EPRI 7th Annual Generation Flexibility Conference
The energy landscape is rapidly changing. Power plants are facing a tougher test: providing more flexibility and efficiency while staying reliable, affordable, safe, and clean. This is especially true as renewable energy sources become more prominent, making energy production more variable and competitive.
Nikhil Kumar, Managing Director, Intertek Asset Integrity Management, will present on the topic: Can Flexible Power Plants Deliver a Sustainable Future? Balancing Flexibility, Economics, and Sustainability in Power Generation
Tuesday, July 23, 10:30AM ET
During his presentation, Mr. Kumar will discuss the following points:
- Increasing demand for electricity and the challenges of integrating renewable energy sources into the grid
- The need for flexible power plants to address these challenges and ensure grid stability
- Economic considerations of operating flexible power plants
- Ways in which flexible power plants can contribute to a sustainable future
- Energy markets' evolution to meet the demands of a decarbonizing grid
Mr. Kumar will also present: Optimizing Combined Cycle Fleet Management for Enhanced Flexibility: Capital Power's Data-Driven Approach
Tuesday, July 23, 1:00PM ET
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Jeff Medeiros
Business Development, Intertek Engineering & Software
jeff.medeiros@intertek.com
Presenter Biography:
Nikhil Kumar is an engineering economist with extensive experience providing research and consulting services to electric utilities, merchant power plants and government agencies. He has been working with various system operators, utilities, power plant operators and national laboratories on renewable energy and power plant cycling cost analysis.
In the forensic area, Nikhil specializes in cost of cycling power plants, operations & maintenance (O&M) cost and practices and their impact on power plant reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM), flexible power generation, cost recovery, and emissions regulations. His expertise includes the development and application of advanced methods for asset performance management, power plant operations optimization, electric system planning and dispatch, merchant plant bidding, and smart grid solutions.
Nikhil is a member of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He serves on the ASME RAM Committee for Power Plants and has a B.E. in Engineering from University of Mumbai, an M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University, and a Graduate Certificate in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
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