Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (Optional Tours & Sponsored Social) - SOLD OUT
PNNL Grid Storage Launchpad Tour:
- Exclusive tour of GSL's April 2024 grid storage launchpad.
- Accelerate tech development and collaborate for a safer, efficient energy landscape.
PNNL Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center (EIOC) Tour:
- Explore EIOC at PNNL's Richland campus, a hub for power grid management.
- Valuable facility for grid-related research, development, education, and training.
PNNL Energy Science Center Tour:
- Visit ESC Laboratories, including Calorimetry, Film Growth, and Magnetic Resonance labs.
- Explore ESC's primary research areas and specialized laboratories for cutting-edge energy science.
Possible Bonus Tour - B-Reactor Tour:
- The B Reactor National Historic Landmark is the world's first full-scale plutonium production reactor and part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park administered by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Park Service. Sign up for a tour and learn more about the people, events, science, and engineering that led to the creation of the atomic bombs that helped bring an end to World War II.
Social at WSU Wine Science Center:
Join us for a sponsor hosted social at the end of the day from 4:30 - 5:30 at the WSU Wine Science Center. Wine and appetizers will be served as we learn about WSU's partnership with PNNL. It's a fantastic opportunity to unwind, network, and continue discussions about the day's discoveries. We look forward to sharing this memorable experience with you. Cheers!
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (Day 1)
OPENING REMARKS
Forum Objectives and Welcome
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.
Matt Paiss, Technical Advisor in the Battery Materials & Systems group, and Jaime Kolln, Senior Power System Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
DOE Welcoming Remarks
8:10 - 8:20 a.m.
Eric Hsieh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Storage in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Introduction
8:20 - 8:30 a.m.
Jud Virden, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
KEYNOTE
PANEL SESSION
Code Developments and Compliance
Moderator: Paul Hayes, Vice President of Energy Infrastructure, Hiller Companies LLC.
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Paul Hayes, Vice President of Energy Infrastructure, Hiller Companies LLC.
Noah Ryder, Chief Operating Officer, Fire & Risk Alliance
Erik Archibald, Partner / Senior Engineer, Hazard Dynamics
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. BREAK
Responder/AHJ Perspectives
Moderator: Mike O'Brian, Managing Partner, Code Concepts Group
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Getting to Yes: Approving Large BESS Projects in California
Mike Nicholas, Fire Consultant, Hiller Companies LLC.
Energy Storage Safety in the National Labs
Nick Bartlett, Fire Marshal, EFCOG-National Renewable Energy Lab
UK Fire and Rescue Services Perspective
Matthew Deadman, Assistant Director Response, Kent Fire and Rescue Service / National Fire Chiefs Council
Utility and First Responder Partnership in BESS Safety
Brian McGeever, Senior Specialist, Con Edison Company of NY Inc
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. - Working Lunch
1. If you could make one significant change to NFPA 855 what would it be?
2. What recommendations would you give to community groups seeking to enact moratoriums on ESS installations?
Environmental Impacts
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
Particulate Emissions from LiB fires
Vinay Premnanth, Director of Research, Energy Storage Safety, UL Research Institute
Plume Modeling: Data, Models, and Gaps
DK Ezekoye, Professor, UT Austin
Environmental Impacts of Li-Ion BESS
Loraine Torres-Castro, Battery Safety Lead, Sandia National Lab
Research Updates: Environmental Impact of LiB Incidents Compared to Other Common Fires
Victoria Hutchinson, Senior Research Project Manager, Fire Protection Research Foundation
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. - BREAK
Lessons From the Field – Incidents & Responses
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
EPRI Failure Database: Lessons Learned
Lakshmi Srinivasan, Principal Team Lead, Energy Storage, EPRI
Maui Fires: Post-Wildfire Lithium-Ion Battery Threat Assessment, Removal, and Disposal
Robert Rezende, Battalion Chief, San Diego Fire-Rescue
Overview of an ESS Incident RCA and Lessons Learned
Christina Francis, Sr. Staff Fire & Regulatory Specialist, Tesla
Jennifer Manierre, Director, Clean Energy Siting, NYSERDA
Energy Storage Safety Collaborative Updates
4:30 – 4:45 p.m.
DOE Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan Update
Yuliya Preger, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
CLOSING
4:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Mo Kamaludeen, Director, Office of Electricity, DOE
Banquet at Terra Blanca
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Terra Blanca Winery & Vinyard
34715 Demoss Rd, Benton City, WA 99320
Thursday, May 16, 2024 (Day 2)
Opening and Welcome
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Matt Paiss, Technical Advisor in the Battery Materials & Systems group, and Jaime Kolln, Senior Power System Engineer, PNNL
KEYNOTE
8:15 – 8:45 a.m.
Ben Hertz-Shargel, Global Head of Grid Edge, Woodmac Mackenzie
Interconnection Standards Updates
8:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Evolution of Interconnection Standards
Mark Siira, Chair, SC21, IEEE SC21
Mike Ropp, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Tim Zgonena, Principal Engineer, UL. LLC
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. BREAK
PANEL SESSION
Sodium-ion Safety Panel
Moderator: Xiaolin Li, Materials Scientist, PNNL
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Safety Comparisons Between Sodium-ion and Lithium-ion Batteries
Jonna Hynynen, Research Scientist, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Exploration of Sodium-ion Safety Across Multiple Scales
Alex Bates, Staff Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories
The Influence of Electrodes on Sodium-Ion Battery Safety
Erik Wu, CTO, UNIGRID Inc.
Initial Look at Safety and Performance Testing of Commercial Sodium-Ion Batteries
Rachel Carter, US Naval Research
Performance and Safety of Commercial Sodium-Ion Cells
Judy Jeevarajan, VP and Executive Director, UL Electrochemical Safety Research Institute
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Working Lunch
1. What recommendations would you give to community groups seeking to enact moratoriums on ESS installations?
2. What new ESS technology interests you the most?
PANEL SESSION
Deployment & Reliability Panel
Moderator: Jaime Kolln, Senior Power System Engineer, PNNL
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Electric Storage: The Value Proposition
John Gibson, Avista Innovation Lab Director, Avista Utilities
Energy Storage for Grid Reliability
Kevin Whitener, Principal Controls Engineer, Portland General Electric
Grant Davis, Senior Advisor, Southern California Edison (SCE)
Remote Energy Storage Deployments
Henry Guan, Sandia National Laboratories
Data Availability for Reliability and Performance
Moderator: Vinod Siberry, Technology Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
IEEE P2686 BMS Data Considerations
David Rosewater, Electrical Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories
Data Findings from Demonstrations
Waylon Clark, Sandia Energy Storage Demonstration Projects Team Lead, Sandia National Laboratories
Data Requirements for Deployments
Shong Kilmok, Vice Chairman, Korea Electrical Safety Corp (KESCO)
EPRI and PNNL Data Collaboration
Alasdair Crawford, Computational Scientist, PNNL
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK
Emerging Technology Updates
3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Scaling up VFB: Aligning Economics, Safety, and Reliability for VFB at Utility Scale
Brian Adams, VP, Product Development, Invinity Energy Systems
Iron Air Batteries
Jarrod Milshtein, Director, Cell Engineering and Ryan Devine, Manager, Product Compliance and Certification, Form Energy
Safety in the Skies
Ryan Naru, Aviation Policy and Regulatory Affairs Lead, Joby Aviation
CLOSING
4:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Mo Kamaludeen, Director, Office of Electricity, DOE