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Day 1 | AUGUST 17
TRACK E
MSW, RNG, RE, BIOFUELS
E1.1 Extracting Organics from MSW to Produce RNG Using Anaerobic Digestion
8 am – 8:20 am PDT
11 am – 11:20 am EST
E1.1 Extracting Organics from MSW to Produce RNG Using Anaerobic Digestion
Anaergia designed, built, fully financed, owns, and operates the Rialto Bioenergy Facility (RBF). RBF, located in Rialto, California, is the largest anaerobic digester in North America and is capable of processing 1,000 TPD of biosolids and organics recovered from MSW. The facility utilizes Anaergia’s Organics Extrusion (OREX) press to separate organics from solid waste, which is fed to Anaergia’s Omnivore high solids wet digester to produce RNG and fertilizer in one third the footprint as conventional digestion. RBF will play a leading role in providing a cost-effective solution that can help jurisdictions meet California’s mandate to divert organics from landfill (SB1383) for beneficial reuse as fertilizer and energy.
E1.2 California Rule 21/30 Compliance Made Easy!
8:20 am – 8:40 am PDT
11:20 am – 11:40 am EST
E1.2 California Rule 21/30 Compliance Made Easy!
For pipeline injection of Renewable Natural Gas in California, a major hurdle is adherence to Pacific Gas and Electric’s Rule 21 and Southern California Gas’s Rule 30 requirements. These two specifications establish very exacting and difficult standards for trace contaminant constituents. For landfills, these specifications present a large risk, as landfill gas contaminants can change over the lifetime of the landfill. Guild Associates offers a unique approach to negate this hurdle with the Molecular Gate Pressure Swing Adsorption system. The speaker will present test data taken from existing field equipment demonstrating conformance.
E1.3 Management of Anaerobic Digester Effluent using Forward Osmosis
8:40 am – 9 am PDT
11:40 am – 12 pm EST
E1.3 Management of Anaerobic Digester Effluent using Forward Osmosis
Anaerobic digesters are commonly used to manage agricultural wastes as a means of mitigating odor, increasing nutrient bioavailability, and reducing undesirable microbes. Membrane technologies, specifically ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis (RO), have been successfully employed in concentrating the effluent for improved portability, but their use is hampered by the need for chemical pretreatment resulting in additional capital and operational costs. Fluid Technology Solutions has developed a technique to concentrate digester effluent without direct chemical additions. This technique uses a novel nano-bubble dissolved air flotation technique to remove large organic molecules like lignin, which are not decomposed by an anaerobic digester and have high fouling propensity in membrane processes. The pretreated digester effluent was then fed to a forward osmosis (FO) concentrator. FO concentrators are commonly used in high fouling applications because they use a draw solution to pull water across a semi-permeable rather than hydrostatic pressure. The semi-permeable membrane is an effective barrier to high fouling feed constituents not removed by pretreatment. This presentation will detail the process configuration highlighting pretreatment and concentrator performance to enable the reuse of clean water, generating a higher value nutrient stream for reuse or minimizing the volume of concentrated digester effluent to reduce transportation costs.
E1.4 Fueling Businesses with Renewable Natural Gas and Anaerobic Digestion
9 am – 9:20 am PDT
12 pm – 12:20 pm EST
E1.4 Fueling Businesses with Renewable Natural Gas and Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a proven process for breaking down biodegradable waste material – often produced by large-scale agriculture and meat processing facilities – naturally using microorganisms in the absence of oxygen. As a byproduct, AD generates renewable natural gas – a non-fossil fuel source of effective, utility-grade sustainable energy that can be used for heating, electricity or to power vehicles. Anaerobic digestion-generated biogas – once refined into biomethane or RNG – can be used as ‘behind the meter’ energy, injectable into existing gas pipelines and usable for transportation fuel. For attendees representing large corporate and municipal organic waste generators, this oral presentation will explore how shared goals of reducing greenhouse gas can be achieved without sacrificing a positive return on investment. The session will also discuss how AD technology can be used to support Combined Heat and Power (CHP) deployment and improve duel-peaker efficiency for business across the United States. Knowing the necessary criteria for “utility-scale AD” is critical, attendees will gain from this session a robust understanding of when and where to integrate, as well as the economics, challenges and opportunities that the latest AD innovation brings.
E1.5 Precast Tank Solutions for Anaerobic Digesters and Advantage of Poured in Place
9:20 am – 9:40 am PDT
12:20 pm – 12:40 pm EST
E1.5 Precast Tank Solutions for Anaerobic Digesters and their Advantage over Poured in Place
To discuss the advantages of precast over poured in place concrete, steel and other types of tanks. The talk is to highlight the structural, performance, and overall advantages precast offers. Presentation will emphasize the flexibility of having a custom designed and engineered solution for your specific project using circular, rectangular, square or elliptical shaped tanks that are not restricted to standard sizes. We also want to discuss the green advantages it offers especially in carbon capture and overall environmental impact. The presentation will highlight the advantages of how a product constructed in a factory controlled environment, eliminates all the potential problems associated with field constructed structures. Dutchland has the ability to assist the project team with the overall project design and self perform the engineering, production and installation of tanks with their field technicians.
Co-Author: Dave Beiler, Dutchland, Inc.
QUESTIONS
1. What has been Dutchland’s experience with the longevity of the tanks they have produced and installed?
2. What are the codes and standards the tanks are designed to?
3. What other similar tanks do you produce and for what other industries?
MODERATOR
Prabhu Dayal is Chairman of EUEC, the 24th Annual, Energy Utility Environment Conference and Expo.
Director of Corporate Environmental Compliance, Tucson Electric Power Company for 15 years.
Senior Environmental Engineer, El Paso Natural Gas Company for 7 years.
Founder and CEO of Ctrade, an international waste-to-energy company with nine renewable energy projects developed in Philippines, and India. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Cebu Philippines received 50,000 CERs per year (Certified Emission Credits) under Kyoto Protocol for converting waste animal manure to organic fertilizer, biogas and electricity.
Doctorate in Soil, Water & Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
Masters in Civil Engineering, from University of Texas, El Paso, Texas.
Master of Management Science, from Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey.
E2.1 Flip or Flop: Conversion of Biogas Power Generation to RNG
10:30 am – 10:50 am PDT
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm EST
E2.1 Flip or Flop: Conversion of Biogas Power Generation to RNG
Landfill gas and digester gas are currently widely used in the United States to produce renewable power; however, solar and wind have generally become more cost-effective sources of renewable power. The value of biogas as a source of renewable power has receded. Credits under the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS 2) Program and the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program now combine to create a market value for renewable natural gas (RNG) exceeding $30/MMBtu. RNG’s link to these programs is that RNG is dedicated for vehicle fuel use in the form of compressed natural gas (CNG). Large to moderately sized biogas power plants are now being shut down, and RNG plants are being constructed, using the freed-up biogas. The payback on the RNG plants is generally less than two years. The presentation will address: 1) An overview of the workings of the RFS 2 and LCFS programs – explaining how the credits are monetized, and reviewing the historic and possible future trend of RNG prices; 2) An overview of the technologies used to convert biogas to RNG – a natural gas equivalent. The RNG can then be injected into natural gas pipelines for transport to CNG users; 3) The pipeline interconnection process and governing pipeline quality standards will be briefly discussed; and 4) Construction cost, operation/maintenance cost and performance of a typical RNG plant will be presented.
E2.2 Siloxane Sampling Methods: Online vs Offline
10:50 am – 11:10 am PDT
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm EST
E2.2 Siloxane Sampling Methods: Online vs Offline
The current ‘gold standard’ method for quantifying siloxanes in landfill gas is to collect samples from site in Tedlar® gas sampling bags and then analyse offline via GC-MS. However this method is not without problems. Many landfill sites report that analysis results can vary between laboratories. Furthermore when continuous land fill gas analysis has been carried out using an FTIR analyser and compared with results from the analysis of bagged samples the results can differ vastly; in some cases 100’s of ppm difference. The Presentation will discuss the advantages of continuous siloxane monitoring by means of FTIR techniques using experimental and field data.
Co-Author: Chris Daw, Protea Ltd.
E2.3 Pumping Elevated-Temp Fluids to 300°F — Case Studies, Lessons Learned
11:10 am – 11:30 am PDT
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm EST
E2.3 Pumping Elevated-Temp Fluids to 300°F -- Case Studies, Lessons Learned
More landfills are reporting temperatures of 150°F to 300°F from exothermic reactions, incapacitating common pumps and PVC tubing used for leachate removal and gas-well dewatering. Elevated Temperature Landfill (ETLF) managers are learning to successfully pump hot leachate and reduce site temperatures using specially constructed positive-displacement piston pumps, which stand up to elevated temps and liquids of altered composition. Attendees will learn that ETLF sites can be safely and efficiently pumped, requirements for pumping difficult wells, maintenance needs, costs and productivity expectations, plus piston-pumping advantages, recent case studies and aggressive dewatering strategies to avoid the ETLF threshold.
E2.4 Lessons Learned at Landfills Complying with NSPS XXX Requirements
11:30 am – 11:50 am PDT
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm EST
E2.4 Lessons Learned at Landfills Complying with NSPS XXX Requirements
Although much has been written and said about EPA’s updated New Source Performance Standard for MSW Landfills, which was published as 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XXX on August 29, 2016, to date that discussion has thus far been hypothetical and forward-looking. New landfills have been built, and several existing landfills have been permitted for and commenced construction on design capacity expansions after the rule’s July 17, 2014 trigger date. Those changes have made them subject to Subpart XXX, and a subset of those facilities have emissions sufficient to have triggered the Subpart XXX emission control requirements. Although EPA is in the process of reconsidering aspects of Subpart XXX, three facilities represented by the author reached their respective compliance deadlines in 2019 for their emission controls to be online and meeting Subpart XXX standards. As such, this creates one of the first opportunities to discuss firsthand experience transitioning into compliance with the new standards.
Co-Author: Lina Luo, Trinity Consultants
E2.5 Food Waste Recycling Best Practices
11:50 am – 12:10 pm PDT
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm EST
E2.5 Food Waste Recycling Best Practices
Food waste comes in many forms: recalls, expired products, rejected loads, damaged goods, and discontinued items. This presentation will describe case studies that highlight best practices for food waste collection at multiple types of facilities. From grocery stores to restaurants, from distribution centers to break rooms, the unique organics recycling challenges each business faces are as different as the businesses themselves. How did a small-box retailer manage their expired milk using anaerobic digestion? How did a distribution center find a solution for their packaged food waste involving depackaging and AD? How did a grocery chain develop a successful process for food waste collection? What lessons were learned and how can these best practices be applied to other generators? Attendees will hear about these and other examples of real life scenarios where businesses are faced with a food waste challenge—and met that challenge head on.
E2.6 Helping Refiners Navigate Renewable Feedstocks and Biofuel Technologies
12:10 pm – 12:30 pm PDT
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm EST
E2.6 Helping Refiners Navigate the World of Renewable Feedstocks and Biofuel Technologies
Refiners worldwide face a challenge to meet Renewable Energy (RE) targets. Many refiners find themselves navigating unchartered territory as there are potentially many different pathways to fulfill the renewable energy requirements, but the most economically advantageous can only be determined after analyzing the most profitable combination of feedstock availability, logistics costs, technology readiness and CAPEX. Whereas some of these renewable feedstocks and technologies are sufficiently mature, others will require non-conventional approaches to become a feasible solution for refiners. This paper follows the principles of a circular economy to identify suitable feedstocks & technologies that can be used to produce biofuels in a conventional refinery setting, utilizing existing units as assets.
E3.1 Municipal Waste to Fuel Program
1 pm – 1:20 pm PDT
4 pm – 4:20 pm EST
E3.1 The Development of a Municipal Waste to Fuel Program
A look at the advantages, perils and pitfalls encountered through planning, financing, design, construction and implementation of a waste to fuel program for the City of Manteca. Manteca developed their Waste-to-Fuel Program to address legislation for organics diversion (AB1826, SB 1383, etc.), reduce impacts of fuel costs, and accommodate future growth. New facilities were installed at the Manteca WQCF for gas production and dispensing, and receiving diverted organics. This allows biogas produced from organic wastes to be dispensed as renewable CNG Fuel (R-CNG) in lieu of consuming diesel. The R-CNG will fuel the City’s growing Heavy Duty Fleet of CNG vehicles. The system is designed to initially produce up to 500 Diesel Gallon Equivalents (DGE)/day (182,500 DGE/year), and is anticipated to generate in excess of 140,000 DGE/year at the onset. This could save the City $400k to $600k in deferred fuel costs to start, depending on market prices. Additionally, it will reduce CO2 impacts by reducing City diesel consumption, replacing it with R-CNG, while concurrently reducing biogas flaring. The facilities were designed to cost effectively facilitate future growth. To help fund the capital costs, the City received $3.3 Million from the CEC and $1.9 Million from the SJVAPCD. The estimated ROI on this program is about 18 years. This program received the 2019 Project Excellence Award at WEFTEC.
Co-Author: Gregory Harris, Herwit Engineering
E3.2 Renewable Diesel: Risk Free Carbon Footprint Reduction
1:20 pm – 1:40 pm PDT
4:20 pm – 4:40 pm EST
E3.2 Renewable Diesel: Risk Free Carbon Footprint Reduction
Renewable Diesel fuel provides fleet owners a way to immediately reduce their carbon footprint without requiring any change in fueling, infrastructure or operator training. It is a 100% drop-in replacement for fossil based diesel and the switch can be made overnight.
E3.3 The Evolution of Emission Controls on Landfill Gas Engines and Turbines
1:40 pm – 2 pm PDT
4:40 pm – 5 pm EST
E3.3 The Evolution of Emission Controls on Landfill Gas Engines and Turbines
The proposed presentation will detail the history of emissions controls employed on landfill gas (LFG) engines and turbines that are employed in renewable energy projects. This would include a summary of the evolution of these controls over the last 20 years. The presentation will also cover the regulatory requirements that have affected these controls, including determinations of best available control technology (BACT) and lowest achievable emission rate (LAER). The presentations will summarize the technologies used in these emission controls, the amount of emission reductions that can be achieved, and provide case studies of several projects where different types of controls have been used. As part of the case studies, design issues, operational issues, and costs of control will be discussed, including long term cost effectiveness and viability.
E3.4 Reimagining Legacy Coal Plants for Green H2
2 pm – 2:20 pm PDT
5 pm – 5:20 pm EST
E3.4 Black and White or Surprisingly Green: Reimagining Legacy Coal Plants for Green Hydrogen
The Age of Carbon is rapidly passing, leaving thousands of coal-fired power plants increasingly stranded around the world. In turn, each plant represents (or will soon represent) stranded workforces, communities, and commercial ecosystems. Or we can “flip the script”, as the California municipal utilities of Los Angeles, Burbank, and Glendale are demonstrating in the rural US state of Utah, along with our Utah partners. We’re repowering a legacy 1,800 MW coal plant called Intermountain to create a renewable-integrating, power generating, green hydrogen future. It will be a crucial part of California’s electrified, renewable-intensive, zero-GHG future and a model for legacy coal plants around the world. My presentation will explore the past, present, and future at Intermountain and frame a template for “flipping the script” at legacy coal plants around the world.
E3.5 Waste-to-Energy or Wasted Energy?
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm PDT
5:20 pm – 5:40 pm EST
E3.5 Waste-to-Energy or Wasted Energy?
Trash-to-Cash, the predecessor to Waste-to-Energy (WTE), facilities are not a new idea for disposing of waste materials and in the process, creating a useful energy stream. Aided by the Public Utility Regulation Policy Act (PURPA) of 1978 that enabled non-utility generators to access and sell electricity to the grid, WTE facilities blossomed, and briefly flourished. Flourished, then, due to their typically sub-78 MW size, a practically near-limitless supply of income-producing, if not free, fuel, and an attractive alternative to unsightly landfills and garbage dumps. Now, why in an eco-crazed and power-hungry society, are WTE facilities like dinosaurs, seemingly out-of-favor [if their existence is even acknowledged], and viewed askance? Notwithstanding today’s eco-friendly recycling efforts, the continuation of the growing balance of the U.S.’s-generated waste going to landfills explains the dearth of WTE facilities, while defying environmental consciousness – this presentation will examine what is behind this wasted energy.
E3.6 Reduce H2S Removal Costs for Landfill Gas with BSR-050
2:40 pm – 3 pm PDT
5:40 pm – 6 pm EST
E3.6 Reduce H2S Removal Costs for Landfill Gas with BSR-050
BSR-050 is a highly reactive, high capacity H2S removal media capable of operating over a wide range of conditions associated with natural gas processing and odor control applications. When employed in landfill gas purification, BSR-050 continues to achieve capacities greater than 1 lb H2S removed per lb of media – even when operating with high concentrations of H2S and O2 levels on the order of 0.1%. The relationship between temperature and the concentration of H2S, O2 and H2O in the gas stream and how they impact H2S removal will be discussed.
Day 2 | AUGUST 18
TRACK F
RE, GHG, CLIMATE,
ENERGY STORAGE
F1.1 Closed Loop Organic Waste Management To Make Our Cities More Sustainable
8 am – 8:20 am PDT
11 am – 11:20 am EST
F1.1 Closed Loop Organic Waste Management To Make Our Cities More Sustainable
Globally, all nations are moving towards a more sustainable use of resources. The key challenge is to move beyond the perception of ‘waste as a problem’ to ‘waste as a resource’. Small scale AD technology can be applied in cities, next to, or even inside building eliminating the need to transport organics offsite. Food waste is eliminated in the process of anaerobic digestion, where a large amount of biogas is generated, used to produce green energy right at the place of installation. The by‐products are valuable fertilizer, water & heat which when integrated with urban farming, create a closed loop urban solution and have a major impact on GHG emissions. Micro gas grids can support this type of deployment. the final hurdle is regulatory as most building regulations do not cover the production of gas onsite.
QUESTIONS
1. What cities are implementing in building technologies?
2. Can this type of solution be retrofitted to older buildings or just incorporated in new build?
3. Can these systems be used for waste water as well as food waste?
F1.2 “Carfree” Cities: Accommodating Millions Fleeing Rapid Sea Level Rise
8:20 am – 8:40 am PDT
11:20 am – 11:40 am EST
This topic is relevant and urgent now: rapid seal level rise will force millions of internally displaced persons (IDP’s) within a few decades. Where will we put them? What will we build for them? How deliver energy services?
F1.3 LCFS Optimization and Reaching Fleet Carbon Neutrality
8:40 am – 9 am PDT
11:40 am – 12 pm EST
F1.3 LCFS Optimization and Reaching Fleet Carbon Neutrality
Using our 16 years of expertise in the global renewable energy markets, we will aim to both educate the audience on how to achieve zero emissions in their fleet operation as well as inform them on cost efficient structures in order to meet their sustainability goals. We will touch upon the use of renewable energy for EV fleets, renewable gas for CNG fleets, biofuels and offsets from a local – up to a global scale.
Dr. Bapanaiah Penugonda – Yunah Caroline Chun
Associate Professor / Group Practice Director – DDS Candidate
F1.4 Overcoming the Pandemic and its Impact of Medical Waste on the Environment
9 am – 9:20 am PDT
12 pm – 12:20 pm EST
F1.4 Overcoming the Pandemic and its Impact of Medical Waste on the Environment
Our goal is to spread awareness regarding the importance in reducing the amount of waste and work toward a greener environment. While preventing a shortage in PPE for our healthcare professionals and avoiding the possibility of reinfection, we must spread constant awareness about protecting our planet. Dental providers and dental schools contribute to a large amount of waste and after acknowledging the problems in early 2020, we decided to continue to share this knowledge. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we presented at national conferences and school meetings with both students and faculty to demonstrate how crucial it is to limit waste of masks, gowns, booties, and gloves to help our environment. Now, in this new normal, we acknowledge how crucial it is to protect our healthcare professionals against COVID-19, while also finding the proper balance in distributing and tossing out our used waste properly. The question we are asking while reviewing published articles and using our own clinical photos is, how can we reduce the amount of waste? With this responsibility, comes our role to work together to dampen our profession’s negative impact surrounding waste.
Co-Authors: Yunah Caroline Chun
F1.5 LCFS Verification & Validation
9:20 am – 9:40 am PDT
12:20 pm – 12:40 pm EST
F1.5 LCFS Verification & Validation
On January 4, 2019, the amended Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”) regulation, published by California Air Resource Board (“CARB”), came into effect. This regulation outlined a new validation and verification requirement for fuel pathway holders and fuel reporting entities. Weaver is an accredited validation and verification body by CARB.
F1.6 So You’ve Set Sustainability Goals – Now What?
9:40 am – 10 am PDT
12:40 pm – 1 pm EST
F1.6 So You’ve Set Sustainability Goals – Now What?
Slowing climate change has emerged as the world’s greatest challenge, and a serious business problem.
Reducing the carbon footprint of the fuels the world relies on is no longer a choice, it’s an obligation. Many businesses don’t know where to start when it comes to balancing their businesses’ needs with the impact it has on the environment. However, immediate solutions exist today to help you get a jump start on your move toward sustainable operations. This session will provide a manageable strategy for incorporating your low-carbon goals into your operations without sacrificing your ability to reliably deliver to your customers.
Attendees will learn:
• The renewable energy options currently available today and how these alternative fuels can be incorporated into today’s infrastructure
• What action you need to take today to meaningfully advance toward your net zero or sustainability goals
• How to estimate the monetary and community benefits of reduced emissions of CO2.
• The future of the renewable fuels industry and other green solutions you can adopt today to start down the path of a more sustainable future.
QUESTIONS
1. What are some of the top trends emerging in renewable energy?
2. What are the existing regulations, incentives, etc. associated with renewables?
3. What is the future outlook for alternative fuels?
F2.1 Economical Underground Pumped Storage Development using TBMs
10:30 am – 10:50 am PDT
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm EST
F2.1 Economical Underground Pumped Storage Development using TBMs
Over 95% of the currently available energy storage in the US is provided by conventional pumped storage utilizing existing topographic features to provide the head required for an economical project. Large parts of the United States do not have the topography to support the development of conventional pumped storage. Nelson Energy with Golder Associates has developed a conceptual design to utilize tunnel boring machines to excavate an underground reservoir to develop a closed loop project with an estimated cost less that half the cost of batteries for a storage duration of 12 hours. Nelson Energy received a DOE prize in 2018 for innovative pumped storage development. The presentation will describe this concept and its applicability throughout the US. Major Advantages of Underground Hydroelectric Pumped Storage:
-Energy Storage Cost-12 hours- $220/kWh versus $469 /kWh for batteries – Essentially Environmentally Benign – Can be sited near existing transmission at many locations -Uses well developed generation technology – Can be developed in many parts of the US–Competent Bedrock is present in 38 States – Preliminary design, equipment & estimated costs can be cloned to different sites – Pumped storage can provide a full range of ancillary benefits including system inertia.
F2.2 Long Duration Energy Storage – What’s Available?
10:50 am – 11:10 am PDT
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm EST
F2.2 Long Duration Energy Storage - What's Available?
Long duration energy storage is a new tag line widely discussed in the industry. Lithium ion and even flow batteries are established in the market and commercially available. Lithium ion technology has historically made sense for 6 hour and shorter durations. In addition to flow battery technologies, this presentation will provide an overview of other long duration technologies being contemplated or commercialized within the industry.
F2.3 State Siting Regulation of Energy Storage Resources
11:10 am – 11:30 am PDT
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm EST
F2.3 State Siting Regulation of Energy Storage Resources
Many states are setting aggressive mandates to transition away from fossil fuel-based electric generation. Wind and solar are popular candidates to replace traditional coal- and gas-fired turbines, but on their own are generally intermittent and non-dispatchable resources. Deployment of utility-scale energy storage resources will be a critical component of any plan to facilitate this transition.
Energy storage developers should carefully assess whether their project requires approval from state siting regulators. States typically require utilities and other energy infrastructure developers to obtain siting approval before beginning construction. Many state siting laws were originally implemented decades ago to address siting of “traditional” utility infrastructure like power plants, electric transmission lines, and intrastate gas pipelines. Few have been sufficiently updated to reflect recent developments in energy infrastructure and public policy priorities. This begs an important question: are energy storage systems (like batteries) subject to state siting requirements as generation or transmission assets?
F2.4 Financing Renewable Energy and Storage Projects
11:30 am – 11:50 am PDT
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm EST
F2.4 Financing Renewable Energy and Storage Projects
The development and construction of renewable energy and storage projects requires significant financial investment. Successful developers use non-recourse project financing as a source of low-cost capital and tax equity financing that monetizes tax credits. Maximizing the value of these funding sources for distributed generation and utility-scale projects requires careful planning and deliberate implementation. Noah Pollak, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, will provide an overview of project finance and tax equity structures, and take a deeper dive into key considerations for project developers to focus on to make their projects the most attractive to financiers and investors.
F2.5 Lithium Battery Safety
11:50 am – 12:10 pm PDT
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm EST
F2.5 Lithium Battery Safety
It’s tempting to think that energy storage can start to truly transform the grid as soon as the financial benefits clearly outweigh the costs, but there’s more work to do. Lithium batteries still carry more risk than many people wish to accept. This presentation explains why people underestimate battery risks and how to evaluate lithium batteries for safety. It also offers a use case in project design for resilience.
QUESTIONS
1. How do we calculate the value of resilience and flexibility from storage?
2. How can we compare resilient batteries with subsidized insurance?
3. Please identify up to five tests of a battery cell’s thermal runaway characteristics
F2.6 Locational Drivers for Utility-Scale Polar PV Farms
12:10 pm – 12:30 pm PDT
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm EST
F2.6 Locational Drivers for Utility-Scale Solar PV Farms
This research investigates the site suitability/selection process for large solar photovoltaic (PV) farms. We use a comprehensive suite of variables that are positive locational drivers, including: 1) economic factors (factors that positively impact development and operations costs); 2) critical infrastructure and high energy users (facilities that rely on cheap and reliable power); and 3) workforce (factors related to having a locally ready workforce for such projects). We employ advanced measurement procedures and methods to assess these decisive factors, comprehensively, offering a more sophisticated path forward for utilities and developers in terms of where to site solar PV farms.
Co-Author: Christelle Khalaf, Ohio University
F3.1 Zero to One and the Electric Grid
1 pm – 1:20 pm PDT
4 pm – 4:20 pm EST
F3.1 Zero to One and the Electric Grid
In Peter Thiel’s book, “Zero to One”, a question is posed: “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?” The book goes on to describe how these lost truths become secrets and explains why no one is looking to explain or investigate. Given the fact that one third of all carbon emissions in the US are the result of burning fossil fuels to generate electricity and most utilities today are rewarded on incremental improvements to a broken infrastructure, perhaps there are many secrets to explore. What truths would emerge if new data and an awareness of the impacts were applied to improve the energy delivery market? Using the framework outlined in Peter’s book, this presentation will discuss some of the secrets within the utility grid and the challenges faced to incorporate new clean generation technologies.
F3.2 Microgrids for Hurricane Prone Areas
1:20 pm – 1:40 pm PDT
4:20 pm – 4:40 pm EST
F3.2 Microgrids for Hurricane Prone Areas
This presentation will focus on a microgrid case study for one of the manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico. The presentation will start with a comparison of several techno-economic modeling tools that are suitable for modeling microgrids and discuss pros and cons of each tool. After that, a case study performed for one of the manufacturing plants will be presented. The presentation will conclude with the potential benefits of a microgrid specific to this plant, the results of the techno-economic analysis, and the next steps on the deployment of the microgrid for this plant.
F3.3 The Effect of Renewables on Fossil Fuel-Fired Generation
1:40 pm – 2 pm PDT
4:40 pm – 5 pm EST
F3.3 The Effect of Renewables on Fossil Fuel-Fired Generation
The power sector is subject to continuously changing energy market forces, such as customer preferences, new technologies, public policy, regulation, and the cost of renewables. Critical to the business strategy are flexibility, the ability to pivot and adjust as markets and circumstances change, while continuing to fulfill the utility’s obligation to serve. Many companies will continue to fulfill their obligation to serve by providing a reliable and resilient grid for all customers. This presentation will focus on the effect of increased renewable energy generation at the expense of firm fossil fuel-fired generation and its impact on the need for a reliable and resilient grid. Specifically, the design of the transmission system has traditionally been based on the inherent characteristics of synchronous generators (i.e., firm fossil fuel-fired generation) to effectively deliver power from central station generators to distribution load centers while optimizing efficiency and maintaining a high level of reliability. The proliferation of solar- and wind-generated renewable energy has resulted in a displacement of synchronous generation, reducing the inertia of the overall system and lessening grid stability. This presentation will discuss how the power sector is addressing these concerns and how the operation of fossil fuel-fired generation will need to evolve to ensure stability of the system.
F3.4 Thermal Energy Storage Technology for the Application in Power Systems
2 pm – 2:20 pm PDT
5 pm – 5:20 pm EST
F3.4 Thermal Energy Storage Technology for the Application in Power Systems
The STEM-RES technology consists of thermally insulated modules containing fluidized bed sand, capable of storing thermal energy at high temperature (over 600 °C). The sand can be heated both through exchange coils crossed by superheated steam, and through electrical resistances. STEM-RES modules can therefore act as accumulators for both thermal energy and electricity, obviously transformed into heat. The return of the stored energy takes place through the production of superheated steam, which can be used as it is in industrial processes, or operate a turbo alternator unit for the production of electricity.
F3.5 Energy Storage Technology Review and Update
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm PDT
5:20 pm – 5:40 pm EST
F3.5 Energy Storage Technology Review and Update
With the growth of renewable resources, the energy storage market has seen unprecedented growth. While user electronics and electric vehicles has vaulted lithium-ion technology to the forefront of the industry, other technologies, such as flow batteries, are gaining attention in large-scale, long-duration applications. This presentation will cover pros and cons of Lithium-ion batteries and long duration flow battery technologies that are commercial or near-commercial in the development process. We will cover benefits of the different technologies, design and implementation considerations, and different applications that these technologies fit well with now and moving forward. Some of these technologies include Vanadium, Zn-Br, Iron, and metal-ligand chemistries.
F3.6 Sensible Sustainability TM
2:40 pm – 3 pm PDT
5:40 pm – 6 pm EST
F3.6 Sensible Sustainability TM
At Calpine Energy Solutions, we view renewable energy purchases as an important slice of the energy management portfolio. We employ a sustainable business process with our clients to enable datadriven decisions evaluated through a spectrum of five criteria: governance, cost, risk, carbon and reporting. We refer to the result of utilizing this prism as Sensible SustainabilityTM because the decisions informed by it should be logical in relation to all five criteria.
Calpine Energy Solutions has developed powerful analytical tools and data visualization platforms to support Sensible SustainabilityTM , but the process starts with asking good questions because the answers help define the yang, or governance, that should be applied. We colorfully call our questions the “How Do You Knows”: how do you know when to buy, how do you know how much to buy, how do you know how long to buy, and how do you know how well you performed? The introduction of renewable energy to consumer portfolios in simple terms, adds two additional questions to that list. How do you know where to buy and how do you know what to buy?
Day 3 | AUGUST 19
TRACK G
DECOMMISSIONING, DDD, O&M, EHS, FIRE SAFETY
G1.1 Foundations of Demolition Management
8 am – 8:20 am PDT
11 am – 11:20 am EST
G1.1 Foundations of Demolition Management
I will be presenting to the utilities and contractors the great value in acquiring the knowledge they will gain from the National Demolition Association 40 hour “Foundations of Demolition Management” training certificate course. It’s composed of four following training modules that will greatly assist them in the management of their next power plant decommissioning project. • Foundations of Demolition Estimating • Foundations of Demolition Project Management • Foundations of Demolition Job Cost Tracking • Foundations of Demolition Risk Management. Notably, nearly every utility and fortune 500 that I have served in the planning and management of their power plant decommissioning projects and program have developed a risk register and this become a very valuable tool for owners and contractor alike as this will be the focus on this presentation.
G1.2 Avoid a Failure: System Critical Bus Duct Maintenance Best Practices
8:20 am – 8:40 am PDT
11:20 am – 11:40 am EST
G1.2 Avoid a Failure: System Critical Bus Duct Maintenance Best Practices
The purpose of this presentation is to educate the audience on best practices that have been identified for analysis, inspection, cleaning, and maintenance of the bus duct systems of the power generation facility. Many plant operations and maintenance managers ignore the bus duct system, forgetting it is a system critical component in the power plant that does not have redundancy AND is connected to expensive plant assets on both ends. Common statements made before a bus duct failure include “It has no moving parts, what could go wrong with it.” Or, “It has run without issue since the plant was built, why do we need to open it up now?” And another common statement; “We inspect the exterior of the bus and do IR scans of the enclosure regularly.” Inevitably, plants that operate under any of these philosophies have or will experience a failure of their bus. This presentation will explain why. The presentation will review numerous case studies from over forty years of field findings from Electrical Builders, Inc. (EBI). Presentation topics will include IEEE industry standards, inspection options (both online and offline), testing requirements, life extension options, current trends in predictive maintenance programs, the ramifications of poorly and/or inadequately maintained bus duct systems, and best practices for bus duct system inspection and maintenance.
G1.3 Encapsulator Agent Energy Storage System Fire Protection Systems
8:40 am – 9 am PDT
11:40 am – 12 pm EST
G1.3 Encapsulator Agent Energy Storage System Fire Protection Systems
Learning Objectives: 1. To understand why high-voltage battery fires are challenging and dangerous 2. To understand the technology behind encapsulator agents 3. To compare various other methods of extinguishment. Starting in 2009, Bosch named the encapsulator agent the product of choice for extinguishing lithium-ion battery fires. Dekra Automobil GmbH concluded testing on the same encapsulator agent for high-voltage vehicles in 2012 and confirmed their recommendation. Most recently Johnson Controls, Inc. and other Third part testing agencies have all concluded that encapsulator agent that meet NFPA 18A 7.7 requirement are the only effective extinguishing agent for lithium-ion batteries since it can stop thermal runaway, reduce the toxic HF and other gases released during fires.
G1.4 Fire Protection for Energy Storage System Batteries
9 am – 9:20 am PDT
12 pm – 12:20 pm EST
G1.4 Fire Protection for Energy Storage System Batteries
Presenting burn test and failure information on real world test of Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems. Reviewing off-gassing to failure to include the fire and explosion hazard they may present. Understanding gas composition of cells in thermal run-away and propagation. Code requirements and recommendations to include options for detection, venting and deflagration control. Where is the industry going and what are the best practice for fire and explosion mitigation and First Responder Safety with the increased use of Energy Storage Systems?
G1.5 Moving from Lagging to Leading Indicators in Improve Safety Performance
9:20 am – 9:40 am PDT
12:20 pm – 12:40 pm EST
G1.5 Moving from Lagging to Leading Indicators in Improve Safety Performance
Integrated operational risk management is proven to keep people safer, make businesses more productive and operations more sustainable, but many organizations are unclear on the steps to attain these results. The goal is to construct a process that gives true visibility and insight to your risks and risk profile so they can be actioned upon with efficiency, but what does an integrated operational risk management process look like in regards to risk assessment, barrier management, risk register, process safety, incident management, permit to work, compliance, change management and other considerations? Learn how industry leaders ensure lessons learned from all operational risks become part of their best practice culture and what is required to be successful.
G1.6 CEE Integrated Home Initiative — A Connected, Interactive, Fuel Neutral, and Efficient Vision
9:40 am – 10 am PDT
12:40 pm – 1 pm EST
G1.6 CEE Integrated Home Initiative -- A Connected, Interactive, Fuel Neutral, and Efficient Vision
This session will provide an overview of the brand new CEE Integrated Home Initiative, which establishes whole house principles regarding privacy and security and provides important context for the array of manufacturers and service providers to represent relevant customer solutions that are codependent upon the functionality of other products in the home. The Initiative espouses the critical obligations of utilities across the United States and Canada to provide safe, reliable, and affordable energy service while advancing a decarbonized future. Customer ease of use and configuration are concerted perspectives; the Initiative’s frame supports machine learning and vetted artificial intelligence applications.
This work is driven by the following four tenets: Energy Efficiency, Load Management and Demand Flexibility, Customer Amenity, and Security and Privacy
The CEE Integrated Home includes the home envelope and connected products within the residential home bounds. The Initiative provides flexibility for programs to adopt the products and home envelope strategy that best suit individual IDSM needs. The Minimum Requirements define capabilities that any product, device, or system must meet to comply with the CEE Integrated Home Initiative.
QUESTIONS
1. What products and connected devices are covered within the scope of the CEE Integrated Home Initiative?
2. What are the functionalities and minimum requirements necessary for products to be capable of in order to comply with the CEE Integrated Home Initiative?
3. How are products identified and promoted as compliant with the CEE Integrated Home Initiative?
G2.1 Need to Decommissioning Your Power Plant? What to Know and Do First
10:30 am – 10:50 am PDT
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm EST
G2.1 Need to Decommissioning Your Power Plant? What to Know and Do First?
As more utilities close fossil fuel fired power plants and make decisions about the end use of these sites, plant owners are faced with unplanned and sometimes competing fiscal and regulatory challenges when planning for plant decommissioning and potential demolition. Where does a facility start? Understanding the actions to be taken in advance of the actual shutdown can be critical to the successful execution of the project. This presentation will focus on initial planning and the areas that a facility should focus on. What research and documentation for the areas of permits, financial, contracts and other agreements will be discussed.
G2.2 Decommissioning Alternatives: Preparing Plants for Adaptive Reuse
10:50 am – 11:10 am PDT
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm EST
G2.2 Decommissioning Alternatives: Preparing Plants for Adaptive Reuse
As aging power plants are decommissioned, choices arise: Plants may be mothballed, repowered, fully demolished, selectively demolished for investment recovery, or redeveloped for some other use, depending on the situation. While there is much industry focus on complete demolition of decommissioned plants, this talk focuses on the alternative solution of ‘adaptive reuse’. A survey of adaptive reuse projects achieved across the world will be presented as examples of successful power plant redevelopment to demonstrate what is achievable where structures of historic and/or significant structural value are positioned in the right places to enable effective economic redevelopment opportunities. Typical steps required to prepare these structures for reuse, where applicable, will be covered through presentation of a brief case study.
QUESTIONS
1. Which buildings are typically subject for reuse? (any building / structure has potential)
2. What’s a reasonable goal for waste management recycling? (30% – 50%)
3. What cost recovery (%) can be expected from salvage and reuse? (20% – 30%, possibly higher with proactive salvage planning)
4. How much time is required for pre-development tasks like due diligence, planning and permitting? (4-6 months to years, depending on format [public/private])
5. When do you foster stakeholder alignment? (pre-planning stages)
G2.3 Decommissioning Power Plants – The Human Element
11:10 am – 11:30 am PDT
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm EST
G2.3 Decommissioning Power Plants - The Human Element
Staffing power plants that are shuttering is challenging. Identifying and planning early are necessities. O&M personnel, as well as planners, engineers, technicians, etc., are retiring or leaving current positions for other jobs to alleviate the need to uproot. This creates a void to safely and efficiently operate the plant until final shutdown. Contract teams of O&M personnel are moving from plant to plant filling the void where power companies may not have the resources to recruit qualified personnel or want to alleviate the need to relocate or provide severance to full time employees upon shuttering.
Co-Author: Mark Aldrich, Enthalpy Energy Services, LLC.
G2.4 Safety Considerations for Plant Decommissioning & Demolition
11:30 am – 11:50 am PDT
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm EST
G2.4 Safety Considerations for Plant Decommissioning & Demolition
The demolition of a power plant presents a unique challenge to utilities. It is important to understand the steps involved in order to conduct abatement and demolition work safely. Demolition of a power plant is different from constructing a new facility in that the dropping and removal of equipment can be unpredictable, therefore safe and controlled methods must be employed. Proper planning is necessary to implement demolition for these plants so that the work can be conducted safely, reduce overall cost and the utility will have a clean, reusable site.
This presentation provides a description of some of the key items required to safely plan and implement a successful demolition project. Different types of demolition methods will be described along with several steps to be considered to plan a safe project.
Co-Author: Donald Barris, III, Burns and McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc.
G2.5 Transferring Assets and Liabilities During Power Plant Decommissioning
11:50 am – 12:10 pm PDT
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm EST
G2.5 Transferring Assets and Liabilities During Power Plant Decommissioning
During power plant decommissioning, budget forecasts seldom align with actual costs – this can be due to a variety of factors including: higher than expected concentrations of environmental contamination, changes to regulatory requirements, fluctuating interest rates, fluctuating scrap and salvage prices, contractor disputes, unforeseen conditions, fluctuating real estate values and so on. Often the cost to decommission a power plant can be greater than the original cost to build and bring online. This presentation will present a strategy designed for utilities and other stakeholders seeking to control cost and risk during the power plant closure process. A properly formed ELT (Environmental Liability Transfer) can transfer all environmental liabilities, demolition and abatement obligations, and indemnify the Seller from environmental and regulatory obligations in perpetuity. Additionally, this strategy creates a financed pathway to redevelopment of the property, eliminating the negative stigma when an energy company exits a local community. This presentation will present examples from ELT’s 7 power plant decommissioning projects, including plants from AEP, DTE Energy, Dynegy/Vistra, Alliant Energy, Ameren, and others.
G2.6 Utility Isolation & Reconfiguration Challenges with Plant Decommissioning
12:10 pm – 12:30 pm PDT
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm EST
G2.6 Utility Isolation & Reconfiguration Challenges with Plant Decommissioning
As part of the decommissioning and demolition process of a plant, a variety of utilities and services need to either be isolated or reconfigured to support the retirement as well as any ongoing site operations. Many older multi-unit or multi-facility sites have shared utilities and services between units or facilities that introduce additional layers of complexity related to the separation for a partial retirement or retirement-in-place approach. Furthermore, identifying, locating, and implementing temporary utilities for use during the decommissioning and demolition activities is also often required. Proper identification of, planning for, and sequencing of utility isolations and reconfigurations is critical for successful, timely, and safe completion of decommissioning activities.
This presentation discusses an approach to identification, isolation, and reconfiguration of utilities at plants that will make decommissioning and demolition projects proceed efficiently.
Co-Author: Ryan Easterling, Burns and McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc.
G3.1 High-Frequency Data Collection and Environmental Accounting
1 pm – 1:20 pm PDT
4 pm – 4:20 pm EST
G3.1 High-Frequency Data Collection and Environmental Accounting
Environmental emission calculations and compliance with permit limits require access to many sources of data. Automating the collection of data provides a huge time savings for your environmental staff and reduces possible errors. Once data is retrieved, especially high-frequency data, it takes time to ensure it can be used effectively. In this session, you will learn: • Why there is value in connecting to hundreds of resources like historians, laboratory information management systems and accounting systems. • What data is needed for compliance purposes. • How you can achieve operational excellence in highly regulated industries. • When and where you can accelerate data collection, ensure data integrity and provide a full audit trail for complex regulatory requirements.
G3.2 Creating Value with Managed Corporate EHS & Asset Management
1:20 pm – 1:40 pm PDT
4:20 pm – 4:40 pm EST
G3.2 Creating Value with Managed Corporate EHS & Asset Management
Utilities and IPP’s are streamlining their internal EHS functions to achieve their environmental compliance needs – leveraging new technologies, third party providers and flexible staffing models. ERM has been helping to manage this transition with some of the largest utilities and IPPs over the last few years for both generating and transmission businesses – from running existing assets to grid modernization, climate change hardening and other reliability programs and assistance in sale and transfer of assets. For two major IPPs, we have spent the last year providing the corporate environmental function, proving that undertaking performance-based managed services can deliver regulatory compliance while maintaining and increasing the value of the assets. SCALE: 40+ assets across 10 states o Operating nuclear, coal, oil & gas-fired power plants o Decommissioned plants o Ash landfills PROGRAM: Key elements include o Transition meetings with legacy corporate o Dedicated project management & accounting o Facility points-of-contact o Subject matter experts on tap o Dashboards leveraging corporate EMS compliance data ASSET MANAGEMENT positioning for sale o Packaging of assets for maximum value o Permit “diet” o Separation & transfer of permits o Surveys/photos o Highest and best use LESSONS: Importance of o Scope and budget buy-in o Access to existing tools/files/templates o Communication of roles / expectations o New mechanisms of communication
G3.3 Solar PV Redevelopment for Decommissioned Coal Plants
1:40 pm – 2 pm PDT
4:40 pm – 5 pm EST
G3.3 Solar PV Redevelopment for Decommissioned Coal Plants
The installation of a solar plant at a closed or decommissioned coal plant can change the site from a liability to an asset. Brownfield redevelopment, however, presents significant environmental and regulatory compliance risks. Unlike some redevelopment opportunities, photovoltaic solar facilities may be highly compatible with the existing site due to the relative low impact of the new facility to existing subsurface conditions. The site may also continue in the same land use, utility/electric generation, and may continue with the same ownership. In this presentation, we will describe the environmental and regulatory risks associated with power plant redevelopment and will describe the benefits of a proactive environmental risk management program. The presentation will be a primer for the key environmental considerations, applicable solar PV permitting requirements, and decommissioning /site reuse process.
Co-Author: Russell Light, Sargent & Lundy
G3.4 Risk-Based Portfolio Management RAP – Risk Assessment Profiler
2 pm – 2:20 pm PDT
5 pm – 5:20 pm EST
G3.4 Risk-Based Portfolio Management RAP - Risk Assessment Profiler
Various factors and practices can negatively affect the performance of capital infrastructure projects; however, many industry studies identify insufficient risk management as one of the common key contributors. The goal of risk management is to prevent and reduce the threats a project may face before they occur, while minimizing the impacts of an unpreventable or unforeseen risks. Projects aren’t the only organizational risk, as companies must also consider risk management for their enterprise, assets, suppliers, cyber programs, etc. This presentation will review how to identify, understand, manage, and mitigate risk factors for a portfolio of projects, assets, and critical operational functions. The presentation will discuss the three risk analysis approaches; qualitative, schedule and quantitative analytics and how to apply them to a portfolio of projects across the enterprise. The concepts presented leverages utilizing a checklist methodology documented by certain PMI studies which will be discussed. This approach identifies risk categories, elements, with specific weighted values to comprise a project risk score which is the qualitative analytics. The next step for a project is to perform a schedule risk analysis with simulation and followed by the development of a risk register with events and mitigation actions.
G3.5 A System Approach to Managing Environmental Programs
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm PDT
5:20 pm – 5:40 pm EST
G3.5 A Systems Approach to Managing Environmental Programs
Environmental managers face an increasingly complex and changing landscape of risks and requirements while having limited resources available to effectively manage their responsibilities. A formal environmental management system (EMS) approach can help the organization to: identify, prioritize, and reduce risks; improve compliance with environmental requirements; encourage stakeholder engagement; and support the overall sustainability of the organization. This presentation will include: an overview of ISO 14001 for EMS; the benefits of a management system approach, including the use of audits to manage risks; implementation strategies and challenges; and information management strategies; (approval for a demonstration of a utility EMS is pending).
G3.6 Keys to Transforming Organizational Performance
2:40 pm – 3 pm PDT
5:40 pm – 6 pm EST
G3.6 Keys to Transforming Organizational Performance
Organizations have a unique opportunity to transform their safety and loss prevention performance by adopting an alternative, but proven process that is based on human and organizational performance principles. This approach requires leaders to think and manage differently and challenges industry paradigms and assumptions. Organizations should adopt the three themes presented to improve their safety and loss prevention performance: 1. Study and learn from success, not just failure; 2. integrate the safety and loss prevention system into existing organizational systems and processes to achieve business goals and objectives; and 3. implement a leadership development model with a competency roadmap to improve and sustain performance.
The large majority of safety and loss prevention systems focus on the prevention of and learning from failure (e.g., improper risk assessment, at-risk item in a workplace observation, and near-loss or an adverse event that requires an investigation). Learning from these examples is essential to improve an organization’s safety and loss prevention; however to further enhance performance, organizations should also study success –– how and why activities are performed flawlessly. Tasks are performed successfully more regularly and better represent how work is done. These perspectives should be seen as complementary views to improve how all work is performed, which have implications on revenue losses, asset reliability, environmental and regulatory issues, water safety and quality, equipment and property damage, etc. –– not just personnel safety.
Because these complementary views can have a significant impact on overall business performance, the safety and loss prevention system should be integrated into an organization’s goals and business objectives. Safety and loss prevention systems are seen by many as individual or unique activities that are not related to and, therefore, not integrated into the business, which leads to a compliance-based mentality that adds limited value. To properly achieve these results, organizations need to define specific organizational improvement goals (e.g., workplace injuries, asset reliability, regulatory performance, water safety and quality, revenue losses, etc.) and identify the activities and processes that have the greatest impact on them to properly integrate the system into high-risk activities and error-likely situations.
These two unique approaches challenge current industry paradigms and require leaders to think and manage differently. Therefore, an effective leadership development and competency roadmap that facilitates trust, collaboration, and learning across all levels is needed to successfully lead, integrate, and, most importantly, sustain the safety and loss prevention system. By properly addressing these three principles, leaders can establish the conditions for organizational resilience and world-class performance.
QUESTIONS
1. What types of tools would you recommend that an organization have within their safety and loss prevention system?
2. What is the best way to integrate a safety and loss prevention system into the organization?
3. What are some examples of leadership practices that are critical to improve safety and loss prevention performance?
