PPA Main Conference Presentations:

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 – 1030-1200

  1. Itron Australasia Pty Ltd – “Dealing with high penetration solar generation impacts on load forecasting” presented by Nick Phillips 
  2. US National Renewable Energy Laboratory – “Cybersecurity challenges for grid operators” presented by Heidi Applegate
  3. ElectraTherm – “Pohnpei Nanpohnmal power plant ORC installation – Concept to operation” presented by David Knight

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 – 1300-1500

  1. Komaihaltec Inc – “Challenges and Opportunities of renewable energy projects: Energy Service Agreement and JCM Solutions” presented by Katerina Zalitko 
  2. Public Utilities Board – “Navigating challenges and charting solutions for Public Utilities Boards (PUB) Asset viability” presented by James Young 
  3. S&C Electric Company – “System reliability improvement through lateral reclosing and transformer self-resetting interrupters” presented by Ernst Camm 
  4. Akuo Energy – “Battery energy storage system in Tonga” presented by Adrien Bock 

Thursday, 28 September 2023 – 0830-1000

  1. Palau Public Utilities Corporation – “Integration of a 34.5kV switching station into Palau’s main electric grid to facilitate increased uptake of renewable energy generation” presented by Ramon Manny Adelbai
  2. US National Renewable Energy Laboratory – “A secure and resilient grid system: planning for all hazards” presented by Heidi Applegate 
  3. SEIAPI – “The regional sustainability energy training center and the SEIAPI training plan” presented by Geoff Stapleton

Thursday, 28 September 2023 – 1030-1300

  1. Camco – “Funding Pacific Nations just energy transition” presented by Paul Makumbe 
  2. SMA Australia – “SMA Solutions for on-grid, off-grid and hybrid projects and upcoming new sunny island x” presented by Raden Saichu 
  3. Palau Public Utilities Corporation – “Palau’s first major step in the transition to renewable energy, the Palau hybrid IPP project” presented by Anthony Rudimch

Thursday, 28 September 2023 – 1300-1500

  1. EIPGRID Inc. – “AI-based virtual power plant system performance as Micro grid and SRP solution” presented by Tony Lee 
  2. University of New South Wales – “Planning frameworks and capacity expansion modelling tools for renewable energy transition for the PICTs” presented by Janendra Prasad and Andrea Loli 
  3. University of New South Wales – “The challenges of energy planning with emerging technologies – the hydrogen opportunity & challenge” presented by Professor Iain Macgill 

Utility Board Directors Workshop:

  1. University of New South Wales – “Sustainable Governance in the Utilities Sector”– presented by Dr. Maria Balatbat
  2. University of New South Wales – “Decarbonizing the Pacific in 2023 – A National Policy and Sectoral Target Review”– presented by Edoardo Santagata 
  3. University of New South Wales – “Planning Frameworks and Capacity Expansion Modelling Tools for Pacific Vanuatu’s National Energy Road Map (NERM 2016-2030)” – presented by Janendra Prasad
  4. University of Hawaii – “Clean Energy Transition in the Hawaiian Islands” – presented by Leon Roose, Marc Matsuura and Damon Schmidt 
  5. University of New South Wales – “Modelling clean energy transitions for PICTs – developing tools and planning frameworks to facilitate energy transitions and bolster resilience in the Pacific” – presented by Edoardo Santagata 
  6. Australia DFAT – “Australia Humanitarian Disaster Response Capability: Power On” – presented by Laura Hugh 
  7. University of the South Pacific – “NDCs, Net Zero , SDGs and The Role of The Electricity Sector Future is Electric” – presented by Dr. Atul Raturi 
  8. University of New South Wales – “Pacific Island Countries and Territories Electricity Utility Boards Directors Workshop” – presented by Professor Iain MacGill, Jay Prasad and Edoardo Santagata, Dr Maria Balatbat and Associate Professor Anna Bruce, Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM) UNSW Sydney, Associate Professor Atul Raturi University of the South Pacific
  9. University of New South Wales – “Tariffs and DER” – presented by Anna Bruce 

Engineers Workshop:

  1. University of New South Wales – “Modelling clean energy transitions for PICTs – developing tools and planning frameworks to facilitate energy transitions and bolster resilience in the Pacific” – presented by Edoardo Santagata 
  2. ITP Renewables – “OpenCEM for Samoa – Project plan for the delivery of a a Capacity Expansion Model for the Samoan grid” – presented by Julia McDonald
  3. Moderator presentations:

i. Introduction & Thinking Tools

ii. Assessing Demand

iii. Preliminary Assessment of RE Potential 

iv. Prefeasibility Study 

v. Feasibility Study 

vi. Implementation 

4. Australia DFAT – “Australia Humanitarian Disaster Response Capability: Power On” – presented by Laura Hugh

5. University of the South Pacific – “NDCs, Net Zero , SDGs and The Role of The Electricity Sector Future is Electric” – presented by Dr. Atul Raturi 

6. ITP Renewables – “Off-grid and mini-grid development in the Pacific – challenges and opportunities” – presented by Julia McDonald