Tuesday, 3 December 2024
| 17:00-19:00 | Opening Reception: Microgrid Lab (SEC – CID) – Introduction & Lab Tour – Cocktail Reception |
Wednesday, 04 December 2024 – Morning Session
UPRM Campus, 259 Av. Alfonso Valdés Cobián, Mayagüez, 00680, Puerto Rico
| 08:00 | Bus to University Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus |
| 08:00 – 08:45 | Registration Open and Coffee |
| 08:45-09:00 | Fabio Andrade, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez |
| Puerto Rico 2024 Symposium Welcome | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Guillermo Jimenez, University of Los Andes, Colombia |
| The Microgrid Symposium Tradition | |
| 9:15-10:00 | Babak Enayati, Senior Director, LUMA |
| Keynote Presentation | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:30 | America Session 1 |
| Chairs: Michael Ross, Yukon University, Canada Murali Baggu, NREL, USA | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Americas Overview |
| Overview of Americas Microgrids Development – Canada Overview of Americas Microgrids Development – Latin America | |
| 11:00-11:20 | Joel Jorgenson, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez |
| A Zero-Emission Hydrogen Microgrid for Grid Resiliency and Sustainability | |
| 11:20-11:30 | Discussion |
| 11:30-11:50 | Alexandre Nassif, PNNL, USA |
| How to size microgrids based on damage, cascading failures, and recovery time | |
| 11:50-12:00 | Discussion |
| 12:15-12:35 | Sharon Klein, University of Maine, USA |
| Data-Driven Approaches for Secure Electric Grids in Communities Disproportionately Impacted by Climate Change | |
| 12:20-12:30 | Discussion |
| Administration Update | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
Wednesday, 04 December 2024 – Afternoon Session
UPRM Campus, 259 Av. Alfonso Valdés Cobián, Mayagüez, 00680, Puerto Rico
| 13:30-15:30 | America Session 2 |
| Chairs: Brian Miller, NREL, USA Alexandre Prieur, NRCan, Canada | |
| 13:30-13:50 | Max Ferrari Maglia, ORNL |
| From Lab to Field: Overcoming Real-World Challenges in Solar-Based Networked Microgrids — Insights from Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Microgrid. | |
| 13:50-14:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00-14:20 | Murali Baggu, NREL, USA |
| Advancing microgrid research for under served, indigenous, remote, and island communities | |
| 14:20-14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:45-15:05 | Fernando Ghetti, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), International Haiti power utility – Pilot Project for Sustainable Electricity Distribution (PPSELD) |
| Topic: Achievements and challenges of managing an isolated small system in northeastern Haiti | |
| 14:50-15:00 | Discussion |
| 15:00-15:20 | Rodrigo Palma – Universidad de Chile |
| Evolution of decentralized energy solutions in Chile: new challenges | |
| 15:20-15:30 | Discussion |
| Administration Update | |
| 15:30-15:45 | Group Photo Shoot |
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-16:15 | POSTER Introduction Session |
| Chairs: Mihaela Albu, Tech. U. for Science and Technology Politechnica of Bucharest, Romania Maria Brucoli, SSE Energy Solutions | |
| 16:15-17:00 | Each poster presenter gives a 3 min teaser: |
| poster 1 (PDF File), poster 2, poster 3 (PDF File), poster 4, poster 5 (PDF File), poster 6 (PDF File), poster 7, poster 8, poster 9 (PDF File), poster 10, poster 11 (PDF File), poster 12 (PDF File), poster 13 (PDF File), poster 14 (PDF File), poster 15 (PDF File), poster 16 (PDF File), poster 17 (PDF File), poster 18 (PDF File), poster 19 (PDF File), poster 20 (PDF File), | |
| 17:00-17:45 | Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| 17:45-17:50 | Closing Announcements |
| 18:00 | Bus Departs for Dinner Venue |
Thursday, 05 December 2024 – Morning Schedule
UPRM Campus, 259 Av. Alfonso Valdés Cobián, Mayagüez, 00680, Puerto Rico
| 08:50 | Bus to University Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus |
| 09:00 – 09:50 | Registration Open and Coffee |
| 09:50-10:00 | Guillermo Jimenez, University of Los Andes, Colombia |
| Day 2 Opening Address | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Dan Ton, Program Manager of Smart Grid R&D, US DOE, USA |
| Keynote – Current and future microgrid research and development | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Abraham Ellis, Senior Manager – Renewable Energy technologies at Sandia National Laboratories |
| Keynote – PV-based microgrids: Siting and Environmental considerations | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-15:00 | Europe and Africa Session |
| Chairs: Mihaela Albu, National U. of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania Henock Dibaba, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland | |
| 13:00-13:20 | Tarmo Korõtko, Tallinn University of Technology, Estionia |
| Municipal microgrids: Opportunities, barriers, and emerging trends | |
| 13:20-13:30 | Discussion |
| 13:30-13:50 | Amir Basati, CROM @ Aalborg University |
| The REMCE project – Renewable Energy based Minigrid Clusters in Ethiopia | |
| 13:50-14:00 | Discussion |
| 14:00-14:20 | Stephen Owusu, Ministry of Energy, Ghana |
| The Ghana experience on minigrids | |
| 14:20-14:30 | Discussion |
| 14:30-14:50 | Riccardo Mereu, POLIMI/UNESCO Chair in Energy for Sustainable Development |
| SETaDISMA – Sustainable Energy Transition and Digitalization of Smart Mini-Grids for Africa | |
| 14:50-15:00 | Discussion |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break |
Thursday, 05 December 2024 – Afternoon Session
UPRM Campus, 259 Av. Alfonso Valdés Cobián, Mayagüez, 00680, Puerto Rico
| 15:00-17:00 | Special session on Inter-regional cooperations with Europe on microgrids |
| Chairs: Gonçalo Mendes, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland | |
| 15:00-15:10 | Opening and Introduction |
| 15:10-16:45 | Alexandros Chronis, National Technical University of Athens , Greece |
| The Re-Empowered and Sustenance projects | |
| Antti Pinomaa, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland | |
| LUT cooperation initiatives on electrification and digitalization in Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Raúl Vargas Portocarrero, Acciona.org | |
| Acciona’s experience with minigrids in Peru | |
| Amir Basati, CROM @ Aalborg University | |
| The TECH-IN project – Microgrid Technologies for Remote Indonesian Islands – TECH-IN | |
| Harry Stockman, Direct Current BV and DC Systems BV | |
| DC work in Egypt | |
| 16:45-17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00-17:15 | Coffee Break |
| 17:15-17:30 | Closing Session |
Back-up Speakers
| Vidya Manian , University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, USA | |
| Innovating AI Foundation Models for Microgrids | |
| Michael Ross – Yukon university, Canada | |
| Insights when working with First Nation and Inuit led Microgrid projects | |
| Johan Driesen, K.U. Leuven, Belgium | |
| Floating microgrids | |
| Alexandros Chronis, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) | |
| The Latest Developments in the Gaidouromantra Microgrid in Kythnos | |
| Elena Villanueva, Trama TecnoAmbiental, Spain | |
| Bio-Economy Empowerment in Suriname through Access to Water, Energy, and Telecommunications | |
| Nicolo Stevanato, POLIMI/UNESCO Chair in Energy for Sustainable Development | |
| Comprehensive energy solution planning: Framework for electrification projects in developing countries |