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Full Schedule

  • Monday, October 21, 2024
  • 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM MT
    Opening Remarks
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM MT
    Welcome and Opening Plenary
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM MT
    Opening Plenary: Word to the Wise: Insights from Canada’s Clean Energy Leaders
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM MT
    Welcome Reception
  • Tuesday, October 22, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MT
    Full Conference Attendees Networking Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM MT
    Keynote Remarks: U.S. Election Outlook: What’s Next for Renewable Energy and Storage?
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM MT
    Plenary Session
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MT
    Plenary: Small World: Leading Manufacturers on the Challenges of Supplying the Canadian market
  • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM MT
    Expo Hall Open
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MT
    Canadian Key Market Renewable and Storage Costs Outlook
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MT
    Empowering Communities: Indigenous Procurement and Project Management
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MT
    Networking Break
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MT
    Optimizing the Future of Renewables with Digital Solutions
  • 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM MT
    Show Floor Theatre Sessions
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MT
    Legal Considerations for Developing Renewable Energy Projects on First Nation Reserve Lands
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MT
    Renewable Energy Project Development Opportunities in Nigeria
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MT
    Renewable Energy, Risk Management, and Insurance: Where Are We Now?
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Learning from Canada's North: Renewable Energy Challenges, Innovations, and Successes
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Taking Credit: Capitalizing on Canada's New Investment Tax Credits 
  • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM MT
    Concurrent Education Sessions
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Environmental Permitting Process of Solar Projects in Alberta and Quebec: Challenges and Opportunities
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Impacts of Climate Change on Solar PV in Southern Alberta
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    NRCan Smart Grid Demonstration Program Portfolio Analysis: Leaps, Bounds and New Boundaries for Smart Grid Innovation
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MT
    How to Use Battery Storage to Optimize EV Infrastructure ROI
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MT
    Key Considerations in Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MT
    Options to manage market rule change risks within VPPs
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM MT
    Full Conference Attendees Networking Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MT
    Driven Foundation Options for Solar Racking Support
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MT
    Evaluating the next steps for the first generation of Canadian wind farms
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MT
    Hybrid Microgrids - What is a Hybrid Microgrid and what are some use cases?
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM MT
    Charting Canada's Strategic Advantage in Developing a Critical Metal Supply Chain for Electrolyzer Technology
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM MT
    Powering Climate Resiliency
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MT
    Indigenous-led Impact Assessment: A BC Case-Study
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MT
    Workforce Development and Talent acquisition
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    Broken Links: How to Protect Canada's Clean Energy Supply Chain
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    Green Light for Green Hydrogen:  Realizing Canada's Clean and Green Hydrogen Potential
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    Technical and technological aspects of Clean Economy ITC claims
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    The Future of Power and Politics in BC
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM MT
    Les opportunités et les défis du déploiement des énergies renouvelables au Canada
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
    Balancing Act: Protecting Agricultural Land While Growing Clean Energy
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
    Canada's Competitive Edge: Attracting Global Investment with Zero-emissions Electricity
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MT
    Iqaluit Hydroelectric Project
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MT
    Electrifying Insights: Key Lessons from the 20 MW Electrolytic Hydrogen Project
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MT
    Learnings from Environmental Regulatory Approval Processes of Energy Storage Projects in Ontario
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM MT
    Marketplace for Private Capital
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM MT
    Networking Break
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MT
    Electrifying Canada’s Geothermal Potential
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MT
    Sodars and Solar: Building Bankable Resource Assessment Campaigns
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MT
    The Role of Green Hydrogen in the Transition to Net-Zero Emissions
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Réception de réseautage avec la Francophonie canadienne /Networking event with the Canadian Francophonie - Transition électrique Canada
  • 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM MT
    We Can Work It Out: Community Engagement Around Renewable Energy Projects
  • 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM MT
    What Comes Around Goes Around: Recycling, Repowering, and the Circular Economy
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM MT
    Pitfalls in Choosing between Owner's Engineering vs. Technical Advisor Roles
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM MT
    Relay Education: Made-in-Canada Renewable Energy Education Reaching a Global Audience
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Adapting reanalysis data to develop monthly budgetary wind speeds for comparison with nacelle anemometry
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    An analysis of bird fatalities at Alberta solar facilities, in the context of the lake effect hypothesis
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Analysis of effectiveness of acoustic bat deterrents at operational wind facilities in Ontario, Canada
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Best Practices for Stakeholder Consultation in Renewable Energy Projects
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Brief analysis on 200m met mast measurement data
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Empowering the EV Revolution
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Expo Hall Happy Hour
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Is my Interconnecting Power Transformer FIT for Service? How to measure its' Technical Condition and Fitness for Purpose
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Largest Urban Solar Project in Western Canada
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Optimizing Smart Microgrid Resiliency through Advanced Digital Twin Modeling
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Otonomi DX : The Solar Kit Sale Platform
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    People Power: The critical role of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) in Energy Transition developing skills, assets and markets for success
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Poster Reception
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Practicality: Cases for Canadian H2 Infrastructure, Today
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Reliability with Integrating Sealants with Mounting Hardware
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Renewable Energy and EV Optimization with Artificial Intelligence
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Understanding the Effects of Electric Current on Bearing Performance
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Wind Farm Wake Influence Analysis Based on Real Case
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
    National on 10th Networking Reception (Off-site)
  • Wednesday, October 23, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MT
    Full Conference Attendees Networking Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM MT
    WiRE Award Presentation
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM MT
    Keynote Remarks: Electricity: Canada's Growth Agenda
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM MT
    Plenary Session
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MT
    Plenary: Power Players: Insights from Canada's Top Utilities and System Operators
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM MT
    Expo Hall Open
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MT
    Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit: Understanding the impact of the new ITC's in the behind-the-meter sales cycle
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MT
    Easing the transition to Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles with Artificial Intelligence
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MT
    Networking Break
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MT
    Unique Considerations of Building in Northern Climates: The Impact of Canadian Climate on Solar Racking Solutions
  • 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM MT
    Show Floor Theatre Sessions
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MT
    Harnessing Real-Time VR Technologies for Enhanced Training and Operational Efficiency in Renewable Energy
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MT
    Updated Guidance for Mitigating Wind Turbine Weather Radar Interference in Canada
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Navigating the Future: The Evolving Landscape of Electricity Markets Across Canada
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Raise the Roof: Scaling Up Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar in Canada
  • 11:00 AM – 3:45 PM MT
    Concurrent Education Sessions
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    Leveraging AI for Enhanced Regulatory Compliance & Safety
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MT
    What comes after net-metering: How Industry Can Drive Modernization of Solar Compensation with VDER
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MT
    Alberta’s Restructured Energy Market – Long-term impacts and lesson’s from ERCOT
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MT
    WiRE Presentation
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM MT
    Full Conference Attendees Networking Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MT
    Solar Modelling Validation and Lessons learned
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM MT
    Preventing Thermal Runaway in Battery Energy Storage Systems
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MT
    ROI of Installing Solar on Metal Roofing and Real Life Case Studies in Canada
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    Indigenous Equity in Renewable Energy Projects: Financial Options, Legal Structures and Partnership Opportunities
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    Should We Join Forces? The Role of Interregional Transmission in Shaping the Future Electricity Grid
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    Ensuring the Cybersecurity & Safety of BESS Deployments
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    Grow Your Business with CanREA - Capitalize on Canada’s 35 GW by 2035 Wind, Solar, and Energy Storage Opportunity
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
    CanREA's Policy and Markets Cross-Canada Update
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MT
    Electricity Resource Compensation Under a Net Zero Future
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MT
    Changing landscapes: Evolving environmental and regulatory considerations for utility-scale renewable energy projects in Canada