Australia Workshop for Distributed Energy Resource Networks

This half-day workshop is hosted by the SunSpec Alliance and sponsored by PXiSE Energy Solutions.

The event will feature three, one-hour workshop panels with guest speakers from PXiSE Energy Solutions, Electric Power Research Institute, GE Grid Solutions, Fronius Australia, Clean Energy Council of Australia, Australian Energy Market Operator, Sandia National Laboratories, and more.

The current agenda of workshop panels is listed below. Speakers may be subject to change.

Australian Common Smart Inverter Profile (CSIP) for the IEEE 2030.5 Protocol: What can be Learned from the U.S. CSIP Development Experience?

Panelists:

• Ben Ealey – Program Lead, Information and Communication Technologies for DERs at Electric Power Research Institute
• Dr. Robbie Simpson – System Architect at GE Grid Solutions and Technical Committee Chair for IEEE 2030.5 standard
• Representative from the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science (invited)

DER and Standards Governance in Australia: Lessons from Overseas & Setting up a System that Works for Everyone.

Panelists:

• Rod Dewar – Solutions Manager, Fronius Australia
• Darren Gladman – Director, Distributed Energy at Clean Energy Council of Australia
• Dr. Charles “Chuck” Wells – Chief Technology Architect at PXiSE Energy Solutions
• Representative from the Australian Energy Market Commission (invited)

Cybersecurity and Public Key Infrastructure for DER: Addressing a Global Challenge in the Australian Market.

Panelists:

• Dave Bradshaw – Enterprise Security Architect at AEMO
• Jay Johnson – Principal Member Of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories
• Representative from the Australia Cyber Security Collaboration Center (invited)