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| THURDAY 20 OCTOBER – MORNING SESSION | |
| 09:00-09:05 | Amirnaser Yazdani, Ryerson U. & Symposium Chair |
| Welcome | |
| 09:05-09:15 | Mayor (invited), Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Welcome | |
| 09:05-09:30 | Farid Katiraei, Quanta Tech., & Int. Symposium Steering Committee Chair |
| Microgrid Symposium Tradition | |
| 09:30-11:00 | THE AMERICAS Session 1 |
| Chairs: Jim Cale (NREL) & Bobby Sagoo (GE) | |
| 09:30-09:50 | Lisa Dignard-Bailey, NRCan, Abraham Ellis, Sandia National L., & Guillermo Jimenez, U of Chile |
| Overview of Microgrids in The Americas (Dignard-Bailey) (Jimenez) | |
| 09:50-10:00 | Discussion |
| 10:00-10:20 | Ryan Li, U of Alberta |
| Power Quality Control in Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids | |
| 10:20-10:30 | discussion |
| 10:30-10:50 | Claudio Canizares, U. of Waterloo |
| Energy Management Systems (EMS) for Microgrids | |
| 10:50-11:00 | Discussion |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-12:30 | THE AMERICAS Session 2 |
| Chairs: Chris Marnay (MgDoM) & Judy Cardell (Smith College) | |
| 11:30-11:50 | Abraham Ellis, Sandia National Lab |
| Improving Microgrid Cybersecurity | |
| 11:50-12:00 | Discussion |
| 12:00-12:20 | Craig Wooster & Jorge Martinez |
| Stone Edge Winery Microgrid: Goals, Challenges, and Pitfalls | |
| 12:20-12:30 | Discussion |
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch |
| THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER – AFTERNOON SESSION | |
| 14:00-16:00 | EUROPE Session |
| Chairs: Micky Albu, U. P. Bucharest & Johan Driesen, K.U. Leuven | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Wolfram Heckmann, IWES |
| Overview of Microgrids in Europe | |
| 14:20-14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30-14:50 | Phil Taylor, Newcastle University |
| Automatic Microgrids | |
| 14:50-15:00 | Discussion |
| 15:00-15:20 | Aris Dimeas, NTUA |
| Smart Islands Networks with Very High Penetration of RES | |
| 15:20-15:30 | Discussion |
| 15:30-15:50 | Volker Bühner, EUS GmbH |
| The SmartRuralGrid EU Project: Power Router and VPP Enabling Coupled LV-Microgrids | |
| 15:50-16:00 | Discussion |
| 16.00-16.30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30-18:00 | SPECIAL PANEL on the New York Prize (PDF) |
| Chairs: Julieta Giraldez (NREL) & Peter Asmus (Navigant) | |
| 16:30-18:00 | Maria Brucoli, eDF Energy R&D |
| Paul Tyno, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus | |
| Robert Panora, Tecogen | |
| Andrew Melchers, Siemens | |
| Mike Bakas, Ameresco | |
| Dennis Elsenbeck, National Grid | |
| 19.00-21.00 | Dinner |
| FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER – MORNING SESSION | |
| 09:00-10:30 | ASIA Session 1 |
| Chairs: Shigeru Bando, CRIEPI & Jaeho Choi, Chungbuk Nat. U | |
| 09:00-09:20 | Ryoichi HARA, U. of Hokkaido |
| Power to Heat Technology: Demand-side Contribution for Demand-Supply Balancing | |
| 09:20-09:30 | Discussion |
| 09:30-09:50 | Jong-Chan Lee, Green Tech |
| Tech. & Econ. Feasibility of Hybrid Microgrids | |
| 09:50-10:00 | Discussion |
| 10:00-10:20 | Zheng Dehua, Goldwind |
| Goldwind Smart Microgrid and Industrial park Smart Energy Internet | |
| 10:20-10:30 | Discussion |
| 10.00-10.30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | ASIA Session 2 |
| Chairs: Yung-Ruei (Raymond) Chang, INER & Meiqin Mao, Hefei U. of Tech. | |
| 10:30-10:50 | Jianhua Zhang, North China Power U. |
| Microgrid and IEC Standard | |
| 10:50-11:00 | Discussion |
| 11:00-11:20 | Jia Liu, Osaka U. |
| Parallel Operation of Distributed Generators by Virtual Synchronous Generator Control in Microgrids | |
| 11:20-11:30 | Discussion |
| 11:30-11:50 | Kuo-Yuan Lo, Taiwan Institute of Nuclear Energy Research |
| Microgrid Technology Development at INER | |
| 11:20-11:30 | Discussion |
| 12.00-13.30 | Lunch |
| FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER – AFTERNOON SESSION | |
| 13:30-15:10 | REMOTE Session |
| Chairs: Saad Sayeef, CSIRO & Michael Ross, Yukon College | |
| 13:30-13:45 | Larisa Dobriansky, General Microgrids |
| Remote Power Systems in India | |
| 13:45-13:50 | Discussion |
| 13:50 -14:05 | John Ward, CSIRO |
| Australian Outback Systems | |
| 14:05-14:10 | Discussion |
| 14:10-14:25 | David Rodriguez, ENEL |
| Ollagüe: Advanced Hybrid Microgrid in the Chilean Desert | |
| 14:25-14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30-14:45 | Mohammad Sedighy, Hatch |
| Renewable Isolated Microgrids | |
| 14:45-14:50 | Discussion |
| 14:50-15:05 | Clint (Jito) Coleman, TDX & Scott Manson, SEL |
| St. Paul Island Alaska Microgrid Development Project | |
| 15:05-15:10 | Discussion |
| 15:10-15:40 | Coffee Break |
| Panel on Microgrid Controllers | |
| Chairs: Farid Katiraei, Quanta Technology & Russ Neal (UCI Consultant) | |
| 15:40-17:20 | Steve Drouilhet, Sustainable Power Systems, Inc. |
| Bobby Sago, GE | |
| Luis Zubieta, ARDA Power Inc. | |
| Lorenzo Reyes Chamorro, EPFL | |
| Jean Nikolas Paquin, Opal-RT | |
| Onyi Nazimako, RTDS | |
| Frank Kling, ETAP | |
| Paul Roege, Typhoon HIL | |
| 17:20-18:00 | CLOSING SESSION |
| 17:20-17:30 | Wrap-up of the Niagara 2016 Symposium on Microgrids |
| 2016 Symposium Chairs: Farid Katiraei & Amir Yazdani | |
| 17:30-17:40 | Tour Introduction |
| Canadian Solar (Peter Su), PowerStream (Shuvo Chowdhury) | |
| 17:40-18:00 | Newcastle 2017 Symposium on Microgrids |
| 2017 Symposium Chairs: Saad Sayeef | |
| 19:00 | Dinner on your own |
| Back-up Speakers | |
| Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Washington State U. Power Electronics for Integration of Renewables | |
| Johan Driesen, K.U. Leuven Power Electronics for Integration of Renewables | |
| Hua Geng, Qinghua U, Stability Analysis for Multi-Converter Microgrids | |
| Markson Tang, Renewable Energy Solutions, Application of H2 for Higher Energy Efficiency in Smart Grid Generation | |
| Maria Brucoli, eDF Power Research Virunga Park Electrification | |
| Chris Marnay, MgDoM A US-China-Europe Smart Grid Benefits Comparison | |
| Xavier Vallvé – Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA) Renewable Mini-Grids Innovation Outlook |