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EDUCATION: JULY 14-17, 2025 | EXHIBITION: JULY 16-17, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA
 

HYDROVISION International Logo

EDUCATION: JULY 14-17, 2025 | EXHIBITION: JULY 16-17, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA
 

Integrated Resource Planning

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Integrated Resource Planning

Continued growth in demand for electricity means utilities must continually plan for future needs and how to meet them. An IRP is an important tool to help hydro plant owners make the most of hydropower as a low-cost resource and part of a larger generation portfolio.

 

Waterpower Hydro Basics - Communicating Hydro's Value

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | 10:35 AM - 11:35 AM | Room 301

This course emphasizes on the importance of communicating hydropower's role and/or value. Discuss with your peers and learn new initiatives for hydropower. 

This course shares examples of communication with: 

  • School Children
  • Communities
  • Media or Environmental Groups
  • Policy-makers 
  • Discussion and Q&A 

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KEYNOTE

Opening Keynote (Utility Executive Roundtables and Hydro Hall of Fame)

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Location TBA

Our Keynote session kicks off HYDROVISION International and is open to all attendees and exhibitors. The HYDROVISION Keynote features executives and thought leaders from the power sector and beyond. The keynote will also feature the presentation of the 2024 Hydro Hall of Fame awards and our Utility Executive Roundtable.

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1:00 PM
    • Workshop
    Hydro Hands-on Training: Reenergizing a Power Grid after a Fault
    Offsite
    Pre-registration for this event is required. This event includes an additional fee unless you have an All Access pass. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@hydroevent.com to re ...
    Speakers
    Timothy Slater
    Timothy Slater, Power Dispatch Trainer - Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
    Joseph Liberatore
    Joseph Liberatore, Electrical Engineer - Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
10:35 AM
    • Waterpower Hydro Basics
    Waterpower Hydro Basics - Communicating Hydro's Value
    403
    Pre-registration for this event is required. This event includes an additional fee unless you have an All Access pass. Visit your registration resource center or reach out to info@hydroevent.com to re ...
    Speakers
    Bob Bauer
    Bob Bauer, Outreach Education Specialist - Chelan County PUD
8:00 AM
    • Keynote
    Opening Keynote (Utility Executive Roundtables and Hydro Hall of Fame)
    Mile High Ballroom
    All badge holders are eligible to attend. Our Keynote session kicks off HYDROVISION International and is open to all attendees and exhibitors. The HYDROVISION Keynote features executives and thought l ...
    Speakers
    Tom Roode
    Tom Roode, Chief of Operations and Maintenance - Denver Water
    Klaus Engels
    Klaus Engels, Director Hydro Germany - Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH
    Corey Vezina
    Corey Vezina, Hydropower Program Manager - U.S. Department of Energy
10:45 AM
    • New Development
    Financial Requirements and Considerations for Closing a Pumped Storage Project
    303
    This session will be devoted to the financial requirements necessary for the closing of a pumped storage project. A variety of elements are needed to financially close. The developer needs a power pur ...
    Speakers
    Scott Flake
    Scott Flake, Senior Energy Consultant - Self Employed
    Matthew Shapiro
    Matthew Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer - rPlus Hydro, LLLP / rPlus Energies, LLC
    Charles Conrad
    Charles Conrad, Senior Manager, Origination and Development - TC Energy
    Panel Moderator
    Vladimir Koritarov
    Vladimir Koritarov, Director, Center for Energy, Environmental, and Economic Systems Analysis - Argonne National Laboratory
    • Industry Trends and Analysis
    Grid Stability and Modernization
    302
    Hydropower and pumped storage play important roles in a power grid with a high renewable share. Future power grid scenario studies explore hydropower's role and the uncertainty of new development. Mea ...
    Speakers
    Stuart Cohen
    Stuart Cohen, Senior Energy Analyst - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Lee Ward
    Lee Ward, Industry Sales Manager - Rockwell Automation
    Jonathan Aust
    Jonathan Aust, VP of Power Operations for CRSP, DSW and RM Region - Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
    Panel Moderator
    Thushara De Silva
    Thushara De Silva, Research engineer - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1:00 PM
    • New Development
    The Approach for Success with Pumped Storage
    303
    Advancing pumped storage projects requires sound and suitable technical and environmental plans. Because of the long timeframes and amount of money required, developers must be on their game regarding ...
    Speakers
    Rocío Uría-Martínez
    Rocío Uría-Martínez, Senior R&D, Environmental Sciences Division - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Donald Erpenbeck
    Donald Erpenbeck, Vice President & Global Sector Leader - Dams & Hydropower - Stantec
    Panel Moderator
    Svetlana Helc
    Svetlana Helc, Director Ontario Pumped Storage Project - TC Energy
1:45 PM
    • Environmental Issues and Water Management
    Surface Water Pump Assessment at TVA’s Douglas Dam
    301
    The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) uses several mitigation techniques to improve dissolved oxygen (DO) and water temperature of the released water through turbines. One of these techniques, describe ...
    Chairperson
    Marcela Politano
    Marcela Politano, certainFlow, Principal and Research Engineer, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering - The University of Iowa
    Speakers
    Tom Eldredge
    Tom Eldredge, CFD Mechanical Engineer - SME - Mesa Associates, Inc
10:45 AM
    • New Development
    Equity Apportionment Considerations in Project Development
    303
    The apportionment of equity in hydroelectric development depends on many factors, but it is important to understand how equity is distributed. Projects must have a satisfactory return on investment to ...
    Speakers
    Guy Lonechild
    Guy Lonechild, Chief Executive Officer - First Nations Power Authority
    Laurent Nahmias-Leonard
    Laurent Nahmias-Leonard, Senior Director, Corporate Development - Boralex Renewable Energy
    Jeremy Arruda
    Jeremy Arruda, Partner - Ernst and Young
    Darren Huculak
    Darren Huculak, Managing Partner - Summit 72
    Panel Moderator
    Christopher Ball
    Christopher Ball, Executive Vice President - Corpfinance International Ltd.
1:00 PM
    • New Development
    Overview of International Projects in Development
    303
    Hydroelectric projects are being developed worldwide, much more in other regions than in the U.S. This session will provide an overview of these development projects, lessons learned, challenges, and ...
    Speakers
    Isha Shrestha
    Isha Shrestha, Director - Nilgiri Khola Hydropower Company Limited
    Andrew Storfer
    Andrew Storfer, CEO - America Energia S.A,
    Panel Moderator
    Michael Harbach
    Michael Harbach, Head of Sales Compact Hydro - ANDRITZ Hydro GmbH
2:30 PM
    • New Development
    Conventional and Small Hydro Development Case Studies
    303
    How do conventional and small hydro development fit in the new world? This session will discuss whether or not these projects can be financed and technology improvements. Experts will also discuss whe ...
    Speakers
    Tom Cuthbert
    Tom Cuthbert, Chief Technology Officer - Emrgy
    Jeremy Wells
    Jeremy Wells, Civil Engineer - Wells Engineering, LLC
    Charles Hutton
    Charles Hutton - Current Hydro
    Panel Moderator
    Norman Bishop
    Norman Bishop, Chief Executive Engineer - Current Hydro

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