Wednesday, May 20, 2009

2:00 p.m.

Registration Open until 8:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Opening Session

7:00 p.m.

Exhibits Grand Opening & Reception until 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

7:00 a.m.

Registration Open until 6:00 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

Exhibit Open

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

Welcome, Introductions and Special Announcements

Brad Roberts, Chris Shelton

8:20 a.m.

Electricity Storage an Essential Component of the Smart Grid:

This session will address residential and community storage and microgrids.  Presenters will explore the impact of electricity storage in providing value to utilities and their customers.

Brad Roberts – Moderator

·    “Community Energy Storage (CES) - A Game Changer for Electric Utilities” – George Bjelovuk and Ali Nourai, American Electric Power

·    “Actionable Intelligence through Smart Storage” – Rod Smith and Michael Chen-Young , GreenSmith Energy Management Systems

·    “Aggregated Utility Control of Distributed Storage with Integrated Demand Response” – Paul Duncan, GridPoint and Steve Hinkel, Duke Energy

·    “PHEV Energy Storage as a Component of Smart Grid” – Richard Fioravanti, KEMA, Inc.

9:50 a.m.

Morning Break in Exhibit Area

10:20 a.m.

Adding New Grid Capabilities

The future of electricity use will depend on innovations in many areas.  One of them is the storage of electricity on multiple timescales.  This session will explore some of the latest storage applications and proposals and will include descriptions of various government agencies.
Imre Gyuk – Moderator

·    “Using Distributed Battery Energy Storage for Islanded Grid Applications” – Dave Kearns, S&C Electric Company

·    “Utility Applications of Energy Storage” – Anuja Ratnayake, Duke Energy

·    “Commercial Applications of Electric Energy Storage: Market and Technology Overview” – Sam Jaffe, Energy Insights

·    “Government Sponsored Energy Storage Projects” – John Boyes, Sandia National Laboratories

11:45 a.m.

Lunch – “Perspective on Storage in the European Electricity Network with Focus on Transnational Research” – Henrik Dam, European Commission, DG Research, Energy Conversion and Distribution Systems

1:00 p.m.

Electricity Storage: Adding Value to Renewable Resources
The impact of electricity storage, either near the energy source or near the user, on the value of power from renewables.  Issues of the symbiosis of renewables and wind as an effective component of the grid will be discussed.

Georgianne Peek – Moderator – Panel Session

·    “Sodium-Sulfur (NAS) Battery for Utility - Scale Application and Renewable Energy” – Akimichi Okimoto, NGK Insulators, LTD, Japan

·    “Wind Integration Utilizing Pumped Storage - Wind and Pumped Storage: the A-Team” – Rick Miller, HDR|DTA

·    “Electricity Storage – Adding Value to the Modern Grid” – Kevin Dennis, ZBB Energy Corporation

·    “A System Level Approach to Managing Supply Variations - Energy Storage in Power Markets” – Chris Shelton, AES Energy Storage

2:30 p.m.

Afternoon Break in Exhibit Area

3:00 p.m.

Overcoming Barriers – Regulatory Issues, Analyses, Tariffs, and Incentives

Presentations on the regulatory issues impacting the widespread use of electricity storage.

Chris Shelton – Moderator – Panel Session

·    “Electricity Storage - Policy and Practice in Europe” – Anthony Price, Swanbarton Limited, UK

·    “Opportunities for Advanced Energy Storage in California” – Janice Lin, StrateGen Consulting LLC

·    “ Breaking Down the Barriers to Increase Market Adoption of Energy Storage ” – Colette Lamontagne, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

·    “Can Electricity Storage Gain a Foothold in Europe?” – Cian McLeavey-Reville, Delta Energy & Environment, UK

·     “Investing in Energy Storage” – Kelsey Lynn, Firelake Capital

4:30 p.m.

Member News Briefs
Jim McDowall – Moderator

Short (less than 5 minute) updates by ESA members on the status of their products or applications.

Paul Steffes, Steffes Corporation

Jim McDowall, SAFT

Brad Roberts, S&C Electric Company

Matt Harper, Prudent Energy International (VRB)

Bill Grey, Velkess Inc.

5:00 p.m.

ends at
5:30 p.m.

ESA Members Only Session

·      Board of Directors Elections, discussions of ESA future plans.

·      An update on the revised technology section of the ESA website.

6:00 p.m.

Dinner Reception in Exhibit Area until 7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Dinner – Keynote Address by Mr. Michael G. Morris, Chairman, President and CEO, American Electric Power

Friday, May 22, 2009

7:00 a.m.

Registration Open until 3:00 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

Exhibit Open

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

Announcement of ESA Board Elections and Officers

8:10 a.m.

Large Scale Electricity Storage

Compressed Air and Pumped Hydro, etc.

Bill Hassenzahl – Moderator

·      “Massive Electricity Storage, Link to Dispatchable Renewable Power” – Bernard Lee, Past President, Institute of Gas Technology

·      “Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) – Solution Available Today” – Royal Daniel, Energy Storage and Power LLC

·      “Advanced Pumped Storage Hydro and Operation with Intermittent Renewable Energy Sources” – Peter Donalek, MWH Global - Americas

·      “Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage ” – Robert Schainker and William Steeley, Electric Power Research Institute

·      “Transmission System Benefits of CAES Assets in a Growing Renewable Generation Market” – Dave Marchese, Haddington Ventures L.L.C./CAES Development Company

9:45 a.m.

Morning Break In Exhibit Area

10:15 a.m.

Novel and Revisited Electricity Storage Technologies
Presentations on some recent developments and their goals and plans for commercialization

Rick Winter – Moderator

·      “Evaluation of a Pumped Storage Facility Operating Between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario” – Roger Faulkner, Rethink Technologies, Inc.

·    “Energy Bags - A Novel Approach to CAES” – Andrew Pimm, The University of Nottingham, UK

·    “Pumped Heat Electricity Storage” – Jacques Ruer, Saipem SA, France and Mark Wagner, Isentropic Ltd., UK