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Monday, September 30, 2024
11:00 AM – 5:30 PM
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Registration Open
11:00 AM – 5:30 PM
MST
Registration Open
Location: Regency Foyer
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
Eleven Mile Solar Center Tour hosted by Orsted
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
Eleven Mile Solar Center Tour hosted by Orsted
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
MST
Networking Breakfast
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
MST
Networking Breakfast
Location: Regency Foyer
Sponsored By
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
MST
Registration Open
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
MST
Registration Open
Location: Regency Foyer
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
MST
Opening Session
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
MST
Opening Session
Location: Regency AB
8:10 AM – 8:20 AM
MST
Welcome Remarks & Tribal Blessing
Location: Regency AB
Speaker:
JC Sandberg
– American Clean Power Association
Presenter:
Palmer Lomakema
– Hopi Nation
8:25 AM – 8:40 AM
MST
Market Report & Outlook
Location: Regency AB
Moderator:
Frank Macchiarola
– American Clean Power Association
Speaker:
Kelsey Hallahan
– American Clean Power Association
8:40 AM – 9:00 AM
MST
Keynote Talk - Amazon Web Services
Location: Regency AB
Keynote Speaker:
Damien Buie, PhD
– Amazon Web Services Energy & Utilities
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
MST
Keynote Fireside
Location: Regency AB
Co-Chair:
Cegeon Chan, PhD
– DNV
Keynote Speaker:
Damien Buie, PhD
– Amazon Web Services Energy & Utilities
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
MST
Conference Kickoff Remarks
Location: Regency AB
Co-Chair:
Rounak Kharait
– Ørsted
8:20 AM – 8:25 AM
MST
Opening Session
8:20 AM – 8:25 AM
MST
Election Outlook
Location: Regency AB
Speaker:
JC Sandberg
– American Clean Power Association
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
MST
Networking Break & Exhibits
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
MST
Networking Break & Exhibits
Location: Regency D
Sponsored By
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
MST
Whose Line is it Anyway? Energy Assessment Perspectives from Engineering, Tax Equity, and Operations
Session Chair:
Simone Marletti
– RWE
Presenter:
Ellen Abramowitz (she/her/hers)
– Wells Fargo
Presenter:
Haley DiGiovanni
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Connor Dixon
– BlackRock
Presenter:
Sanjay Shrestha
– SOLV Energy
Solar
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
MST
Whose Line is it Anyway? Energy Assessment Perspectives from Engineering, Tax Equity, and Operations
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
Simone Marletti
– RWE
Presenter:
Ellen Abramowitz (she/her/hers)
– Wells Fargo
Presenter:
Haley DiGiovanni
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Connor Dixon
– BlackRock
Presenter:
Sanjay Shrestha
– SOLV Energy
Solar
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
MST
Wind Turbine Performance Testing—Improving What We Have and the Impatience of the Future
Session Chair:
Dale Apgar
– AES
Presenter:
Andy Chang (he/him/his)
– ArcVera Renewables
Presenter:
Samuel Davoust, PhD
– Tipspeed
Presenter:
Derek Roberts, PhD
– DNV
Wind
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
MST
Wind Turbine Performance Testing—Improving What We Have and the Impatience of the Future
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Dale Apgar
– AES
Presenter:
Andy Chang (he/him/his)
– ArcVera Renewables
Presenter:
Samuel Davoust, PhD
– Tipspeed
Presenter:
Derek Roberts, PhD
– DNV
Wind
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
MST
Transition Break
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
MST
Transition Break
Sponsored By
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Beyond Analysis Paralysis—Operational Software and Analytics for BESS Performance Improvements
Session Chair:
Clara Midgley, BSME
– SparkCognition
Presenter:
Valery Kang
– ACCURE Battery Intelligence
Presenter:
Shanay Kapadia, MS Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus on Climate
– Key Capture Energy
Presenter:
Kiran Kumar (he/him/his)
– LG Energy Solution Vertech Inc.
Storage
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Beyond Analysis Paralysis—Operational Software and Analytics for BESS Performance Improvements
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Clara Midgley, BSME
– SparkCognition
Presenter:
Valery Kang
– ACCURE Battery Intelligence
Presenter:
Shanay Kapadia, MS Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus on Climate
– Key Capture Energy
Presenter:
Kiran Kumar (he/him/his)
– LG Energy Solution Vertech Inc.
Storage
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Solar Performance Testing & Optimization
Session Chair:
Michael Gostein, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
– Atonometrics
Presenter:
Aslan Golant
– Leidos
Presenter:
Benjamin J. Mow, MS (he/him/his)
– ENGIE NA
Presenter:
Jeff D. Newmiller, MSME
– DNV
Solar
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Solar Performance Testing & Optimization
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
Michael Gostein, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
– Atonometrics
Presenter:
Aslan Golant
– Leidos
Presenter:
Benjamin J. Mow, MS (he/him/his)
– ENGIE NA
Presenter:
Jeff D. Newmiller, MSME
– DNV
Solar
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
MST
Networking Lunch & Exhibits
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
MST
Networking Lunch & Exhibits
Location: Atrium
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
MST
Changing the Solar Industry One Hail Impact at a Time
Session Chair:
Sanket Shah
– Array Technologies
Presenter:
Alexander Kubiniec
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Shawn Malone (he/him/his)
– Orsted
Presenter:
Daran Rife (he/him/his)
– DNV Energy Systems
Solar
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
MST
Changing the Solar Industry One Hail Impact at a Time
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
Sanket Shah
– Array Technologies
Presenter:
Alexander Kubiniec
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Shawn Malone (he/him/his)
– Orsted
Presenter:
Daran Rife (he/him/his)
– DNV Energy Systems
Solar
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
MST
Wind Industry Standards Updates
Session Chair:
Duane Brown
– American Clean Power Association
Presenter:
Dylan Keefe-Reitzell
– UL Solutions
Presenter:
Gregory S. Poulos (he/him/his)
– ArcVera Renewables
Wind
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
MST
Wind Industry Standards Updates
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Duane Brown
– American Clean Power Association
Presenter:
Dylan Keefe-Reitzell
– UL Solutions
Presenter:
Gregory S. Poulos (he/him/his)
– ArcVera Renewables
Wind
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
MST
Transition Break
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
MST
Transition Break
Sponsored By
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
MST
More Time Thinking, Less Time Clicking—Machine Learning Applications in the Wind Industry
Session Chair:
Devin Saywers, MS (he/him/his)
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Matthew Chan (he/him/his)
– Apex Clean Energy
Presenter:
Scott Eichelberger, PhD (he/him/his)
– TGS
Presenter:
Christopher Hayes
– DNV
Presenter:
Gibson Kersting
– RWE Offshore Wind Services, LLC
Presenter:
Mike Optis (he/him/his)
– Veer Renewables
Wind
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
MST
More Time Thinking, Less Time Clicking—Machine Learning Applications in the Wind Industry
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Devin Saywers, MS (he/him/his)
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Matthew Chan (he/him/his)
– Apex Clean Energy
Presenter:
Scott Eichelberger, PhD (he/him/his)
– TGS
Presenter:
Christopher Hayes
– DNV
Presenter:
Gibson Kersting
– RWE Offshore Wind Services, LLC
Presenter:
Mike Optis (he/him/his)
– Veer Renewables
Wind
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
MST
The Green Hydrogen Saga
Session Chair:
Marcel Mibus
– Apex Clean Energy
Presenter:
Dan W. Bernadett, P.E.
– ArcVera Renewables
Presenter:
Kaitlin Brunik (they/them/theirs)
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Presenter:
Shadi Darvish
– DNV
Presenter:
Aaron T. Perry
– REsurety, Inc.
Hydrogen
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
MST
The Green Hydrogen Saga
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
Marcel Mibus
– Apex Clean Energy
Presenter:
Dan W. Bernadett, P.E.
– ArcVera Renewables
Presenter:
Kaitlin Brunik (they/them/theirs)
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Presenter:
Shadi Darvish
– DNV
Presenter:
Aaron T. Perry
– REsurety, Inc.
Hydrogen
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
MST
Transition Break
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
MST
Transition Break
Sponsored By
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
Offshore Wind—Fishing for Solutions to Ocean-Specific Problems
Session Chair:
Lou Bowers, MS
– Avangrid
Presenter:
Cristina Benzo
– Vaisala
Presenter:
Anthony Kirincich, PhD
– Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Presenter:
Raghu Krishnamurthy, PhD
– PNNL
Presenter:
Elizabeth A. Traiger, Ph.D
– DNV
Wind
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
Offshore Wind—Fishing for Solutions to Ocean-Specific Problems
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Lou Bowers, MS
– Avangrid
Presenter:
Cristina Benzo
– Vaisala
Presenter:
Anthony Kirincich, PhD
– Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Presenter:
Raghu Krishnamurthy, PhD
– PNNL
Presenter:
Elizabeth A. Traiger, Ph.D
– DNV
Wind
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
Putting Clean Energy Projects on the Map
Session Chair:
Patrick Pyle
– Pattern Energy
Presenter:
Rachel K. Clement (she/her/hers)
– EDF Renewables
Presenter:
Daniel Creech
– Orsted
Presenter:
Michelle Pruse
– Pattern Energy
Presenter:
Ian Sleeper
– Terracon
Multi-Tech
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MST
Putting Clean Energy Projects on the Map
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
Patrick Pyle
– Pattern Energy
Presenter:
Rachel K. Clement (she/her/hers)
– EDF Renewables
Presenter:
Daniel Creech
– Orsted
Presenter:
Michelle Pruse
– Pattern Energy
Presenter:
Ian Sleeper
– Terracon
Multi-Tech
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
MST
Poster & Networking Reception
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
MST
Poster & Networking Reception
Location: Regency D
Sponsored By
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
MST
Sweatworking - Yoga
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
MST
Sweatworking - Yoga
Location: Skyview Terrace
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
MST
Networking Breakfast
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
MST
Networking Breakfast
Location: Regency Foyer
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
MST
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
MST
Registration Open
Location: Regency Foyer
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
MST
Advancements in Transmission Technology—Focus on GETs
Session Chair:
Sarah Toth
– Rocky Mountain Institute
Presenter:
Saugata Biswas
– GridAstra
Presenter:
Ted I. Bloch-Rubin
– Smart Wires Inc.
Presenter:
Sarah Sofia
– REsurety, Inc.
Presenter:
Allison Wilkes
– LineVision
Transmission
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
MST
Advancements in Transmission Technology—Focus on GETs
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
Sarah Toth
– Rocky Mountain Institute
Presenter:
Saugata Biswas
– GridAstra
Presenter:
Ted I. Bloch-Rubin
– Smart Wires Inc.
Presenter:
Sarah Sofia
– REsurety, Inc.
Presenter:
Allison Wilkes
– LineVision
Transmission
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
MST
Wake Watchers—Insights into Behavior, Modeling, and Impacts of Wakes
Session Chair:
Meghan Mitchell
– Orsted
Presenter:
Nicola Bodini, PhD (he/him/his)
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Presenter:
Praanjal P. Nasery, MS (she/her/hers)
– Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Presenter:
Nicholas Robinson
– UL Solutions
Presenter:
Kyle D. Walden, MSc (he/him/his)
– DNV
Wind
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
MST
Wake Watchers—Insights into Behavior, Modeling, and Impacts of Wakes
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Meghan Mitchell
– Orsted
Presenter:
Nicola Bodini, PhD (he/him/his)
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Presenter:
Praanjal P. Nasery, MS (she/her/hers)
– Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Presenter:
Nicholas Robinson
– UL Solutions
Presenter:
Kyle D. Walden, MSc (he/him/his)
– DNV
Wind
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
MST
Networking Break & Exhibits
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
MST
Networking Break & Exhibits
Location: Regency D
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
MST
Leveraging Innovative Software Solutions for Enhanced Grid Reliability and Efficient Interconnection Requests
Session Chair:
Carrie Zalewski, JD
– American Clean Power Association
Presenter:
David Bromberg
– Pearl Street Technologies
Presenter:
Will Gorman, PhD
– Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Transmission
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
MST
Leveraging Innovative Software Solutions for Enhanced Grid Reliability and Efficient Interconnection Requests
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
Carrie Zalewski, JD
– American Clean Power Association
Presenter:
David Bromberg
– Pearl Street Technologies
Presenter:
Will Gorman, PhD
– Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Transmission
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
MST
Revolutionizing BESS Design and Optimization
Session Chair:
Chinmay Morankar (he/him/his)
– WSP
Presenter:
Adile Ajaja
– EVLO Energy Storage
Presenter:
Uday Guntupalli
– DNV
Presenter:
C. Michael Hoff
– American Energy Storage Innovations (AESI)
Storage
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
MST
Revolutionizing BESS Design and Optimization
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Chinmay Morankar (he/him/his)
– WSP
Presenter:
Adile Ajaja
– EVLO Energy Storage
Presenter:
Uday Guntupalli
– DNV
Presenter:
C. Michael Hoff
– American Energy Storage Innovations (AESI)
Storage
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
MST
Transition Break
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
MST
Transition Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Solar Best Practices from Resource Assessment to O&M
Session Chair:
William F. Holmgren
– DNV Solar Energy Assessment
Presenter:
Alexander Kubiniec
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Keith McIntosh, PhD
– PV Lighthouse
Presenter:
Abhishek Parikh
– EDF Renewables
Presenter:
Bill Shisler
– Clearway Energy
Solar
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Solar Best Practices from Resource Assessment to O&M
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
William F. Holmgren
– DNV Solar Energy Assessment
Presenter:
Alexander Kubiniec
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Keith McIntosh, PhD
– PV Lighthouse
Presenter:
Abhishek Parikh
– EDF Renewables
Presenter:
Bill Shisler
– Clearway Energy
Solar
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Your Project is Operational…Now What? [Operational Assessment]
Session Chair:
John Corson (he/him/his)
– Swift Current Energy
Presenter:
Daniel Burtch, MSc
– DNV
Presenter:
Rob Cirincione
– Sunairio
Presenter:
Petros Paterakis
– RWE Clean Energy
Multi-Tech
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
MST
Your Project is Operational…Now What? [Operational Assessment]
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
John Corson (he/him/his)
– Swift Current Energy
Presenter:
Daniel Burtch, MSc
– DNV
Presenter:
Rob Cirincione
– Sunairio
Presenter:
Petros Paterakis
– RWE Clean Energy
Multi-Tech
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
MST
Networking Lunch & Exhibits
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
MST
Networking Lunch & Exhibits
Location: Atrium
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
MST
R&T Program Committee Meeting
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
MST
R&T Program Committee Meeting
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
MST
Lighting the Way—Lidar Advancements in TI Corrections and Complex Flow
Session Chair:
Rachel Redburn (she/her/hers)
– Avangrid
Presenter:
Shannon Beebie (she/her/hers)
– UL Solutions
Presenter:
Cristina Benzo
– Vaisala
Presenter:
Scott Eichelberger, PhD (he/him/his)
– TGS
Presenter:
Kyle Sun (he/him/his)
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Catherine Taylor-Hell (she/her/hers)
– DNV
Wind
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
MST
Lighting the Way—Lidar Advancements in TI Corrections and Complex Flow
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Rachel Redburn (she/her/hers)
– Avangrid
Presenter:
Shannon Beebie (she/her/hers)
– UL Solutions
Presenter:
Cristina Benzo
– Vaisala
Presenter:
Scott Eichelberger, PhD (he/him/his)
– TGS
Presenter:
Kyle Sun (he/him/his)
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Catherine Taylor-Hell (she/her/hers)
– DNV
Wind
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
MST
State of the Art in PV Modules—What’s Here and What Might be Coming
Session Chair:
Paul Wormser
– Clean Energy Associates
Presenter:
Colin Bailie, PhD (he/him/his)
– Tandem PV, Inc.
Presenter:
Adam Dietrich
– Jinko Solar
Presenter:
Erin Pincombe
– First Solar
Presenter:
Gang Shi
– Tellus Solar
Solar
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
MST
State of the Art in PV Modules—What’s Here and What Might be Coming
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
Paul Wormser
– Clean Energy Associates
Presenter:
Colin Bailie, PhD (he/him/his)
– Tandem PV, Inc.
Presenter:
Adam Dietrich
– Jinko Solar
Presenter:
Erin Pincombe
– First Solar
Presenter:
Gang Shi
– Tellus Solar
Solar
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
MST
Transition Break
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
MST
Transition Break
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
MST
Addressing Climate Variability and Climate Change Impacts in Clean Energy Resources
Session Chair:
Justin Sharp, MS, PhD
– EPRI
Presenter:
Gerard Cavero (he/him/his)
– Vortex FdC
Presenter:
Jim Wilczak
– NOAA
Wind
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
MST
Addressing Climate Variability and Climate Change Impacts in Clean Energy Resources
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Justin Sharp, MS, PhD
– EPRI
Presenter:
Gerard Cavero (he/him/his)
– Vortex FdC
Presenter:
Jim Wilczak
– NOAA
Wind
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
MST
Long-Duration Energy Storage—The Time is Now
Session Chair:
Pooja Shah (she/her/hers)
– DNV
Presenter:
Giovanni Damato (he/him/his)
– CMBlu Energy, Inc.
Presenter:
Mike Meehan (he/him/his)
– Invinity Energy Systems
Presenter:
Victor Saade (he/him/his)
– Calpine
Storage
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
MST
Long-Duration Energy Storage—The Time is Now
Location: Regency C
Session Chair:
Pooja Shah (she/her/hers)
– DNV
Presenter:
Giovanni Damato (he/him/his)
– CMBlu Energy, Inc.
Presenter:
Mike Meehan (he/him/his)
– Invinity Energy Systems
Presenter:
Victor Saade (he/him/his)
– Calpine
Storage
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM
MST
Networking & Ice Cream Bar Break
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM
MST
Networking & Ice Cream Bar Break
Location: Regency Foyer
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Closing Session
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Closing Session
Location: Regency AB
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
REvolution: It's Time for Timeseries Resource, Energy Yield, and Hybrid Modeling
Location: Regency B
Session Chair:
Gregory S. Poulos (he/him/his)
– ArcVera Renewables
Presenter:
Gerard Cavero (he/him/his)
– Vortex FdC
Presenter:
Clay Matheny (he/him/his)
– Orsted Americas
Presenter:
Devin Saywers, MS (he/him/his)
– Natural Power
Presenter:
Genevieve M. Starke, PhD (she/her/hers)
– National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Multi-Tech
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
MST
Exciting Closing Announcements
Location: Regency AB
Speaker:
Rosanna Maietta
– American Clean Power Association
Co-Chair:
Rounak Kharait
– Ørsted
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
MST
Closing Reception Jam Session
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
MST
Closing Reception Jam Session
Location: Atrium
