Vancouver 2010 Symposium on Microgrids

Here is the downloadable final agenda pdf. Here is the attendee list pdf file.

Wed 21 July: Morning Session
08:00 – 08:30registration and continental breakfast
08:30 – 08:35Julius Pataky, BC Hydro
Welcome to Vancouver
08:35 – 08:40Chris Marnay, Berkeley Lab
The Microgrid Symposium Tradition
Americas 1 – chair: Geza Joos, McGill U.
08:40 – 09:00Lisa Dignard-Bailey and Tarek El-Fouly, NRCan
Overview of Microgrid Research in Canada
09:00 – 09:10Discussion
09:10 – 09:30Helen Whittaker & Jaime Peralta, BC Hydro
Microgrid R&D at BC Hydro: Golden Enrgy. Strg. Project
09:30 – 09:40Discussion
09:40 – 10:00Hassan Farhangi, BCIT
Overview of Smart Grid Research at BCIT
10:00 – 10:10Discussion
20 minute break
Americas 2 chair: Ben Kroposki, NREL
10:30 – 10:50Merrill Smith, US DOE
U.S. Department of Energy’s Research & Development Activities on Microgrid Technologies
10:50 – 11:00Discussion
11:00 – 11:20Abbas Akhil, Sandia National Lab
Military Microgrid Applications
11:20 – 11:30Discussion
11:30 – 11:50Siddharth Suryanarayanan, CO School of Mines
Customer-Driven Microgrids and Enabling Technologies
11:50 – 12:00Discussion
12:00 – 12:20Mark Rawson, SMUD
Microgrid and SmartGrid Activities at SMUD
12:20 – 12:30Discussion
1 hour lunch at hotel
Wed 21 July: Afternoon Session
Asia 1 – chair: Ryoichi Hara, Hokkaido U.
13:30 – 13:50Kazuyuki Takada, NEDO
Microgrid Research in Japan & The New Mexico Project
13:50 – 14:00Discussion
14:00 – 14:20Atsushi Denda, Shimizu Corp.
Shimizu’s Carbon Management Approach: Microgrid to Smartgrid
14:20 – 14:30Discussion
14:30 – 14:50Toshifumi Ise, Osaka U.
DC Microgrids and Distribution Systems for Residences
14:50 – 15:00Discussion
15:00 – 15:20Issarachai Ngamroo, King Mongkut Inst. of Tech.
Status of Microgrid R&D in Thailand
15:20 – 15:30Discussion
30 minute break
Asia 2 chair: Jaeho Choi, Chungbuk Nat. U.
16:00 – 16:20Yujin Song, KIER
Global Smart Grid Initiative: the Case of Korea
16:20 – 16:30Discussion
16:30 – 16:50Jong-Bo Ahn, KERI
Microgrid R&D in KERI
16:50 – 17:00Discussion
17:00 – 17:20Dehong Xu, Zhejiang University
State of Fuel Cell Power Sys. Res. and Applications
17:20 – 17:30Discussion
17:30 – 17:50John Ward, CSIRO
Microgrids: Are We There Yet? Australian Perspective
17:50 – 18:00Discussion
announcement of the Jeju 2011 Symposium on Microgrids
reception at Bill Reid Gallery, 639 Hornby Street (ends 20:00)
Thurs 21 July: Morning Session
08:00 – 08:30continental breakfast
Europe chair: Nikos Hatziargyriou, NTUA
08:30 – 08:50Georges Kariniotakis, MINES Paris Tech
More Microgrids Project: Overview of Demonstration Objectives and Results
08:50 – 09:00Discussion
09:00 – 09:20Stathis Tselepis, CRES
Greek Experience with Microgrids: Results from Gaidouromantra, Kythnos Island
09:20 – 09:30Discussion
09:30 – 9:50Tomás Gómez, Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Benefits of Smart DER Integration
09:50 – 10:00Discussion
10:00 – 10:20Guillermo Jiménez Estévez, U. of Chile
Status of Microgrid R&D in Chile
10:20 – 10:30Discussion
30 minute break
Remote Applications chair: Johan Driesen, K.U. Leuven
11:00 – 11:20Anand Kalpoe, A De Kom U. of Paramaribo
Optimal Resource Choice & Configuration for Suriname
11:20 – 11:30Discussion
11:30 – 11:45Mike Wrinch, Pulse Energy
Smart Micro-Grid Project Update: Hartley Bay, BC
11:45 – 11:50Discussion
11:50 – 12:05Allan Grant, Powertech Labs and
Bobby Sagoo, GE Energy Services
Hydrogen Assisted Renewable Power (HARP) Project
12:05 – 12:10Discussion
12:10 – 12:25George Colgate, Xeni Gwet’in First Nations Gov.
Andrew Swingler, Schneider Electric
Remote ‘Micro-Grids’ in Nemiah Valley, BC: Past, Present, and Future Potentials
12:25 – 12:30Discussion
12:30 – 12:45Clay Howey, BCIT
BCIT Campus Tour
13:00bus departs & box lunches for BCIT Microgrid tour
17:00bus departs for Simon Fraser U. and Schneider Electric tour

Schneider Electric Reception

21:00last bus returns to the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel
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