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Wednesday February 1
8:00 a.m. | Registration Opens |
8:00-9:00 | Breakfast – Sponsored by EDF RS and Vaisala |
9:00-9:15 | Opening Address
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9:15-10:30 |
Operational Strategies: Operations, the Big Picture from a Room with a View Moderator: Phil McKay, Operations and Maintenance Program Director, CanWEA
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10:30-10:45 | Break – Sponsored by EDF RS and Vaisala |
10:45-12:15 |
Operational Strategies: Balancing Your Approach to Operations in a Changing Market Moderator: Brandy Giannetta, Regional Director-Ontario, CanWEA The Role of Independents in Wind O&M Tips and Tricks for Turbine Supply and Service Agreements Budget Impacts of Fatality Monitoring: Rare vs. Common Events Life After Your First PPA: How to Align Present O&M Practices to Achieve Your Desired Post PPA Options |
12:15-1:30 | Lunch – Sponsored by Pattern Energy |
1:30-3:00 |
Health and Safety: The Latest in Best Practices Moderator: Shaun Melander, Sr. Director Eastern Service Region, Vestas Americas Are You as Safe as You Think You Are? Fleet Monitoring for Driving Safety Working at Heights – PPE and Rescue Equipment Lock-out-tag-out for multipe entities on a complex site |
3:00-3:15 | Break – Sponsored by EDF RS and Vaisala |
3:15-4:30 | Blade O&M: Operations in Harsh Climates Wind turbine blades have been forefont in discussions in the O&M sphere for some time already. However, the implementation of solutions to handle issues such as icing and leading edge protection has been met with varied levels of success. Find out the latest strategies being deployed and what researchers, OEMs and Operators are saying needs to happen next. Moderator: Tom Levy, Senior Wind Engineer, CanmetENERGY Ottawa, Natural Resources Canada
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4:30-6:30 | Networking Reception – Sponsored by Vestas |
Thursday February 2
8:00 a.m. | Registration Opens |
8:00-9:00 | Breakfast – Sponsored by EDF RS and Vaisala |
9:00-9:15 | Opening Address
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9:15-10:30 |
Improving Returns: Diverse Perspectives from OEMs, Owners and ISPs Moderator: Robert Hornung, President, CanWEA
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10:30-10:45 | Break – Sponsored by EDF RS and Vaisala |
10:45-12:00 |
Improving Returns: Assessing the Latest Opportunities Moderator: Phil McKay, Operations and Maintenance Program Director, CanWEA Validating “Black Box” Data Renewable Asset Intelligence Platform Provides Insight into Energy Loss Going Above and Beyond the Standard End of Warranty Inspection Roundup of O&M Trends Optimizing O&M with Flexible Computer Structure Aoustic Considerations for Site Optimization |
12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
1:00-1:45 |
Condition Monitoring: Case Studies and How-To Moderator: Carrie Houston, Manager of Engineering and Operations, WEICan Show Me the Money: Making Your SCADA Data Work for You Results and Experiences Learned with SCADA Monitoring of Wind Farms |
1:45-2:30 |
Gearbox Panel Discussion Moderator: James McRobie, D3 Turbine Platform Ownter – Service, Siemens
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2:30-2:45 | Break – Sponsored by EDF RS and Vaisala |
2:45-4:15 |
Health and Safety: Hands on and Speaking Up Moderator: Phil McKay, Operations and Maintenance Program Director, CanWEA
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4:15-4:30 |
Final Wrap Up
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