Jason Makansi -Canceled-Fundamentals of Energy Storage for Electricity Grids, Distributed Generation, Microgrids, and On-site Power Systems
This intensive seminar delivers a working knowledge of how energy storage is fulfilling its long-promised role in managing electricity supply and demand and transforming the way electricity grids will be expanded and operated.
California is the epicenter of this transformation. Project developers, lawyers and regulators, system suppliers, utilities and end-users are preparing for a gold rush of opportunities. Myriad state legislative initiatives directly or indirectly support the installation of storage systems, large and small, not only for grid management, but also for end users seeking non-utility supply alternatives. Activity in other states/regions is also intensive, notably New York, New England, Texas, and Hawaii. Once the commercial potential is proven in these areas, storage will expand rapidly throughout the country.
WHY YOU NEED THIS TRAINING SEMINAR NOW. The sector is fragmented. The business framework is not yet firm. The regulations are evolving and involve many moving parts (the California storage bill AB2514 is only one element); the opportunities are numerous but not easily identified; utilities must meet defined targets but their attitudes range from cautious to adversarial; and the winners and losers are still being determined among the various technologies and approaches. Yet the big winners will be those who get in on the ground floor. Like any new venture, you must understand the terrain before you chart your path.
- This seminar is designed to give attendees a comprehensive understanding of how energy storage is transforming centralized electricity grid design and operation and on-site power systems for industrial, commercial, and institutional electricity consumers, as well as serving as an enabling technology for microgrids and large additions of renewable energy. In addition, it will cover energy storage comprehensively, within the context of specific storage technologies, storage systems, state-level and federal storage policies and initiatives, project development considerations, financial characteristics and economics, consequences for grid operations and management, and impacts on the other parts of the electricity production and delivery value chain. Even if you feel you are well-versed in one or two of these aspects of the storage opportunity, this seminar will give you a comprehensive foundation in the totality of the opportunity.
Overview: The promise of energy storage and its fulfillment
-History of energy storage in the U.S. and the rest of the world
-The key regulatory frameworks: California, New York, Texas, and other states/regions
-The systems - from small scale batteries to large scale pumped hydroelectric (and everything in between) - and commercial readiness
-Practical system considerations - life-cycle issues, operation, maintenance, value engineering, reliability impacts, etc
-The economics - how are projects justified?
-The competition - peaking gas turbines, demand side management, synchronous generators, regional renewable energy management, and others
-Special roles for storage
- Smoothing renewable electricity flows
- Ancillary grid services
- Arbitrage
- On-site (behind the meter)
- Anchoring microgrids
-Applications along the production and delivery value chain - transmission-scale, distribution scale, on-site power, microgrids, backup and UPS, etc.
-Project development issues: land control, interconnection agreements, utility and end-user contracts
-Immediate, near-term, and long-term opportunities: Where, what size, etc.
-The players: Who are real and who are not
-International opportunities
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The price for this comprehensive two-day seminar is $1,795 (USD).
Register online or call (843) 212-4038.
- Additional attendees and government employees receive a 10% discount.
- Register 4 or more attendees and receive 20% off. Special pricing is available for groups of 5 or more. Call (843) 212-4038 for assistance.
Payment is due prior to the start of the seminar by Visa, Master Card, American Express, or corporate check. Seminar fees are charged at the time of registration unless other arrangements have been made. Checks payable to “PGS Energy Training,” 26 Teal Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926. Cancellations result in a credit good for 2 years, transferable to a colleague. Substitutions may be made at any time. For more on PGS policies, contact our offices at (843) 212-4038.
This live group seminar is eligible for 11.5 CPE credits in Specialized Knowledge. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
As of January 1, 2002, sponsored learning activities are measured by program length, with one 50-minute period equal to one CPE credit. One-half CPE credit increments (equal to 25 minutes) are permitted after the first credit has been earned in a given learning activity. You may want to verify that the state board from which your participants will be receiving credit accepts one-half credits.
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