Main Free to Attend Essential Tracks: 22 - 23 September 2020
Main Summit Premium Tracks: 22 - 24th September 2020
Main Event Day 2: 23rd September 2020
10:20 am - 10:30 am
(8.20am AWST) - Conference Opening – Remarks from the Conference Chairperson
10:30 am - 11:00 am
(8.30am AWST) - PANEL DISCUSSION: How Microgrids will Signal a More Reliable and Resilient Energy Future
Chris Judd -
EGM Electricity Markets,
Jemena
Ben Bristow - Head of Grid Transformation (acting), Asset Management, Western Power
Rob Wilson - Head of Western Australia, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
As electricity grids are challenged by threats of weather, cyber and the rapid growth of distributed energy resources Microgrids are a solution to a more sustainable, secure and reliable energy supply. What’s more they offer the opportunity to utilise more renewable energy resources and move to a greener future. This panel will discuss:
- Tools, methods and trials for increasing hosting capacity of DER on the network
- How to make DER work for both for electricity users and the power system
- Opportunities and strategies for diversifying your asset portfolio and integrating morerenewable energy into operations
11:00 am - 11:30 am
(9am AWST) - EPRI: The Functional Requirements of Microgrid Controllers to Ensure Optimal Power Supply
Mark McGranaghan -
Vice President of Integrated Grid,
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), USA
EPRI as a research institute have a wealth of expertise in the technical functionality of Microgrids and in this session will examine use cases and the associated requirements for the microgrid controller functions.
- Coordination of local generation, loads and storage
- Optimizing local conditions based on prices, priorities, control signals and power quality
- Monitoring of conditions on the supply system and within the microgrid
- Providing flexibility services to the supply system
- Disconnection and local management in isolated mode
- Synchronizing with the distribution system in connected mode
Mark McGranaghan
Vice President of Integrated GridElectric Power Research Institute (EPRI), USA
