Fundamentals of Battery Storage

Hybrid Event – Live or Virtual

April 26, 2022 | Denver , CO and Online ::

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be used for a variety of applications, including frequency regulation, demand response, transmission and distribution infrastructure deferral, integration of renewable energy, and microgrids. Different battery technologies can enable different applications that can provide various benefits to utility services, Independent System Operator (ISO) services, Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) services, and consumer services. Because electricity supply and demand on the power system must always be in balance, real-time energy production across the grid must always match the ever-changing loads.

Thanks to performance improvements and cost declines, battery storage is a force to be reckoned with. The advent of economical BESS at scale is now a major contributor to the balancing process. This hybrid course will give an in-depth overview of battery storage, including the history, the growing need for storage, types of energy storage, benefits, and the potential for storage. In addition, it will address battery storage applications and market dynamics as well as decarbonization case studies and the future of energy storage.

Learning Outcomes

• Review the basics of energy storage
• Provide an overview of battery storage
• Review battery storage applications and the market dynamics
• Discuss utility case studies
• Evaluate regulatory and planning best practices for storage
• Review decarbonization for energy storage
• Discuss the future of battery storage

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 : Mountain Time

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. :: Welcome Announcements

Energy Storage Overview – The Big Picture 

• Energy storage overview and history
• The growing need for storage and drivers for change
• Storage applications across the industry and drivers for change
• Types of energy storage – long and short duration
• Storage benefits and value stacking

Battery Storage Basics

• Battery storage potential and limitations
• The basics explained charge/discharge, round trip efficiency, degradation, augmentation, cycles, etc.
• System components – EMS, inverters, cooling, modules, etc.
• Performance overview
• System monitoring, control, and optimization
• Storage integration
• Cost roadmap

Battery Storage Applications and Market Dynamics

• Market overview  
• T&D enhancement
• Generation enhancement
• Capacity peak power & resource adequacy
• Renewable integration – DC vs. AC coupled  
• Storage for microgrids
• Behind the meter
• Storage case studies and examples

Regulatory and Planning Best Practices

• Challenges for developing a common framework
• Planning objectives → selecting a developer, siting, leveraging benefits and financial impact   
• Key FERC regulations and orders
• Improving state regulatory policies
• Coordination between federal and state regulations, polices, and mandates

Decarbonization

• Developing a decarbonization roadmap
• Integrating storage into your system
• Right sizing storage leveraging data

Utility Case Studies

• Collaboration
• Deployment
• Use cases
• Results

The Future of Storage

• Future technological development
• Ongoing energy market disruptions and projections for future storage deployments
• Optimizing storage as a resource in the short- and long-term
• Opportunities and risks – how to move forward

4:00 p.m. :: Course Adjourns

John Fernandes Senior Consultant – Emerging Technologies, Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

A recognized thought leader in energy storage policy and market development, John brings over a decade of broad experience in the energy industry with time spent at a public utility, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and some of the country’s leading energy storage development companies.  John has operated in every US wholesale energy market and has offered expertise in international markets, including Canada, the UK, Mexico, and Australia.  He has helped shaped policy for numerous states as well as the US Department of Energy.  John has an MBA from the University of Delaware, a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, and is a guest lecturer for the University of Colorado at Denver Global Energy Management Program.

Joe Fox, Director, Transmission and Distribution, Siemens

Joe’s career spans various engineering, technical sales, and market development leadership positions with diversified technology providers and renewable EPC / development firms.  His technical experience includes network planning and analysis, grid modelling, and dynamic simulation of various alternative energy solutions including energy storage, power electronics, renewable energy, FACTS, and microgrids.  Specific to energy storage, Joe has conducted numerous technical and commercial studies demonstrating energy storage use cases, including comprehensive studies for a large IOU in Texas and a large IOU in the Southeast U.S. that has led to multiple grid connected energy storage projects.  Joe holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

EUCI Conference Center

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Greenwood Village CO, 80111

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EUCI considers the safety of all those onsite at event name as our top priority including our attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and event staff. In these efforts to host a safe and productive event, we pledge to follow all guidelines and mandates set by State and local authorities as well as CDC guidelines.  Please note, these guidelines and mandates may change from time to time.

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• Acceptable face coverings required of all Attendees at the Event who are not fully vaccinated, or for all participants where required by venue. Participants are responsible for providing their own face coverings.
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• Modify gathering and seating areas to allow for appropriate physical distancing
• Attendees will have the option to indicate their comfort level for personal interaction through the use of Green/Yellow/Red stickers displayed on their conference badge.  Unless otherwise indicated with a Green sticker by both attendees, handshakes and other physical contact should be avoided
• Provide access to appropriate first aid personnel and share local resources for pharmacy, urgent care, and hospital

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We will be using Microsoft Teams to facilitate your participation in the upcoming event. You do not need to have an existing Teams account in order to participate in the broadcast – the course will play in your browser and you will have the option of using a microphone to speak with the room and ask questions, or type any questions in via the chat window and our on-site representative will relay your question to the instructor.

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• You will receive a meeting invitation will include a link to join the meeting.
• Separate meeting invitations will be sent for the morning and afternoon sessions of the course.
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• If you are using a microphone, please ensure that it is muted until such time as you need to ask a question.
• The remote meeting connection will be open approximately 30 minutes before the start of the course. We encourage you to connect as early as possible in case you experience any unforeseen problems.

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Fundamentals of Battery Storage

April 26, 2022 | Denver , CO

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before March 25, 2022 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

Credits

EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 0.6 CEUs for this event.

Requirements For Successful Completion Of Program

Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the conference to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case studies and PowerPoint presentations will be used in this program.

Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 7.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

EUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

Who Should Attend

Individuals working in the following areas will benefit from attending this event:

• Distributed level renewable energy project developers
• Grid level renewable energy project developers
• Utility management
• Technical staff
• Regulators
• RTOs/ISOs
• Consultants
• Equipment manufacturers
• Renewable systems
• Solicitation / Procurement staff
• Resource Planning staff
• Transmission staff
• Distribution staff
• Regulatory staff
• Storage vendors