technical workshop and hydro operators forum
Held Virtually May 11-13, 2021
Workshop and Forum
Workshop and Forum
The Technical Committee of NWHA in conjunction with the Hydro Operators Forum held the 2021 Technical Workshop and Owners Forum virtually May 11-13, 2021.
This three-day workshop focused on a cross-section of topics specific to owners and operators of hydropower projects. The workshop was tailored to project managers, plant operators, technically focused engineers, supply chain vendors, as well as any staff at utilities that would benefit from deep dives into subjects surrounding operations and maintenance.
Beginning in 2021 NWHA and the Hydro Operators Forum cohosted the events to ensure as many attendees, members, and sponsors can engage with this highly technical content specific to the hydropower industry.
The workshop tour featuree a tour of the California Department of Water Resource's System and Thermalito Project. Thermalito came back online in February 2021 after a fire ravished the facility in 2012. The tour will featured the latest upgrades, lessons learned, and how CADWR is incorporating increase project efficiency and water conservation.
The schedule was:
May 11 – 9:00-12:00 PT
Facilitator: Ram Veeraraghavan, Tacoma Power
Facilitator: Mike Wellner, Bonneville Power Administration
Co-Facilitators: Steve Wenke, Avista and Ram Veeraraghavan, Tacoma Power
Hydro Owners Forum
(Owners Only)
This three-day workshop focused on a cross-section of topics specific to owners and operators of hydropower projects. The workshop was tailored to project managers, plant operators, technically focused engineers, supply chain vendors, as well as any staff at utilities that would benefit from deep dives into subjects surrounding operations and maintenance.
Beginning in 2021 NWHA and the Hydro Operators Forum cohosted the events to ensure as many attendees, members, and sponsors can engage with this highly technical content specific to the hydropower industry.
The workshop tour featuree a tour of the California Department of Water Resource's System and Thermalito Project. Thermalito came back online in February 2021 after a fire ravished the facility in 2012. The tour will featured the latest upgrades, lessons learned, and how CADWR is incorporating increase project efficiency and water conservation.
The schedule was:
May 11 – 9:00-12:00 PT
Facilitator: Ram Veeraraghavan, Tacoma Power
- 9:00-10:00- Lessons Learned from Blackouts
- CA Blackouts- Scott Flake, Scott Flake Consulting
- NW Resource Adequacy – Gregg Carrington, Northwest Power Pool
- 10:00-11:00- Better Use of Data
- Steve St. Clair, Puget Sound Energy
- Machine Learning in Hydropower, Andrew Bulmer and Kirsten Gable, Sapere Consulting
- 11:00-12:00- O&M Lessons Learned Case Studies
- Timekeeping in CMMS Presentation, Kasey Grant, Grant County PUD
- Priest Rapids Excitation Cabinet Fires, John Philipp, Grant County PUD
Facilitator: Mike Wellner, Bonneville Power Administration
- 9:00-10:00- Virtual Tour
- California Department of Water Resources Projects and Thermalito Plant, John Yarbrough and Tim Kennelly
- 10:00-11:00- Fire Risk Lessons Learned from Recent Events
- Dave Bardy, US, Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
- Mark Zinniker, Eugene Water and Electric Board
- Dan Wilson, Portland General Electric
- 11:00-12:00- Dam Safety Case Studies
- Lower Baker Grouting Project, Tom Danielson, Puget Sound Energy
- Underwater Inspections, Jon Dasler, David Evans and Associates Marine Services
Co-Facilitators: Steve Wenke, Avista and Ram Veeraraghavan, Tacoma Power
Hydro Owners Forum
(Owners Only)
Thank you to our sponsors
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Northwest Hydroelectric Association
providing a regional forum for the hydropower industry P.O. Box 441 Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Phone: 503-502-7262 Fax: 503-253-9172 Email: info@nwhydro.org |