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EEA Conf Programme 2021 Conference Programme - Provisional - 29 March 2021 WEDNESDAY, 30 JUNE 2021 8.30am REGISTRATION & TRADE EXHIBITION OPENS ROOM 3 ROOM 4 ROOMS 2 TO 4 9.30am CONFERENCE OPENING 9.35am Keynote Address 1 10.10am Keynote Address 2 10.45am ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 CARBON ZERO SMART TECHNOLOGY FUTURE GRIDS PANEL SESSION 1 11.00am Architecture of the Future Low-Carbon, ConductorDown – A groundbreaking safety solution for New approaches to network planning. Details to be advised Resilient, Electrical Power System. overhead distribution networks. Richard Kingsford, WEL Networks Prof. Neville Watson, University of Rodger Griffiths, Electronet Technology Canterbury 11.30am Perverse incentives creating an impact on Practical experience of IEC61850 and future IoT for a smarter grid. network performance and New Zealand’s zero applications. Max Feickert, Energy Outcomes & Darren carbon future. Nathan Rich, Connetics Ltd Lucinsky, Electra Ltd Dougal McQueen & Junaid Qureshi, Aurora Energy 12.00pm The effects on the wider electricity network of Enhancing rating studies through soil digital twin. The use, development and improvement of heating decarbonisation projects. Nu’man Rashid, Unison Networks Ltd approaches for generation balancing to meet peak Campbell Rae, Connetics Ltd demand. Katherine Moore, Transpower NZ Ltd 12.30pm LUNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT INNOVATION FUTURE ENERGY SECURITY INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SMART TECHNOLOGY 1.30pm Rethinking test data and reporting. An Electricity network infrastructure resilience through the Implementation of Whangamata’s standby battery Analysis of an Intelligent Merging Unit Based on IEC Introduction to our common data environment for lens of seismicity. energy storage system. 61850-9-2. improving electrical safety. Nirmal Nair, University of Auckland Eric Wolters, Powerco Parsa Zakeri, EEA APEX winner / Beca Patrick Coombe, Mitton Electronet 2:00pm Implementation of a new asset condition and risk Can ABC and CCT systems improve the reliability and Speed is of the essence – A case study of developing Application of bridging bars on 400v low voltage network: modelling methodology at The Lines Company. resilience of LV/MV OH networks in New Zealand? New Zealand’s Waipipi windfarm. Maintaining user safety, network security and customer Geoff Tait, The Lines Company Goran Stojadinovic, TransNet NZ Ltd Kieran Kennedy, Mitton Electronet reliability. Gagan Jaggi, Northpower 2.30pm Helicopters flying near HV lines earthing safety – TPR envision: Making transmission planning visual A paradigm shift in underground cable asset Monitoring and detection of low-current/high-impedance A case study. and interactive. management: To achieve better life-cycle faults in distribution networks. Philip Boys, Mitton Electronet & Mike Taylor, Sujata Roy & Valarmathy Dornan, Transpower management and reliability. Dr. Fiona Stevens McFadden & Anwarul Sifat, Taylor Consultants (2006) Ltd NZ Ltd Vikram Sen & Richard Kingsford, WEL Robinson Research Institute (Victoria University of Networks Wellington) 3.00pm Implementing Mainpower's advanced distribution Solar tsunamis: Space weather prediction and risk Contemporary Galápagos Finches – Harmonic Is your protection relay trying to tell you something? management system. mitigation for New Zealand's energy infrastructure. Filter Design using Evolutionary Algorithms. David Harper, AECOM NZ Hamish Cumming, Mainpower Andrew Lapthorn, University of Canterbury Brad Henderson, Mitton Electronet 3.30pm AFTERNOON TEA Conference Programme - Provisional - 29 March 2021 DAY 1 CONTINUED WEDNESDAY, 30 JUNE 2021 ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 ASSET MANAGEMENT INNOVATION ASSET REPLACEMENT FUTURE GRID OUR PEOPLE 4pm Vegetation risk framework & management system: Overhead copper conductors, their condition and A (Geo) graphical tool for overhead network renewal The future of electrical worker licensing and Development and application. risk-based replacement. planning. competence. Johnathon Green, Horizon Networks Mitch Graham, Unison Networks Ltd Kenneth Pattie, Andrea Galliegue & David Mel Orange, Electrical Workers Registration Haberkorn, Powerco Board 4.30pm Meaningful measurement matrixes – good data, Detection of rebar corrosion in concrete power Putting the smarts in scalable customer Empowering those who will shape the New better reporting tools used to measure vegetation poles. restoration. Zealand’s energy future. data. Joseph Bailey, Victoria University of Paul Blue & Claire Picking, Counties Power Dr. Nikki Newham, University of Canterbury Sam Glenn, Delta Utilities Ltd Wellington 5pm Geospatial modelling of overhead distribution Network Tasman reinforced concrete pole life Feeder automation: A provincial case study. Look up and live – Powerline safety. conductor condition and risk using the DNO assessment. David Klein Ovink, Horizon Glen Cook, Electrical Safety Consulting common methodology framework. Murray Hendrickson, Network Tasman Networks Waseem Awan & Kenneth Pattie, Powerco 5.30 - 7.30pm SOCIAL FUNCTION HELD IN TRADE EXHIBITION Conference Programme - Provisional - 29 March 2021 THURSDAY, 1 JULY 2021 7.30am AGM IN ROOM 1 ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 ASSET ENHANCEMENTS DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SMART TECHNOLOGY GREEN ENERGY 8.30AM Dry your tears and your hydro generator: Improved analysis technique for inverter-based Efficient electrification with Ga2O3 - a robust The dawn of utility scale solar in New Zealand. recovering from disaster. generation connections. ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor Campbell McMath, Kea Energy Ltd Campbell Hammond & Rowan Sinton, Edison Ahmed Moawwad, Transpower NZ Ltd Radnya Mukhedkar & Prof. Martin Allen, Consulting Group University of Canterbury 9.00am Bunnythorpe to Haywards reconductoring KASM Project at UK Power networks for facilitating Laser, EMF and camera monitoring of a A power quality view on wind and solar power project. renewable energy integration via real-time transmission line span to observe and analyse the integration and compliance. Helen Gilbert & Ben Evans, Beca contingency analysis implementation. swing of different conductor types. Kieran Kennedy, Mitton Electronet Graeme Ancell, Ancell Consulting & Gilburt Robert Lake, PSC NZ Ltd Chiang, Bigwood Systems 9.30am Clyde 220 kV CB508 replacement and enabling Grid auto-reclose and embedded generation: end to end Improved method for energy reconciliation us- Design and construction of the Azura wave energy works. co-ordination challenges to improve system availability ing smart meter data event analytics. converter. Andy McMahon, Transpower NZ Ltd & Kerry and integrity. Leonie Bule & Jared Positos, University of Efim Sturov, EHL Group Jenkins, Beca Peter Bishop, Transpower NZ Ltd Auckland 10.00am Challenges and lessons learnt from the design- A new era of innovation in the power system Utilising parametric design to reduce costs and Reinjection as a solution to greenhouse gas build of NZ’s largest single hospital project. Eric Pyle & Gareth Williams, Solarcity carbon footprint. emissions for high emitting geothermal power- Winton Buchanan & Kirill Kudinov, Connetics John Fallow, Beca plants in New Zealand. Ltd Anu Choudhary, Victoria University of Wellington 10:30am MORNING TEA ROOMS 2 TO 4 11.00am Keynote Address 3 11.45am Keynote Address 4 12.30pm LUNCH ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 CARBON ZERO DISTRIBUTED GENERATION DISTRIBUTED GENERATION PANEL SESSION 2 2.00pm Sustainable transmission line designs in to Modelling the hosting capacity of Orion’s low How low carbon technologies will affect the Details to be advised reduce concrete consumption. voltage network for EV charging. usage of transformers, and how the utility Craig Oliveira, EEA APEX winner/ Beca Sharee McNab, EPECentre & Yuyin Kueh, Orion should respond. NZ Ltd Dan Martin, ETEL 2.30pm Electrification of dairy processing – Insights, BYO DER or network? Identifying optimal trade-offs Merits of localized demand control in preparing innovation and impact. between distributed energy resource build and distribu- local distribution grids for high penetration of Glenn Sullivan, Fonterra tion network augmentation through integrated resource solar PV and electric vehicles. planning Ryan Tulabing, University of Auckland Brian Moore, Ernst & Young 3.00pm Carbon zero: the dream and the reality. A case study of an innovation ecosystem: Waipa Powerco LV grid visibility and monitoring. Bryan Leyland, Leyland Consultants Networks, the Lakewood development and St Kilda Jesse Malone, MV Technology Solutions Pty subdivision. & Phil Marsh, Powerco Peter Armstrong, Waipa Networks 3:30pm BEST PAPER AWARD - HELD IN ROOM 4 4.00pm CLOSE OF CONFERENCE - HELD IN ROOM 4 .
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