Cooperative Research Network

The Alaska Power Association August 7, 2009

Tom Lovas Senior Program Manager and ConsultantStrategic Alliances, Alaska Coordination

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Solving Problems with Innovation and R&D

Co-op Principal Mission

Reliable electric serviceat an affordable cost

CRN Overview

Organization and RoleResearch Focus AreasAdvisor Outreach/MAG ProgramsAlliances/PartnershipsStimulus Projects Participation and Ideas Count!

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Research Arm of NRECA

Long-term Planning & Preparation

• 5-7 years

• Alliances & Partnerships

• Tech Gateway

• Industry Leadership

Short-term Relevance & Responsiveness

• 2-5 Year Focus

• Monitor, Evaluate, Apply Tech

• Tech Surveillance

• Leverage Resources

Collaborative Research

• Entire Co-op Family

• Members Business Decision Making

• NRECA Policy Development

• Co-op Sister Organizations

• Trusted Business Advisor

Central Strategic Resource

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CRN Governance

Cooperative Research Council

Cooperative Research Council

Membership & Alliances and Partnerships Committee

Membership & Alliances and Partnerships Committee

NRECA Board of Directors

NRECA Board of Directors

Budget & Audit and Quality

Control Committee

Budget & Audit and Quality

Control Committee

Co-op Technology Advisors

Co-op Technology Advisors

Updated Focus Areas - 2009Greenhouse Gas Management & Utilization

Keeping fossil generation economically viable

Energy Efficiency & Renewable EnergyBuilding a sustainable supply base meeting policy, environment

and cost needs

Delivery Systems ReliabilityImproving distribution and transmission through research and

standardization

The “Smarter Grid”Moving systematically but cost-effectively to an “IT-Smart” world

WWW.CRN.COOP

• Reports

• Original CRN research

• CRN partners (includes Chartwell, NEETRAC, CEATI, E Source, and DSTAR)

• Tech Surveillance Magazine

• Articles

• Field reports

• Fact sheets

• Custom software developed specifically for co-ops

• Technical guides and more

Log on using your Cooperative.com ID and password to get:

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CRN Outreach

Semiannual Advisory MeetingsEnergy Innovation Summits

Tech SurveillanceE-Updates

Report DistributionTechnology Demonstrations

Industry Conferences

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Advanced Technologies of Current Interest to CRN

GenerationSupercritical & Ultra-

supercritical BoilersPassive Nuclear Systems

Integrated GasificationCombined Cycle

Multi-Pollutant ControlsBiomass Co-firing

Renewables Animal Waste to Energy

SystemsBiofuels and Biomass

CT Solar Inlet Air Chillers

PhotovoltaicsLandfill Gas

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Advanced Technologies of Current Interest to CRN

Energy StorageElectric Thermal Storage

(Ice and Heat)Advanced Batteries

Wind/Hydrogen Compressed Air

Flywheels

Grid Management Transmission

Optimization SystemsDistribution Automation

Power Loss Management Power Quality Sources

Real-Time Reliability

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Strategic Alliances

Absolutely Critical

CRN strategy:• Knowledge of excellent initiatives by many

different organizations• Harvest and prepare a useable database• Outreach strategy for relevant resources • Managing those resources for rich productivity

Strategic Alliances

Examples:Electric Power Research InstituteIdaho National LaboratoryWest Virginia UniversityPacific Northwest National LaboratoryNational Energy Technology LaboratoryUniv. of Kentucky: Center for Applied Energy

Research

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Carbon Capture SymposiumSupport from WVU-NETL

Held April 30 – May 1, 2009

• All presentations on CRN website at Result # 09-01: CO2 Capture Symposium

• Video recordings of presentations will be available shortly on a public site.

CO2 Capture “State of the Art”

Economics and operational impacts of

carbon capture technologies for coal fired power plants.

Power Plant CO2 Capture Key Challenges to Retrofits

1. Space limitations — 7-10 acres needed for current scrubbing

2. Major equipment modifications

3. Regeneration steam availability — can steam turbine operate at part load?

4. Sulfur — additional deep sulfur removal required for most CO2 sorbents

5. Make-up power — satisfy need to maintain baseload output

6. Water availability

7. Local storage availability (saline formation, EOR)

8. Scheduling outages for CO2 retrofits

9. Post-retrofit dispatch implications due to increase in COE

10. Retrofit triggering New Source Review

11. Proposed legislation—How much to capture?

Carbon Dioxide Capture from Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants, U.S. Department of Energy-National Energy Technology Laboratory, Revised Final Report, November 2007

Directives to CRN

• Increase focus on ‘Algae Technologies’

• Monitor Only for Amine Scrubbing• More appropriate for EPRI and large generators

• Maintain work on Capture & Sequestration

• Increase emphasis on Agricultural & Terrestrial Approaches

INL and CRN Alliance Addresses Hybrid Energy Systems Integration

INL positioned to provide technical coordination, and emerging components for HES configurations

INL is an energy systems laboratory with test beds, energy subject matter experts, and energy systems engineering capabilities critical to implementing HES approach

CRN positioned to lead HES implementation by serving as a “living laboratory” test bed and demonstration site and helping infuse funds into rural economies by funding relevant HES projects in its members’ geographic service areas

CRN is part of NRECA, a national service organization representing >900 member generation and transmission cooperatives, serving 40 million people in 47 states.

INL and CRN are positioned to help lead the United States in transforming its energy

future through hybrid energy system approaches

What are “Hybrid Energy Systems”?• Examples could include:

– Integration of renewable energy with conventional fossil energy development

– Microgrids utilizing renewable energy sources

– Integration of nuclear energy and unconventional fossil energy development

– Integrated with multiple-integrated generating sources providing electricity, fuels, and chemical products

Concept advanced through creation of Local and Regional Energy Clusters

Necessity is Driving Smart Grid Investments

Reduced truck rolls– Automated Meter Reading (AMR)—low-

bandwidth “turtle” meter– Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)—two-

way communications for improved operations. Half of all co-ops have at least some AMI

Necessity is Driving Smart Grid Investments

Interoperable software: Multispeak voluntary specification– Speed data transfer– Distribution operations software– Internet-protocol based for scalability– Supported by 48 vendors, including Siemens

and Oracle – Harmonize with Common Interface Model

Demand Response Investments

Co-ops can control 6% of peak load;

almost half have demand response programs: 77% - direct control of water heaters, pool

heaters, air conditioners 44% - interruptible contracts 30% - time-of-use or real-time rates 16% - voluntary interruptions

Energy Efficiency Investments

Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Low-temperature Heat Pump Thermal Energy Storage for residential

cooling Waste-Heat-to-Power Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles & Battery

Electric Vehicles

Co-op Large-Scale Investments in Innovation

CO2 Capture & Sequestration Basin Electric Power Co-op, ND

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Wabash Valley Power Association, IN

Compressed-Air Energy Storage PowerSouth Energy Co-op, AL

Utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Golden Valley Electric Assn, AK

The Electric Cooperative Network

A national “living” laboratory Technology is often the most significant

variable under a co-op’s control Solutions are tailored to local conditions

and shared among cooperatives

ARRA “Stimulus” Funding Proposals

Development and Administrative Support for

TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

Congress’ View of the Smart Grid

Energy Independence & Security Act 2007:

• Use of digital information and control Use of digital information and control technologies for dynamic operation of grid, technologies for dynamic operation of grid, distribution automation, etc.distribution automation, etc.

• Incorporation of renewables, DGIncorporation of renewables, DG• Deployment of automated technologies to Deployment of automated technologies to

operate smart appliances, home automationoperate smart appliances, home automation• Integration of storage, PHEVIntegration of storage, PHEV• Timely information to consumers and control Timely information to consumers and control

options, demand responseoptions, demand response

Smart Grid Supports 21st-Century Demand

The grid of the last century:large, centralized plants ship power in one direction — to the customer

The modern grid incorporates new centralized plants with

renewables, distributed generation, “aggregated” backup

generators, energy storage, and demand-response programs —

seamlessly and safely

What are the Technologies of the “Smart Grid?”

Two-way Two-way communications for communications for “end-to-end “end-to-end connectivity”connectivity”

Distributed computingDistributed computing

Intelligent electronic sensors, relaysIntelligent electronic sensors, relays Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Optimization software Optimization software Data Management SystemsData Management Systems

Proposed CRN Demo

Enhanced Distribution and Demand Management

Data generated at any point becomes available at any other point

Regional Demonstration Benefits• End-to-End Demand Management

• Peak Reduction Programs through Two-Way Load Control

• Utility-Consumer Technology & Pricing Pilots

• Advanced Distribution Grid Management• Integrated Systems Advances & Studies

• Meter Data Management (MDM) Applications & Uses

• Distribution Automation Applications & Studies

15 Subcategory Activities, for

Practical, cost-effective results

SG Demo Organization

• Total project estimate $65+ million, upwards of $32.5+ million from DOE

• 26 coops across 11 states, incl. G&T• NRECA staff, consultants, partners helping

define technical needs, requirements, costs• Centralized support by NRECA

Proposed CRN Demo

Energy Storage for Grid Support

Storage Benefits

• Defer T&D equipment upgrades• Provide arbitrage opportunities• Reduce loads at congestion points• Reduce ramping impacts of renewables• Reduce demand charges• Potentially reduce need for new lines• Reduce fault-induced delayed voltage

recovery

Co-op Utility-Scale Energy Storage

Defer transmission line through pristine land and shave peaks– Central Electric Power Co-op, SC

Support overloaded substations and shift wind from off-peak to peak hours. – Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative

Support military base and shift photovoltaic generation from shoulder hours to peak hours & add stability to low-inertia system– Kauai Island Utility Co-op, HI

Improve diesel generator operation and shift wind from off peak to peak hours – Kotzebue Electric Assoc., AK

Premium Power Corporation TransFlow 2000500 kW, 3.7 MWh, 7.4 hours, 480 V

Low Cost, High Energy Density, Environmentally Safe, Small Footprint, Long Life (Cycle Life)

Tech

Web Conference

Oct. 21

CRN Advisory Groups Broad Spectrum

– Generation, Fuels and Environment– Transmission & Substation Assets– Renewable & Distributed Energy– Distribution Operations Best Practices – Energy Innovations– Information and Digital Technologies

Members Serve 3+3 yrs. Seats Available!

Participation and Ideas Count!

Don’t Hesitate – Join an Advisory Group

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Send your research and demonstration ideas

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We welcome your input and involvement. Thank you!

Tom LovasSenior Program Manager

ConsultantCooperative Research Network

tlovas@acsalaska.net907-345-5116