Renewable Technology Integration Dave Mooney October 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 High Penetration Impacts on Dispatch Western Wind and Solar Integration Study

Renewable Technology Integration 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, CO Currently 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 Communications Organizer 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 basement IECC 2003 BEopt Beta Energy Star Greensburg, Kansas Minimum Cost Target

Renewable Technology Integration 16 In My Backyard (IMBY) Draw PV System Simulate PV Hourly Output

Renewable Technology Integration Zero Energy Research and Optimization Lab