Webinar abstract:

Battery storage remains a competitive and popular storage option among today’s power system technologies. However, what can utilities and grid operators expect batteries to cost in the coming decades and how will this technology likely evolve to meet market needs in the future?

As the energy sector makes the transition to integrate renewables, long-term storage will also play a vital role in allowing thermal generation to managing variability in supply and demand.

This session will also include discussions about the need for compressed air, liquified air and other long-term storage options as we accelerate the decarbonization energy transition.

Key takeaways:

  • What are the different storage applications and technologies that will play a role?
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
  • How is it going to be integrated?

Objective: Educate decision makers around fuels and power sources.

Audience: Policy makers, industry experts, local utilities and consultants

Original air date: Thursday August 19, 2021

Cost: Free of charge but everyone must register using this link

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Co-Hosts: Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory (An energy research partnership since 2007 between University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, and National Renewable Energy Lab) and Wärtsilä Energy

Webinar host and for more info: Maury Dobbie, Executive Director, Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory 970-682-5707 (cell/text) Maury.Dobbie@ColoradoCollaboratory.org

Moderator: Dr. Bryan Willson, Executive Director, Energy Institute, Colorado State University

Panelists:

Kate Sherwood, Business Director for Energy Storage, Wärtsilä Energy North America Kate Sherwood PPT slides
Michael Penev, Senior Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Michael Penev PPT slides
Scott Litzelman, Program Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Dept of Energy Scott Litzelman PPT slide deck

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Moderator

Bryan Willson
Executive Director
Energy Institute
Colorado State University

Dr. Bryan Willson is Executive Director of the Energy Institute at Colorado State University, where he also occupies the Bryan Willson Presidential Chair in Energy Innovation and serves as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. CSU’s Energy Institute comprises over 200 faculty members working in energy and works closely with the Colorado energy startup community to help grow clean energy companies. The Energy Institute is headquartered at CSU’s Powerhouse Energy Campus, a 100,000 sq ft research facility that also houses over 15 early stage energy companies; it’s work on cleantech commercialization has been honored by the Economist, Scientific American, the Smithsonian Institution, university technology transfer associations, and the governments of Denmark, Spain, and China. Dr. Willson served as a Program Director at ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, from 2012-2016 and continued as a consultant / advisor to the agency until early 2019. He has worked for over 30 years to develop and deploy large-scale technology solutions related to energy, air quality, and human health. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Willson is co-founder of Envirofit International, Solix BioSystems, Factor(e) Ventures and Xpower. His research laboratory, the Engines & Energy Conversion Laboratory, has made important contributions in many areas, including: internal combustion engines, advanced vehicles, oil & gas production technology, advanced electrical grids, advanced biofuels, energy access for the developing world, and advanced building technologies. Dr. Willson is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers and has worked in over 40 countries.

Panelists

Kate Sherwood
Business Director for Energy Storage
Wärtsilä Energy North America

Kate Sherwood is Wärtsilä Energy’s North America Business Director for Energy Storage, providing market-leading hardware, software, and services solutions to large-scale project clients. She has over 20 years of general management, sales, and marketing experience, with a proven track record of accelerating growth and profit. Prior to joining Wärtsilä, Ms. Sherwood served as Vice President of Sales-North America at Centrica Business Solutions, P&L leader at 3M, and spent over a decade in the energy storage, solar, & demand response industries, holding leadership roles with Advanced Microgrid Solutions, SolarCity, SunPower, and Voltus. Prior to her work in the energy industry, Ms. Sherwood spent over a decade in finance, marketing, and strategy consulting with the U.S. Department of Justice, Sun Microsystems, and Accenture. Ms. Sherwood holds a MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. cum laude from George Mason University. She is based in Austin, Texas.

Michael Penev (Misho)
Senior Analyst
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

For the past eleven years, Michael Penev has been a senior analyst the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In this position, he has performed technical and economic analysis for all aspects of energy related hydrogen technologies. Previously he has eight years of industrial experience as lead systems engineer in designing hydrogen and natural gas fuel cell systems at Plug Power Inc. in Albany NY. Michael’s current work helps guide the DOE’s decisions and policies in regarding hydrogen production and its applications in transportation and energy storage. Michael provides analysis for H2USA, a public-private partnership to promote the commercial introduction and widespread adoption of hydrogen fueled fuel cell electric vehicles across America. He also works closely with stakeholders in California, Hawaii, North-East hydrogen corridor states and the Colorado Hydrogen Coalition to establish pathways of sustainable hydrogen transportation. Michael holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, and a master’s degree in Business Administration. Links to NREL reports mentioned by Misho: https://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(21)00306-8 and https://www.nrel.gov/storage/storefast.html

Scott Litzelman
Program Director
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
U.S. Department of Energy

Dr. Scott Litzelman is a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). His focus at ARPA-E includes carbon capture and storage (CCS), energy storage, and integration of renewables with the grid. Prior to ARPA-E, Scott served as a Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow, working on energy and natural resources policy in the Senate. Prior to his policy work, Scott was a science consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. Scott earned a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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