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SUMMARY:2020 Meteorology & Market Design for Grid Services Workshop (ONLINE)
DESCRIPTION:The 2020 Meteorology & Market Design for Grid Services Workshop will be held online via WebEx throughout the month of June. Below you will find the schedule of sessions. \nRegistration for each session will be FREE. If you have any questions\, please let us know at info@esig.energy. \nWe hope you are able to join us for these informative sessions from industry leaders during the month of June. \n\nTuesday\, June 2 – 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION\nOpening Keynote Session – Thoughts on Market Optimization\nChair: Mark Ahlstrom\, President\, ESIG Board of Directors\, NextEra Energy Resources \nOptimization:  Are We Getting What We Need?\nEdward Rothberg\, CEO & Co-founder\, Gurobi \nOptimization:  How Much is Too Much?\nMike Hogan\, Senior Advisor\, RAP \nPanelist:  Mark O’Malley\, Professor\, UC Dublin; Chair\, ESIG Research and Education Working Group \n\n \nThursday\, June 4 – 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION\nOpening Plenary Session – Joint Session with WEMC: Climate Services in Support of the Energy Sector in a Changing Climate\nChair: Alberto Troccoli\, Director/Professor\, WEMC/UEA\, United Kingdom \nIntroduction\nSue Ellen Haupt\, RAL Deputy Director\, NCAR \nClimate Science and Its Relevance to Renewable Energy\nSara Pryor\, Professor\, Cornell University \nClimate Services: What They Are and How to Use Them\nCarlo Buontempo\, C3S Director\, ECMWF \nClimate Services in Support of TSO Long Term Studies\nLaurent Dubus\, Lead Scientist on Weather & Climate\, RTE \n\nTuesday\, June 9 – 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION\nMarkets Session 1: Grid Services Under Uncertainty\nChair: Bethany Frew\, Engineer\, NREL\nCo-Chair: Rob Gramlich\, President\, Grid Strategies \nAccounting for Uncertainty via Operating Reserve Demand Curves\nJacob Mays\, Postdoctoral Associate\, Cornell University \nMarket Power and Unit De-commitment in Regional Markets\nSteve Beuning\, Vice President\, Holy Cross Energy \nForecasting Applications for Dynamic Reserve Allocation\nHenry Lee\, System Operations Director\, HECO \n\nThursday\, June 11 – 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION\nForecasting Session 1: Solar/Wind Forecasting R&D Project Updates\nChair:  Tassos Golnas\, Technology Manager\, DOE\nCo-Chair:  Eric Grimit\, Technology Manager\, Applied Meteorology\, Vaisala \nDOE PV Forecasting Program Update\nTassos Golnas\, Technology Manager\, DOE \nThe Value of Solar Forecasting\nRodrigo Amaro e Silva\, Researcher University of Lisbon\, Portugal \nShort Term Utility Scale PV Power Forecasting in the Australian NEM\nNick Engerer\, Chief Technology Officer\, Solcast\, Australia \n\nTuesday\, June 16 – 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION\nMarkets Session 2: New Products for a New Reality\nChair:  Erik Ela\, Senior Technical Leader\, EPRI\nCo-Chair:  Julia Matevosyan\, Lead Planning Engineer\, ERCOT \nImbalance Reserve and Real Time Flex Ramp Requirement Products\nAmber Motley\, Short Term Forecasting Manager\, CAISO \nNew Market Product Developments in MISO\nJessica Harrison\, Senior Director of R&D\, MISO \nNew Market Products Down Under\nMike Davidson\, Manager Operational Forecasting\, AEMO\, Australia \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\nThursday\, June 18 – 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION\nForecasting Session 2: Extreme Weather Events\nChair:  Josh Novacheck\, Electricity System Research Engineer\, NREL\nCo-Chair:  Craig Collier\, Chief Meteorologist\, Head of Operations\, Energy Forecasting Solutions \nExtreme Weather and the Grid of the Future\nJustin Sharp\, Principal & Owner\, Sharply Focused \nImpact of Extreme Events on Wind and Solar Forecasts\nUlrich Focken\, Managing Director & Co-founder\, Energy and Meteo\, Germany \nImpact of Extreme Weather Events on Resource Adequacy Methods and Calculations\nGord Stephen\, University of Washington \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\nTuesday\, June 23 – 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION\nMarkets Session 3: Control and Dispatch of Hybrid Resources\nChair:  Paul Sotkiewicz\, Consultant\nCo-Chair:  James Pigeon\, Manager\, Distributed Resources Integration\, NYISO \nAggregated DERs and Hybrid Resources\nMatt Rippe\, Sr. Operations Engineer\, NextEra Analytics \nChallenges and Opportunities for DER Markets and dLMP\nHongyu Wu\, Assistant Professor\, Kansas State \nMarket Models and Forecasting for Hybrid Power Plants\nMark Ahlstrom\, President\, ESIG Board of Directors \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\nThursday\, June 25 – 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION\nForecasting Session 3: IEA Wind Task 36 Joint Session: Updates in Best Practices/Tools\nChair:  John Zack\, UL Renewables\nCo-Chair:  Corinna Möhrlen\, Managing Director\, WEPROG\, Germany \nTask 36 Overview\nGregor Giebel\, Senior Researcher\, DTU\, Denmark \nUpdate on Recommended Practice Documents and Issues\nJeff Lerner\, Business Development and Project Manager\, ENFOR \nOverview\, Demonstration and Results of Probabilistic Forecasting Game\nCorinna Möhrlen\, Managing Director\, WEPROG\, Germany \nUpdate on Recommended Practice Documents and Issues\nJohn Zack\, Senior Advisor\, UL Renewables \nNWP Wind Forecasting Benchmarks\nWill Shaw\, Earth System Measurements & Data Manager\, PNNL \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\nMonday\, June 29 – 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. (eastern US) VIEW SESSION\nClosing Plenary Session: Forecasting and Operation Challenges Under Coronavirus Conditions\n(Sponsored by EPRI)\nChair:  Debra Lew\, Consultant\nCo-Chair:  Aidan Tuohy\, Program Manager\, EPRI \nSetting the Scene\nAidan Tuohy\, Program Manager\, EPRI \nA European Point of View\nJulian Leslie\, Head of Networks\, ESO\, National Grid\, United Kingdom \nAn Australian Point of View\nTjaart Van Der Walt\, General Manager\, Real-time Operations\, AEMO\, Australia \nA US Point of View\nDave Edelson\, Manager\, Operations Performance and Analysis\, NYISO \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/2020-meteorology-market-design-for-grid-services-workshop-online/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Australia’s Landmark Renewable Integration Study (sponsored by EPRI/ESIG/AEMO/NREL)
DESCRIPTION:VIEW WEBINAR RECORDING \n\nFeatured Speakers:  \n\n\n\nAudrey Zibelman\, AEMO\, Managing Director and CEO\nChris Davies\, AEMO\, Manager\, Future Energy Systems\nBarry O’Connell\, AEMO\, Principal Engineer\, Future Energy Systems\n\n\n\nAudrey Zibelman\nModerator: Charlie Smith\, Executive Director\, ESIG \nWebinar Abstract: Power systems all over the world are changing\, presenting new engineering challenges that must be addressed. Parts of Australia are already experiencing some of the highest levels of wind and solar in the world\, in a network that stretches over 40\,000km of transmission lines. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)\, is taking steps to maintain system security in a power system with a high share of renewable resources. \nAEMO recently released the Renewable Integration Study (RIS)\, which evaluates the technical challenges associated with reliance on high levels of renewable energy resources and the actions that must be taken. The study focuses on the time period up to 2025 when AEMO forecasts that at times\, as much as 75 percent of energy could be provided by wind and solar resources. \nIn total\, Australia’s National Electricity Market has 17 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar generation capacity\, including one of the highest levels of residential solar photovoltaics (PV). By 2025\, AEMO’s Draft 2020 ISP forecasts in its ‘central’ scenario that this can increase to 27 GW of wind and solar\, including both utility and distributed solar PV. Planned topics for discussion during the webinar include: \nChris Davies\n\n\n\nWhat the RIS is and how it originated.\nThe areas of study in the report\, including managing distributed PV\, variability and frequency.\nKey findings and actions.\nWhat the findings mean for managing the transition of the power system.\n\n\n\nQ&A Session: There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the event using the Slido platform. Go to slido.com on your device and enter #RISESIG to ask questions to the panelists. \nRegistration: This webinar is FREE to attend. Please register before the event to help ensure a smooth log-in process. \n \n  \n  \n  \nBarry O’Connell\n  \nPlease note: This meeting will be recorded for the benefit of people who are unable to attend and will be accessible on both the ESIG and AEMO websites. \nAbout the Speakers:  \nAudrey Zibelman oversees all of AEMO’s strategic\, operations and administrative functions and responsibilities. She has more than 30 years’ international experience in the public\, private\, and not-for profit energy sectors. Prior to joining AEMO in March 2017\, her roles included Chair of the New York State Public Service Commission\, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of system operator PJM\, executive roles with Xcel Energy\, one of the United States largest integrated gas and electricity utilities and served on a number of energy industry advisory groups and Boards. In addition to her role as CEO of AEMO\, Audrey also serves on the CSIRO Energy Advisory Committee\, the Melbourne Energy Institute’s Advisory Board and the Board of the Melbourne Recital Centre. \nChris Davies is responsible for AEMO’s Future Energy Systems team\, whose core function is to identify and communicate emerging power system limits as the generation mix changes. The remit of the team includes addressing how these limits can be alleviated\, including reviewing technical requirements\, standards and the technical specification of system services. \nThe Future Energy Systems team’s major focus is currently the delivery of AEMO’s Renewable Integration Study (RIS) – the first stage of a multi-year plan to support a secure and reliable NEM with a high share of renewables. The study is focussed on quantifying the technical renewable penetration limits of the power system for a projected generation mix and network configuration in 2025. \nChris has been with AEMO for 4 years. During this time\, Chris has had a lead role in addressing a number of emerging power system and regulatory challenges including: establishment of AEMO’s Future Power System Security program\, establishing the revised Rules framework for protected events and emergency frequency control schemes\, driving changes to generator performance standards in South Australia and the NEM\, development of AEMO’s Power System Requirements paper\, and the specification of new technical standards for distributed energy resources. \nPrior to joining AEMO\, Chris worked in engineering consulting\, supporting electricity and gas projects across Australia\, The Philippines\, Chile\, and the Pacific. His experience covered feasibility and design of electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure\, distributed and utility-scale solar PV\, solar thermal and wind energy projects\, and gas generation and transmission infrastructure. \nChris holds a degree in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering from the University of New South Wales. \nBarry O’Connell is leading AEMO’s Renewable Integration Study (RIS) – a multi-year plan to support a secure and reliable NEM with a high penetration of renewables. The study is focussed on quantifying the renewable penetration limits of the power system for a projected generation mix and network configuration in 2025 and recommending actions to break down the barriers to higher penetrations. \nBarry has been working for AEMO for one year. Prior to joining AEMO\, Barry worked with Power System Consultants (PSC)\, supporting utilities and developers connecting new wind and solar projects across Australia. Prior to this\, Barry worked for EirGrid the system operator for Ireland and Northern Ireland\, supporting the transition to very high penetrations of wind generation. Here he worked in a number of roles across operations\, planning\, market design and innovation on the DS3 programme. \nBarry holds a degree in Engineering from the National University of Ireland Galway\, a Masters of Engineering Science from the University College Cork and is chartered through Engineers Ireland. \n  \nWho is AEMO? \nThe Australian Energy Market Operator – or AEMO – is the independent system and market operator for the National Electricity Market (NEM) and the Western Australian Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM). \nAEMO also operates retail and wholesale gas markets across south-eastern Australia and Victoria’s gas pipeline grid. \nAEMO is owned 40% by market participants and 60% by the governments of Australia. \nIn the last financial year\, AEMO traded 213 terawatt hours of electricity\, which is valued at more than $20 billion Australian dollars.
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-australias-landmark-renewable-integration-study/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Performance Analytics
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speakers:  \n\n\n\nPhillip du Plessix – Performance Analytics Engineer\, Enbridge\nMichael Johansen\, Founder\, Anemo Analytics\nPetros Paterakis – Senior Performance Engineer\, RWE Renewables\n\n\n\nModerator: Sally Starnes\, Director\, O&M Advisory Services\, DNV GL \nWebinar Overview: Wind farm owners and operators are under constant pressure to optimize project operations\, maximizing production and reducing costs. The industry is rapidly evolving to meet this challenge\, particularly with using operational data to identify turbine under-performance. Beyond the immediate financial impact of boosting production by up to 5%\, identifying and addressing the root cause of performance issues has the broader impact of enabling early detection of potentially serious reliability issues\, particularly in the pitch and yaw systems. \nJoin us to learn how you can maximize your project performance during this webinar featuring presentations from three industry experts followed by a panel-style Q&A. We will start by presenting a comprehensive approach to fleet-level performance monitoring including valuable lessons learned. We’ll then dive into specific performance analysis topics providing real examples of how turbine operating data and remote sensing data can be leveraged to identify and correct under performance and their underlying causes. \nRegistration Cost: FREE \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFollowing the presentations we will hold a brief Q&A session with the speakers and webinar attendees. \n\n  \nAbout the Speakers \nPhillip du Plessix\nMichael Johansen\nPetros Paterakis\nSally Starnes\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nPhillip du Plessix is Enbridge’s wind and solar performance analytics engineer. His prior experience includes wind resource assessment engineering at a technical consultancy\, project engineering for waste-heat recovery power plants\, system planning for energy distribution networks\, and graduate-level research on the topic of thermo-fluids and turbulent wakes. \nMichael Johansen is founder of Anemo Analytics – a Danish engineering company dedicated to wind turbine performance optimization. Previously he has worked >10Y with a large global OEM\, leading all on site prototype commissioning and validation. Later he headed up the section on Software & Control (turbine and park control incl. Scada and service monitoring solutions). Furthermore\, he has several years of experience from one of the largest global asset managers and operators of offshore wind\, where he established the data infrastructure for asset performance reporting and a 24/7 Control Centre for managing GW’s of offshore turbines and substations under full compliancy (grid codes and cyber security). \nPetros Paterakis is a Senior Performance Engineer with RWE Renewables. His current role includes wind turbine performance assessments through data analytics and visualizations\, power performance testing and project support of innovative projects. He has introduced big data analytics tools that have substantially improved the speed and quality of investigations in RWE’s assets in Europe and USA. Previous experience includes wind resource assessment and project development. His aspiration is that his work is contributing towards a greener and environmental friendlier future to our planet. \nSally Starnes has been a mechanical engineer in the wind industry since early 2012 and has broad experience in ranging from in-depth data analysis to project operations to hands-on field work. In her current role\, she leads a team that promotes the long-term success of renewables by ensuring safe and profitable project operation. They create client value by realizing opportunities for increasing production or reducing costs while maintaining long-term asset health. In previous roles within DNV GL\, she facilitated the development of new projects through construction monitoring\, site inspections\, site suitability analysis\, and operating cost and failure rate modeling. She supported operating projects through data analysis as well as performing site inspections\, O&M service contract reviews\, O&M strategy evaluation\, annual budget and production reviews\, turbine upgrade validations\, O&M cost projections\, and component failure analysis. Prior to joining DNV GL\, she worked as a mechanical engineer for a wind farm Owner/Operator\, leading efforts to continuously improve operational and reliability performance for a fleet of 19 wind farms with technology from 5 different turbine suppliers. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.esig.energy/event/webinar-performance-analytics/
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