Howard Gartland of MESA

1. Energy Storage Use Cases:
   1. Review of Use Cases and the problems they address
   2. Design Considerations
2. Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Architecture
   1. Interconnection Scheme
   2. Power and Energy
   3. Battery Chemistry, Performance Characteristics, Management Systems, Supply Chain
   4. BESS Controls, Communications and Reporting
   5. Power Conversion System (PCS) design and controls
   6. Balance of Plant Equipment
   7. Engineering and Construction
3. Operations, Maintenance and Decommissioning
   1. Installed, Commissioned, Accepted – now what !?
   2. Decommissioning planning and execution
   3. Safety Considerations
4. Codes, Standards and Regulations
   1. From Cell to System
5. Cost Management
   1. Understanding and Managing Capital and Operating Costs

Biography:

Howard Gartland, President and Principal Owner of Mesa Technical Associates, Inc. and Mesa Veterans Power, LLC; premier providers of Specialty DC Power and Critical Power Systems to the Utility and Telecommunications Industries with special emphasis on Engineering, Furnishing and Installation Services of Power Systems for Electric Grid  and Telecommunications reliability and safety. Mesa was awarded as “2019 AvanGrid Supplier of the Year for Innovation” for Mesa’s Design, Construction and Delivery of a combined Energy Storage and “Fast” EV charging project to Rochester Gas and Electric, and have extensive experience in the design of Battery Energy Storage Systems for utilities and industrial customers.

Email:

Address:478 West Main Street, P.O. Box 745, Cobleskill, NY 12043, New Jersey, United States, 12043

Aaron Nutt and Aaron Christ

Aaron Nutt, Manager of Energy Storage Programs, Mesa

Aaron Christ, Senior Engineer, Integrated Energy Concepts.

Address:New Jersey, United States