Skipping Stone Participates in 9th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum
Atlanta, GA – March 12, 2019 – Skipping Stone Partner Ross Malme will participate in the 9th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum, North America. The forum, March 18-20, in Washington, D.C. brings together key industry executives for focused networking and information sharing concerning the design, implementation, and operation of renewables-centric microgrids in North America and globally.
Organizers describe the event as having an emphasis is on maximizing the effective use of sustainable distributed energy resources, refining the positive business model for a range of microgrid deployments, and sharing real-world case studies in both grid-tied and off-grid environments.
“More and more, our clients are seeking a path to a reliable energy grid, one that allows them control over energy use,” said Ross Malme. “Energy efficiency has become important, not only for economic reasons, but also because of increased environmental awareness.”
Ross will moderate a panel on Monday morning entitled Learning from the Leaders: Tech Innovator Perspectives. Also on the panel are Lee Ragsdale, Senior Vice President, Grid Infrastructure and Compliance, North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives – Andy Haun, SVP – Chief Technology Officer, Microgrid Business, Schneider Electric – and John Glassmire, Senior Microgrid Advisor, ABB.
The event will focus on:
- Microgrid feasibility, design, and implementation
- Refining the business case for hybrid, renewable energy microgrids
- Solar + storage advances
- Utilization of energy storage for microgrid scenarios
- Advanced battery, fuel cell, and flow battery technologies
- Microgrid power control, management, and grid integration
- Optimizing the management of distributed renewable energy resources
- Effective project evaluation, implementation, and management
- Microgrids as a grid resiliency and reliability strategy
- Standards and interoperability issues
- Market drivers and opportunities worldwide
“The international market for Smart Grid technologies is becoming increasingly attractive to U.S. companies as their expertise is sought after by countries with emerging economies and burgeoning energy needs,” continued Malme, “and this forum affords a great opportunity for deeper conversations than most events provide.”
To find out more about Skipping Stone’s work in Smart Grid Markets, contact Ross Malme: RMalme@SkippingStone.com.
