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INNOVATIONS IN ENERGY SECTOR
IN THE USAABHISHEK SYAL
February, 2016NITTTR, CHANDIGARH
ABHISHEK SYAL
About me■ MBA from MIT Sloan, Professional
Certificate in Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage, SCPD, Stanford University, B.E. (Hons.) BITS, Pilani
■ Market Intelligence at EMC Corp., Energy
Research at BHEL Corp. R&D
■ Co-inventor to 4 patent pending tech
■ Founded and led my own social venture, ARISE– Differentiated offering: self-learning
for disabled for over 300+ children; proprietary methodology
Agenda■Part – I: Energy Innovation Trends & Case Studies
in the USA
■Part – II: Selected Events and Watchlists
■Part – III: Research Areas
NEW TRENDS IN ENERGY SECTOR IN
THE USAPART - I
1. Secure Cloud Operated Grid■ Cloud computing and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) to aid in real-
time grid optimization in terms of connectivity, load balancing and remote operation
■ Cybersecurity as an important aspect of energy sources and distribution control
■ New innovations around EMaaS (Energy Management as a Service)
■ Preventive Maintenance of energy sources and distribution infrastructure, saving CapEx and OpEx
GridPoint is an innovator in comprehensive, data-driven energy management solutions (EMS) that leverage the power of real-time data collection, big data analytics and cloud computing to maximize energy savings, operational efficiency, capital utilization and sustainability benefits.
2.a. Net Zero Energy Buildings & Smart Homes ■ Have buildings produce energy and contribute to the grid
– Renewable sources – On-site generation – SPV boom + incentives – Store vs export – export incentives + off-grid operations
■ Building / Smart home automation – Workplace conference rooms temperature management– Software analytics help to improve automation– Internet connected sensors to drive data based energy
management (IIoT + ML (machine learning))– Measure and improve upon employee safety and occupant
satisfaction
2.b. Integrated ‘Energy Districts’
■Link energy sources and energy sources across property lines– E.g. capturing waste heat from adjacent
buildings at UBC
■Primer to development of ‘smart cities’ with intelligent buildings, supplies and transport.
3. Mainstreaming of Nuclear Energy■Safer nuclear reactors with newer designs and
materials■Venture Capital investing in nuclear startups
4. Better Batteries and Better Electric Cars■Utilities using batteries for the power grid
– Avoid building and using on-demand power plants
■Electric car makers making cheaper batteries with efficient designs– Self-driving (electric) cars could also function as
optimizing a ‘mobile energy grid’ transporting people and things
MIT’s Liquid Metal Battery
5. Inducing Energy Conscious User Behavior■New innovations focus on deploying behavioral
psychology to inform customers and economic incentives to drive energy resource conscious customer.
EVENTS AND WATCHLISTS
PART - II
Selected Events
■MIT Clean Energy Prize■http://mitenergyconference.org/ ■http://www.rewintl.com/index.html ■https://www.eia.gov/conference/2015/ ■National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition■http://www.esnaexpo.com/ (Energy storage)
Selected Watchlist and Blogs■ https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/category/industry/clean-tech/ ■ http://theenergycollective.com/ ■ http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/index.html ■ http://www.greentechmedia.com/ ■ http://techcrunch.com/tag/renewable-energy/ ■ http://mashable.com/category/energy/ ■ http://www.mitenergyclub.org/ ■ http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/index.html ■ http://www.nrel.gov/ ■ http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=92&t=4 ■ http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2015/11/30/good-energy-books-for-2015/ ■ http://energy.gov/eere/office-energy-efficiency-renewable-energy ■ http://aceee.org/
RESEARCH TRENDSPART - III
Research Trends
■Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) - connectedness■Cloud computing – real time remote ops■Big Data – new coding platforms■Predictive Analytics – preventive maintenance■Machine Learning – personalization of automation■Behavioral Psychology applications – induce user
behavior
APPENDIX
Question Asked: Bi-directional connectivity in the US SPV home module■ Bi-directional inverters from Texas Instruments: https://
www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/universityprogram/arkansas.pdf ■ Bidirectional magnetic shift core register technology: http://
www.google.co.in/patents/US3231873 ■ Indian bi-directional meters:
http://bescom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/19.-Format-16-Guidelines-to-Consumers1.pdf#page=9&zoom=auto,-82,69