The 14th IERE General Meeting

Minutes of the 14th General Meeting (Members Only) Minutes

Common Theme (for General Meeting and Forum):
“The Integrated Grid – Realizing the Full Value of Central and Distributed Energy Resources”

Overall Conference
Chair: Clark W. Gellings (Fellow, EPRI, USA) Overall Summary

Plenary Session

Session Chair: Arshad Mansoor, Senior Vice President R&D, EPRI, USA

P-1	Welcome Address Arshad Mansoor, Senior Vice President R&D, EPRI, USA	Abstract	Presen.
P-2	Opening Address Rolando Nieva, Chair of IERE, Director Electric Systems, IIE, Mexico	Abstract	Presen.
P-3	Keynote Address The Value of an Integrated Power System Arshad Mansoor, Senior Vice President R&D, EPRI, USA	Abstract	Presen.
P-4	Keynote Address Robin E. Manning, Executive Vice President & Chief External Relations Officer and Senior Vice President, Shared Services, Tennessee Valley Authority, USA	Abstract	Presen.

Technical Session

Session A: Innovations in Wholesale Markets and Rate Design

Session Chair : Clark W. Gellings, Fellow, EPRI, USA

TA-0	Introduction by Session Chair		Presen.
TA-1	Improved Wholesale and Retail Market Performance through Efficient Pricing Bernard Neenan, Technical Executive, EPRI, USA	Abstract	Presen.	Summary

Session B: Strategies for Integrating Distributed Energy Resources and their Role in Tomorrow’s Energy Landscape with Grid Planning and Operation

Session Chair : John W.M. Cheng, Senior Manager–Group Sustainability, CLP RI, Hong Kong

	Introduction by Session Chair	Summary
TB-1	Research on Operation Control Strategies of DC Micro-grid Zizhong Zhang , Professional-level Senior Engineer, NARI Group（SGEPRI）, China	Abstract	Presen.
TB-2	SEAS – An Open Source IT Platform to Manage Energy Philippe Bourguignon, SEAS Project Coordinator, EUREKA ITEA2 program, GDF SUEZ, France	Abstract	Presen.
TB-3	Essential Reliability Services for the Bulk Electric System Mark G. Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Reliability Officer, NERC, USA	Abstract	Presen.
TB-4	Planning and Operational Implications of High Levels of Distributed Energy Resources on the Bulk Power System Aidan Tuohy, Project Manager/Technical Leader, Grid Operations and Planning, EPRI, USA	Abstract	Presen.

IERE Award 2014 Ceremony

Chair: Rolando Nieva, Chair of IERE, IIE, Mexico

Award winner: CEPRI, China Presen.

Business Session

Chair : Tetsuo Matsumura, Secretary General, IERE Central Office

BS-1	Chair’s Report 2012-2013 Rolando Nieva, Chair of IERE, IIE, Mexico	Abstract	Presen.
BS-2	Report from Central Office Tetsuo Matsumura, Secretary General, IERE Central Office	Abstract	Presen.

Special Session: T&D Asset Management

Session Chair : Gaétan Lantagne, Acting Senior Director, Research Institute of Hydro-Québec, Canada

TLM Report

SS-1
Report on North American TLM (Technology Leader Meeting)
Robin E. Manning, Executive Vice President & Chief External Relations Officer and Senior Vice President, Shared Services, Tennessee Valley Authority, USA
[“North American TLM”is the second TLM, which is a closed meeting to be held as IERE’s new activity on 18 November under the theme “T&D Asset Management”]

Summary of North American TLM
Edited by EPRI, USA Summary

Related Presentation

SS-2	Overview of Hydro-Québec R&D activities in asset management Gaétan Lantagne, Acting Senior Director, Research Institute of Hydro-Québec, Canada	Abstract	Presen.
SS-3	Development of Decision Support Programs for Maintenance Strategy of Electric Power Equipment Tsuguhiro Takahashi , Senior Research Scientist, CRIEPI	Abstract	Presen.