Jacinto Estima gave a presentation on solar energy potential at the 2015 International School on Solar Energy in Brazil. He discussed how to define and measure renewable energy technical potential using GIS analysis and factors like system performance, land constraints, and environmental protections. He then explained different solar technologies like photovoltaics and concentrated solar power, and factors that determine their potential like solar irradiance levels and ability to incorporate storage. Finally, he highlighted opportunities to reduce soft costs of solar through standardized designs, training programs, and innovative financing mechanisms.
In this webinar, the editors of the Green Book on the “Electricity Supply Systems of the Future” will describe their long journey to summarize the collective knowledge acquired in CIGRE Study Committees. This journey can never be over, as visions become realities or become obsolete and new challenges and developments unavoidably appear. Nevertheless, the Green Book provides CIGRE’s unique and unbiased technical views for the current and future state of electricity supply systems. It also shows the value of global collaborative work of numerous experts from industry and academia mobilized within the CIGRE community. CIGRE is the foremost authority for end-to-end power system expertise.
Clean Restructuring: design elements for low carbon wholesale marketsLeonardo ENERGY
This session is part of the Clean Energy Regulators Initiative Webinar Programme.
Theme 1 - The Evolving Role of Network Regulators.
Module 2: Design Elements for Low Carbon Wholesale Markets
Clean Restructuring: Design Elements for Low Carbon Wholesale Markets and Beyond, a 21st Century Power Partnership report, describes the movement from a vertically integrated power sector toward a more participatory and clean energy-friendly electricity system. The report focuses on the design of competitive wholesale markets that rely increasingly on variable renewable electricity (vRE) sources, demand response, and other flexible, clean energy options.
The webinar will review three main areas of consideration for decision makers embarking on a clean restructuring process: planning and procurement, market operation rules, and network expansion and grid code. The report features case studies of clean restructuring for Mexico, Denmark and Germany, and the webinar will focus on current clean restructuring efforts in Mexico by the co-authors of the case study, Hector Beltran and Jose Maria Valenzuela.
Clean Energy: Structure and Role of RegulatorsLeonardo ENERGY
This session is part of the Clean Energy Regulators Initiative Webinar Programme.
Theme 1 - The Evolving Role of Network Regulators.
Module 1: Defining Structure and Roles of Regulators and Institutions
Power systems around the world are quickly evolving, and the role of power sector regulators is growing substantially more complex.
This webinar will provide an overview of global forces shaping power sector transformation, discuss the evolving role of the regulator to harness such forces, and then zoom-in on a particular transformative force – variable renewable energy – to discuss specific regulatory aspects and approaches.
This webinar is based on the reports "The Evolving Role of the Power Sector Regulator" and "An Overview of Variable Renewable Energy Regulatory Issues".
Motivation, benefits, and challenges for new photovoltaic material & module d...Leonardo ENERGY
The main objective of the IEA-PVPS Task 13 Report on “Designing New Materials for Photovoltaics: Opportunities for Lowering Cost and Increasing Performance through Advanced Material Innovations” is to provide a global survey of technical efforts aimed at lowering cost and increasing performance and reliability of PV modules by employing new designs, materials and concepts. Furthermore, the report aims to (1) increase the exchange of information about promising materials and design concepts, (2) provide the means for increasing the value of PV modules, (3) provide recommendations on characterization methods for new technologies and (4) give input regarding new requirements for standardization. This paper focuses on describing the motivation, benefits, and challenges for new photovoltaic material and module developments.
Investigating Business Models for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)Leonardo ENERGY
Solar cells (photovoltaics, PV) for electricity generation is forecasted to become one of the main contributors in the future energy system. Better building integration of PV (BIPV) is desired for aesthetical reasons and potentially also for cost savings. As of now, BIPV is generally more expensive than ordinary building applied PV installations (BAPV) or regular building components, which means there is a need to include other values in BIPV business models. This webinar presents the results from an inventory of existing business models and case studies, performed within the work of IEA-PVPS Task 15.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The EU's energy efficiency policies scrutinise...Leonardo ENERGY
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) promotes accountability and transparency, and acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the EU citizens. ECA recently published two reports about EU energy efficiency policies (about appliances and buildings).
This webinar will present ECA’s role in the EU policy process, how it relates to evaluation, and the main conclusions from the two recent reports.
Peer-to-Peer energy trading and community self-consumptionLeonardo ENERGY
Electricity markets are experiencing a shift to a more decentralized structure. While peer-to-peer (P2P) markets are a promising strategy to grant consumers and small-scale producers a more active role in energy markets, in reality they face multiple complex barriers. As one of the first local P2P energy markets worldwide actually deployed, the Quartierstrom project explores the feasibility and impact of a P2P energy market in the real world in a pilot with 37 households.
In this webinar, the editors of the Green Book on the “Electricity Supply Systems of the Future” will describe their long journey to summarize the collective knowledge acquired in CIGRE Study Committees. This journey can never be over, as visions become realities or become obsolete and new challenges and developments unavoidably appear. Nevertheless, the Green Book provides CIGRE’s unique and unbiased technical views for the current and future state of electricity supply systems. It also shows the value of global collaborative work of numerous experts from industry and academia mobilized within the CIGRE community. CIGRE is the foremost authority for end-to-end power system expertise.
Clean Restructuring: design elements for low carbon wholesale marketsLeonardo ENERGY
This session is part of the Clean Energy Regulators Initiative Webinar Programme.
Theme 1 - The Evolving Role of Network Regulators.
Module 2: Design Elements for Low Carbon Wholesale Markets
Clean Restructuring: Design Elements for Low Carbon Wholesale Markets and Beyond, a 21st Century Power Partnership report, describes the movement from a vertically integrated power sector toward a more participatory and clean energy-friendly electricity system. The report focuses on the design of competitive wholesale markets that rely increasingly on variable renewable electricity (vRE) sources, demand response, and other flexible, clean energy options.
The webinar will review three main areas of consideration for decision makers embarking on a clean restructuring process: planning and procurement, market operation rules, and network expansion and grid code. The report features case studies of clean restructuring for Mexico, Denmark and Germany, and the webinar will focus on current clean restructuring efforts in Mexico by the co-authors of the case study, Hector Beltran and Jose Maria Valenzuela.
Clean Energy: Structure and Role of RegulatorsLeonardo ENERGY
This session is part of the Clean Energy Regulators Initiative Webinar Programme.
Theme 1 - The Evolving Role of Network Regulators.
Module 1: Defining Structure and Roles of Regulators and Institutions
Power systems around the world are quickly evolving, and the role of power sector regulators is growing substantially more complex.
This webinar will provide an overview of global forces shaping power sector transformation, discuss the evolving role of the regulator to harness such forces, and then zoom-in on a particular transformative force – variable renewable energy – to discuss specific regulatory aspects and approaches.
This webinar is based on the reports "The Evolving Role of the Power Sector Regulator" and "An Overview of Variable Renewable Energy Regulatory Issues".
Motivation, benefits, and challenges for new photovoltaic material & module d...Leonardo ENERGY
The main objective of the IEA-PVPS Task 13 Report on “Designing New Materials for Photovoltaics: Opportunities for Lowering Cost and Increasing Performance through Advanced Material Innovations” is to provide a global survey of technical efforts aimed at lowering cost and increasing performance and reliability of PV modules by employing new designs, materials and concepts. Furthermore, the report aims to (1) increase the exchange of information about promising materials and design concepts, (2) provide the means for increasing the value of PV modules, (3) provide recommendations on characterization methods for new technologies and (4) give input regarding new requirements for standardization. This paper focuses on describing the motivation, benefits, and challenges for new photovoltaic material and module developments.
Investigating Business Models for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)Leonardo ENERGY
Solar cells (photovoltaics, PV) for electricity generation is forecasted to become one of the main contributors in the future energy system. Better building integration of PV (BIPV) is desired for aesthetical reasons and potentially also for cost savings. As of now, BIPV is generally more expensive than ordinary building applied PV installations (BAPV) or regular building components, which means there is a need to include other values in BIPV business models. This webinar presents the results from an inventory of existing business models and case studies, performed within the work of IEA-PVPS Task 15.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The EU's energy efficiency policies scrutinise...Leonardo ENERGY
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) promotes accountability and transparency, and acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the EU citizens. ECA recently published two reports about EU energy efficiency policies (about appliances and buildings).
This webinar will present ECA’s role in the EU policy process, how it relates to evaluation, and the main conclusions from the two recent reports.
Peer-to-Peer energy trading and community self-consumptionLeonardo ENERGY
Electricity markets are experiencing a shift to a more decentralized structure. While peer-to-peer (P2P) markets are a promising strategy to grant consumers and small-scale producers a more active role in energy markets, in reality they face multiple complex barriers. As one of the first local P2P energy markets worldwide actually deployed, the Quartierstrom project explores the feasibility and impact of a P2P energy market in the real world in a pilot with 37 households.
Using Demand-Side Management to Support Electricity GridsLeonardo ENERGY
Demand-side management measures can be used to support electricity grids by relieving network constraints and/or providing services for electricity network system operators.
This webinar will summarise the results from detailed case studies of 64 DSM grid support projects from 13 different countries around the world implemented between the early 1990s and 2008.
The webinar will cover the following topics:
* identifying the value of a DSM grid support project to different categories of stakeholders;
* evaluating and acquiring demand-side resources for grid support;
* incorporating demand-side measures into grid planning;
* the role of load control and smart metering in supporting electricity grids.
Using human-centred design to improve energy efficiency programsLeonardo ENERGY
Human-centred design is being used to make the NSW energy savings scheme more effective. We started with research that identified six key insights for improved scheme operation. It found that the scheme is complex and its fragmented tools and systems create unnecessary barriers to entry. We then used workshops to develop six corresponding opportunities for improved service delivery. To scale up we need streamlined manual processes, more collaboration and improved digital systems. This is especially relevant given recent announcements that the scheme is being extended to 2050.
This talk will present the research, and will place it in the context of changes announced as part of the NSW Energy Strategy. It will explore small, medium and long term changes to scheme delivery identified through the HCD process and our proposed next steps.
The NSW Energy Savings Scheme started in 2009. It has so far delivered projects that will save 27,000 gigawatt hours of energy and $5.6 billion in bill savings over their lifetimes.
Motivating change in user behaviour with BACSLeonardo ENERGY
To successfully accelerate the transition to a low-carbon society and economy more emphasis should be on motivating people and increasing their awareness leading to an energy efficient building use.
The aim of MOBISTYLE (a 42-months European project funded under Horizon 2020) is to motivate behavioural change by raising consumer awareness through a provision of attractive personalized information on user’s energy use, indoor environment and health, through information and communication technology (ICT) based services.
Grounded in MOBISTYLE ideas, visions and approach, this webinar will share the project’s lessons learned so far. It will also brainstorm on current and future challenges in the area of Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) encouraging behavioural change, and document actionable new ideas that could help improve the project’s progress and maximize the European replication impacts.
Advanced weather forecasting for RES applications: Smart4RES developments tow...Leonardo ENERGY
Recording at: https://youtu.be/45Zpjog95QU
This is the 3rd Smart4RES webinar that will address technological and market challenges in RES prediction and will introduce the Smart4RES strategy to improve weather forecasting models with high resolution.
Through wind and solar applications, Innovative Numerical Weather Prediction and Large-Eddy Simulation approaches will be presented.
Evaluation protocols for building-related energy efficiency measures (EED art.7)Leonardo ENERGY
The high potential of Energy Efficiency Obligation (EEO) schemes under article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (called “Energy Savings Obligation” in the Commission’s Clean Energy Package) in the achievement of energy efficiency targets is widely recognised.
However, in the current form EEOs do not get the most out of this potential. In addition, the scope of application of EEOs should be widened to include measures in all energy using sectors and to include some of the potentially more complex energy saving measures that offer significant savings potentials.
ECI advocates the idea of establishing a toolbox of technical energy saving measures for EU Member States, including simplified measurement & verification protocols that offer a reasonable degree of certainty and comparability of the target achievements of the MS. This report by Ecofys analyses which building-related measures are the most relevant in terms of energy savings and could provide best practices and a potential template for future measures.
As selecting energy efficiency measures to be on the standard list is, ultimately, the decision of the individual member states, this report aims at providing insight into why member states and obliged parties would benefit by promoting selected measures as a standard measure.
What's the right method to find how much energy smart meters save? Leonardo ENERGY
Smart meters are a critical part of the energy transition, but how much energy does their installation save? Measuring savings from smart meters is not easy. How do we model smart metered households’ counterfactual consumption? How much energy would these households have consumed had their supplier not installed a smart meter?
Andrew Schein from the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and Kevin Gornall from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will explain how the impact of smart meters on household energy consumption can be accurately analysed, drawing on the recently published guidance BIT developed for BEIS and energy suppliers.
Demand Management is understood as one of the core functions of a smart grid. ISGAN is publishing a case book focusing on Demand Management projects, where member countries have volunteered cases for the purposes of increasing knowledge and collaboration between stakeholders on smart grid project planning, implementation and management. The cases included in the report represent a broad range of economic, political, geographical, structural, cultural and market contexts, intended to promote more sophisticated conversation about lessons learned and best practices across stakeholders.
The webinar will focus on one of the case studies discussed in the report, and in particular on the initiatives on customer engagement in Italy.
Boris Sučić, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ARC research group
Presentation 1 Session 1
“How to close the gap between calculated and actual energy consumption of building – re-commissioning instead of certification?”
Subject: Ex-post impact evaluations of energy efficiency policies in EuropeLeonardo ENERGY
While we enter a transition in the European framework for energy efficiency, ex-post impact evaluations can bring facts and figures about current achievements towards the 2020 targets, and useful feedback to improve policies in view of the 2030 targets.
The Horizon 2020 EPATEE project analysed evaluation practices in EU countries and developed resources to help enhancing them. After a brief overview of these resources, we will present the main lessons learnt from exchanging with evaluation customers and evaluators, with a focus on how to integrate evaluation into the policy cycle. We will also discuss the conclusions from the final EPATEE conference about the challenges and possible developments for evaluation in the coming years.
Applying behavioural insights to demand side energy policies and programmes: ...Leonardo ENERGY
What behavioural factors act as barriers to energy saving behaviours, to the uptake of energy efficient, clean energy technologies and of sustainable mobility options? How can energy ministries, regulatory agencies and utilities leverage behavioural insights (BIs) to design and implement more effective energy policies and programmes?
In this webinar, Elisabetta Cornago from the International Energy Agency will present insights from the forthcoming Users TCP and IEA report on behavioural insights and demand side energy policy. Through the webinar, she will highlight behaviourally-informed policy interventions and programmes designed to encourage households and businesses to curb their energy consumption, to prompt investment in energy efficiency and in the uptake of renewable energy, and to encourage a shift to sustainable transport behaviours.
Quality Assessment of PV Systems by Analysis of System PerformanceLeonardo ENERGY
Quality assessment of PV systems can only be properly performed when performance data is available. Only then one can answer the question “How well is PV serving the world”. The approach that IEA-PVPS Task13 experts have followed is twofold: 1) detailed data on selected PV systems across the world, and 2) statistical analysis of large amounts of two parameters relevant for performance: annual yield, performance ratio. This webinar will discuss both approaches and lessons learned from the analysis. An outlook towards full global coverage linked to climatic zones will be presented.
Clean energy transition – challenges and opportunitiesFrank Guo
• Decarbonization creates significant changes in
the characterization of the grid from resource mix
to demand composition
• Such changes bring many challenges to both
system and market operations in terms of
reliability, efficiency and complexity.
• To support such transition to the future grid, both
operational enhancements and alignment of
market structure are needed.
Technical Assumptions Used in PV Financial Models: Review of Current Practice...Leonardo ENERGY
Photovoltaic (PV) financial models are used by project developers, banks and asset managers to evaluate the profitability of a PV project. This work presents an overview of current practices for financial modelling of PV investments and reviews them in view of technical and financial risks during the different phases of a PV project. This webinar presents the results from the International Energy Agency (IEA) Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) Task 13 Subtask 1. The webinar focuses on establishing common practices for translating the technical parameters of performance and reliability into financial terms. The presentations give a comprehensive set of practical guidelines and recommendations for mitigating and hedging financial risks in a PV investment. The report Technical Assumptions Used in PV Financial Models – Review of Current Practices and Recommendations can be downloaded here: http://www.iea-pvps.org/index.php?id=426
Presentation from the EPRI-Sandia Symposium on Secure and Resilient Microgrids: DOE-OE Microgrid Cost Study, presented by Annabelle Pratt, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, August 29-31, 2016.
Representatives from ComEd, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Center for Energy and Environment present their findings on state grid modernization during SEPA's 2018 Utility Conference.
Using Demand-Side Management to Support Electricity GridsLeonardo ENERGY
Demand-side management measures can be used to support electricity grids by relieving network constraints and/or providing services for electricity network system operators.
This webinar will summarise the results from detailed case studies of 64 DSM grid support projects from 13 different countries around the world implemented between the early 1990s and 2008.
The webinar will cover the following topics:
* identifying the value of a DSM grid support project to different categories of stakeholders;
* evaluating and acquiring demand-side resources for grid support;
* incorporating demand-side measures into grid planning;
* the role of load control and smart metering in supporting electricity grids.
Using human-centred design to improve energy efficiency programsLeonardo ENERGY
Human-centred design is being used to make the NSW energy savings scheme more effective. We started with research that identified six key insights for improved scheme operation. It found that the scheme is complex and its fragmented tools and systems create unnecessary barriers to entry. We then used workshops to develop six corresponding opportunities for improved service delivery. To scale up we need streamlined manual processes, more collaboration and improved digital systems. This is especially relevant given recent announcements that the scheme is being extended to 2050.
This talk will present the research, and will place it in the context of changes announced as part of the NSW Energy Strategy. It will explore small, medium and long term changes to scheme delivery identified through the HCD process and our proposed next steps.
The NSW Energy Savings Scheme started in 2009. It has so far delivered projects that will save 27,000 gigawatt hours of energy and $5.6 billion in bill savings over their lifetimes.
Motivating change in user behaviour with BACSLeonardo ENERGY
To successfully accelerate the transition to a low-carbon society and economy more emphasis should be on motivating people and increasing their awareness leading to an energy efficient building use.
The aim of MOBISTYLE (a 42-months European project funded under Horizon 2020) is to motivate behavioural change by raising consumer awareness through a provision of attractive personalized information on user’s energy use, indoor environment and health, through information and communication technology (ICT) based services.
Grounded in MOBISTYLE ideas, visions and approach, this webinar will share the project’s lessons learned so far. It will also brainstorm on current and future challenges in the area of Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) encouraging behavioural change, and document actionable new ideas that could help improve the project’s progress and maximize the European replication impacts.
Advanced weather forecasting for RES applications: Smart4RES developments tow...Leonardo ENERGY
Recording at: https://youtu.be/45Zpjog95QU
This is the 3rd Smart4RES webinar that will address technological and market challenges in RES prediction and will introduce the Smart4RES strategy to improve weather forecasting models with high resolution.
Through wind and solar applications, Innovative Numerical Weather Prediction and Large-Eddy Simulation approaches will be presented.
Evaluation protocols for building-related energy efficiency measures (EED art.7)Leonardo ENERGY
The high potential of Energy Efficiency Obligation (EEO) schemes under article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (called “Energy Savings Obligation” in the Commission’s Clean Energy Package) in the achievement of energy efficiency targets is widely recognised.
However, in the current form EEOs do not get the most out of this potential. In addition, the scope of application of EEOs should be widened to include measures in all energy using sectors and to include some of the potentially more complex energy saving measures that offer significant savings potentials.
ECI advocates the idea of establishing a toolbox of technical energy saving measures for EU Member States, including simplified measurement & verification protocols that offer a reasonable degree of certainty and comparability of the target achievements of the MS. This report by Ecofys analyses which building-related measures are the most relevant in terms of energy savings and could provide best practices and a potential template for future measures.
As selecting energy efficiency measures to be on the standard list is, ultimately, the decision of the individual member states, this report aims at providing insight into why member states and obliged parties would benefit by promoting selected measures as a standard measure.
What's the right method to find how much energy smart meters save? Leonardo ENERGY
Smart meters are a critical part of the energy transition, but how much energy does their installation save? Measuring savings from smart meters is not easy. How do we model smart metered households’ counterfactual consumption? How much energy would these households have consumed had their supplier not installed a smart meter?
Andrew Schein from the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and Kevin Gornall from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will explain how the impact of smart meters on household energy consumption can be accurately analysed, drawing on the recently published guidance BIT developed for BEIS and energy suppliers.
Demand Management is understood as one of the core functions of a smart grid. ISGAN is publishing a case book focusing on Demand Management projects, where member countries have volunteered cases for the purposes of increasing knowledge and collaboration between stakeholders on smart grid project planning, implementation and management. The cases included in the report represent a broad range of economic, political, geographical, structural, cultural and market contexts, intended to promote more sophisticated conversation about lessons learned and best practices across stakeholders.
The webinar will focus on one of the case studies discussed in the report, and in particular on the initiatives on customer engagement in Italy.
Boris Sučić, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ARC research group
Presentation 1 Session 1
“How to close the gap between calculated and actual energy consumption of building – re-commissioning instead of certification?”
Subject: Ex-post impact evaluations of energy efficiency policies in EuropeLeonardo ENERGY
While we enter a transition in the European framework for energy efficiency, ex-post impact evaluations can bring facts and figures about current achievements towards the 2020 targets, and useful feedback to improve policies in view of the 2030 targets.
The Horizon 2020 EPATEE project analysed evaluation practices in EU countries and developed resources to help enhancing them. After a brief overview of these resources, we will present the main lessons learnt from exchanging with evaluation customers and evaluators, with a focus on how to integrate evaluation into the policy cycle. We will also discuss the conclusions from the final EPATEE conference about the challenges and possible developments for evaluation in the coming years.
Applying behavioural insights to demand side energy policies and programmes: ...Leonardo ENERGY
What behavioural factors act as barriers to energy saving behaviours, to the uptake of energy efficient, clean energy technologies and of sustainable mobility options? How can energy ministries, regulatory agencies and utilities leverage behavioural insights (BIs) to design and implement more effective energy policies and programmes?
In this webinar, Elisabetta Cornago from the International Energy Agency will present insights from the forthcoming Users TCP and IEA report on behavioural insights and demand side energy policy. Through the webinar, she will highlight behaviourally-informed policy interventions and programmes designed to encourage households and businesses to curb their energy consumption, to prompt investment in energy efficiency and in the uptake of renewable energy, and to encourage a shift to sustainable transport behaviours.
Quality Assessment of PV Systems by Analysis of System PerformanceLeonardo ENERGY
Quality assessment of PV systems can only be properly performed when performance data is available. Only then one can answer the question “How well is PV serving the world”. The approach that IEA-PVPS Task13 experts have followed is twofold: 1) detailed data on selected PV systems across the world, and 2) statistical analysis of large amounts of two parameters relevant for performance: annual yield, performance ratio. This webinar will discuss both approaches and lessons learned from the analysis. An outlook towards full global coverage linked to climatic zones will be presented.
Clean energy transition – challenges and opportunitiesFrank Guo
• Decarbonization creates significant changes in
the characterization of the grid from resource mix
to demand composition
• Such changes bring many challenges to both
system and market operations in terms of
reliability, efficiency and complexity.
• To support such transition to the future grid, both
operational enhancements and alignment of
market structure are needed.
Technical Assumptions Used in PV Financial Models: Review of Current Practice...Leonardo ENERGY
Photovoltaic (PV) financial models are used by project developers, banks and asset managers to evaluate the profitability of a PV project. This work presents an overview of current practices for financial modelling of PV investments and reviews them in view of technical and financial risks during the different phases of a PV project. This webinar presents the results from the International Energy Agency (IEA) Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) Task 13 Subtask 1. The webinar focuses on establishing common practices for translating the technical parameters of performance and reliability into financial terms. The presentations give a comprehensive set of practical guidelines and recommendations for mitigating and hedging financial risks in a PV investment. The report Technical Assumptions Used in PV Financial Models – Review of Current Practices and Recommendations can be downloaded here: http://www.iea-pvps.org/index.php?id=426
Presentation from the EPRI-Sandia Symposium on Secure and Resilient Microgrids: DOE-OE Microgrid Cost Study, presented by Annabelle Pratt, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, August 29-31, 2016.
Representatives from ComEd, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Center for Energy and Environment present their findings on state grid modernization during SEPA's 2018 Utility Conference.
Case Study: Blockchain as the Foundation of Alectra's Grid Exchange Transacti...Jill Kirkpatrick
Alectra Utilities is leveraging blockchain technologies to develop GridExchange, a platform for transactive energy that allows its users to create new energy markets, as well as bidding into existing ones.
Behavior changes are set based on homeowner preferences for use of their distributed energy resources. The platform also creates statistics on customer energy usage and validates participation in these energy markets, confirming settlement when compensation for energy services has been paid.
As a result, users are empowered with greater choices, control and autonomy to buy, consume, and sell energy, and the utility improves reliability and forecasting by gaining visibility of energy usage patterns and changing behaviors.
Today’s energy company is not the same company it was 30, 40 or 50 years ago. The Exelon family of companies has had a long history of proven reliability and performance that had to evolve along the way to meet customer demands. With the increased popularity of distributed generation (solar, wind, biodiesel, etc.) along with micro grids are helping to change the foundation of the traditional utility to meet the demands of our modern economy. Join Exelon Corporation as we explore the advances we’re taking to help build a stronger and smarter foundation for our customers and energy grid.
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufa...Aggregage
Join us for a practical webinar, hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Energy, where we'll explore how leveraging data-rich energy management solutions can drive operational excellence in the evolving landscape of energy intelligence and sustainability in manufacturing!
Transformation Tools for Utilities | Indigo Advisory GroupDavid Groarke
This pivotal moment of transformation in the utility industry is providing large scale and unprecedented opportunity for traditional power providers and those operating at the edge of the grid. In this capability primer, we highlight some of the broader industry technology trends and the resulting tools, approaches and insights that Indigo Advisory Group employs to help utilities navigate uncertainty and create the right strategies.
This pivotal moment of transformation in the utility industry is providing large scale and unprecedented opportunity for traditional power providers and those operating at the edge of the grid. In this capability primer, we highlight some of the broader industry technology trends and the resulting tools, approaches and insights that Indigo Advisory Group employs to help utilities navigate uncertainty and create the right strategies.
Flexible energy: the value of demand responseCGI Nederland
Het Koninklijk Instituut Van Ingenieurs (KIVI) organiseerde op 12 november het Jaarcongres Stad in de Delta. Daarbij stond de toekomst van steden aan de kust centraal: hoe zorgen we ervoor dat deze steden droog, leefbaar, duurzaam, veilig en bereikbaar blijven? Een complexe vraag, waarbij slimme ICT-oplossingen een grote spelen. Niet vreemd dus dat CGI bij dit congres een presentatie mocht houden. Joris Knigge ging tijdens deze presentatie op de vraag waarom we nu al moeten ‘voorsorteren’ op de komst van nieuwe slimmere energienetwerken. Een van de redenen hiervoor is dat het elektriciteitsgebruik de komende jaren gaat stijgen, onder meer als gevolg van het grotere aanbod aan elektrische vervoermiddelen. Dat levert naast uitdagingen ook kansen op. Want hoe beter de balans tussen vraag en aanbod, des te betaalbaarder wordt energie. Een overschot aan zonne-energie rond het middaguur zou bijvoorbeeld heel goed geabsorbeerd kunnen worden door elektrische auto’s.
Five actions fit for 55: streamlining energy savings calculationsLeonardo ENERGY
During the first year of the H2020 project streamSAVE, multiple activities were organized to support countries in developing savings estimations under Art.3 and Art.7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
A fascinating output of the project so far is the “Guidance on Standardized saving methodologies (energy, CO2 and costs)” for a first round of five so-called Priority Actions. This Guidance will assist EU member states in more accurately calculating savings for a set of new energy efficiency actions.
This webinar presents this Guidance and other project findings to the broader community, including industry and markets.
AGENDA
14:00 Introduction to streamSAVE
(Nele Renders, Project Coordinator)
14:10 Views from the EU Commission and the link with Fit-for-55 (Anne-Katherina Weidenbach, DG ENER)
14:20 The streamSAVE guidance and its platform illustrated (Elisabeth Böck, AEA)
14:55 A view from industry: What is the added value of streamSAVE (standardized) methods in frame of the EED (Conor Molloy, AEMS ECOfleet)
14:55 Country experiences: the added value of standardized methods (Elena Allegrini, ENEA, Italy)
The recordings of the webinar can be found on https://youtu.be/eUht10cUK1o
Despite the well-recognised potential for, and steps to promote, energy efficiency progress in deployment has been slow.
Scaling up an integrated utility service model presents an opportunity for the utility to become a player within the emerging energy service paradigm in the region.
"Next Gen Grid Tech Commercialization" for Duke University Energy Initiative ...Josh Gould
Guest lecture on "Next Gen Grid Tech Commercialization" for Duke University Energy Initiative graduate level course entitled: “Emerging Energy Technologies – From Lab to Market.” (790-01)
How solar rooftops can be used as a way to reduce energy costsADDA
Mr Ashok from World Resources Institute, spoke about how solar rooftops can be used as a way to reduce energy costs. Apartment Complexes typically has large un-utilized roof space which can be used for such installations. The system can also be integrated with existing systems making it easy to get started. Between 1996 and today, the cost of solar panels has fallen by almost 99%. Changes in regulations and improvement of technology have made it a very dependable source of power. Typically payback period is 5-6 years.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
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1. Putting in place the
solar potential
Jacinto Estima
GIS Developer and Coordinator
Research Center for Renewable Energy Mapping and
Assessment
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2015 International School on Solar Energy
University of Brasilia, Brazil
23 February 2015
2. • Jacinto Estima
• Portuguese
• Research Center for Renewable Energy Mapping and
Assessment at the Masdar Institute of Science and
Technology – Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Partners with IRENA for the development and
management of the Global Atlas for Renewable
Energy programme
• jestima@masdar.ac.ae
4. Potential
Renewable energy technical potential as defined
in the report “U.S. Renewable Energy Technical
Potentials: A GIS-Based Analysis” represents the
achievable energy generation of a particular
technology given system performance, topographic
limitations, environmental, and land-use
constraints.
Source: http://www.nrel.gov/gis/re_potential.html
6. PhotoVoltaics (PV)
grid-tied and off grid
• PV produces electricity
• works anywhere
• no tracking required
• electrochemical storage possible
Courtesy of RENAC
7. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
• Only for Sunbelt areas with high DNI
• Tracking is mandatory
• Hybrid operation possible (with CCP)
• Molten salt storage possible
Courtesy of RENAC
8. Three component radiation model
• Global radiation is composed of
direct radiation (coming directly from sun, casting shadows)
diffuse radiation (scattered, without clear direction), and,
reflected radiation (albedo).
12. • Version 1.0 launched in January 2013
• Version 2.0 launched in January 2015
• www.irena.org/globalatlas
• http://irena.masdar.ac.ae
• Global Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Enables users to visualize information on renewable
energy resources and overlay additional information
(Population, topography, etc.)
• As of January, 2015, 67 countries and more than 50
institutes and partners were contributing to the initiative
23. Technical constrains
• Topography (technology dependent)
• System performance (technology dependent):
Configuration
System losses
• modules, transmission, Inverters, etc. (PV)
• Solar field, Heat transmission, power cycle, etc. (CSP)
How much of the radiation are actually being converted into
electricity (%)??????
• Protected areas
• Land Use and Land Cover
• Distance to infrastructures (grid network, transportation
network, water, etc.)
• Water availability
28. Costs – elements of a PV system
Hard Balance of
System Costs
Racking, mounting
hardware
Inverters/Trackers
Wiring
Monitoring equipment
Shipping
Land
Modules, R&D for modules
Soft Balance of
System Costs
Business process costs
• Financing
• Installation
• Customer acquisition
• Permitting
• Interconnection and
inspection
System developer profit
System design and
engineering
29. Costs – PV Highlights in 2014
• Solar PV module prices 75% lower than 2009
• Total installed costs of utility-scale PV systems
fallen by 29% to 65% (depending on region)
• Global average of LCOE of utility-scale solar PV
has fallen by half in four years
36. Module and BoS “Soft-Costs” Vary
• Global module & hardware prices have declined 60% to 70% in the
last two years… but “soft” balance of system prices have not:
BoS costs in Q2 2012 were around three times higher in the United
States than in Germany by some measures.
• Elements present in countries with balanced price declines:
Competitive markets, skilled labor force, good information.
Well-designed policies: incentives aligned with market needs.
• Tax policies, local requirements for permitting and inspection,
installation costs, and customer acquisition costs have substantial
effects on PV system costs in residential and commercial buildings
and hence on the growth of PV markets.
• Future cost reduction in the balance of system costs – soft
costs and reduced finance costs
37. Soft Costs for Residential PV in Germany
Are ~$2.7/W Lower than in the U.S.
Total soft costs for residential PV in Germany, including margin, are just
19% of the implied soft costs for U.S. residential PV ($0.62/W vs. $3.34/W)
Source: Joachim Seel, Galen Barbose, and Ryan Wiser, “Why Are Residential PV Prices in Germany So Much Lower Than in the United States?: A Scoping
Analysis,” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 9/2012
* Notes: US module and inverter prices are based on average factory gate
prices for Q4 2010-Q3 2011 as reported by GTM/SEIA with an adder of
10% to account for supply chain costs. Inverter efficiency is assumed to be
85%.
38. Costs for Customer Acquisition, permitting,
Installation Labor and Overhead are Key
Source: Seel, Barbose and Wiser at LBNL (Feb. 2013), “Why are Residential
PV Prices in Germany So Much Lower Than in the United States?”
39. CSP cost breakdown
Note: Total installed cost breakdown for 100 MW parabolic through and solar tower CSP plant in South Africa
40. Barriers: MAJOR COMPONENTS OF SOFT
COSTS ARE DUE TO regulatory or market
factors that are hard to address
• Profit and Overhead (rent, utilities, inventory costs, insurance,
administrative fees and general administrative costs)
• Installation Labor (lack of standard system design, scarcity of skills
or competition in labor markets, requirements to utilize more highly
skilled labor than needed, lack of easy-to-install systems)
• Customer Acquisition (development of clear and accurate product
information, marketing, advertising, system design, arrangement of
financing for which building owners qualify, sales calls, bid
preparation, site visits, and collection of payments)
• Permitting and Inspection (inconsistent national, provincial and local
regulations; labor costs of completing permits; costs of idle labor
while waiting for inspections to be conducted; costs to connect
building PV systems with utility distribution lines)
41. Potential Solutions:
Target the Most Important Soft Costs for
Policy Action and Innovative Financing
The biggest targets for reducing soft costs of PV systems
are:
Customer Acquisition Costs (residential buildings)
• Related to availability of information on PV options
• Related to quality/availability of energy audits including PV
Installation Labor Costs (residential and small commercial)
• Related to labor productivity (training, capacity building)
• Related to ease of installing devices
Fees and Labor for Permits and Inspection
• Related to number of forms, complexity of regulations
Overhead and Profit Margins
• Related to market competition (multiple available contractors)
• Related to price supports (keeping pace with cost reductions)
42. Potential Solutions: Policies That Target
Opportunities for Soft Cost Reductions
• Promote competitive markets and reduce price
supports in line with equipment costs to reduce
supply chain margins (profit and overhead).
• Streamline installation and improve vocational
education and training to reduce labor costs.
• Develop standards, market information exchange
databases, and embed PV cost calculators in audit
processes to reduce customer acquisition costs.
• Address policy and regulatory barriers to reduce
costs of permitting and inspecting, connecting PV
systems.
• Innovate financing to manage high up-front costs
of installing PV systems in ways that reduce
margins, labor costs, customer acquisition costs
and permitting and inspection costs in tandem.
National
Provincial
43. Potential Solutions:
Financial Mechanisms to Reduce Up-Front
Residential PV Costs and Acquire Customers
Third-party ownership models
•Reduces the up-front costs through discounts on bulk purchases
•Eliminates operations and maintenance responsibilities
Property tax assessment models
•Allows long-term financing at lower interest rates with taxes as
collateral
•Allows transfer of system ownership when the property is sold
Monetizing the PV environmental value
•Links sale of renewable energy certificates (SREC) to national or
international carbon markets
Shared-ownership models
•Allows for communities to jointly finance large PV systems
Utility-based models
•Allows for the finance of new, large-scale, local PV projects
•Provides benefits of economies of scale
44. Potential Solutions: Innovate Ownership
Structure through Leases and
Purchased Power Agreements
• Experienced private firms install PV systems on many roofs,
reducing overall costs for customer acquisition, permitting, and
installation labor.
Lease Option: Customer pays for use of PV equipment.
PPA Option: Customer pays for solar energy produced.
• Customers see immediate savings on their electric bills without the
effort of choosing and installing a PV system themselves.
• Suppliers earn good rates of return on PV system investment.
• Finance companies link investors with private firms:
Firms sell service agreements to customers and install equipment.
Finance companies charge a fee for processing the service agreements
and for monitoring and maintaining the equipment.
Buyout options are available to building owners when the term of the
service agreement ends or when owners sell their house or office.
45. Potential Solutions: Roof Leasing Model
Applied by Narni Municipality in Italy
Public Administration and Roof Leasing:
• Italian Legislative decree No. 28/2011 states «[…] public
authorities can grant third persons leasehold estate in order to
enable them to install RES plants for electricity generation,
pursuant to legislative decree 2006, April 12 No. 163. This
provision also applies to military areas and army sites […]»
• As a result of this decree, many Italian municipalities started
initiatives providing private entrepreneurs with the access to
roofs (e.g., Narni Municipality).
Main Features
• Public notice seeks private sector expressions of
interest;
• Annual payment for leasehold estate right is based on
the amount of installed capacity;
• Private party pays for roof maintenance and for
design, construction and management of the PV plant;
and
• Municipality owns the PV plant, manages RES
subsidies, and sells electricity at expiration of the 20-
year contract.
46. Potential Solutions: Long-Term Investments
to Reduce Installation Labor Costs
•Installation labor is large portion of soft costs for all PV projects
• Larger systems benefit from construction labor scale economies
Training & Certification
Protect Safety, Improve
Performance AND Reduce
Total Costs
Training, Professional
(international)
certifications
Standardization of
equipment and designs,
development of local firms
big opportunities
Source: Ardani, K et al. (2012) “WREF 2012: Benchmarking non-hardware balance of
system costs for PV systems in the United States using a bottom-up approach”
47. Potential Solutions: Streamlining Design and
Installation Processes
Use of international standards
to design and install PV
systems:
• Reduces transaction costs
• Provides access to best
practices worldwide
• Assures quality
• Increases workforce efficiency
• Develops local capacity for
designers and installers
• Provides a detailed technical
basis for laws and regulations
• Supports public and private
tendering processes
• Gives confidence to financing
sources (bankable projects)
48. Potential Solutions: Modular Assembly,
“Plug-and-Play” Design Efforts Reduce
Installation Labor & Overhead Cost
Micro-inverter,
mounting and
grounding assembly
are incorporated into
each panel.
Panels snap
together with
no extra wiring.
49. Potential Solutions: Italy’s Catalogue of Building-
Integrated PV Options Reduces Information Costs and
Customer Acquisition Costs, Boosts Competition
• The Catalogue makes it easy to
find the right technology with
samples of innovative building-
integrated PV solutions that have
been granted a higher feed-in
tariff:
• Innovative modules:
• Flexible PV modules
• Rigid PV modules
• Thin film layer on rigid support
• Photovoltaic tiles
• Transparent modules
• Innovative components
• Facades
50. Potential Solutions: Solarize Initiative
Reduces Soft Costs in U.S. Communities
through Group Sales)
“Solarize” model at community
level targets residential PV
challenges:
• Costs: high up-front costs
• Complexity: PV system
purchase process with hard
choices on technical issues
• Customer inertia: No clear
deadline for customer action
Basic program elements:
• Competitive contractor
selection process led by
community volunteers
• Community-led outreach and
education by a trusted local
organization
• Limited-time offer of just six
months vs. typical two-year
period from initial customer
inquiry to system installation
Source: US Department of Energy (2012) “THE SOLARIZE
GUIDEBOOK: A community guide to collective purchasing of
residential PV systems”
56. Opportunities for Progress
• Promote innovative financing mechanisms to:
Encourage firms that specialize in installation of building PV
Make it easier for building owners to decide to install PV
Grow the PV building market and achieve scale economies
• Develop cooperative initiatives to reduce installation labor costs:
International standards for easily-installed PV modules
Self-guided distance learning tools for building contractors
Better information to help building owners select contractors
• Cooperate to promote low-net-energy city building standards:
Build on existing networks of low-carbon communities to provide the
demand-pull that will build scale and lower costs
57. Analytic Issues to Consider
• How much new solar capacity might appear in
regional generating plans by 2030?
• What enhancements to the power grid might
make sense as solar capacity grow?
• Would distributed solar projects create a need
for enhancements to local distribution grids?
• How can we optimize the grid for cost savings,
electric supply security and sustainable growth?
58. Facilitating Variable RE
• Zoning: renewable power development zones to cluster
development and plan cost-effective transmission links to
load centers
• Planning: integrated resource planning at country and
regional level to incorporate a greater share of cost-
effective renewables
• Enabling: open markets, reduce financial risks to boost
renewable power investment
• Capacity Building: to plan and operate power grids with
higher share of renewables
59. Thank you for listening
Jacinto Estima
jestima@masdar.ac.ae