27/08/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 28/08/2024 02:57
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is extending its "Powered By" webinar series to feature more grid planning and analysis tools starting on Sept. 10.
The webinars, put on by NREL's Grid Planning and Analysis Center (GPAC), are held on the second Tuesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. ET, and each features a different grid planning and analysis tool or set of tools. The webinars are not traditional tool demonstrations but discussions about real-world questions the tools can answer.
"The 'Powered By' webinar series is intended to pull back the curtain on what powers our analyses and answer participants' questions about how the tools can be used," GPAC Director Jaquelin Cochran said.
The series is relevant to anyone who works in the clean energy space and is interested in grid-related topics, from state and local governments to the renewable energy and utility industries. It kicked off in March and has included vibrant discussions about ways the tools can benefit attendees and their grid planning and analysis needs.
"We knew there was a lot of interest in understanding NREL's tools, but it was exciting to see people engaging from so many different types of institutions," Cochran said. "The participants' questions have been really helpful in shaping our plans for model development and what questions we should be answering with those models."
Slides and recordings for the first installment of webinars are housed under Webinar Topics on the "Powered By" webpage.
The next round of webinars will feature an exciting lineup of tools that are helping to address the most pressing power grid challenges and questions. Upcoming webinars include:
Ultimately, GPAC wants to host another webinar series on the biggest questions people have about the grid right now and how NREL addresses those questions using different combinations of NREL tools.
"The 'Powered By' webinars create a catalogue of background information on our tools, allowing us in future webinar series to spend more time focused on how to address complex questions using a combination of these tools," Cochran said.
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