Breakout Discussions

JAVA AND JIVE BREAKFAST BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 | 7:30-8:30 AM

Grab coffee and breakfast and join a discussion group. These are moderated discussions with brainstorming and interactive problem solving, allowing conference participants from diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas and experiences and develop future collaborations around a focused topic.

Table 1: A Technical Perspective in Developing an Energy Storage Project – What to Do, Know, and Watch Out For: Lessons Learned from Operating ES Projects

Moderator:
Daniel_Borneo Daniel R. Borneo, MSEE, Engineering Program/Project Lead, Energy Storage, Sandia National Laboratories

System Commissioning and Deployment

What installation aspects need to be considered – site, code requirements, POC?
What kind of commissioning and testing is needed?
What do system providers need to improve on?
From a technical perspective, what are the challenges to wide implementation of EES?

How to Make Energy Storage More Effective

How to reduce costs in the procurement and operation
What are some optimization strategies that can be used to increase the applications served by the EES project?

Table 2: Experiences with Installed Battery Storage Systems

Moderator:
Tom_Lovas Thomas A. Lovas, Senior Program Manager & Consultant, Cooperative Research Network/Business & Technology, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. (NRECA)