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Agenda 2022
DAY 1 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022
0830 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1005 REDUCING BARRIERS TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING THE GRID OF FUTURE
- An overview of the recent FERC action on advanced transmission technologies and storage
- Recent actions on transmission planning, cost allocation, and generator interconnection
Karen Onaran
Electricity Consumers Resource Council
Electricity Consumers Resource Council
1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON FEDERAL ACTIONS TO OPTIMIZE ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE
1010 - 1035 TRANSACTIVE ENERGY PRICING WITH DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATION: MASS MARKET DER
- Enhancing DER coordination using TE pricing with best-practice rate design and platform automation
- Aim to reduce costs and further promote both customer engagement and equitable utility ratemaking
- Customer-specific pricing, including rate design to increase market incentives and streamline DER usage
- Benefits such as Consumer/Export @ Current Price, Flexible DER adjustments, Fixed Price Subscriptions, etc.
Eric Woychik
Willdan Group, Inc.
Willdan Group, Inc.
1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITABLE UTILITY RATEMAKING
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY WILLDAN GROUP INC.
1100 - 1125 DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AS AN ENABLER FOR EV ADOPTION: REV STATIONS
- Challenges of EV adoption in rural areas, areas with marginal utility power, and disaster preparedness
- Introducing a unique mobile EV charging solution with patented hybrid battery energy storage systems
- Practical economic and environmental advantages afforded to individuals, fleet managers, and governments
Bill Castor
Moser Energy Systems
Moser Energy Systems
1125 - 1130 Q&A SESSION ON IMPLEMENTING MOBILE VERSUS FIXED CHARGING STATIONS
1130 - 1200 PANEL DISCUSSION ON SMART GRIDS FOR SUPPORTING EV CHARGING FACILITIES: CHALLENGES & BENEFITS
- The steps needed to develop and plan for EV charging systems, DER, and microgrids for EV charging facilities
- Looking at the challenges faced by EV fleets in managing reliability, rapid fleet growth, and space limitations
- With more strain on the grid, how can wireless charging technologies help to support EV charging infrastructure?
- Challenges of EV adoption in rural areas with marginal utility power and seasonal peaks – is mobile EV charging a solution?
Amy Barzdukas | WiTricity
Michael Boswell | Concord Engineering
Bill Castor | Moser Energy Systems
Michael Boswell | Concord Engineering
Bill Castor | Moser Energy Systems
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT SMART GRIDS EXHIBITION
1330 - 1355 INCREASED FLEET DEMAND WITHOUT INCREASED GRID PRESSURE
- Maximizing charging – while minimizing energy demand – throughout the day while loading/unloading
- Discussion on powering the grid with V2G and reducing grid demand by powering vehicles with V2V
- Looking at ways to reduce demand on the grid without sacrificing efficiency, resulting in increased TCO
Amy Barzdukas
WiTricity
WiTricity
1355 - 1400 Q&A SESSION ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR REDUCING THE STRAIN ON THE GRIDS
1400 - 1425 LARGE-SCALE MICROGRID DESIGNS - ONSITE DER, RENEWABLES, AND DECARBONIZATION
- Integration of EV charging will likely require significant new investment in electrical distribution systems
- Integration of localized micro-grids can be designed to ease electrical demand and delivery congestion
- The gas distribution companies have the infrastructure and hydrogen-natural gas fuels for transportation
Michael Boswell
Concord Engineering Group, Inc.
Concord Engineering Group, Inc.
1425 - 1430 Q&A SESSION ON INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING FOR DECARBONIZING THE ENERGY SECTOR
1430 - 1455 INFRASTRUCTURE, DER, AND STORAGE MODELLING FOR MICROGRIDS
- Innovative research-based advanced methodologies for microgrid modelling
- Understanding the Mixed-Integer programming approach and case study
Michael Stadler
XENDEE
XENDEE
1455 - 1500 Q&A SESSION ON ADVANCEMENTS IN MICROGRID TECHNOLOGIES
1500 - 1530 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY XENDEE
1530 - 1555 DESIGNS & IMPLEMENTATIONS TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES IN THE UTILITY INDUSTRY
- Expertise to work within the stringent requirements of the field with a proven track record
- The solutions pass security and compliance audits such as NERC-CIP, WECC, and many more
- Works with the customers to design and implement secure, compliant, and scalable solutions
Bruce Payne
DynTek Services, Inc
DynTek Services, Inc
1555 - 1600 Q&A SESSION ON SOLUTIONS FOR SECURITY & COMPLIANCE AUDITS IN THE UTILITY INDUSTRY
1600 - 1625 STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS COULD PROFOUNDLY IMPACT THE SMART GRID: WHAT ARE SEPS, AND WHAT CAN YOU D
- Brief Evolution of SEPs: From inception to the smartphone wars to connected vehicles - is Smart Grid technology next?
- Building a SEP portfolio in the Smart Grid space
- Best practices for interacting with standard-setting organizations
- SEP licensing and litigation considerations for the Smart Grid space
Jon Wright I Ryan Richardson
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
1625 - 1630 Q&A SESSION ON PATENTS AND IP RIGHTS FOR THE SMART GRID INDUSTRY
1630 - 1655 EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE SMART GRID TRANSITION
- Equity issues in air pollution exposure vs. consumption in California
- Understanding an equitable transition for renewables
Jalal Awan
Pardee RAND Graduate School
Pardee RAND Graduate School
1655 - 1700 Q&A SESSION ON ECONOMICS FOR GRID TRANSITION & RENEWABLE INTEGRATION
1700 - 1800 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1005 DISCUSSION ON REGULATORY BARRIERS TO TRANSACTIVE ENERGY
- An overview of smart local energy markets (SLEMs): Challenges and potential solutions
- Looking at the national and international drivers for such market change in the utility industry
- Economics, models for transactive, peer-to-peer, and community self-consumption in this context
Marc Costa
The Energy Coalition
The Energy Coalition
1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON MANAGING THE FLOW OF ENERGY WITHIN POWER SYSTEMS
1010 - 1035 BUILDING SMART, RESILIENT CYBER-SECURE MICROGRIDS
- Major attacks compromising availability, confidentiality, and integrity of grid network
- Aftereffects of cyber-attacks and vulnerability analysis of the grid infrastructure
- Ways to build smart, resilient cyber-secure microgrids and results from case study
Anitha Subburaj
West Texas A&M University
West Texas A&M University
1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON SECURING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES FROM CYBER-ATTACKS
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
1100 - 1125 INTELLIGENT ENERGY & VALUE STACKING: SOFTWARE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN
- AI-Driven software for massively scaling energy storage - and for greater penetration of renewables
- No need to choose a use case - an Intelligent EMS can optimize multiple use cases at the same time
- Flexible, modular software can grow and adapt to the ever-changing energy markets conveniently
J. W. Postal
WATTMORE
WATTMORE
1125 - 1130 Q&A SESSION ON UTILIZING DIGITAL TOOLS TO OPTIMIZE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
1130 - 1155 DISCUSSION ON THE POLYMER SOLUTIONS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT
- Understanding the need for thermal conductivity, and the benefits of CoolPoly®
- Celanese product portfolio for CoolPoly® and thermally conductive plastics
- Heat transfer with CoolPoly® and the company's support model for CoolPoly®
- Looking at the technology of computational fluid dynamics thermal simulations
Prabuddha Bansal
Celanese Corporation
Celanese Corporation
1155 - 1200 Q&A SESSION ON POLYMER TECHNOLOGY & ITS APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY SYSTEMS
1200 - 1225 ADVANCED MONITORING: TRASH TRUCKS FOR A HEALTHIER GRID
- As an asset deteriorates, a breakdown in material emits a partial discharge indicating potential future issues
- Equipping garbage vehicles with PD sensors, data can be gathered without utilities rolling their service trucks
- Analytics of the data obtained will enable predictive maintenance and improve the resiliency of the grid system
Sacha Fontaine
SAS Institute Inc
SAS Institute Inc
1225 - 1230 Q&A SESSION ON COST-EFFECTIVE AND PREDICTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR GRID MAINTENANCE
1230 - 1245 FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW
1245 - 1400 NETWORKING LUNCH
Key topics for 2023:
- Market fundamentals for power systems and grid infrastructure
Understand the economic fundamentals of control, distribution, and bulk power grid planning and operations. - New advancements in power generation, storage, and integration
Evaluate the flexibility of power systems for energy storage and grid integration with renewables and other Distributed Energy Resources (DER). - Engineering know-how in grid transformation and power utilization
Assess the technical and operational aspects of distribution grid transformation and the current and future state for smarter energy usage. - Supporting the industry through energy policies and development
Be the first to hear about regulatory, technology, and utility experiences. Review the ongoing initiatives and assess the benefits. - Distribution automation, advanced monitoring, and cybersecurity
Explore the latest advances in technology solutions for real-time awareness, cyber resiliency, and rapid restoration through digitization. - Grid reliability, resiliency, and efficiency across North America
Scope out new opportunities for improving grid reliability using an array of technologies to make grids more efficient.
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