Power System with Large Component of Solar, Storage and Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

Description

This comprehensive 5-day course offers energy professionals a deep dive into the dynamic landscape of renewable energy integration and power system management. Participants will gain invaluable insights into the technical, operational, and financial aspects of working with renewable resources in the rapidly evolving energy industry. The course is designed to equip professionals with the knowledge needed for planning and operating power systems with an increasing penetration of renewable resources, addressing key aspects of operational requirements for an integrated, reliable, and stable power system.

The curriculum explores the unique characteristics of renewable resources from both local and system-wide perspectives, illuminating the paradigm shift in energy delivery to customers. A significant focus is placed on the technical challenges associated with integrating vast amounts of solar power into the electricity grid while maintaining the reliability and stability of conventional power systems. The course delves into advanced solar power forecasting methodologies, showcasing state-of-the-art techniques and international case studies to highlight the critical role of accurate prediction in managing weather-dependent generation.

Inverter-based resources, including photovoltaic systems, Battery Electricity Storage Systems (BESS), and demand response technologies, are thoroughly examined. The course emphasizes the crucial functions of these technologies in enhancing renewable penetration and optimizing customer resources. Particular attention is given to the contribution of inverter-based generators and BESS to power system stability and quality, covering aspects such as voltage support, frequency response, regulation, reactive power control, and power quality.

The curriculum also explores the role of microgrids and automated energy management systems in boosting energy resilience and efficiency. Additionally, Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are analyzed from both technical and financial standpoints, including discussions on project financing and cost recovery strategies. This comprehensive approach ensures that participants gain a well-rounded understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the renewable energy sector, preparing them for the complexities of modern power system management.

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TRAINING OBJECTIVES

The course is aimed at helping energy professionals understand the planning and operation of power systems with an increasing share of renewable energy sources.

TARGET AUDIENCE

COURSE LEVEL

TRAINER

Your First Expert Course Instructor is a Utility Executive with extensive global experience in power system operation and planning, energy markets, enterprise risk and regulatory oversight. She consults on energy markets integrating renewable resources from planning to operation. She led complex projects in operations and conducted long term planning studies to support planning and operational reliability standards. Specializing in Smart Grids, Operational flexibilities, Renewable generation, Reliability, Financial Engineering, Energy Markets and Power System Integration, she was recently engaged by the Inter-American Development Bank/MHI in Guyana. She was the Operations Expert in the regulatory assessment in Oman. She is a registered member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada. She is also a contributing member to the IEEE Standards Association, WG Blockchain P2418.5.

With over 25 years with Ontario Power Generation (Revenue $1.2 Billion CAD, I/S 16 GW), she served as Canadian representative in CIGRE, committee member in NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), and Senior Member IEEE and Elsevier since the 90ties. Our key expert chaired international conferences, lectured on several continents, published a book on Reliability and Security of Nuclear Power Plants, contributed to IEEE and PMAPS and published in the Ontario Journal for Public Policy, Canada. She delivered seminars organized by the Power Engineering Society, IEEE plus seminars to power companies worldwide, including Oman, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal, South Africa, Japan, Romania, and Guyana.

Our Key expert delivered over 60 specialized seminars to executives and engineers from Canada, Europe, South and North America, Middle East, South East Asia and Japan. Few examples are:

Your Second Expert Course Instructor is the co-founder and Director of Research at Xesto Inc. Xesto is a spatial computing AI startup based in Toronto, Canada and it has been voted as Toronto’s Best Tech Startup 2019 and was named one of the top 10 “Canadian AI Startups to Watch” as well as one of 6th International finalists for the VW Siemens Startup Challenge, resulting in a partnership. His latest app Xesto-Fit demonstrates how advanced AI and machine learning is applied to the e-commerce industry, as a result of which Xesto has been recently featured in TechCrunch.

He specializes in both applied and theoretical machine learning and has extensive experience in both industrial and academic research. He is specialized in Artificial Intelligence with multiple industrial applications. At Xesto, he leads projects that focus on applying cutting edge research at the intersection of spatial analysis, differential geometry, optimization of deep neural networks, and statistics to build scalable rigorous and real time performing systems that will change the way humans interact with technology. In addition, he is a Ph.D candidate in the Mathematics department at UofT, focusing on applied mathematics. His academic research interests are in applying advanced mathematical methods to the computational and statistical sciences. He earned a Bachelor’s and MSc in Mathematics, both at the University of Toronto.

Having presented at research seminars as well as instructing engineers on various levels, he has the ability to distill advanced theoretical concept to diverse audiences on all levels. In addition to research, our key expert is also an avid traveler and plays the violin.

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POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL)

To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized “One to One” coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster.
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