Operations and Maintenance Summit - Proceedings - CanWEA Events

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Operations and Maintenance Summit - Proceedings

Feb. 24, 2016 to Feb. 25, 2016

Toronto, ON

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Wednesday February 24, 2016

9:00 to 9:15   Opening Remarks
9:15 to 10:30  

Community Engagement Case Studies Session Sponsor: SenvionModerator:  Alex Couture, Director, Generation Canada, EDF EN Canada Inc.

Enbridge Experiences Working with Local Wind Opposition
Ian MacRobbie, General Manager, Enbridge

Lessons Learned from a 17 Year Quarry Battle Before the OMB
George Paisovich, Stakeholder Relations, Ridge National Inc.

Use of Real-time Sound Monitors to Address Stakeholder Concerns
Ben Coulson, Project Director, RWDI
10:50 to 12:20   OEM Centralized Diagnostics

Validation Study of SCADA-based Monitoring Methods for Advanced Failure Detection in Wind Turbine Drivetrains
Sally Starnes, Performance Engineer, Asset Optimization and SCADA Renewables Advisory, DNV GL – Energy

Digitalization Made Real: Creating the Digital Twin of Wind Turbines
Henrik Pedersen, Manager Diagnostic Intelligence, Siemens Wind Power

Using ENERCON SCADA For WEC Monitoring
Ismael Touani, Customer Relations Coordinator, Enercon Services Canada

Big Data, Analytics & the Cloud: Trends & Challenges in the Industrial Internet (presentation not available)
David Korim, Engineering Manager, GE Power and Water
13:20 to 14:50   North American Electric Reliability Corporation – Wind Energy Standards
Session Sponsor:  Torys, LLP Moderator:  Charles Keizer, Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure and Energy Practice, Torys LLP. 

IESO Approach to NERC Compliance
Cristian Dragnea, Supervisor, Market Assessment and Compliance Division, Reliability Standards Investigations and Audits, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

What it Takes to be NERC Compliant
Joel Charlebois, Vice President of Regulatory Compliance Services, Acumen Engineered Solutions International Inc.

Case Study of Brookfield’s Overall NERC Compliance Program
Andrew Burmaster, Reliability Compliance Manager, Brookfield Renewable Energy Group
15:10 to 16:30   Blade Inspection and Repair
Moderator:  Dan Molyneux, Manager, Blades, Vestas – American Wind Technology, Inc.

Case Study: Advanced Rotor Blade Repairs in Cold Conditions
Ville Karkkolainen, Managing Director, Bladedefence Ltd.

Field Inspection of Wind Turbine Blades Using a Microwave Interferometric Method
Kyle Wetzel, President and CEO, Wetzel Engineering

Blade Repair Case Study for Le Nordais Wind Farm
Fraser Kinnear, Wind Mechanical EIT,  TransAlta Corporation
16:30 to 17:15   Implementing Electrical Safety Risk Management into Everyday Work Procedures
Mike Doherty, Director of Learning and Continual Improvement, Shermco Industries Canada Inc.

Thursday February 25, 2016

9:00 to 10:15   Energy Analysis/Emerging Technologies and Approaches
Moderator:  Rupp Carriveau, Director, ENtelligence Research, University of Windsor

Power Performance Testing with Scanning Lidar – Quantifying Turbine Performance with Rotor Plane Measurements
Gareth Brown, Director of Canadian Operations, SgurrEnergy

Turbine Modernization and Upgrades
Anthony Crockford, Renewable Energies Consultant, Arista

Using Real-time Environmental Data to Improve Wind Turbine Operations
Ben Coulson, Project Director, RWDI
10:45 to 12:00   Data/O&M Trends
Moderator: Scott Harper, CEO, WEICAN

Case Study: A New Tool for Assessing Operational and Cold Climate Related Losses
Charles Godreau, Research Analyst, TechnoCentre éolien

Performance Forensics:Identifying and Quantifying Sources of Lost Energy
Errol Halberg, Manager, Renewable Energy Assessment, WSP Canada Inc.

Data-Derived Major Component Failure Rates
Bill Berger, Senior Engineer, Turbine Technology, DNV GL – Energy
12:00   End of Summit

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