
Michael Morgenroth
Principal, Hydropower & Dams - Canada,
Stantec
Canada
Michael is a mechanical engineer with 31 years of
experience from concept to implementation of
water and wind power projects in Africa, Asia,
Australia, Europe, and the Americas. He is
currently responsible for the Canadian
hydropower and dams sector at Stantec. Prior to
Stantec, Michael worked primarily as engineering
consultant, was part of the executive team of an
Independent Power Producer, and early in his
career was a product developer for a
manufacturer.
Michael’s technical latitude has spanned
component and system level design, site
engineering, commissioning, laboratory and field
performance testing, equipment selection
inspection and assessment, troubleshooting,
assessment of aging infrastructure, risk, and other
specialty studies. He has managed projects,
emerging technologies, contractor
prequalification, technical bid evaluation, and
contract negotiations for equipment supply,
construction, and service contracts. Michael has
developed computerized optimization tools for
risk-based capital expenditure planning on hydro
plants and for the collector system and layout of
wind farms. He led multidisciplinary engineering
teams during project initiation, development,
construction, and operations. His longer-term
construction engagements include a 20-MW runof-
river hydro plant in Canada, a 138-kV
transmission line in the mountains of British
Columbia, and Resident Engineer on a 45-MW
hydro plant in Guatemala. He has served on
standard setting committees, with industry
associations, as director of cooperatives as well
as advisory panels to government and academia.
Sessions
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12-Jul-2023