Durham Strategic Energy Alliance

• A membership driven not-for-profit organization with our genesis in the energy sector.

• The organization was formed in 2005 with 11 founding members.

• Grown to 70 members

• In December 2010, we were awarded the opportunity to operate one of 14 regional innovation centres in the Province…

Innovation Durham Northumberland

The launch of Innovation Durham Northumberland at Durham College Integrated Manufacturing Centre, Dec. 16, 2010

http://www.innovation-dn.ca/

Durham Strategic Energy Alliance

• DSEA membership is diverse– Energy

• Energy Generation• Distribution• Management

– Manufacturing– Service– Telecommunication– Consulting– Finance– Local government– Education Institutions– Not for profit organizations

The Smart Grid

• The Grid is being transformed to include:

– Applications for businesses and consumers– Bi directional power– Bi directional communication and metering– Electric vehicles and EV infrastructure

• …. creating choices and

opportunities for customers

and utilities. •

© Siemens AG 2010. All rights reserved.

Smart Grid:Electric vehicle charging demonstration project

© Siemens AG 2010. All rights reserved.

The situation….. as we saw it

• Is the grid equipped to handle electric vehicles on a large scale?– If everyone plugged in at the same time, the current grid could not provide

electricity to charge all the electric vehicles on the grid, and power reliability could be compromised.

• If owners plugged their vehicles into public outlets, would utilities know how to bill the correct consumers without advanced technology?

• What are the business models around the introduction of the infrastructure to support electric vehicles- who should own the charging stations? The LDCs, host facilities, others?

• “By 2018, there will be at least 500 000 highway-capable plug-in electric-drive vehicles on Canadian roads, as well as what may be a larger number of hybridelectric…..”

– EMC Electric Vehicle Roadmap for Canada 2009.

Project Description

• The project is to install electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) a.k.a charging stations to test the impact of plug in vehicles on the electric power grid.

• The project will facilitate:– Better understanding of some elements of the smart grid– Testing of data collection systems– Evaluating the grid impact of charging electric vehicles– Testing of Li-ion energy storage systems

The Project• Duration of 1 year• Project will involve:

– Deploying five charging stations throughout the Durham Region

– Monitoring the performance of charging stations in different weather conditions

– Testing the impact of plug in electric vehicles on the grid by – Examining the performance of the Li-ion energy storage systems

under extreme conditions

Smart Electric Vehicle Charging

Project Benefits• An understanding of how the billing and settlement processes work

– Enabling better decisions about when to use energy, especially when charging plug-in vehicles.

• Real-time pricing and increased knowledge– Help ensure that the right vehicle account is billed for vehicle charging; similar

to cell phone users being appropriately billed even while roaming

• An appreciation of the size of service required to supply the charging arrays

• Conduct load forecasting

Project Benefits Continued…

– Understand the risks associated with vehicle to grid connections

– Develop new training programs/ techniques

– Gain understanding of generation impacts related to time of use and user load on system

– Sets the stage for further collaboration and research opportunities

Project Partners • The project involves a number of members of the Durham Strategic Energy

Alliance (DSEA.)

• Durham College• Durham Strategic Energy Alliance• eCamion Inc• Intellimeter Canada Inc.• Ontario Power Generation • Oshawa PUC• Siemens Canada• University of Ontario Institute of Technology• Veridian Corporation• Wardrop Engineering • Whitby Hydro• WireIE• Town of Whitby

Funding provided by the LDC Tomorrow fund

Project status

– Where are we now?

• Equipment being delivered in the next month

– How can you get involved?• Come on over to the OCE Discovery floor “VENTURE THROUGH

DURHAM” aisle 1300 and chat with us!

Thank you

–Questions ?