Energy Storage: an integrated approach

Etc Venues: Maple House, Birmingham

23 September 2014
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Overview

Energy Storage: an integrated approach, has been specifically designed as a forum where mechanical engineers within the energy storage industry can learn from newly funded projects and existing sites. Energy Storage 2014 will take an in-depth look at renewable energy storage, the mechanics behind the technology, the current position of UK policy and targets and future developments.

The Electricity Storage Network recently reported that the application of energy storage technologies for renewable sources could potentially generate a total systems saving of £10billion per year by 2050.

The facts highlight that investing in the role of renewable energy storage solutions in the UK market will generate long term savings for the industry and secure the future of UK energy.

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This year’s conference programme brings together SHFCA members and invited expert speakers for sessions that will explore how hydrogen and fuel cells can be the smarter choice in heat, power, and transport applications. Linking all of these activities together in the smart integrated energy systems of the futures is the underpinning theme of Energy Storage & Energy Conversions.

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Day 1

09:00 - Full day programme

09:00
ENERGY STORAGE: THE MISSING LINK IN THE UK’S ENERGY COMMITMENTS
Ian Arbon, Energy, Environment and Sustainability Group, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

•Address the need for the Government to support an integrated approach to energy storage that includes electricity, heat and transport
•Recognise that energy storage cannot be incentivised by conventional market mechanisms
•Understand the perception of the UK’s obsession with the ‘cheapness’ of energy and what this means for the market

09:15
ADDRESS THE GLOBAL DRIVERS FOR NATIONAL GRID’S ENERGY STORAGE STRATEGY
Nick Winser, Executive Director, UK, National Grid

•Understand National Grid’s energy challenges to meet 2050 targets
•Explore the drivers for change in the context of electricity, heat and transport
•Recognise the areas of focus for policy makers and technology providers

09:40
ACHIEVE AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO DIFFERENT TYPES
OF ENERGY STORAGE
Panellists: Alistair Steele, Project Manager LV Batteries Project, Scottish and Southern Electric
Ben Godfrey, Innovation and Low Carbon Networks Engineer, Western Power Distribution

•How to meet targets and reduce independent costs through the integration of static and moveable energy
•Look to develop partnerships where possible to reduce constraint payments
•Understand the next stages in policy implementation, the current grid constraints and creating a sustainable energy storage strategy
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10:20
LOW VOLTAGE (LV) ENERGY STORAGE PROJECT
Alistair Steele, Project Manager LV Batteries Project, Scottish and Southern Electric

•Understand the potential benefits, practicalities and costs of installing electrical energy storage (ESS) on the LV network
•Analyse the results of SSE’s forthcoming 2014 report, with Ofgem, on the LV energy storage project
•Prepare the data and the key lessons that can be applied to Tier 2 projects to support the large scale roll-out of this technology

11:15
ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY AND THE GRAND UNIFIED SCHEME (GUS)
Ian Lloyd, Network Technology Project Manager, Northern Power Grid

•Gain insight into the observed behaviours and outcomes to date to understand the energy storage deployed
•Explore the early results of how to tackle the energy demand, peak load and voltage control utilising real and reactive power
•Explore the aims and outcomes of the project and the integration of the product with a network control system

11:45
A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE TO COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE (CAES)
Keith McGrane, Head of Energy Storage and Offshore, Gaelectric

•Gain insight into the European perspective on energy storage and how it can be applied to the UK
•Understand the possibilities of the application of CAES to increase capacity
•Explore the market potential for CAES and the impact it could have across Europe

12:10
BUILD ON PROVEN AND UNDERSTOOD MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY TO ACCESS CRYOGENIC (LIQUID) ENERGY STORAGE (CES)
Toby Peters, Co-founder, Highview Enterprises Ltd and CEO, Dearman Engine Company

•Explore the sustainability benefits of CES and what we can take from existing processes to forward industry deployment
•Understand how to benefit from the well-established global supply chain of major components to drive down cost
•Discover the benefits of the basic CES cycle and how thermal integration can considerably improve ‘round-trip’ efficiency

12:35
EXPLORE HOW HIGHVIEW LIQUID AIR ENERGY STORAGE HAS EMBRACED SCALING UP, DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIALISATION
Gareth Brett, CEO, Highview Power Storage

•Hear the latest update on the 5MW/15MWh DECC Project with Viridor and DECC
•Develop an understanding of the current business model and what this means for future developments
•Understand the importance of the supply chain and delivery partners to limit delays and meet financial targets

13:00 LUNCH

14:00
EVALUATE WHERE SUBSIDIES ARE REQUIRED FOR ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES AND IF CURRENT FUNDING IS DISTORTING MARKET NEEDS
Ian Lloyd, Network Technology Project Manager, Northern Power Grid
Stefan Zunft, Head Of The Research Group for Thermal Components, German Aerospace Centre (DLR) Institute of Technical Thermodynamics

•Select from one of the following roundtable discussions to debate the commercial viability of the technology:
1) Thermal solar storage
2) Battery storage
3) Compressed air energy storage
4) Cryogenic energy storage
•Spend 30 minutes discussing the selected topic’s potential for implementation and challenges that may occur
•For the final 15 minutes the facilitator from each roundtable will report the table’s conclusions and provide an opportunity for Q and A

14:45
FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS FOR ADIABATIC COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE IN GERMANY
Erik Hauptmeier, Manager of Technologies Power Networks and Storage, RWE Group Centre

•Understand the political landscape in Germany and how this has impacted storage developments
•Gain insight into the economic outlook for storage at different stages of the energy system
•Explore the technical development targets of adiabatic compressed air energy storage and address the continued growth of this technology

15:10
ENERGY STORAGE FOR DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
Ben Godfrey, Innovation and Low Carbon Networks Engineer, Western Power Distribution

•Address the challenges of deploying energy storage within distribution networks
•Explore the benefits of integrating power electronics on the network for expanded distribution and grid efficiency
•Consider collaborative devices versus standalone operation and the comparable benefits

15:35
HIGH-TEMPERATURE HEAT STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANTS AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
Stefan Zunft, Head Of The Research Group for Thermal Components, German Aerospace Centre (DLR) Institute of Technical Thermodynamics

•Discover relevant storage technologies and their development status
•Gain an overview on recent storage applications that are impacting on the solar thermal market
•Explore ongoing developments on high-temperature heat storage for CSP and industrial processes

16:00 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK

16:30
ENERGY STORAGE IN CALIFORNIA
Carla Peterman, CPUC Commissioner, The California Public Utilities Commission

•Gain insight into California’s adopted energy storage procurement target of 1,325 MWs for its investor-owned utilities by 2020
•Consider the requirements to be cost-effective and targeted to optimise the grid, integrate renewable sources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
•Understand what is expected at the State of California’s first biennial solicitation, planned for December 2014

16:55
SMARTER NETWORK STORAGE (SNS) FOR DISTRIBUTION-CONNECTED STORAGE
Nick Heyward, Project Director, UK Power Networks

•Explore the developments of the Smarter Network Storage Project
•Understand the challenges and opportunities for distribution network-connected storage
•Gain insight into the planning, design and construction considerations for large-scale battery-storage with a case study from SNS

17:20
EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL USE OF STORAGE BY THE SYSTEM OPERATOR
Alice Etheridge, Energy Strategy and Policy, National Grid

•Understand how storage systems will help meet future electricity challenges
•Helping the systems operator build the business case for energy storage
•Gain insight into the latest findings from the National Grid on UK energy storage

17:45
CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
Ian Arbon, Energy, Environment and Sustainability Group, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

18:00 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

Nick Winser: Executive Director UK, National Grid

Nick is the Executive Director, UK of National Grid plc and is also a Non Executive Director of Kier Group plc where he Chairs the Safety, Health and Environment Committee. Nick was appointed as a Director of Way Ahead Support Services, a local charity for the disabled in Warwickshire, in 2011 and has also held the rank of Major in the Engineer and Logistics Staff Corps (RE) V, providing advice to HM Forces and the Ministry of Defence, since 2011.

Ian Arbon: Renewable Power Committee, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Ian Arbon is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, a Registered European Engineer and a Chartered Environmentalist, with an MSc in ‘Renewable Energy and the Environment’ and an MBA. As a Fellow of IMechE; having chaired its Energy, Environment & Sustainability Group and its Renewable Power Committee, he is now spearheading the Institution’s work in Energy Storage. He is a Visiting Professor in Alternative Energy at Newcastle University and Honorary Professor in Sustainable Energy at the University of Glasgow; he teaches on renewable energy at MSc level.

Ian Lloyd: Network Technology Project Manager, Northern Powergrid

Ian started his career in the Electricity supply industry as an Electrical apprentice at Aberthaw Power station in South Wales, as an Electrical fitter. He moved out of the industry and over the next 10 years became a specialist in the semiconductor industry supporting the manufacturing process for integrated circuits on silicon wafers.

Ian then restarted his career in the electricity supply industry with Northern Powergrid and has led the network technology aspect of the customer led network revolution project for the last 3 years. Ian is a member of the Institution of engineering and technology.

Keith McGrane: Head of Electricity Storage, Gaelectric

Keith has over 17-years experience in scientific research, project finance and renewables. In 2002, Keith joined wind development pioneer Airtricity, worked on Ireland’s first offshore wind farm and was involved in the financing of Ireland’s first independently developed wind portfolio. Keith joined Gaelectric in June 2008 from Barclays Bank, where he was Director of structured finance in Ireland, with a focus on energy and renewables.

Since joining Gaelectric as Head of Energy Storage, Keith has grown the team and positioned the Larne project and Gaelectric Energy Storage as the foremost Compressed Air Energy Storage company in the European market.

Toby Peters: Co-founder, Highview Enterprises

Since 2004, Toby Peters has been leading the development of liquid air as a cost-effective solution to two major energy challenges: bulk grid electricity storage, and cheap and convenient low / zero emission transport. Core to this has been initiating and coalescing academic and industry research and development; and promoting liquid air in the policy debate.

He was one of the co-inventors of liquid air energy storage, and co-founded Highview Power Storage. More recently, he founded the Dearman Engine Company, currently developing a pioneering liquid air piston engine for on and off highway vehicles.

Gareth Brett: Chief Executive Officer, Highview Power Storage

An electric engineer, Gareth Brett has worked with Highview since 2006 and joined the Board to become full time CEO in December 2008.

Gareth began his career with Southern Electric in 1977, where he led the development of three major UK independent power projects. These IPPs used a wide range of technologies including gas fired CCGTs, thermal coal plants, open cycle gas turbines, diesels, wind turbines and hydro plant (run of river and pumped storage, including Dinorwig in the UK). Prior to joining Highview full-time as CEO, Gareth was also Head of New Nuclear Build for British Energy.

Erik Hauptmeier: Senior Expert Energy Storage, RWE Group Business Service

Erik is working department of corporate R&D at RWE. Erik deals with the assessment of innovative technologies with respect to energy storage and electrical power networks along with the conduction of system studies of the energy system. In parallel he leads the Strategy and Technology Committee of the European Association of Energy Storage.

Prior to entering RWE he was working as deputy head of electrical network operations in chemical industries ensuring save operation of high, medium and low voltage networks for a local infrastructure and service provider.

Ben Godfrey: Innovation and Low Carbon Networks Engineer, Western Power Distribution

Ben Godfrey BEng MIET is an Innovation and Low Carbon Networks Engineer for Western Power Distribution. Following the acquisition of Central Networks by Western Power Distribution, Ben has been working on a range of Tier 1 and Tier 2 projects through OFGEM’s Low Carbon Networks Fund which include Network Management on the Isles of Scilly and the Milton Keynes based FALCON (Flexible Approaches for Low Carbon Optimised Networks).

Stefan Zunft: Head of Research Group for Thermal Components, German Aerospace Centre (DLR) Institute of Technical Thermodynamics

Stefan Zunft is head of the research group “Thermal Components” at the DLR Institute of Technical Thermodynamics since 2006. His work focuses on the development high-temperature heat storage and heat management in solar and industrial applications. Prior to joining DLR in 1991, he studied at the Universities of Hannover and Stuttgart, graduated as a mechanical engineer from the University of Stuttgart in 1991 and received his PhD. degree in 2002. Since 1991 he has coordinated and participated in numerous national and international projects on CSP, power plant technology and industrial processes.

Carla Peterman: CPUC Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

Carla J. Peterman is the California Public Utilities Commission’s assigned Commissioner for the Renewable Portfolio Standard, alternative transportation, and energy storage proceedings.
Commissioner Peterman’s previous positions include: California Energy Commissioner, researcher at the University of California Energy Institute and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and investment banking associate at Lehman Brothers.

Nick Heyward: Project Director, UK Power Networks

Nick has been involved in technical innovation and research since 2003 across a range of different fields, from video processing and compression, to technology, renewables & clean-tech industry research for a leading corporate finance organisation. Now currently in the innovation arm of UK Power Networks, the UK’s largest distribution network operator;

Nick has led a portfolio of projects covering smart grid communications, asset tracking and grid-scale energy storage. Most recently, Nick heads up the Smarter Network Storage project, leading a team exploring the economics of distribution-scale storage.

Alice Etheridge: Balancing and Markets Manager, National Grid

Alice Etheridge is Balancing and Markets Manager at National Grid in Energy and Strategy and Policy. She is responsible for developing National Grid’s future strategy on energy and whole systems balancing.

Alice joined National Grid in early 2013 after spending nine years working in the civil service, most recently at the Department of Energy and Climate Change on future electricity balancing and electricity demand reduction.

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