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.
What You Will Learn
- 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.
Your Instructor
Mr. Jason Makansi
Jason Makansi has been immersed in electricity driven energy storage for two decades. He has led two energy storage public policy organizations, The Energy Storage Council and the Coalition to Advance Renewable Energy through Bulk Storage (CAREBS); and has successfully undertaken numerous energy storage technical and market assessments for clients as large as Fortune 500 firms and as small as inventors in their “garage.” Through his public policy and consulting work, Mr. Makansi has been a recognized and sought-after subject matter expert (SME) in storage. He has keynoted the Infocast Annual Storage Summit, served as program chairman for the Platt’s Power Storage Conference, presented at storage technology forums, and authored key articles and white papers, all of which have helped propel the industry forward. He is known through the electricity industry for his unbridled, dispassionate assessments and training seminars free of the usual institutional biases. Mr. Makansi has published three books on the electricity industry, the latest, Lights Out: The Electricity Crisis, The Global Economy, and What It Means To You, widely reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, and other media of record, and an Amazon best seller in its category.
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Seminar Agenda
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
Venue
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Who Should Attend this Seminar
Members of the legal community;Project developers new to storage;Equipment and systems suppliers, especially those from outside the USA and those supplying components to storage system OEMs;Elected officials and policy makers;Electric utility personnel;Engineers unfamiliar with storage or the electricity business;Venture capital and investment specialists;Journalists and educators;Academics and the R&D community
Prerequisites and Advance PreparationThere are no prerequisites for this seminar.
Program LevelBasic level. This fundamental course begins with basic material and then proceeds to the intermediate level.
Delivery MethodGroup-live.
Hotel and Seminar Information
This seminar will be held at the hotel listed below. The seminar will start promptly at 8:00 AM and will finish at 4:30 PM on the first day. On the second day, the seminar will resume at 8:00 AM and will finish at 12:00 PM. The program includes continental breakfast, lunch (first day), and coffee breaks. Attendees also receive a professionally produced seminar manual that can serve as a valuable office reference. Dress is casual for all seminars
San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront1800 Old Bayshore Highway
San Francisco/Burlingame, CA 94010
Telephone: 650-692-9100
View Seminar Location WebsiteBecause of the diversity of hotels found in the area, we will not be holding a block of sleeping rooms with one particular hotel.
