BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS ARE HERE: IS YOUR COMMUNITY READY?
Across the nation, the transition to clean energy will require thoughtful conversation and robust planning for communities. In fact, many communities are already being asked to evaluate building proposals for a relatively new kind of utility infrastructure: battery energy storage systems (commonly called BESS). To help this process, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) experts have assembled BESS resources that communities will need as they look toward meeting their energy goals. Read more here.
EXAGO HARNESSES THE POWER OF ADVANCED COMPUTING
Today’s power grid modeling tools give utilities and operators a window into the inner workings of the grid. As the grid expands with more renewables, it is connected to weather in a way never seen before. Exascale Grid Optimization (ExaGO), a power grid simulation and optimization platform developed by PNNL, accurately models the behavior of the grid under highly complex scenarios, such as severe storms or cyberattacks, at unprecedented speed.
PNNL RESEARCHER FEATURED IN THE BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE
In Laying the Groundwork for Long-duration Energy Storage (LDES), published on November 7, 2023, energy research analyst Jeremy Twitchellhelps readers understand the need for LDES by using a swimming pool and belly flop analogy. From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists article: “But when the grid does the occasional belly flop, a deeper pool (i.e., longer-duration storage resources) provides a softer landing place to lessen the pain and mitigate the impacts. Customers who would have lost service due to an outage at a power plant or on a transmission line can remain connected through a local energy storage resource. Shortfalls in generation driven by a prolonged period of inadequate sun or wind can be met with energy stored when those resources were plentiful.” You’ll definitely want to read more here.
LEARN MORE ABOUT: THE GRID STORAGE LAUNCHPAD (GSL)
GSL DIRECTOR VINCE SPRENKLE NAMED ONE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY NEWS (ETN)’S “RISING STARS OF EMERGING TECH 2023”
In honor of World Energy Storage Day (September 22, 2023), ETN named Sprenkle as one of their 2023 Rising Stars in Emerging Tech for spearheading the development and deployment of clean energy technologies including battery energy storage, e-mobility, and green hydrogen globally. See the article here.
DOE VISITORS GET INSIDE LOOK AT GSL
Three representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Jeff Marootian, principal deputy assistant secretary; Carolyn Snyder, deputy assistant secretary for buildings and industry; and Satchel Tsai, special assistant, spent a day on the PNNL Richland campus. Their visit focused on various efforts including power grid modernization, energy efficiency in buildings, and grid edge and renewable energy integration. The EERE representatives toured theGSL, DOE-OE's new facility at PNNL that will advance the next generation of grid energy storage technologies. The GSL will be open for operations in 2024. Look for more information in the coming months. Read more here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ENERGY TRANSITION SUMMIT – SAVE THE DATE!
The U.S. Department of Energy Grid Modernization Initiative and Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response are excited to host the Energy Transition Summit: Grid Modernization Initiative and Clean Energy Cybersecurity in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 5–8, 2024.
Attendees will learn about opportunities to engage with DOE-led efforts that are modernizing the future power grid and enabling a more resilient, secure, and equitable energy transition. This event will host thought leaders and working sessions to have a dialogue about strategies and road maps for future energy systems through partnerships and technology transitions across government, industry, research organizations, and local communities.
The summit will feature keynote speakers and focused sessions covering topics on the two summit themes:
Grid Modernization Initiative: Creating the grid of the future to deliver resilient, reliable, flexible, secure, sustainable, and affordable electricity.
Clean Energy Cybersecurity: Fostering collaborative security solutions to enable a more resilient and equitable energy transition.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY: This application is part of the US DOE-OE sponsored research “Protocol for Uniformly Measuring and Expressing the Performance of Energy Storage Systems”, led by PNNL and Sandia National Laboratory. Read the most recent documentto learn more.
The group plans to start a working group for the following application:
Develop duty cycles for various use cases relevant to long duration energy storage (LDES). Those interested in joining this working group may email Vish and Dave.
You may also choose to provide comments on the last published version. Comments will be incorporated into the next revision, which will include the LDES use case duty cycles, along with the following four applications developed earlier, but not yet incorporated in the Protocol:
Item 1: Frequency Regulation Services with Variable Support
Item 2: Peak Shaving Services with Volt-Amps Reactive Support
Item 3: Wind Firming
Item 4: Coming soon - Peak Shaving and Frequency Regulation (stacked use case)
PNNL research provides a clear understanding of the technology needs for integrating energy storage into the grid. We work with utilities and industry to assess the optimal role for energy storage installations under local operational and market conditions. Our research teams support field deployments where we work with stakeholders to characterize the value, understand usage and controls, and generally improve the benefits that energy storage systems provide to the grid. These data, provided to all stakeholders, assure that research development and deployment is working toward a cleaner power future for America.
Understanding the benefits of the wide variety of storage technologies and developing the critical advancements required to bring down the cost of energy storage will help integrate renewable power sources such as wind, solar, and marine energy…and energize a modern, flexible, and resilient power grid.
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