Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc., invited Group NIRE’s CEO Mark Harral, to present at their third annual Modern Solutions Power Systems Conference held in Houston in June 2014.
“The Modern Solutions Power Systems Conference brought together leaders from multiple players in the electric industry and allowed attendees to collaboratively discuss key solutions to critical problems facing our industry,” Harral said. Read more
The renewable sector of the energy industry is rapidly changing to adapt to new technologies and to overcome emerging challenges. In response, Group NIRE hosted the 2014 Energy Resource Management Consortium Conference in Lubbock, TX on October 27-28, 2014.
Guests were invited on a guided tour of Group NIRE’s field test site at the Reese Technology Center, as well as a tour of the Texas Tech University’s National Wind Institute’s lab located at the Reese Center. Read more
Group NIRE’s Director of Project Development, Destiny Vasquez, and Legal Counsel for Project Development, Colleen Ferrall, attended AWEA’s WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition this May. The conference allowed thousands of wind energy professionals to network and explore the latest in wind industry knowledge and technological advances.
“Every year, I look forward to attending the AWEA Windpower Conference and meeting with researchers, manufactures and industry leaders. Read more
Group NIRE’s Conference Coordinator, Michael Wilson, attended the Energy Storage Association’s 25th Annual Conference and Expo May 27-29, 2015. The conference took place in downtown Dallas at the Hyatt Regency hotel. The conference attracts over 1,000 industry professionals each year. This includes a variety of market leaders, customers, decision makers and technology innovators to gather. Read more
Group NIRE’s CEO, Mark Harral, presented at National Instruments Week on August 3-6, 2015 in Austin, TX. Harral discussed implementing distribution control with a concentration on wind and storage.
“Group NIRE values the relationship with National Instruments as we continue to upgrade and develop our site utilizing NI products,” Harral said. Read more
Group NIRE’s CEO Mark Harral, is presenting at the Battery Show Exhibition and Conference in Novi, Michigan, on September 15-17, 2015. Harral will present at the “Aggregation—Is This the Killer App for Energy Storage?” session on Wednesday afternoon.This specific event gathers professionals and thought leaders from the battery supply chain, automotive, grid power and consumer electronics industries. Read more
Group NIRE will host the Energy Resource Management Conference this September 29-30, 2015. The conference will be filled with the industry’s decision-makers and thought leaders who will give presentations and strike discussion throughout the conference.
“It will focus on energy asset management across multiple and different generators. Topics will deal with how to combine wind-turbine data with battery data, solar data, PMU data then communicate and analyze it,” Mark Harral, Group NIRE CEO, said. Read more
Join us in Orlando, Florida, from Feb. 9-11, 2016 for the DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition. DistribuTECH is the utility industry’s leading transmission and distribution conference and exhibition, covering the smart grid, automation and control systems, energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy integration, advanced metering, T&D system operation and reliability, power delivery equipment and water utility technology. Read more
Group NIRE is proudly in partnership with the 2nd EVs & the Grid Summit: Transport Meets Power conference hosted by Infocast April 19-21 in Long Beach, CA, at the Long Beach Marriott. As California strives to tighten their de-carbonization plan, policy-makers and utilities are looking for innovative ways to transform transportation to electrification. Read more
The Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA) 2016 Annual Spring Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 12-13, 2016, at the Royal Sonesta in Houston, TX. Pre-conference activities include the Spring Golf Tournament, a half-day workshop and welcome dinner on April 11. Join us in Houston this April!
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Group NIRE is partnering and supports the Energy Storage Update Conference June 15-16, 2016, at the Hilton San Diego Mission Valley in San Diego, CA. The conference aims to give attendees insight on the commercialization side of the energy industry to propel different businesses’ technology into the market. There is a diverse group of speakers spanning from different energy companies to public utility commissions that will give a lot of coverage for what is happening in the industry. Read more
The annual conference and exhibition from the U.S. wind industry is heading to New Orleans. The conference is hosted by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). WINDPOWER is the nexus of wind energy professionals who converge to generate actionable ideas for expanding the wind energy economy through technology, ingenuity, and collaboration. Read more
