UTILITY INTEGRATION/ SMART GRID TRACK / Room 15

Session: MICROGRIDS & RENEWABLES
Date: March 9, 2011
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Chair: Bruce Hunt, MPR Associates Inc.
Co-chairs: Lindsay Morris, PennWell Corp. and Mary Flieller, ABB Inc.

Session description: This session focuses on developing and demonstrating microgrids and considers the future potential impact electric vehicles may have
on these systems.

Enabling Renewables Through a Smarter Grid
Terry Mohn and Ray Piasecki, General MicroGrids Inc.

Bella Coola, Canada – A Microgrid Energy Storage Technology Demonstration
Atefeh Palizban, Sean Allan and Joe Wong, Powertech Labs

Impact of Electric Vehicles on a Microgrid
Michael J. Krok, GE Global Research

TBD
Dell Jones, Regenesis Power LLC

Session: EVOLVING THE GRID – HOW UTILITIES ARE MAKING IT WORK – PANEL DISCUSSION
Date: March 9, 2011
Time: 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Chair: Bruce Hunt, MPR Associates Inc.
Co-chair: Katharine Brass, GE Energy

Session description: Today’s infrastructure can evolve to a smarter grid with technologies available and being developed today. This panel session incorporates utilities and supplier perspectives and experiences on the challenges and benefits of renewable integration, electric vehicles and grid management.

• Elaine Sison-Lebrilla, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
• Steven Berens, Power Tagging
• Greg Henry, Telvent
• Paul Wilson, GE Energy

Session: ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR FIRMING RENEWABLES
Date: March 10, 2011
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 AM
Chair: Linda Finley, Snohomish County PUD
Co-chair: Mary Flieller, ABB Inc.

Session description: Energy storage is evolving rapidly. New developments and utility initiatives are facilitating renewable installations while maintaining grid reliability. This session covers a range of technologies and approaches to storage.

A New Paradigm in Lithium Batteries for Energy Storage
Roland Pitts and Dr. Isaiah Oladeji, Planar Energy

Integrating Renewable Technologies: Addressing Energy Storage Needs
Joe Heinzmann, Altairnano Inc.

Wind Integration Utilizing Pumped Storage
Rick Miller, P.E., HDR | DTA