Renewable Technology Integration
Dave MooneyOctober 30, 2009
Renewable Technology Integration
Integration Mission
• Enable maximum renewable energy and energy efficiency technology adoption
• Maintain and enhance grid reliability by advancing critical science and engineering in electrical systems and resource assessment.
• Transfer knowledge and innovations in these areas in a manner that accelerates commercial deployment and addresses the nation’s energy, security, and environmental goals.
Renewable Technology Integration
Electricity, Resources, and Building Systems Integration Center
Resource Information and Forecasting
Thermal Systems
Transmission and Grid Integration
Distributed Energy Resources Integration
Commercial Building R&D
Residential Building R&D
Renewable Technology Integration
Generation• PV • Wind• Electrolysis• CSP• Geothermal• Biomass • Storage
Transmission & Distribution• Integration• Interconnection• Communications• Controls• Operations• Storage
End Use and the Built Environment• Zero-energy
buildings • Plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles• Fuel cells• Demand Control• Intelligent controls • Zero-energy
communities• Storage
Areas of Focus and Competencies
Renewable Technology Integration
Study Area Dispatch - Week of April 10th - 10%R
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Nuclear Steam Coal Wind
Solar CSP w/ Storage Solar PV Combined Cycle
Gas Turbine Pumped Storage Hydro Hydro
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High Penetration Impacts on Dispatch
Western Wind and Solar Integration Study
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)Data acquisition and monitoring on distribution feeder at the Anatolia Subdevelopment in Rancho Cordova, CA
Over 600 homes will have 2kW of PV
Monitoring on Distribution Transformer
Renewable Technology Integration
Key Utility Progress
Renewable Technology Integration
Xcel Energy - Alamosa, COCurrently monitoring effects of 8MW PV system on distribution feeder in Alamosa, CO.
Working with Xcel Energy (utility) and SunEdison (system integrator).
Renewable Technology Integration
Xcel Energy – Alamosa System
8MW connected to substation
High Variability due to clouds
Renewable Technology Integration
Documenting Variability
Renewable Technology Integration
Critical Stakeholder CommunicationsOrganizer and Editor – Ben Kroposki
Looking Forward to Large-scale Solar Integration (Editorial)
An Overview of Solar Technologies
Utility Experience, Challenges, and Opportunities in PV Power
Planning for Large-scale Solar Power
Greening the Grid with CSP
Experiences of PV Network Integration in Germany
Demo Grid-Connected PV Projects in Japan
Renewable Technology Integration
Energy Systems Integration Facility
Renewable Technology Integration
ESIF Features• Integration RD&E for
– PV– CSP– Wind– H2– Built Environment– Demand side tech– Storage
• Indoor and outdoor labs and test beds
• High-performance computer (100 teraflop)
Renewable Technology Integration
ESIF Location
Renewable Technology Integration
Hardware “in the loop”Systems “in the loop”
Renewable Technology Integration
Net Zero Energy Community Example
(2000 ft2, 2-story, 16% window to floor area ratio), unconditioned basementIECC 2003
BEopt Beta 0.8.04
Energy Star
Greensburg, KansasMinimum Cost Target
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In My Backyard (IMBY)
http://www.nrel.gov/eis/imby/
Draw PV System
Simulate PV Hourly Output
Renewable Technology Integration
Zero Energy Research and Optimization Lab