Meubrink\, Senior Applications Engineer\, SMA America \nWebinar Abstract: The Energy Transition to renewable generation is happening right now. Renewable generation is dominating the interconnection queues\, and legacy synchronous generators are scheduled for decommissioning in the coming years. These are exciting trends\, yet these market dynamics create new challenges to maintain grid stability and enable additional new renewables generation to come online. Grid Forming BESS has become a well-recognized contributor toward grid stability\, and several ISOs have announced plans to implement grid forming requirements in recent months. \nIn this webinar\, SMA’s Director of Large Scale Business Development\, Frank Berring\, and Senior Applications Engineer\, Lucas Meubrink\, will share recent market news pertaining to Grid Forming BESS adoption and functional test requirements\, as well as the impact of two common inverter control modes on the inverter’s behavior\, and lastly a practical exploration of what a future approach of designing a plant based on a required short circuit contribution could look like. \nAbout the Speakers: Frank Berring is the Director of Business Development\, Large Scale at SMA America\, a leading global provider for energy transition markets\, specializing in power conversion solutions. He has 30 years of experience across technical industries\, including 15 years within the renewables industry in various product\, sales\, and business development leadership roles. Frank received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. Currently\, he is focused on market shaping and articulating the untapped value of inverter-based resources (IBRs) to system operators and independent power producers (IPPs). His goal is to facilitate the next phase of the bulk power energy transition by highlighting the benefits and potential of advanced IBRs\, thereby driving innovation and progress within the industry. \nLucas Meubrink\, a Senior Application Engineer\, holds a Dipl-Ing degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Dresden\, Germany. His expertise lies in power systems and energy transition. Lucas commenced his career at Daimler\, focusing on technical sales support for both new and second-life energy storage products. He then advanced to Skeleton Technologies\, where he served as an Application Engineer\, specializing in the design and sizing of grid-scale supercapacitor-based short-term energy storage solutions. For the past five years\, Lucas has been contributing to SMA as a Senior Application Engineer\, where he focuses on energy storage inverters and grid-forming projects. \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. \n \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-emerging-us-market-requirements-for-grid-forming-bess-and-a-practical-exercise-for-a-potential-plant-design-approach/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: How NOAA Open Data Dissemination Weather Forecasts Are Boosting Grid Operations
DESCRIPTION:Download Simonson Presentation \nDownload Stuebe Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q& Responses \n\nFeatured Speakers: Adrienne Simonson\, Director\, NOAA’s Open Data Dissemination (NODD)\, and David Stuebe\, Software Engineer\, Camus Energy \nAbout the Webinar: For grid operators and planners managing the shift to large-scale renewable generation\, accurate weather forecasting is an increasingly essential tool. NOAA’s Open Data Dissemination (NODD) provides public access to weather forecast models that provide grid operators with an opportunity to incorporate more accurate and precise weather prediction data into real-time operations. In this webinar\, experts from NODD and Camus Energy will showcase how utilities are actively using these weather forecasts to improve peak demand management programs and inform real-time operations. They will also provide an overview of NODD\, including an introduction to all the NOAA environmental data available to the public\, as well as highlighting how utilities and technology providers can leverage these open source datasets to advance their understanding in climate adaptation\, resilience\, mitigation and sustainability efforts. \nAbout the Speakers:\nAdrienne Simonson is Director of NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD)\, under the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). In this role\, she leads strategic efforts for open data efforts\, and internal and external engagement across public\, private and academic enterprises. In prior roles\, Ms. Simonson has served NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information; the Office of Budget within the Department of Commerce; the Office of Budget within the Department of Interior; and as professional staffer for the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee\, on the Commerce\, Justice\, Science\, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. Ms. Simonson is a Presidential Management Fellow\, with a B.A. in Environmental Policy from Warren Wilson College; a Masters in Public Administration from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Government; and a Juris Doctorate from UNC School of Law. \nDavid Stuebe is the forecast team lead for Camus Energy\, a grid orchestration software company for electric distribution utilities. With two decades of experience working with meteorological data and cloud computing\, David has helped Camus Energy build an industry leading grid forecasting product. David has a M.S. in geophysical fluid dynamics from the MIT WHOI Joint Program and a B.S. in Earth and Ocean Science from Duke 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-how-noaa-open-data-dissemination-weather-forecasts-are-boosting-grid-operations/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nWebinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speakers: Amy Rose\, Senior Researcher and Group Manager\, NREL; Greg Brinkman\, Energy Analysis Engineer\, NREL; Luke Lavin\, Research Engineer\, NREL \nAbout the Webinar: The Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study identifies and compares different transmission strategies for enabling offshore wind energy deployment along the U.S. Atlantic Coast\, from Maine through South Carolina. The study evaluated the costs and benefits of multiple long-term pathways to enable offshore wind energy deployment through coordinated transmission solutions along the U.S. Atlantic Coast while supporting grid reliability and resilience and other ocean uses. Please join Amy Rose\, Luke Lavin\, and Greg Brinkman as they discuss the study objectives\, methods\, and key conclusions. \nAbout the Speakers:\nAmy Rose is a senior researcher and group manager of the Transmission Group in the Grid Planning and Analysis Center. Her research focuses on planning and operations of low-emissions transmission systems. Dr. Rose contributes to national and regional transmission planning studies to identify investment strategies that provide broadscale benefits to customers and accelerate decarbonization. In addition\, she has worked extensively with national and state partners in India to achieve their clean energy targets through large-scale grid integration studies\, workforce development\, and enabling policy and regulations. Through the Global Power Sector Transformation Consortium\, she worked with over 15 countries to identify and meet emerging needs of system operators to manage higher shares of renewable energy on their grids. Dr. Rose holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Engineering System from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \nGreg Brinkman is an expert in power systems modeling and renewables integration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.  Much of his work focuses on understanding the impacts of transmission in a future low-carbon grid.  He has a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado and has worked on a variety of large-scale grid integration and transmission studies.  He helped lead the recently-completed Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study\, and currently spends half of his time on detail at NYSERDA supporting offshore wind transmission work. \nLuke Lavin is a Research Engineer in the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. He develops modeling tools\, data\, and analyses for valuing the contributions of nascent electricity technologies and uses to future electric power systems. Dr. Lavin holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. \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-the-atlantic-offshore-wind-transmission-study/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: GFM Solutions for Compliance on Plant Levels
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speaker: Benjamin Braun\, Principal Engineer\, Fluence Energy \nBen Braun \nAbout the Webinar: Recent updates to the grid codes of key markets enabling grid-forming operation on the public network have opened a multitude of new applications. This in turn has exposed a gap between components level controls and complete code compliant solutions. Historically\, GFM applications have been largely limited to industrial black-start and isolated electrical systems. Such projects have provided countless lessons and improvements\, but to date no component level standards defining GFM controls have been defined. Validation and bench-marking of manufacturer’s and integrator’s GFM capabilities is thus left open for interpretation. For plant level grid code compliance a holistic approach considering DC limitations and dynamics as well as the grid needs at POI rather than only the converter level performance must be considered. This presentation will highlight additional requirements and considerations to provide a complete GFM plant solution with the required plant level integration controls to convert collections of sub-components into plant level solutions compliant with the latest grid codes. \nAbout the Speaker:\nBen Braun is the Principal Engineer for TSO/Ultrastack applications at Fluence where he leads the qualification process of convertor supplier’s grid-forming (GFM) controls and F.OS software integration thereof. Fluence has 2GVA of GFM projects commissioned or under construction. Over the last 10 years he has designed in-house GFM controls applications\, detailed multiple integration studies for grid operators\, developed and deployed Europe’s first BESS to black-start a 110kV distribution grid in Germany\, and led engineering teams to deploy GFM solutions to remote grids all over the globe. He received his BSc from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in the US and his MSc from BTU-Cottbus in Germany.\n \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-gfm-solutions-for-compliance-on-plant-levels/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T120000
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CREATED:20240425T220904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T185058Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Accelerating and Scaling Up GETs
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speakers: Erik Ela\, Technical Executive and Program Manager\, EPRI; Justin Bell\, Principal Technical Leader\, EPRI; Anna Lafoyiannis\, Technical Leader\, EPRI \nAbout the Webinar: There is a renewed interest in technologies to improve the utilization and efficiency of transmission networks with strong support from DOE and FERC. GETs are Grid-Enhancing Technologies which are hardware and/or software that increase the capacity\, efficiency\, reliability\, or safety of existing transmission lines. GETs may reduce congestion costs\, improve integration of renewables\, increase capacity\, and provide grid service applications. If you are curious about what the buzz is and what they might do for your organization\, attend this webinar! EPRI will introduce the types of GETs\, focusing especially on dynamic line ratings\, followed by the integration considerations\, markets and incentives to scale these technologies. \nAbout the Speakers:\nErik Ela is a Technical Executive and Program Manager at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). In his role\, he provides technical leadership in several areas including electricity market design and operations\, renewable energy and emerging technology integration\, bulk power system operations\, frequency control and essential reliability services\, and generation planning. At EPRI\, Dr. Ela facilitates the R&D collaborative group of technical experts of North America’s Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and EPRI’s utility and ISO/RTO focused Market Operations and Market Design Advisory Group to discuss research needs in technical areas facing the industry. He leads innovative projects on how utilities and ISOs can operate the power system more efficiently and reliably. Prior to joining EPRI in 2014\, Dr. Ela worked for several years with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as a senior research engineer and before that for the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). He has been involved in several working groups as a senior member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society\, CIGRE\, NERC\, and ESIG\, including as the chair of the IEEE Power System Economics Subcommittee\, chair of ESIG’s system operations and market design working group\, associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems\, and part of NYISO’s Environmental Advisory Council. Dr. Ela received his BS\, MS\, and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering.\n \nJustin Bell is a Principal Technical Leader at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He conducts research in both theoretical and applications areas and has contributed to over one hundred technical reports. His research focuses on increasing transmission capacity and risk management; however\, his work also includes cross cutting topics such as inspection & assessment\, material science\, climatology\, and HVDC. He currently leads EPRI’s research on testing and validation of dynamic line ratings (DLR) and ambient adjusted ratings (AAR). Justin is an active member in standards development with IEEE and CIGRE\, he also regularly collaborates with National Labs\, NATF\, and regional working groups such as the NY-ATWG. Prior to joining EPRI in 2012 Justin was a student at MCLA and UND where he studied particle physics and astrodynamics\, respectively. \nAnna Lafoyiannis is a Technical Leader at EPRI\, where her research focuses on strategic decision-making to support long-range resource and transmission planning. Before joining EPRI\, she was supervisor of reliability assurance at Ontario’s IESO\, where she developed its capacity market and set specifications for long-term contracts. She also held leadership roles at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)\, including a term as chair of NERC’s Reliability Assessment Subcommittee. Anna holds a B.A.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Waterloo and M.Eng. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering\, with an emphasis on Sustainable Energy from the University of Toronto. \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-accelerating-and-scaling-up-gets/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T160000
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar: Market Products for System Stability
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speaker: Edward Farley\, Senior Market Development Lead\, National Grid ESO \n \nAbout the Webinar: Stability services are vital for the safe and secure operation of the electricity network. Traditionally our stability requirements (inertia and short circuit level) in Great Britain have been provided by synchronous generation as a natural by-product of creating electricity. As more non-synchronous assets connect to the network\, which do not have this inherent capability\, the ESO needs alternative sources of stability. Since 2019\, the Stability Pathfinders have procured for long-term stability requirements\, but there remains a reliance on the dispatch of synchronous generation in the Balancing Mechanism to ensure stability on short-term timescales. While current Balancing Mechanism arrangements ensure security\, they do not provide long-term assurance and can often represent expensive actions. The development of a broader stability market offers a route to access stability services through an open\, transparent\, and competitive market specific to stability services. In 2021 ESO launched the Stability Market Design innovation project to explore the design for an enduring stability market with a focus on value for consumers. As a result of this work\, in eSO’s April 2023 Markets Roadmap\, they set out their aim to procure stability services across three timescales\, starting immediately with a mid-term (Y-1) stability market in 2023. The first mid-term (Y-1) market is currently in progress\, aiming to competitively procure inertia services for delivery from 2025. This presentation will shed some light on this journey\, the operability challenges ESO has faced\, and how they are planning to combat them in the present and future through new market design. \nAbout the Speaker: Edward Farley is a Senior Market Development Lead in the Markets department at ESO\, the Great Britain system operator. He joined the ESO in 2021 after previous experience working for NPower – one of the traditional ‘Big 6’ energy suppliers in Great Britain – including working on the demand side response team within the Business Solutions division. At ESO\, Ed has worked on the project looking to reform  reserve products\, and is currently focused on designing brand-new\, world-leading stability markets to help address the falling stability levels as Great Britain transitions to a zero carbon electricity system. \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/market-products-for-system-stability/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Flexibility from Hydrogen
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \n\nFeatured Speakers: Anna Lafoyiannis \, Technical Leader\, EPRI and Maren Ihlemann\,  Engineer/Scientist III\, EPRI \n \nAbout the Webinar: Hydrogen production has the potential to provide many important power system services. Techniques to effectively model and integrate hydrogen into power system planning processes are emerging. This webinar will discuss the current state of modeling techniques in power system models\, key considerations\, and ongoing research activities to develop improved modeling methods\, in order to understand the implications of electrolytic hydrogen production for electricity system operations. \nAbout the Speakers: Anna Lafoyiannis is a Technical Leader at EPRI\, where her research focuses on strategic decision-making to support long-range resource and transmission planning. Before joining EPRI\, she was supervisor of reliability assurance at Ontario’s IESO\, where she developed its capacity market and set specifications for long-term contracts. She also held leadership roles at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)\, including a term as chair of NERC’s Reliability Assessment Subcommittee. Anna holds a B.A.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Waterloo and M.Eng. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering\, with an emphasis on Sustainable Energy from the University of Toronto. \nMaren Ihlemann is an Engineer/Scientist III at EPRI\, working on resource adequacy\, with a research focus on new methodologies and climate resilient planning. Prior to joining EPRI\, she completed her PhD at the KU Leuven University\, Belgium\, in the Group of Energy Systems Integration & Modeling. Her research focused on developing and applying a highly flexible\, multi-energy system modeling tool. As part of the Horizon 2020 Project Spine\, she was one of the core developers of SpineOpt and later led the corresponding work package. Maren holds an M.Sc. in Energy Engineering and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineer from the RWTH Aachen University\, Germany. \nModerator: Jason MacDowell\, Chief Systems Integration Officer\, 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-flexibility-from-hydrogen/
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: A Framework for Quantifying Supply and Demand for Grid Stability Services
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speakers: Matthew Richwine\, Founding Partner\, Telos Energy and Nicholas Miller\, Principal\, HickoryLedge LLC \nAbout the Webinar: As the grid transitions from synchronous machinery to inverter-based resources\, the grid services that power systems need to be stable won’t change\, but the way we define and measure those services will change — and it’s more than just inertia. This webinar will cover recent progress on the evolution of grid services and discuss a framework for parsing and quantifying stability services to help planners\, operations\, and procurement teams better describe how much they have and what they need. \nAbout the Speakers: Matthew Richwine is a founding partner of Telos Energy and is a leader in power systems engineering\, power electronic controls\, and system stability. For over thirteen years\, he has been designing\, testing\, and analyzing thermal and renewable power generation equipment and studying the stability of power systems ranging from tens of megawatts to tens of gigawatts. Prior to founding Telos Energy\, Matthew worked for General Electric in its Energy Consulting department\, most recently as the Senior Manager of the Renewables and Controls team. In that role\, he led a team in the development of new control systems for power converters and transmission planning models for GE’s Renewables business. \nNicholas Miller is an internationally known power system engineer\, with specialty in integration of wind and solar generation to bulk power systems. He spent 3/8 of a century with GE.  He is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering\, an IEEE Life Fellow\, a Licensed Professional Engineer in NY\, and a Distinguished Member of CIGRE.  He authored 20 US patents\, has over 180 publications with over 8\,000 citations and is the recipient of GE’s Edison Award\, CIGRE’s Philip Sporn Award\, the IEEE Ramakumar Renewable Energy Award\, and is a Lifetime Member of ESIG. \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/a-framework-for-quantifying-supply-and-demand-for-grid-stability-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Interregional Transmission System Planning with HVDC
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speaker: Johannes Pfeifenberger\, Principal\, The Brattle Group \nJohannes Pfeifenberger \nAbout the Webinar: The webinar will cover emerging topics in transmission planning related to interregional transmission and modern HVDC technology.  It will discuss how the existing regional planning processes can be expanded to cover interregional transmission\, the unique value propositions offered by expanding interregional transmission capabilities\, the unique capabilities of modern HVDC technologies\, how they can be considered in transmission planning\, and the role merchant transmission development efforts play (which account for the majority of the proposed interregional transmission projects). \nAbout the Speaker: Johannes Pfeifenberger is an economist with a background in electrical engineering and over 25 years of experience in the areas of electricity markets\, regulation\, and finance.  Hannes specializes in wholesale electricity market and transmission\, helping clients explore the benefits of improved power market designs and grid investments\, the integration of renewable generation and storage resources\, and the impact of regulatory and legislative actions in the context of evolving market conditions.  He is a Visiting Scholar at MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR)\, a former Senior Fellow at Boston University’s Institute of Sustainable Energy (BU-ISE)\, and an IEEE Senior Member. Hannes frequently serves as an advisor to research initiatives by the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) and the US Department of Energy’s National Labs. \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-interregional-transmission-system-planning-with-hvdc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T160000
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SUMMARY:G-PST/ESIG Webinar Series: Evaluating Major Contingencies and Conditions with the Potential to Cause Power System Disruptions
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDownload Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A Responses \n\nFeatured Speakers: Luke Robinson\, Group Manager – Modelling & Engineering\, AEMO & Daniel Fracalossi\, Senior Engineer – Grid Performance & Integration\, AEMO \nLuke Robinson \nAbout the Webinar: AEMO undertakes the general power system risk review (GPSRR) annually for the National Electricity Market (NEM) in consultation with network service providers (NSPs)\, in accordance with the National Electricity Rules (NER). \nThe purpose of the GPSRR is to review a prioritized set of power system risks\, comprising events or conditions that\, alone or in combination\, would likely lead to cascading outages or major supply disruptions. For each priority risk\, the GPSRR assesses the adequacy of current risk management arrangements and (where appropriate) options for future management. \nThis webinar will provide an overview of the scope of the GPSRR including AEMO’s approach to: \n\n\n\nIdentifying priority risks based on actual power system incidents as well as extensive internal and external consultation.\nConducting detailed power system analysis of non-credible contingency events using RMS and EMT simulation tools.\nEvaluating solution options to mitigate risks and improve power system resilience.\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Fracalossi \nAbout the Speakers: Luke Robinson is a chartered electrical engineer and MBA graduate with nearly 20 years’ experience. His experience encompasses transmission planning\, power system analysis\, system operations\, operational technology and generator connection assessments including on-site commissioning. Luke is Group Manager Modelling & Engineering at AEMO and responsible for supporting and improving power system modelling and tools\, reviewing major power system events\, reviewing operational requirements to manage high-impact low-probably events\, and facilitating commissioning of new/upgraded interconnections between NEM regions. Luke also supports AEMO emergency coordination functions as a NEM Responsible Officer\, and is AEMO’s designate on the Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST)\, collaborating with System Operators globally and CSIRO in Australia to accelerate the transition to renewable energy. \nDaniel Fracalossi is a senior electrical engineer working in the Grid Performance and Integration team within AEMO. He is one of the lead engineers on the GPSRR and responsible for leading power system studies\, prioritization of risks and engagement with network service providers and other industry stakeholders. Daniel has over 9 years’ experience in the electricity industry across power system analysis\, transmission planning\, network design\, substations\, HVDC and consulting. \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-evaluating-major-contingencies-and-conditions-with-the-potential-to-cause-power-system-disruptions/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: DER Transmission Study Overview and Findings
DESCRIPTION:Download Presentation \nView Webinar Recording \nDownload Q&A \n\nFeatured Speakers: Keegan Moyer\, Principal\, Energy Strategies and John Muhs\, Senior Consultant\, Energy Strategies \nAbout the Webinar: This study investigates the relationship between distributed generation (DG) and transmission infrastructure planning\, focusing on the Western United States. Our findings confirm that DG can\, at moderate levels\, reduce the need for new transmission investments. However\, as DG penetration increases\, there’s a shift: more transmission capacity and energy storage become necessary. The study’s findings highlight the need for a balanced approach considering resource diversity on both sides of the meter in future resource and transmission planning efforts. \nAbout the Speakers: Keegan Moyer joined Energy Strategies in 2014 and directs the firm’s transmission and market analyses. His project teams combine grid simulation tools\, complex industry datasets\, and economic analyses to help clients identify and evaluate generation and transmission investments\, market strategies\, and energy policies. Keegan is also responsible for the firm’s client services related to interconnections and transmission service. In addition\, he has provided expert witness services on transmission- and interconnection-related matters in multiple states. Geographically\, he has worked for clients in the Western\, Eastern\, and Texas Interconnections. Some of Keegan’s more recent projects include serving as the WestConnect Order 1000 Region Planning Consultant project manager\, benefit-cost analyses for major transmission projects\, leading open solicitation processes for merchant transmission\, and supporting renewable energy developers on interconnection\, curtailment\, and transmission basis risk analyses. \nJohn W. Muhs joined Energy Strategies in September 2019 and provides analytical support for the Transmission Planning and Energy Markets area of the firm. John collaborates on projects relating to renewable infrastructure siting\, transmission planning\, and energy market economics. Using a variety of programming tools\, John compiles\, interprets\, and visualizes energy and economic data for production cost and long-term resource planning models. John seeks to automate repeatable processes for the firm by developing custom-tailored scripts for data collection and analysis. John also assists in developing business intelligence dashboards and other interactive tools for Energy Strategies’ 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-der-transmission-study-overview-and-findings/
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