Webinar Topic
Nexus Controls, a Baker Hughes business is excited to host Stuart Cohen PhD, Energy Systems Analyst and Rob Hovsapian PhD, Research Advisor at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) joined by Ryan Quint PE, PhD, Senior Manager, BPS Security and Grid Transformation at North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), as they discuss the changing grid dynamics in terms of voltage, frequency, ramping, variability – and how this is impacting hydropower operators. This expert panel will discuss the latest developments from the regulatory, research and implementation viewpoints.
What you’ll learn:
Join industry experts as they discuss the shift from large base loaded coal fired power plants to renewable resources (ie solar, wind and hydro). We will explore this topic in 4 primary areas: frequency control, reactive power, operations optimization and balancing environmental considerations.
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Speaker info and bio:
Senior Manager, BPS Security and Grid Transformation
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
LinkedInRyan Quint is a Senior Manager at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation where he supports the electric utility industry tackle emerging reliability risks and grid transformation topics for the bulk power system. Ryan leads a number of industry efforts focused on integrating inverter-based resources to the bulk power system, ensuring reliability with increasing amounts of distributed energy resources, and incorporating cybersecurity into traditional system planning, operations, and design practices. Ryan has also worked at Dominion Virginia Power and Bonneville Power Administration. He received his PhD from Virginia Tech and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Virginia.
Advanced Electricity Systems Modeling, Optimization & Analysis
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
LinkedInStuart Cohen is an Energy System Analyst in the Economics & Forecasting Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with 12 years of experience in energy systems modeling and analysis, focusing primarily on the electric sector. He was the lead electric system modeler for the U.S. Department of Energy Hydropower Vision, which presents a long-term vision for the hydropower industry in an evolving grid. He currently leads a variety of projects at NREL spanning hydropower, thermal cooling water availability, climate change impacts, carbon dioxide capture, and electricity-economy interactions.
Dr. Hovsapian spent almost 20 years working for General Dynamics, TRW, Northrop Grumman and as an associate scholar scientist / faculty, for the Mechanical Engineering department and program manager at the Center for Advanced Power Systems for the Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium (ESRDC) for the Office of Naval Research. Currently he serves as Research Advisor at National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Previously he worked as a Scientist/ Department Manager for Power & Energy Systems at Idaho National Laboratory, supporting the Wind and Water program at US Department of Energy in Washington DC . He has been responsible for the successful establishment /deployment of several flexible manufacturing startup facilities globally, working on multiple continents and with many cultures, which produced sophisticated defense electronics equipment, complex automotive systems, and advanced semiconductors. Dr. Hovsapian has personally been recognized nationally for his process improvement activities in manufacturing excellence and currently is actively working on energy systems modeling. He received his Masters of Science and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Florida State University.