Wind Project O&M and Safety Conference 2018

Sessions Speakers Exhibitors Floor Plan Buzz
Search

Sessions (0)

Welcome & Keynote (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Amy Farrell ; Jana Adams ; Kevin Schroeder ; Tim Autrey ; Tom Kiernan
The conference will kick-off with keynote Tim Autrey, Founder of the Practicing Perfection Institute.  Combining studies in behavioral psychol... More...

Beyond Data: Trends and Solutions (Room Viceroy)

27 Feb 18
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Incident & Hazard Review

Speaker(s): Gemma Smith ; Kristy Abel ; Prashant Krishnan, P.E.
Have you ever wondered about your data? Understand the different methodologies to analyze and see the trends of your safety data. See the progressi... More...

Shaping the Workforce in an Evolving Industry Landscape (Room Windsor Complex)

27 Feb 18
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Workforce and Training

Speaker(s): Christopher Meehan ; Lauren Miller ; Lucas Chavey ; Neil James ; Shannon Lehmkuhl
As the industry matures, the workforce is continuously evolving.  This changing landscape leaves many hotly debated questions such as what is ... More...

The Rise and Path of Digitalization (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Brian Hayes ; Jonathan Weil ; Jorge Villalobos ; Melissa Stark ; Phil Gauthier ; Uzair Memon
With the fast evolution of technology comes major shifts in the way industry utilizes these emerging technologies, like in the case of the rapidly ... More...

Combining the Power of Data with Physics to Reduce Maintenance Costs and Increase Energy Production

27 Feb 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Sandeep Gupta
In recent years, two separate technological advances have been utilized to improve wind farm operations and maintenance practices. The first is a p... More...

Foundation Structural and Anchor Bolt Health; Practical application of Inspection, Testing, and Monitoring (Room Windsor Complex)

27 Feb 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Gary Garcia ; Jesse Tarr
“Foundation Structural and Anchor Bolt Health; Practical application of Inspection, Testing, and Monitoring”. Presenter: Jesse Tarr, CE... More...

How Machine Learning Will Revolutionize Your Utility (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Jeff Brown
Navigant Research estimates that utility companies will spend almost $50 billion on asset management and grid monitoring technology by 2023. Today ... More...

Predictive Maintenance in Action: Understanding Workflow to Maximize O&M Performance

27 Feb 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Ryan Blitstein
In this session, SaaS-based predictive analytics provider Uptake will share lessons learned from an analytics collaboration between U.S. energy-ind... More...

Shark Tank Round 1 (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Gerrud Wallaert
The maintenance of the future is here.  Wind project operators have long grappled with how to efficiently manage the large amounts of data col... More...

Tactical Safety: Situational Awareness and Risk Assessment Cultures (Room Viceroy)

27 Feb 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Behavioral/Cultural Safety

Speaker(s): Jason Perry ; John Boyle
Situational awareness is everything in an operations culture! A tactical approach on safety reminiscent of elite military units, firefighters, and ... More...

Towards Hybrid Domain/Model Data-Driven Approaches For Real-Time Diagnostics Of Big Cross-Platforms Fleets And Its Economic Impact On Operations & Maintenance.

27 Feb 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Gorka Parada
The early detection of symptoms of degradations and potential critical failures of big cross-platforms fleets is a key aspect of a condition-based ... More...

Networking Lunch & Exhibits (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Sponsored by AMSOIL More...

An Introduction to Lean Process Improvement (Room Viceroy)

27 Feb 18
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Andrew Brody ; Karen Tucker
Taught by Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt from the wind industry, this session will be an interactive learning class covering an introduction to l... More...

Resilience Engineering and Causal Factor Investigation (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Incident & Hazard Review

Speaker(s): Wesley Witt
Safety management today is focused on the proactive actions people and and organizations perform to create a safe workplace and a resilient ograniz... More...

Your Pathway to Reliability, Efficiency, Productivity AND Safety (Room Windsor Complex)

27 Feb 18
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Behavioral/Cultural Safety

Speaker(s): Tim Autrey
Every organization in the Power Industry, regardless of size, must meet industry requirements and government regulations, while dealing with ever-i... More...

Are You Correctly Evaluating Your Performance Upgrade? (Room Windsor Complex)

27 Feb 18
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Sally Starnes
OEMs and 3rd parties currently offer a variety of turbine upgrades. These may be software-based controls optimization, or hardware-based aerodynami... More...

"The Role of Control" - How Advanced Wind Turbine Controls Can Be Geared Towards Performance, Reliability and Longevity Improvements. (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Brandon Fitchett
Did you know that wind turbines don't communicate with each other!? Prominent among the rapidly progressing innovations in wind power today is ... More...

Extremum Seeking Control of Wind Energy Systems (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Mario Rotea
Wind turbines work over a wide range of conditions and have long operating life.  As a result, the optimal parameters of the control system ma... More...

Hazard Mitigation Workshop for Confined Spaces (Room Viceroy)

27 Feb 18
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: Regulatory and Compliance

Speaker(s): JP Conkwright
Confined spaces are one of the most debated topics in the wind industry.  The existence of multiple standards (OSHA, ANSI, etc.) have only add... More...

Life extension for mid term and older wind turbines through control system modernization and through power regulation for maximizing life cycle value. (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Bob Gates
Increased and continued value production is an aim shared by many owners and operators of mid life and older wind turbines. Modernization and or re... More...

Lube Application and the Internet of Things (Room Windsor Complex)

27 Feb 18
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Lasse Eriksen
Hove A/S specializes in solutions for lubrication within various industry segments, e.g. mining, cement plants and wind energy. They have developed... More...

Modernizing Wind Controls to Improve Performance & Increase Turbine Longevity (Room Upper Grande Hall)

27 Feb 18
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Ronald Grife
Advanced turbine controls are taking advantage of the latest in technology to increase production and extend the life of older turbines.  Pres... More...

Gearbox Efficient Monitoring Program (Room Windsor Complex)

27 Feb 18
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Tomoya Nakao
Gearboxes are a major damage and cost factor for wind turbines and their OPEX. To monitor gearbox damage condition effectively is a key for success... More...

A Condition Monitoring Success Story (Room Windsor Complex)

27 Feb 18
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Ryan Brewer
As the use of condition monitoring equipment in wind turbine applications has increased, the conversation has shifted from fault detection to exten... More...