- Tuesday, September 20, 2022
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Opening Ceremony & Keynote The Grid Edge in an Evolving Grid-of-Grids Infrastructure
The Grid Edge in an Evolving Grid-of-Grids Infrastructure"
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Brian Patterson – EMerge Alliance ### 818218###Expo Hall Speaker###Chairman of the Board###EMerge Alliance###Expo Hall Speaker: – EMerge Alliance
### 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Sustainability in Solar Procurement, Construction & Decommissioning
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Aaron Kinkelaar – Black & Veatch ### 1774376###Expo Hall Speaker###Supply Chain Market Segment Lead###Black & Veatch###Expo Hall Speaker: – Black & Veatch
### @@@ Robert Nicholson – SEIA ### 1679600###Expo Hall Speaker###Manager of PV Recycling###SEIA###Expo Hall Speaker: – SEIA
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Multidirectional Power Converters for Securing AC & DC Loads, and Charging Batteries in Hybrid Microgrids
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Bill Mattas – CE+T America ### 818459###Expo Hall Speaker###Vice President###CE+T America###Expo Hall Speaker: – CE+T America
### 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Multi-tier Distributed Energy Microgrids at Residential Community-Scale
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Gary Oppedahl – Emera Technologies ### 828730###Expo Hall Speaker###Vice President, Emerging Technology###Emera Technologies###Expo Hall Speaker: – Emera Technologies
### 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Automated Design Tool for DC Microgrid Configuration
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Dusan Brhlik – Direct Energy Partners, Inc. ### 1095251###Expo Hall Speaker###President and Chief Executive Officer###Direct Energy Partners, Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – Direct Energy Partners, Inc.
### 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Fleet Decarbonization: Power Planning
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Randal Kaufman – Black & Veatch ### 618969###Expo Hall Speaker###Sales Director###Black & Veatch###Expo Hall Speaker: – Black & Veatch
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2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
American-Made Solar Prize Pitch Showcase
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Sarah Gomach – NREL ### 867544###Expo Hall Speaker###American-Made Challenges Prize Lead###NREL###Expo Hall Speaker: – NREL
### 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Wind vs. Solar: The Competition Heats Up!
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
David Barnes – BayWa r.e. Operation Services ### 1779263###Expo Hall Speaker###EVP###BayWa r.e. Operation Services###Expo Hall Speaker: – BayWa r.e. Operation Services
### @@@ Neil Bautista – BayWa r.e. Operation Services ### 1779264###Expo Hall Speaker###VP Services###BayWa r.e. Operation Services###Expo Hall Speaker: – BayWa r.e. Operation Services
### @@@ Blerta Kumbaro – BayWa r.e. Operation Services ### 1779265###Expo Hall Speaker###Director, Asset Management###BayWa r.e. Operation Services###Expo Hall Speaker: – BayWa r.e. Operation Services
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4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Scaling Microgrids with Distributed Energy Intelligence
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Jorge Elizondo – Heila Technologies ### 1095248###Expo Hall Speaker###President###Heila Technologies###Expo Hall Speaker: – Heila Technologies
### 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Duke Energy DC Home Project
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
David Lawrence – Duke Energy ### 1417419###Expo Hall Speaker###R&D Manager Emerging Technologies###Duke Energy###Expo Hall Speaker: – Duke Energy
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5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
American-Made Solar Prize Winner Announcement
- Wednesday, September 21, 2022
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
About the On-site Live Microgrid
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Brian Patterson – EMerge Alliance ### 818218###Expo Hall Speaker###Chairman of the Board###EMerge Alliance###Expo Hall Speaker: – EMerge Alliance
### 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Funding and Partnership Opportunities for Clean Energy Champions
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Debbie Brodt-Giles – National Renewable Energy Laboratory ### 134970###Expo Hall Speaker###Data Science and Innovation Group Manager###National Renewable Energy Laboratory###Expo Hall Speaker: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
### 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Future of Fault Managed Power
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Chad Jones – Cisco Systems, Inc ### 1766185###Expo Hall Speaker###Technical Leader###Cisco Systems, Inc###Expo Hall Speaker: – Cisco Systems, Inc
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11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
DC Coupled Solar + Storage Considerations and Strategies
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Hanan Fishman – Alencon Systems ### 1765072###Expo Hall Speaker###President###Alencon Systems###Expo Hall Speaker: – Alencon Systems
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Island(ed) Communities: The Benefits of Implementing Real-time Grid Controls in Isolated Regions
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Tim Allen – PXiSE Energy Solutions ### 1379357###Expo Hall Speaker###COO###PXiSE Energy Solutions###Expo Hall Speaker: – PXiSE Energy Solutions
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12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Zero Trust Cyber Security for Interconnected Microgrid Architectures
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
David Lawrence – Duke Energy ### 1417419###Expo Hall Speaker###R&D Manager Emerging Technologies###Duke Energy###Expo Hall Speaker: – Duke Energy
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1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Microgrid Design and Operational Optimization Insights via Use of a Digital Twin
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Kevin Meagher – The Sun Company Americas Inc ### 1766184###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Science Officer###The Sun Company Americas Inc###Expo Hall Speaker: – The Sun Company Americas Inc
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1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Cybersecurity: Securing the Path to Net Zero
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Jake P. Gentle – Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Idaho National Laboratory ### 855484###Expo Hall Speaker###Program Manager###Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Idaho National Laboratory###Expo Hall Speaker: – Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Idaho National Laboratory
### 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
CurrentOS Protocol for DC Microgrids
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Jonathan Hastings – Schneider Electric ### 1777577###Expo Hall Speaker###Solution Architect###Schneider Electric###Expo Hall Speaker: – Schneider Electric
### 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
DCide Configurator Tool for DC Microgrid Design-Build
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Dusan Brhlik – Direct Energy Partners, Inc. ### 1095251###Expo Hall Speaker###President and Chief Executive Officer###Direct Energy Partners, Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – Direct Energy Partners, Inc.
### 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
DC Microgrid Design-Build Lessons Learned
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Phil Teague – Rectify LLC Dba Rectify Solar ### 1650642###Expo Hall Speaker###Co-Founder/ CEO###Rectify LLC Dba Rectify Solar###Expo Hall Speaker: – Rectify LLC Dba Rectify Solar
### 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Data Analytics Driven Operations & Maintenance for Distributed Generation
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
David Brill – Black & Veatch ### 1777858###Expo Hall Speaker###Director - Asset Management Services###Black & Veatch###Expo Hall Speaker: – Black & Veatch
### @@@ Scott DeGeeter – Black & Veatch Corporation ### 1777859###Expo Hall Speaker###VP Power Operating Asset Services###Black & Veatch Corporation###Expo Hall Speaker: – Black & Veatch Corporation
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4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Hybrid DC Bi-Directional Fast EV Charger
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Brian Reeves – Enteligent Inc. ### 1653673###Expo Hall Speaker###VP Product###Enteligent Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – Enteligent Inc.
### 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
EMerge Annual Public Meeting And Reception
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Brian Patterson – EMerge Alliance ### 818218###Expo Hall Speaker###Chairman of the Board###EMerge Alliance###Expo Hall Speaker: – EMerge Alliance
### - Thursday, September 22, 2022
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
About the On-site Live Microgrid
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Brian Patterson – EMerge Alliance ### 818218###Expo Hall Speaker###Chairman of the Board###EMerge Alliance###Expo Hall Speaker: – EMerge Alliance
### 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Automated Design Tool for DC Microgrid Configuration
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Dusan Brhlik – Direct Energy Partners, Inc. ### 1095251###Expo Hall Speaker###President and Chief Executive Officer###Direct Energy Partners, Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – Direct Energy Partners, Inc.
### 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Utility Owned Microgrid Platform Providing Distributed Energy at Community-Scale
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Gary Oppedahl – Emera Technologies ### 828730###Expo Hall Speaker###Vice President, Emerging Technology###Emera Technologies###Expo Hall Speaker: – Emera Technologies
### 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Ducted and Ductless Heat Pump Integration in Residential Microgrid Architectures
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
John Hughes – Trane Technologies ### 1778168###Expo Hall Speaker###Chief Engineer - Residential Controls###Trane Technologies###Expo Hall Speaker: – Trane Technologies
### 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Highly Efficient Connections of DC sources to DC Loads without Unnecessary Conversions
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Jeff Daudert – Nextek Power Systems ### 1766188###Expo Hall Speaker###CEO###Nextek Power Systems###Expo Hall Speaker: – Nextek Power Systems
### 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Why In the World Do We Need an HV Battery System?
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Andy Li – POMCube Inc. ### 1779512###Expo Hall Speaker###CEO###POMCube Inc.###Expo Hall Speaker: – POMCube Inc.
### 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Leveraging the Potential of DC Lighting
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Murray Freeman – ATX LED Consultants Inc ### 1766189###Expo Hall Speaker###CEO###ATX LED Consultants Inc###Expo Hall Speaker: – ATX LED Consultants Inc
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