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ESA members are very active at international conferences covering a broad range of power engineering and delivery issues. Below is a selection of some of the papers and presentations.
The June 2009 issue of KEMA’s Global Contact contains two interview articles of two ESA Board of Director members regarding viewpoints on the future energy storage. The two articles are available for download below.
KEMA Global Interview with Jillis Raadschelders, June 2009
KEMA Global Interview with Brad Roberts, June 2009
As a part of its continuing "Science and the Congress Project" the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Senate Science and Technology Caucus hosted a briefing on June 16, 2009 to discuss energy storage in the US electricity grid. The panel included Dr. Ali Nourai, ESA Chairman and Brad Roberts, ESA Executive Director. The complete program presented at that briefing can be found here.
This article from the NY Times explores battery developments in Allentown, PA. In a gleaming white factory here, Bob Peters was gently feeding sheets of chemical-coated foil one afternoon recently into a whirring machine that cut them into precise rectangles. It was an early step in building a new kind of battery, one smaller than a cereal box but with almost as much energy as the kind in a conventional automobile.
This article discusses how FERC is considering developing a pricing policy for energy storage devices, Commissioner Suedeen Kelly revealed Thursday. In a hearing about smart grid options, Kelly and a DOE official also told members of Congress that smart grid technologies, from inception to deployment, would need to be designed to prevent cyber attacks to the bulk power grid.
This article by Bradford Roberts discusses making electricity grids "smarter" and modernizing them so that they can accept large amounts of renewable energy resources are fairly universally accepted as steps necessary to achieve a clean and secure electric power industry. The best way to achieve this goal is a topic of debate among power system designers. Although energy storage in utility grids has existed for many decades, the impact of storage in future grids is receiving more attention than ever from system designers, grid operations and regulators. The amount of storage in a grid and its value is also a subject of debate. Understanding the leading storage technologies and how they can affect grid operations is an important first step in this assessment. Read Full Article >>
This article by Marjolein Roggen explores how energy storage can be the link that completes the energy sector’s logistic chain. If energy can be stored efficiently, it will greatly enhance the scope for realizing a sustainable and reliable energy supply. Convinced of this potential, Jillis Raadschelders supports our clients around the world with a virtual team of experts. Read Full Article >>
This article by Brad Roberts, explores energy storage. As the theme of the last US Presidential election, change was used to draw a distinction between opposing factions. But in reality, a lot of ‘change’ will take place in the world over the next few decades. Building a new more intelligent electricity system will require many changes, one of which is mastering the storage of electric power throughout the grid. Read Full Article >>
A paper by A. Nourai, V.I. Kogan and C. M. Schafer published in IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2008, Vol 23 No. 4, pp2168-73
This project develops principles, algorithms, market integration rules, functional design and technical specification for the Wide Area Energy Storage and Management system (WAEMS), helping to cope with the wind generation resources intermittency and unexpected fast ramps by recycling the excess energy, controlling other generation, and inter-area exchanging the energy imbalance between the Bonneville Power Administration (PBA) and the California ISO control areas. The project provides a cost-benefit analysis and develops a business model for an investment-based practical deployment of such a system.
The research was funded by the Bonneville Power Administration, in partnership with the California ISO, with Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNNL) as the study vendor. For more information contact John Pease in BPA (503 230 3299)
This report details the site selection, construction, benefits and lessons learned of the first installation, at Chemical Station in North Charleston, WV. Prepared by Ali Nourai (AEP), and published by Sandia. SAND2007-3580
This report, published by NYSERDA, describes a high level, technology-neutral framework for assessing potential financial benefits from and maximum market potential for electric energy storage. NYSERDA Report 07-06, March 2007
Emissions Comparison for a 20 MW Flywheel-based Frequency Regulation Power Plant