CanWEA Operations and Maintenance Summit 2017 - Program

Feb. 1, 2017 to Feb. 2, 2017

Toronto, Ontario

Sponsored by Kruger Energy Inc.

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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 Robert Hornung, President, CanWEA Phil McKay, Operations and Maintenance Program Director, CanWEA
9:15-10:30	Operational Strategies: Operations, the Big Picture from a Room with a View There exists a range of operational structures within Canada’s leading wind energy operators. This session gives the industry an opportunity to hear from a wide spread of management roles starting with boots on the ground through to the high level decision makers. They will provide some insight into the opportunities and challenges facing their operations on a daily basis such as service agreements, communicating core needs and managing priorities. Moderator: Phil McKay, Operations and Maintenance Program Director, CanWEA Sandeep Sharma, Senior Manager, Renewables, Capital Power Corp Lauge Nielsen, Regional Manager, Pattern Energy John Kirby, Director of Wind Operations- Ontario, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation JJ Davis, Operations and Maintenance Manager- Ontario, Kruger Energy Inc. Maurice Hickey, Director, Eastern Operations, BluEarth Renewables
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 It’s no secret that the menu of options for O&M in the wind industry is opening up in a big way. This is a chance to listen to stakeholders and researchers put their finger on some of the decisions that need to be made and key topics to keep in mind as you attempt to balance your operational strategies over the next year. Moderator: Brandy Giannetta, Regional Director-Ontario, CanWEA The Role of Independents in Wind O&M Paul Pynn, President, One Wind Services Inc. Tips and Tricks for Turbine Supply and Service Agreements Paul Varga, Senior Legal Counsel, Renewables and Power, Enbridge Inc. Budget Impacts of Fatality Monitoring: Rare vs. Common Events Todd Mabee, Senior Ecologist, Environmental and Permitting, DNV GL-Energy Life After Your First PPA: How to Align Present O&M Practices to Achieve Your Desired Post PPA Options Dr. Rupp Carriveau, Associate Professor, Environmental Energy Institute, University of Windsor
12:15-1:30	Lunch – Sponsored by Pattern Energy
1:30-3:00	Health and Safety: The Latest in Best Practices (Session Sponsored by Vestas) Take this opportunity to learn from employers and trainers responsible for the safety of hundreds of lives. Presentations will be delivered on novel ideas to keep your workforce healthy and safe as they navigate the wide range of duties found on a wind farm. Moderator: Shaun Melander, Sr. Director Eastern Service Region, Vestas Americas Are You as Safe as You Think You Are? Shaun Melander, Sr. Director Eastern Service Region, Vestas Americas Fleet Monitoring for Driving Safety Dan Barker, Managing Director, ENERCON Services Canada Working at Heights – PPE and Rescue Equipment Scott Connor, Chief Training Officer, Team-1 Academy Inc. Lock-out-tag-out for multipe entities on a complex site Karl DeLooff, Director of Safety, Acciona Wind Energy Canada
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 Charles Godreau, TechnoCentre éolien Dan Molyneux, Manager, Blade Services, Vestas – American Wind Technology, Inc. Ian MacRobbie, General Manager, Enbridge Power Operations
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 Phil McKay, Operations and Maintenance Program Director, CanWEA Robert Hornung, President, CanWEA
9:15-10:30	Improving Returns: Diverse Perspectives from OEMs, Owners and ISPs New opportunities for optimization of wind farm operations continue to present themselves. This panel of experts will discuss the offerings available from the unique perspective of OEMs, owners and ISPs. Discover where efficiencies overlap and where each group has primary advantages over the other. Moderator: Robert Hornung, President, CanWEA Chris Kramm, Senior Project Manager, Condition Monitoring Systems, GE Renewable Energy Rob Jozwiak, Senior Engineer, ENGIE Canada Paul Pynn, President, One Wind Services Inc. Dan Barker, Managing Director, ENERCON Services Canada Ian MacRobbie, General Manager, Enbridge Power Operations
10:30-10:45	Break – Sponsored by EDF RS and Vaisala
10:45-12:00	Improving Returns: Assessing the Latest Opportunities Take part in a diverse group of presentations from lead researchers tackling the improvement of wind farm performance. This thought provoking session requires your full attention as a series of topics will be highlighted to prompt questions of where new concepts can be applied to your own business. Have a conversation after with the scientist that sparks your interest the most. Moderator: Phil McKay, Operations and Maintenance Program Director, CanWEA Validating “Black Box” Data Francis Pelletier, President, Arista Renewable Energy Renewable Asset Intelligence Platform Provides Insight into Energy Loss Justin Forbes, Director, Marketing & Business Development, EDF Renewable Services Going Above and Beyond the Standard End of Warranty Inspection Dr. Zhiwei Zhang, VP Engineering, InSight, North America, Romax Technology Roundup of O&M Trends Katy Briggs, Head of Section, Wind Asset Optimization and SCADA, DNV GL-Energy Optimizing O&M with Flexible Computer Structure Joël Cloutier, Developer and Coordinator O&M, Le Groupe Ohméga Inc. Aoustic Considerations for Site Optimization Brian Howe, President, HGC Engineering
12:00-1:00	Lunch
1:00-1:45	Condition Monitoring: Case Studies and How-To The focus of this session is to show you what others are doing in the world of condition monitoring, mistakes that have been made and how you can continue to develop your approach to this critical area of wind power operations. This practical approach is delivered by presenters who work closely with various hardware and have a depth of knowledge in areas such as SCADA databases, gearboxes and vibration sensing. Moderator: Carrie Houston, Manager of Engineering and Operations, WEICan Show Me the Money: Making Your SCADA Data Work for You Philippe Brodeur, Senior Engineer and Team Leader, Wind Turbine Technology, DNV-GL Energy Results and Experiences Learned with SCADA Monitoring of Wind Farms Philippe Cambron, PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure
1:45-2:30	Gearbox Panel Discussion Having the most moving parts and playing such a critical role in power generation, gearboxes continue to be a main point of discussion for the industry. A few prominent geabox maintenance professionals have stepped up to give you some insight into the most common failures they are seeing along with what you can be doing now to prevent down tower repairs. Moderator: James McRobie, D3 Turbine Platform Ownter – Service, Siemens Dr. Zhiwei Zhang, VP Engineering, InSight, North America, Romax Technology Scott Gardiner, Senior Manager, ZF Services, Wajax/ZF Kari Huttunen, Product Specialist, Moventas
2:30-2:45	Break – Sponsored by EDF RS and Vaisala
2:45-4:15	Health and Safety: Hands on and Speaking Up This is an opportunity for you to take part in discussions around health and safety and get some instruction on how to develop your procedures. Our discussion leaders have worked in the trenches with the array of Canadian and international regulations and standards that affect corporate policies and are prepared to help you take a practical approach to establishing exceptional workplace safety. Moderator: Phil McKay, Operations and Maintenance Program Director, CanWEA Chris Martin, Sr. Safety Specialist, Wind & Solar Operations, TransAlta Corporation Krys Rootham, Vice President of Operations, Acciona Wind Energy Canada Hardy Steinacker, Head of Service North America, Senvion
4:15-4:30	Final Wrap Up Jean-François Nolet, VP, Policy and Communications, CanWEA