Webinar: Clearing the Air: How to overcome the uncertainty mixed-generation fleets bring to utility planning and operations by Energy Group Webinars

Clearing the Air: How to overcome the uncertainty mixed-generation fleets bring to utility planning and operations

About

Legacy tools to solve for generation planning are not built to handle the uncertainty or complexity of renewables, causing generators to burn more fuel on spinning reserve and overspend on replacement power. Vertically integrated utilities with mixed generation fleets need digital solutions that replace static curves and automate workflows for improved risk management.

Probabilistic models are able to account for uncertainties in demand, weather and generation capacity of individual assets and determine which units should be running given the level of uncertainty. GE Digital’s new solution, Fleet Orchestration, empowers utilities to seamlessly move from day-ahead planning to real-time operation.

Learn how next-generation models using AI/ML offer greater accuracy in predictions and improve productivity across the workflow. Join Aaron Larson, Senior Editor of POWER magazine and Daniel Hynum, Senior Product Manager, for Q&A on how GE Digital’s new Fleet Orchestration software offers real-time visibility to generation and capacity predictions and unit commitment optimization.

Agenda

How to empower decision making to reduce fuel spend while navigating the energy transition
The pitfalls of using legacy, static models
How AI/ML that leverages stochastic modeling for unit commitment optimization to mitigate risk and help utilities maximize use of renewables, reliably

Presenters

Daniel Hynum

Senior Product Manager, GE Digital Power Generation, Oil & Gas

With nearly 20 years of experience at GE in the Gas Power, Renewables and Digital businesses, he has held a variety of roles in gas turbine engineering, program management for wind advanced technology, technical leadership for onshore wind and product management for wind services. In his current role he is focused on bringing to market software solutions that create value at the intersection of power generation and energy markets with a focus on renewables. He has BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and MBA from the University of South Carolina.

Aaron Larson

Executive Editor, POWER magazine

Aaron Larson joined the POWER team in September 2013 as an associate editor and was named executive editor in 2017. Aaron has a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering technology and a master’s degree, specializing in finance. He spent 13 years in the U.S. Navy nuclear power program, advancing to Chief Petty Officer. He has worked at commercial nuclear, biomass, and coal-fired power plants, functioning in operations, maintenance, safety, financial, and management capacities. Aaron holds a Chief A Engineer boiler operator license in the state of Minnesota.

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