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Wind Optimization & Maintenance 2016
November 29-30, Doubletree Hilton, Toronto
3rd Annual
O&M
canada
MASTER ALL WEATHER O&M, OPTIMIZE HUMAN
RESOURCES & MAXIMIZE AVAILABILITY TO BOOST AEP
NEW
WIND FARM
OWNERS
PASS
Brand New Speakers Include:
5 KEY REASONS TO ATTEND WIND O&M CANADA 2016!
1.	 NEW O&M CASE STUDIES: Get a grip with wind O&M anytime, anyplace,
any weather when you evaluate only the most innovative blade, gearbox
and bearings techniques used by wind operators now to truly boost AEP
2.	 Benefit from exclusive owner-led CMS case studies that demonstrate
in detail how CMS systems have been used to identify symptoms and
expedite wind turbine fault remediation with net revenue benefits to
Canadian wind farms
3.	 Understand how to best execute wind turbine warranty rights, optimize
owner-OEM communication to exceed availability & energy yield targets
from all your turbines
4.	 Face up to the challenge of post-warranty transition, understand what
service model works at what wind fleet scale and take home unique
lessons learned from the best self-service owners, OEMs & ISPs north of
the border
5.	 Learn how to rethink human capital in wind O&M when you receive
exceptional peer led insights covering scheduling, maximization of people
dollars and the safeguarding all your resources to achieve more but risk
far less
Canada’s #1 Platform for Wind O&M Business Leaders & Service Specialists
BEST NEW FEATURES FOR 2016!
üReimagine Peer-to-Peer Networking – Take advantage of 6+ hours of
structured executive networking sessions to connect you with the expertise
you never knew you were missing!
üAll New Cold Weather Tech Showcase - The most innovative cold weather
OM solutions will expose truly game changing products that are set to
improve the business case for cold climate turbines for good
üDevelop from Big Data to Smart Decisions – Get a unique chance to
evaluate vendor ROI and understand what AEP gains your turbines could be
making with retrofit and upgrade system investment
üDelve Deeper in the Best Owner Case Studies – Use our pioneering
conference QA  live polling tool to get beneath the surface of all expert
presentations and better target the insights you need the most
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Who attends?
Silver Sponsors
CM Retrofit 
Monitoring Sponsor
Sponsors
Attendance Already 56% Up On This Time Last Year - Secure Your Place Here:
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Rob Edinger,
Senior Business
Manager,
Algonquin Power
Alex Couture
Director of
Generation,
EDF EN Canada
Ian MacRobbie
General Manager,
Enbridge
Tracy Duncan,
Reliability Engineer,
TransAlta
Official Partners
Ice Prevention Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
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Wind Optimization  Maintenance Canada is a wholly
independent national event focused on bringing together
all top executives in the Canadian wind value chain. Our
goal is to provide a unique space from which the industry
leaders can drive up AEP across their wind portfolios.
This event has been created to facilitate key partnerships
and foster collaboration between leading IPPs, Utilities,
Owner Developers, Private Wind Investors, OEMs, ISPs,
Technical Engineering, Vendors, RD, Centres, Local 
Provincial policy makers and all others interested in the
development of a more lucrative wind industry nationally.
Wind Energy Update is able to do this through the
provision of exceptional market foresight, in depth
generation data analysis and a collection of only the best
case study presented business models – all of which will
change the way you think about operating turbines from
the ground up.
What is Wind OM Canada?
Kerr Jeferies - Project Director
Wind Energy Update
kjeferies@windenergyupdate.com
1 800 814 3459 ext 7565
+44 (0) 207 375 7565 (Global)
We’ve been able to learn from our experience in creating
the leading forum for the US wind supply chain (Wind
OM Dallas) and will build on this success by creating
valuable local content and insights for the all players
within the Canadian wind energy community.
The Value
The true value of Wind OM Canada is achieved when we
provide world class peer-to-peer networking, and ensure
that you do not waste time wandering a trade expo.
Instead, you’ll meet only a condensed audience of
likeminded decision makers in an exclusive environment
designed purely for the provision of clear, concise and
invaluable business insights.
Key attending organizations include;
Algonquin, Captial Power, Cartier, Enel Green Power, Boralex, Brookfield, Enbridge, Enercon, GE Renewables
Energy, Pattern Energy, Vestas, Siemens, Gamesa, Senvion, Capstone, Krueger, TransAlta and many many more
32% OWNER OPERATOR
16% OEM
9% ISP
9% LARGE COMPONENT
SPECIALIST
7% BIG DATA SOLUTION
11% SPECIALIST VENDORS
6% NEW START UPS
9% OTHER
19% C-LEVEL
35% EXECUTIVE
MANAGEMENT
17% ASSET/PLANT/
SITE MANAGER
24% BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT  SALES
OR MARKETING
13% ENGINEERING
STAFF
2% CONSULTANTS
AND ADVISORS
2% RESEARCH AND
ANALYSIS
COMPANY TYPESDELEGATE SENIORITY
Record 180+
Attendees
Bringing together top decision
makers and asset managers
from acess Canada
NEW WIND FARM
OWNERS PASS
Exclusive new owners subsidy
available to owners and
developers - see pass prices
for details
All New Cold Weather
Showcase
Check out the very latest cold
weather technologies hitting
the market
Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today
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OM
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Brand New Speakers for 2016 include:
Speaking to more than 180+ of Canada and the northern US’s most influential decision makers, asset
managers and wind OM specialists, will deliver the very latest case studies allowing you to reap further
performance from your equipment and vastly reduce downtime.
Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today
www.windenergyupdate.com/optimization-maintenance-canada/register.php
Alex Couture,
Director of Generation,
EDF EN Canada
Ian MacRobbie,
General Manager,
Enbridge
Rob Edinger,
Senior Business Manager,
Algonquin Power
Troy Ryan,
Eastern Regional Manager,
Leeward Energy
Mark Gilmore,
Director of Operations,
Engie Canada Inc.
Tracy Duncan,
Reliability Engineer,
TransAlta
Kristin Vidi,
Mechanical Engineering
EIT,
Alterra Power
Charles Godreau,
Research Analyst,
TechnoCentre Eolien
Aaron Culver,
Senior Renewable Energy
Consultant,
SgurrEnergy
Mark Eagle,
Sales Development
Manager,
Moventas
Reynir Hilmisson,
Lead Global Remote
Monitoring  DIagnositic
Engineer,
Brüel  Kjaer Vibro GmbH
Lauge Nielsen*,
Regional Manager,
Pattern Energy
JJ Davis*,
OM Manager,
Krueger Energy
Martin Davison*,
Operations Manager,
Capital Power
OWNER OPERATORS
SERVICE SPECIALISTS
*Top owners have been recruited to act as owner advocates
during all QA to ensure you get the details and answers you
need to make positive operational decisions
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Allan Duncan,
President  CEO,
CSS Wind
Jeff Walkup,
VP Sales  Operations,
Gram  Juhl
Steven Fugere,
VP Business Development,
East Coast Wind
Petteri Anitakinen,
CEO,
Wicetec
Richard Brooks,
Wind Energy Aftermarket
Manager,
The Timken Company
Ville Karkkolainen,
Managing Director,
Bladefence
Alexandre Vezina,
Technical Manager,
Delom Services
Berj Tatiyousian,
Regional Health  Safety
Manager,
Senvion
SERVICE SPECIALISTS
Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today
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Ben MacDonald,
Professional II – QSE
Eastern Canada,
Vestas
Keith Vergien,
Area Operations Manager –
Canada Solar/Wind,
EDF Renewable Services
Payam Ashtiani,
Principal,
Aercoustics
David Clark,
Owner,
CMS Wind
Judah Moseson,
VP Operations,
Cooke Power Services
Kevin Alewine,
Director of Marketing,
Shermco Industries
Tom Sutton,
Associate Director,
KVCC Wind Turbine
Technician Academy
Mike Doherty,
Electrical Safety
Consultant,
e-Hazard
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7:30-8:45 REGISTRATION, EXHIBITION 
WELCOME COFFEE
9:00-9:20 Lessons Learned from the
USA - How to Approach the Post
Warranty Transition
•	 Build your understanding of the market
scope for post warranty turbines in the
Canadian/ North USA markets over the
next 5-10 years’ dependent on Canada’s
differing ownership size/investor models
•	 Examine the impact PW has had on
transforming the supply chain landscape
in the US and what this has meant for the
proportional spend on OM by key US
wind farm owners
•	 Quiz key OEMs  ISPs on the trends seen
in industry MA in order to know what
supply chain transformations the Canadian
market can expect of the next 5-10 years
Official Conference Chairman TBC
9:20-9:45 Utility Scale Self
Performance Post Warranty
•	 Evaluate the development of EDF from an
owner developer to self-performer and
now to 3rd Party service provider and know
what to expect from EDF in the next 5 years
•	 Receive exclusive insights on the benefits
of self-performance and identify how
they’ve enhanced generation while cutting
downtime across sites by training and
establishing in-house expertize
•	 Understand how the key takeaways from
the EDF experience can be applied to
your own portfolio no matter how large or
small your fleet
Alex Couture,
Director of Generation,
EDF EN Canada
9:45-10:10 Successfully Navigate Your
Transition to End of Warranty (EOW)
•	 Understand the process from start to finish
when it comes to making the transition to
post-warranty
•	 Ensure you’re aware of how owners can
avoid common pitfalls and oversights
when you take advantage of the very latest
owner lessons learned from the past 12
months
•	 Examine the competing business strategies
for operating turbines post warranty and
understand why Enbridge has chosen the
approach it has
Ian MacRobbie,
General Manager,
Enbridge
10:10-10:30 Exclusive EOW QA
Session - Have your say/ What do you
need to know?
QA with:
Lauge Nielsen,
Regional Manager,
Pattern Energy
Alex Couture,
Director of Generation,
EDF EN Canada
Ian MacRobbie,
General Manager,
Enbridge
Use our Sli.do conference tool to ask
questions directly on your tablet, phone or
computer
Your Questions Could Include:
•	 What ROI has been achieved by sticking
with the OEM?
•	 What improvements are OEMs making
to secure service agreements for the
competitive post warranty market?
•	 What about 3rd Part OEM Services? Will
they grow as they did in the US or will
they simply expand US service provision
northwards
•	 Will costs decline to match US service
costs and over what timelines?
•	 When has it made sense to self-service?
•	 How do owners prepare resources and
infrastructures? What were the teething
pains?
•	 What ROI is being achieved and who
can we look to for guidance (small
owners vs. large owners)?
•	 What is the USP of ISP Servicing? What
benefits are reaped by partnering with
an ISP for services?
•	 How do ISPs compete on price with
OEMs? What value added services are
they offering to achieve contracts?
10:30-11:00 EXHIBITION 
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today
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NEW WIND FARM
OWNERS PASS
Exclusive new owners subsidy
available to owners and
developers - see pass prices
for details
DAY 1 – NOV 29 - WIND OM CANADA 2016 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
11:00-11:30 Develop a Business
Case that Optimizes Cold Weather
Generation
•	 Understand what is the business case and
how you can build/verify one for cold
weather operations
•	 Learn about the latest tools and
techniques to accurately identify your
lost %AEP from cold weather conditions
and icing
•	 Examine the latest research from TCE
that demonstrate good icing detection
first, this allowing you to correct turbine
position and settings to maximize
production control
Charles Godreau,
Research Analyst,
TechnoCentre Eolien
11:30-12:00 Mitigate Ice  Optimize
Performance
•	 Learn how to remove uncertainties
around the impact of ice on your turbines
and discover insights that will boost your
operational capacity
•	 Evaluate key takeaways, experiences and
performance data from cold weather
turbine operations in Sweden and
understand how this affects your own
plant
•	 Review the full experiences from the
first Canadian retrofit solution project by
Wicetec  East Coast Wind
Petteri Anitkainen,
CEO,
Wicitec
Steven Fugere,
VP Business Development,
East Coast Wind 
Wind Farm
12:00-12:30 Mitigate Loss of Energy
from Cold Climate Operations
•	 Examine the steps taken by owners to
successfully transition from a reactive to
a proactive blade maintenance strategy in
cold climate European wind farms
•	 Understand how their lessons learned
have been reincorporated into the latest
blade repair and protection technologies
over the last 18 months to minimize
downtime while reducing blade repair
costs
Ville Karkkolanien,
Managing Director,
Bladefence
12:30-2:00 EXHIBITION 
NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
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5:15-5:45 Roundtables: Proving the
value of CMS Investment
Roundtable Leaders include:
David Clark,
Owner,
CMS Wind
Tracy Duncan,
Reliability Engineer,
TransAlta
Reynir Hilmisson,
Lead Global Remote
Monitoring  Diagnostic
Engineer,
Brüel  Kjær Vibro
Jeff Walkup,
VP Sales  Operations,
Gram  Juhl
Attendees will be split into table groups
and assigned a Roundtable Leader whose
role is to stimulate and lead discussion on
the rough topics below, whilst giving you
the opportunity to ask the questions most
important to you before a final summary of
lessons learned and next steps.
Notes from this session will be complied
into the final delegate debrief to ensure
you take away the key points and lessons
learned back to your own wind parks.
•	 What new defects/ symptoms are
we now finding with the latest CMS
solutions?
•	 What are the arguments/costs for
retrofits on turbines where there is no
installed system?
•	 Who is best placed to analyze the data,
make recommendations and decide the
most effective course of action when
self-servicing?
•	 How is it possible to build analytical
infrastructure in house and what ROI has
been achieved?
NOTE: peer roundtables offer the chance
to discuss key questions in small groups
of owners, OEMs and vendors that are
facilitated by respected industry figures.
Findings/ questions are then fed back to
the main group with key takeaways and
next steps determined to ensure true
value is added by such sessions
5:45-7:00 EXHIBITION 
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
7:00 onwards Post Drinks Reception
Delegate Networking Dinner (TBC) at
a local venue.
Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today
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Have Your Say
Our use of our innovative QA app
allows you unfettered opportunities
to ask key panels and keynote
speakers the questions you always
wanted to ask
NEW WIND FARM
OWNERS PASS
Exclusive new owners subsidy
available to owners and
developers - see pass prices
for details
DAY 1 – NOV 29 - WIND OM CANADA 2016 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
2:00-2:30 Lessons Learned: Common
Wind Turbine Bearing Failures, Costs
 Solutions
•	 Learn about the most common bearing
failures that have plagued the Wind
industry over the last five years.
•	 Understand the causes of these failures
and their potential financial impact to
your OM budget.
•	 Learn what can be done to delay
these failures, and what upgrades can
be employed to prevent them from
reoccurring.
Richard Brooks,
Wind Aftermarket
Manager,
The Timken Company
2:30-3:00 Understand the Latest in
Uptower Generator Diagnostics 
Repairs
•	 Learn the essential theory behind
common and unexpected generator
failures and how operators are currently
performing diagnostics and regular
maintenance
•	 Examine trends in the latest owner
generator failure data and evaluate how
uptower repairs have changes the cost
profile of generator OM in Canada
•	 Review the very latest case studies that
demonstrate how to effectively monitor,
diagnose and remediate generator failure
modes uptower
Alex Vezina,
Technical Manager,
Delom Services
3:00-3:30 TCM® Retrofit, Installation
 Monitoring a “True Turnkey
Solution.”
•	 Understand the supply chain is evolving
to cater to the core challenges faced in
choosing a wind turbine CMS provider
•	 Discover how ‘one-stop-shops’ for
purchase, installation, IT set up, data
collections, analysis and decision
making will ensure far more efficiency in
deploying advanced CMS
•	 Gain exclusive insights from the very
latest CMS retrofit performed by the
Gram  Juhl team and discuss the key
learnings and measured ROI
Jeff Walkup,
VP Sales  Operations,
Gram  Juhl
3:30-4:00 Proving the Net Benefits of
Condition Monitoring Systems (CMS)
•	 Receive an exclusive owner talk through
of a case study showing how CMS
was used to accurately locate a fault
or symptom, how the issue was then
remediated
•	 Analyze with the owner the net cost
benefits accrued by investing in the
CMS system, spotting the fault and
remediating to gauge to what degree the
remediation was expedited and overall
AEP was increased and then an analysis
of the net cost benefits accrued when
using the CMS system
Tracy Duncan,
Reliability Engineer,
TransAlta
4:00-4:45 EXHIBITION 
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
4:45-5:15 Securing Rapid CMS
Payback
•	 Discuss the key learnings of efforts by
Brüel  Kjær Vibro to retrofit hundreds of
WTGs with CMS
•	 Explore the end-user’s experiences in
deploying the solution to efficiently
reversing an alarming trend of rising
OPEX and falling availability
Reynir Hilmisson,
Lead Global Remote
Monitoring  Diagnostic
Engineer,
Brüel  Kjær Vibro
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DAY 2 – NOV 30 - WIND OM CANADA 2016 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
8:00-9:00 REGISTRATION, EXHIBITION 
WELCOME COFFEE
9:00-9:45 Plan Your Path to
Performance Optimization Perfection
– The next 1-3% AEP
•	 Evaluate, with owners, the key steps you
need to take to go from merely operating
a turbine to optimizing the energy
generation of a full fleet
•	 Grasp key takeaways including
understanding whether you’re collecting
the right data and knowing if you’re even
asking the right questions of your portfolio
•	 See owners demonstrate how
they’ve managed to develop effective
knowledge management processes and
infrastructure to ensure they achieve net
energy gains that don’t break the bank
Panel Leads: Aaron
Culver,
Sgurr Energy,
Kristin Vidi, Mechanical
Engineering EIT,
Alterra Power
9:45-10:15 Use Tape to Secure
Improved Generation
•	 Get the latest updates on a project that
deployed membrane tape to the leading
edge of the blades at one of the largest
wind farms in Canada
•	 Evaluate the case studies key learnings
with the owner and explore how this
work can be scaled and deployed on
your own operations
Allan Duncan, President,
CSS Wind
Bill Chambers, Site
Supervisor, TransAlta
10:15-10:45 Rethink Forces on the
Drivetrain  Refocus Your Supply
Chain to Compensate
•	 Learn how increasing your awareness of
the forces at play on the drivetrain during
operations will have a significant effect
on your utilizing of vendor solutions
•	 Explore the ways that owners can use
drivetrain forces data to better predict,
prevent and remediate wind component
failures
•	 Evaluate the latest innovative approaches
to uptower gearbox repairs in the
Canadian market
Mark Eagle, Sales 
Development Manager,
Moventas
10:45-11:15 EXHIBITION  NETWORKING
COFFEE BREAK
11:15-11:45 Key Takeaways for
Excellent BOP Maintenance  Plant
Optimization
•	 Dodge common errors in BOP
management by reviewing exclusive
owner case histories that showcase
the best approaches for optimizing all
aspects of your BOP’s performance
•	 Understand what innovative cold
weather tools and solutions have been
most effective for Canadian owners to
expedite the process of BOP fault/ failure
remediation
Keith Vergien,
Area Operations Manager
Wind  Solar, EDF
Renewable Services
11:45-12:15 Owner Panel Examination
of Effective BOP OM Essentials
•	 Review, with owners, the key challenges
involved in effective BOP maintenance
•	 Understand how the very latest US case
history experience can be utilized
•	 Get the latest updates and insights into
the key BOP failures you can avoid,
as well as the ones you haven’t even
considered yet
Panellists Include:
Judah Moseson,
Cooke Power Services
Rob Edinger,
Algonquin Power
Keith Vergien,
EDF Renewable Services
Troy Ryan,
Leeward Energy
12:15-12:30 AWEA/CanWEA Update on
Recommended Practice
Kevin Alewine, Current Chair,
AWEA Operation  Maintenance
Committee
12:30-2:00 EXHIBITION  NETWORKING
LUNCH BREAK
1:00-2:00pm *Exclusive Owner
Operator Lunchtime Workshop TBC
2:00-2:20 Continuous Improvement in
Workforce Management  Training
•	 While pressure to increase AEP  reduce
OM costs is budget driven, ensure you
maintain the correct levels of staffing for
your scale of operations by reviewing
owner case histories detailing what scale
and ability is most effective  safest
depending on your own chosen service
model.
•	 Examine key lessons learned in training
investment and skills retention strategies
to ensure you have the right person in
the right place at the right time to have a
meaningful impact of reducing downtime
without the risk of over/under staffing
•	 Ensure your awareness of the most
effective approaches to managing seasonal
works forces and get your chance to quiz
those at the leading edge of the industry
on their own strategy
Tom Sutton, Director,
Wind Turbine Technician
Academy (KVCC)
2:20-2:50 Secure Safe Working
Environments Amongst Electrical
Equipment
•	 Examine the impact  frequency of Arc
Flash events within electrical industries
•	 Understand how poor electrical
maintenance over time increases OM
downtime and increases unnecessary risk
to maintenance technicians
•	 Receive exclusive guidance on what
constitutes a critical issue if you’re not
from an electrical background in order to
better plan and execute any and all OM
Mike Doherty, Electrical
Safety Consultant,
e-Hazard
2:50-3:15 Emergency Access 
Response in Remote Locations
•	 Ensure your teams compliance with local
safety  environmental legislation by
hearing from the industry elite in safety
training provision
•	 Examine the most effective strategies
for wind farm emergency response to
ensure that no one turbine technician is
put at adverse risk
•	 Discuss what opportunities, tools and
new technologies are being deployed in
the Canadian market to better protect
all personnel and assets from major HSE
events
Ben MacDonald,
Professional II – QSE
Eastern Canada, Vestas
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  • 1. Wind Optimization & Maintenance 2016 November 29-30, Doubletree Hilton, Toronto 3rd Annual O&M canada MASTER ALL WEATHER O&M, OPTIMIZE HUMAN RESOURCES & MAXIMIZE AVAILABILITY TO BOOST AEP NEW WIND FARM OWNERS PASS Brand New Speakers Include: 5 KEY REASONS TO ATTEND WIND O&M CANADA 2016! 1. NEW O&M CASE STUDIES: Get a grip with wind O&M anytime, anyplace, any weather when you evaluate only the most innovative blade, gearbox and bearings techniques used by wind operators now to truly boost AEP 2. Benefit from exclusive owner-led CMS case studies that demonstrate in detail how CMS systems have been used to identify symptoms and expedite wind turbine fault remediation with net revenue benefits to Canadian wind farms 3. Understand how to best execute wind turbine warranty rights, optimize owner-OEM communication to exceed availability & energy yield targets from all your turbines 4. Face up to the challenge of post-warranty transition, understand what service model works at what wind fleet scale and take home unique lessons learned from the best self-service owners, OEMs & ISPs north of the border 5. Learn how to rethink human capital in wind O&M when you receive exceptional peer led insights covering scheduling, maximization of people dollars and the safeguarding all your resources to achieve more but risk far less Canada’s #1 Platform for Wind O&M Business Leaders & Service Specialists BEST NEW FEATURES FOR 2016! üReimagine Peer-to-Peer Networking – Take advantage of 6+ hours of structured executive networking sessions to connect you with the expertise you never knew you were missing! üAll New Cold Weather Tech Showcase - The most innovative cold weather OM solutions will expose truly game changing products that are set to improve the business case for cold climate turbines for good üDevelop from Big Data to Smart Decisions – Get a unique chance to evaluate vendor ROI and understand what AEP gains your turbines could be making with retrofit and upgrade system investment üDelve Deeper in the Best Owner Case Studies – Use our pioneering conference QA live polling tool to get beneath the surface of all expert presentations and better target the insights you need the most #OMCANADA Who attends? Silver Sponsors CM Retrofit Monitoring Sponsor Sponsors Attendance Already 56% Up On This Time Last Year - Secure Your Place Here: www.windenergyupdate.com/optimization-maintenance-canada/register.php Rob Edinger, Senior Business Manager, Algonquin Power Alex Couture Director of Generation, EDF EN Canada Ian MacRobbie General Manager, Enbridge Tracy Duncan, Reliability Engineer, TransAlta Official Partners Ice Prevention Sponsor Bronze Sponsor
  • 2. OM canada #OMCANADA Wind Optimization Maintenance Canada is a wholly independent national event focused on bringing together all top executives in the Canadian wind value chain. Our goal is to provide a unique space from which the industry leaders can drive up AEP across their wind portfolios. This event has been created to facilitate key partnerships and foster collaboration between leading IPPs, Utilities, Owner Developers, Private Wind Investors, OEMs, ISPs, Technical Engineering, Vendors, RD, Centres, Local Provincial policy makers and all others interested in the development of a more lucrative wind industry nationally. Wind Energy Update is able to do this through the provision of exceptional market foresight, in depth generation data analysis and a collection of only the best case study presented business models – all of which will change the way you think about operating turbines from the ground up. What is Wind OM Canada? Kerr Jeferies - Project Director Wind Energy Update kjeferies@windenergyupdate.com 1 800 814 3459 ext 7565 +44 (0) 207 375 7565 (Global) We’ve been able to learn from our experience in creating the leading forum for the US wind supply chain (Wind OM Dallas) and will build on this success by creating valuable local content and insights for the all players within the Canadian wind energy community. The Value The true value of Wind OM Canada is achieved when we provide world class peer-to-peer networking, and ensure that you do not waste time wandering a trade expo. Instead, you’ll meet only a condensed audience of likeminded decision makers in an exclusive environment designed purely for the provision of clear, concise and invaluable business insights. Key attending organizations include; Algonquin, Captial Power, Cartier, Enel Green Power, Boralex, Brookfield, Enbridge, Enercon, GE Renewables Energy, Pattern Energy, Vestas, Siemens, Gamesa, Senvion, Capstone, Krueger, TransAlta and many many more 32% OWNER OPERATOR 16% OEM 9% ISP 9% LARGE COMPONENT SPECIALIST 7% BIG DATA SOLUTION 11% SPECIALIST VENDORS 6% NEW START UPS 9% OTHER 19% C-LEVEL 35% EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 17% ASSET/PLANT/ SITE MANAGER 24% BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SALES OR MARKETING 13% ENGINEERING STAFF 2% CONSULTANTS AND ADVISORS 2% RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS COMPANY TYPESDELEGATE SENIORITY Record 180+ Attendees Bringing together top decision makers and asset managers from acess Canada NEW WIND FARM OWNERS PASS Exclusive new owners subsidy available to owners and developers - see pass prices for details All New Cold Weather Showcase Check out the very latest cold weather technologies hitting the market Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today www.windenergyupdate.com/optimization-maintenance-canada/register.php
  • 3. OM canada #OMCANADA Brand New Speakers for 2016 include: Speaking to more than 180+ of Canada and the northern US’s most influential decision makers, asset managers and wind OM specialists, will deliver the very latest case studies allowing you to reap further performance from your equipment and vastly reduce downtime. Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today www.windenergyupdate.com/optimization-maintenance-canada/register.php Alex Couture, Director of Generation, EDF EN Canada Ian MacRobbie, General Manager, Enbridge Rob Edinger, Senior Business Manager, Algonquin Power Troy Ryan, Eastern Regional Manager, Leeward Energy Mark Gilmore, Director of Operations, Engie Canada Inc. Tracy Duncan, Reliability Engineer, TransAlta Kristin Vidi, Mechanical Engineering EIT, Alterra Power Charles Godreau, Research Analyst, TechnoCentre Eolien Aaron Culver, Senior Renewable Energy Consultant, SgurrEnergy Mark Eagle, Sales Development Manager, Moventas Reynir Hilmisson, Lead Global Remote Monitoring DIagnositic Engineer, Brüel Kjaer Vibro GmbH Lauge Nielsen*, Regional Manager, Pattern Energy JJ Davis*, OM Manager, Krueger Energy Martin Davison*, Operations Manager, Capital Power OWNER OPERATORS SERVICE SPECIALISTS *Top owners have been recruited to act as owner advocates during all QA to ensure you get the details and answers you need to make positive operational decisions
  • 4. OM canada #OMCANADA Allan Duncan, President CEO, CSS Wind Jeff Walkup, VP Sales Operations, Gram Juhl Steven Fugere, VP Business Development, East Coast Wind Petteri Anitakinen, CEO, Wicetec Richard Brooks, Wind Energy Aftermarket Manager, The Timken Company Ville Karkkolainen, Managing Director, Bladefence Alexandre Vezina, Technical Manager, Delom Services Berj Tatiyousian, Regional Health Safety Manager, Senvion SERVICE SPECIALISTS Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today www.windenergyupdate.com/optimization-maintenance-canada/register.php Ben MacDonald, Professional II – QSE Eastern Canada, Vestas Keith Vergien, Area Operations Manager – Canada Solar/Wind, EDF Renewable Services Payam Ashtiani, Principal, Aercoustics David Clark, Owner, CMS Wind Judah Moseson, VP Operations, Cooke Power Services Kevin Alewine, Director of Marketing, Shermco Industries Tom Sutton, Associate Director, KVCC Wind Turbine Technician Academy Mike Doherty, Electrical Safety Consultant, e-Hazard
  • 5. OM canada #OMCANADA 7:30-8:45 REGISTRATION, EXHIBITION WELCOME COFFEE 9:00-9:20 Lessons Learned from the USA - How to Approach the Post Warranty Transition • Build your understanding of the market scope for post warranty turbines in the Canadian/ North USA markets over the next 5-10 years’ dependent on Canada’s differing ownership size/investor models • Examine the impact PW has had on transforming the supply chain landscape in the US and what this has meant for the proportional spend on OM by key US wind farm owners • Quiz key OEMs ISPs on the trends seen in industry MA in order to know what supply chain transformations the Canadian market can expect of the next 5-10 years Official Conference Chairman TBC 9:20-9:45 Utility Scale Self Performance Post Warranty • Evaluate the development of EDF from an owner developer to self-performer and now to 3rd Party service provider and know what to expect from EDF in the next 5 years • Receive exclusive insights on the benefits of self-performance and identify how they’ve enhanced generation while cutting downtime across sites by training and establishing in-house expertize • Understand how the key takeaways from the EDF experience can be applied to your own portfolio no matter how large or small your fleet Alex Couture, Director of Generation, EDF EN Canada 9:45-10:10 Successfully Navigate Your Transition to End of Warranty (EOW) • Understand the process from start to finish when it comes to making the transition to post-warranty • Ensure you’re aware of how owners can avoid common pitfalls and oversights when you take advantage of the very latest owner lessons learned from the past 12 months • Examine the competing business strategies for operating turbines post warranty and understand why Enbridge has chosen the approach it has Ian MacRobbie, General Manager, Enbridge 10:10-10:30 Exclusive EOW QA Session - Have your say/ What do you need to know? QA with: Lauge Nielsen, Regional Manager, Pattern Energy Alex Couture, Director of Generation, EDF EN Canada Ian MacRobbie, General Manager, Enbridge Use our Sli.do conference tool to ask questions directly on your tablet, phone or computer Your Questions Could Include: • What ROI has been achieved by sticking with the OEM? • What improvements are OEMs making to secure service agreements for the competitive post warranty market? • What about 3rd Part OEM Services? Will they grow as they did in the US or will they simply expand US service provision northwards • Will costs decline to match US service costs and over what timelines? • When has it made sense to self-service? • How do owners prepare resources and infrastructures? What were the teething pains? • What ROI is being achieved and who can we look to for guidance (small owners vs. large owners)? • What is the USP of ISP Servicing? What benefits are reaped by partnering with an ISP for services? • How do ISPs compete on price with OEMs? What value added services are they offering to achieve contracts? 10:30-11:00 EXHIBITION NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today www.windenergyupdate.com/optimization-maintenance-canada/register.php NEW WIND FARM OWNERS PASS Exclusive new owners subsidy available to owners and developers - see pass prices for details DAY 1 – NOV 29 - WIND OM CANADA 2016 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 11:00-11:30 Develop a Business Case that Optimizes Cold Weather Generation • Understand what is the business case and how you can build/verify one for cold weather operations • Learn about the latest tools and techniques to accurately identify your lost %AEP from cold weather conditions and icing • Examine the latest research from TCE that demonstrate good icing detection first, this allowing you to correct turbine position and settings to maximize production control Charles Godreau, Research Analyst, TechnoCentre Eolien 11:30-12:00 Mitigate Ice Optimize Performance • Learn how to remove uncertainties around the impact of ice on your turbines and discover insights that will boost your operational capacity • Evaluate key takeaways, experiences and performance data from cold weather turbine operations in Sweden and understand how this affects your own plant • Review the full experiences from the first Canadian retrofit solution project by Wicetec East Coast Wind Petteri Anitkainen, CEO, Wicitec Steven Fugere, VP Business Development, East Coast Wind Wind Farm 12:00-12:30 Mitigate Loss of Energy from Cold Climate Operations • Examine the steps taken by owners to successfully transition from a reactive to a proactive blade maintenance strategy in cold climate European wind farms • Understand how their lessons learned have been reincorporated into the latest blade repair and protection technologies over the last 18 months to minimize downtime while reducing blade repair costs Ville Karkkolanien, Managing Director, Bladefence 12:30-2:00 EXHIBITION NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
  • 6. OM canada #OMCANADA 5:15-5:45 Roundtables: Proving the value of CMS Investment Roundtable Leaders include: David Clark, Owner, CMS Wind Tracy Duncan, Reliability Engineer, TransAlta Reynir Hilmisson, Lead Global Remote Monitoring Diagnostic Engineer, Brüel Kjær Vibro Jeff Walkup, VP Sales Operations, Gram Juhl Attendees will be split into table groups and assigned a Roundtable Leader whose role is to stimulate and lead discussion on the rough topics below, whilst giving you the opportunity to ask the questions most important to you before a final summary of lessons learned and next steps. Notes from this session will be complied into the final delegate debrief to ensure you take away the key points and lessons learned back to your own wind parks. • What new defects/ symptoms are we now finding with the latest CMS solutions? • What are the arguments/costs for retrofits on turbines where there is no installed system? • Who is best placed to analyze the data, make recommendations and decide the most effective course of action when self-servicing? • How is it possible to build analytical infrastructure in house and what ROI has been achieved? NOTE: peer roundtables offer the chance to discuss key questions in small groups of owners, OEMs and vendors that are facilitated by respected industry figures. Findings/ questions are then fed back to the main group with key takeaways and next steps determined to ensure true value is added by such sessions 5:45-7:00 EXHIBITION NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION 7:00 onwards Post Drinks Reception Delegate Networking Dinner (TBC) at a local venue. Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today www.windenergyupdate.com/optimization-maintenance-canada/register.php Have Your Say Our use of our innovative QA app allows you unfettered opportunities to ask key panels and keynote speakers the questions you always wanted to ask NEW WIND FARM OWNERS PASS Exclusive new owners subsidy available to owners and developers - see pass prices for details DAY 1 – NOV 29 - WIND OM CANADA 2016 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2:00-2:30 Lessons Learned: Common Wind Turbine Bearing Failures, Costs Solutions • Learn about the most common bearing failures that have plagued the Wind industry over the last five years. • Understand the causes of these failures and their potential financial impact to your OM budget. • Learn what can be done to delay these failures, and what upgrades can be employed to prevent them from reoccurring. Richard Brooks, Wind Aftermarket Manager, The Timken Company 2:30-3:00 Understand the Latest in Uptower Generator Diagnostics Repairs • Learn the essential theory behind common and unexpected generator failures and how operators are currently performing diagnostics and regular maintenance • Examine trends in the latest owner generator failure data and evaluate how uptower repairs have changes the cost profile of generator OM in Canada • Review the very latest case studies that demonstrate how to effectively monitor, diagnose and remediate generator failure modes uptower Alex Vezina, Technical Manager, Delom Services 3:00-3:30 TCM® Retrofit, Installation Monitoring a “True Turnkey Solution.” • Understand the supply chain is evolving to cater to the core challenges faced in choosing a wind turbine CMS provider • Discover how ‘one-stop-shops’ for purchase, installation, IT set up, data collections, analysis and decision making will ensure far more efficiency in deploying advanced CMS • Gain exclusive insights from the very latest CMS retrofit performed by the Gram Juhl team and discuss the key learnings and measured ROI Jeff Walkup, VP Sales Operations, Gram Juhl 3:30-4:00 Proving the Net Benefits of Condition Monitoring Systems (CMS) • Receive an exclusive owner talk through of a case study showing how CMS was used to accurately locate a fault or symptom, how the issue was then remediated • Analyze with the owner the net cost benefits accrued by investing in the CMS system, spotting the fault and remediating to gauge to what degree the remediation was expedited and overall AEP was increased and then an analysis of the net cost benefits accrued when using the CMS system Tracy Duncan, Reliability Engineer, TransAlta 4:00-4:45 EXHIBITION NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK 4:45-5:15 Securing Rapid CMS Payback • Discuss the key learnings of efforts by Brüel Kjær Vibro to retrofit hundreds of WTGs with CMS • Explore the end-user’s experiences in deploying the solution to efficiently reversing an alarming trend of rising OPEX and falling availability Reynir Hilmisson, Lead Global Remote Monitoring Diagnostic Engineer, Brüel Kjær Vibro
  • 7. OM canada #OMCANADA Join 180+ Top Canadian Wind OM Executives and Service SME’s When You Register Online Today www.windenergyupdate.com/optimization-maintenance-canada/register.php DAY 2 – NOV 30 - WIND OM CANADA 2016 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 8:00-9:00 REGISTRATION, EXHIBITION WELCOME COFFEE 9:00-9:45 Plan Your Path to Performance Optimization Perfection – The next 1-3% AEP • Evaluate, with owners, the key steps you need to take to go from merely operating a turbine to optimizing the energy generation of a full fleet • Grasp key takeaways including understanding whether you’re collecting the right data and knowing if you’re even asking the right questions of your portfolio • See owners demonstrate how they’ve managed to develop effective knowledge management processes and infrastructure to ensure they achieve net energy gains that don’t break the bank Panel Leads: Aaron Culver, Sgurr Energy, Kristin Vidi, Mechanical Engineering EIT, Alterra Power 9:45-10:15 Use Tape to Secure Improved Generation • Get the latest updates on a project that deployed membrane tape to the leading edge of the blades at one of the largest wind farms in Canada • Evaluate the case studies key learnings with the owner and explore how this work can be scaled and deployed on your own operations Allan Duncan, President, CSS Wind Bill Chambers, Site Supervisor, TransAlta 10:15-10:45 Rethink Forces on the Drivetrain Refocus Your Supply Chain to Compensate • Learn how increasing your awareness of the forces at play on the drivetrain during operations will have a significant effect on your utilizing of vendor solutions • Explore the ways that owners can use drivetrain forces data to better predict, prevent and remediate wind component failures • Evaluate the latest innovative approaches to uptower gearbox repairs in the Canadian market Mark Eagle, Sales Development Manager, Moventas 10:45-11:15 EXHIBITION NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK 11:15-11:45 Key Takeaways for Excellent BOP Maintenance Plant Optimization • Dodge common errors in BOP management by reviewing exclusive owner case histories that showcase the best approaches for optimizing all aspects of your BOP’s performance • Understand what innovative cold weather tools and solutions have been most effective for Canadian owners to expedite the process of BOP fault/ failure remediation Keith Vergien, Area Operations Manager Wind Solar, EDF Renewable Services 11:45-12:15 Owner Panel Examination of Effective BOP OM Essentials • Review, with owners, the key challenges involved in effective BOP maintenance • Understand how the very latest US case history experience can be utilized • Get the latest updates and insights into the key BOP failures you can avoid, as well as the ones you haven’t even considered yet Panellists Include: Judah Moseson, Cooke Power Services Rob Edinger, Algonquin Power Keith Vergien, EDF Renewable Services Troy Ryan, Leeward Energy 12:15-12:30 AWEA/CanWEA Update on Recommended Practice Kevin Alewine, Current Chair, AWEA Operation Maintenance Committee 12:30-2:00 EXHIBITION NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK 1:00-2:00pm *Exclusive Owner Operator Lunchtime Workshop TBC 2:00-2:20 Continuous Improvement in Workforce Management Training • While pressure to increase AEP reduce OM costs is budget driven, ensure you maintain the correct levels of staffing for your scale of operations by reviewing owner case histories detailing what scale and ability is most effective safest depending on your own chosen service model. • Examine key lessons learned in training investment and skills retention strategies to ensure you have the right person in the right place at the right time to have a meaningful impact of reducing downtime without the risk of over/under staffing • Ensure your awareness of the most effective approaches to managing seasonal works forces and get your chance to quiz those at the leading edge of the industry on their own strategy Tom Sutton, Director, Wind Turbine Technician Academy (KVCC) 2:20-2:50 Secure Safe Working Environments Amongst Electrical Equipment • Examine the impact frequency of Arc Flash events within electrical industries • Understand how poor electrical maintenance over time increases OM downtime and increases unnecessary risk to maintenance technicians • Receive exclusive guidance on what constitutes a critical issue if you’re not from an electrical background in order to better plan and execute any and all OM Mike Doherty, Electrical Safety Consultant, e-Hazard 2:50-3:15 Emergency Access Response in Remote Locations • Ensure your teams compliance with local safety environmental legislation by hearing from the industry elite in safety training provision • Examine the most effective strategies for wind farm emergency response to ensure that no one turbine technician is put at adverse risk • Discuss what opportunities, tools and new technologies are being deployed in the Canadian market to better protect all personnel and assets from major HSE events Ben MacDonald, Professional II – QSE Eastern Canada, Vestas
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