The Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2014 whose mission is to advance education, collaboration, knowledge and proven frameworks about the benefits of energy storage and how it can be used to achieve a more efficient, cleaner, reliable, affordable and secure electric power system globally.

 GESA was jointly founded by the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA), the German Energy Storage Association (BVES), the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA), the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), the US Energy Storage Association (ESA), and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE).

1. Janice Lin | CESA Executive Director and Managing Partner of Strategen Consulting Heiko Stutzinger| BVES Executive Director, Head of Renewable Energy Fairs Messe Dusseldorf GmbH Rahul Walawalkar | IESA Executive Director and Vice President, Customized Energy Solutions Johnson Yu| Chairman, China Energy Storage Alliance Marcus Wiemann| General Secretary, Alliance for Renewable Energy March 2014
Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA)
Advancing education, collaboration, knowledge and proven frameworks about the benefits of energy storage globally

3. Energy Storage
On the Grid
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Existing grid support
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Smart Grid
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Distributed generation
Demand-Side Management
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UPS/reliability
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Building Energy Mgmt.
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Demand Response
Renewables
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Solar
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Wind
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Geothermal
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Biomass
Transportation
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On road
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Off road
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Charging infras
Consumer Electronics
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Laptops
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OEMs
Off-Grid/Weak Grid
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Islands
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Microgrid
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Telecom

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Affordable electricity access = jobs and productivity

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Change Happens Locally
Storage alliances are being created all over the world to build local ecosystems
European Association for the Storage of Energy (EASE) Founded
German Energy Storage Association Founded
California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) Founded
Electricity Storage Association Founded as the Utility Battery Group
Texas Energy Storage Alliance (TESA) Founded
Energy Storage Association (ESA) Advocacy Council Created
India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) Founded
China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA) Founded
2011
2012
2009
2010
2013
Ontario Energy Storage Alliance (OESA) Founded
1991

7. How do we achieve market transformation faster?

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GESA Mission
“Advance education, collaboration, knowledge and proven frameworks about the benefits of energy storage and how it can be used to achieve a more efficient, cleaner, reliable, affordable and secure electric power system globally”

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Introducing the Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA)
Formation and Structure will be Collaborative by Design
»501c(3) structure to enable charitable donations by foundations
»Co-Founded by existing storage alliances and key partner organizations
»Leadership/management – 7 person Executive Committee
–As funding expands, hire dedicated executive director
–Executive Committee members are unpaid volunteers, appointed/elected by Board
–In person meetings co located with energy storage conferences
»Board Directors – up to 25 members
–1 seat for each co-founder
–Additional board members to be invited based on their involvement and contributions to GESA’s mission
–Newly created storage alliances can be added, provide they agree to fundamental principles and goals
»Board of Advisors (appointed, up to 15)
–Utility representatives
–Environmental group representatives
–Policy/economics/technical advisors

10. GESA: Core Purpose
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Advance global education, collaboration, knowledge and proven frameworks about the benefits of energy storage and how to incorporate it into the electric power system in a cost effective way
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Increase ecosystem development funding pool: target foundations, NGOs and governments who share GESA’s mission
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Empower local ESA’s and other key stakeholders, not compete with them for funding
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Learn from local market development efforts, help proliferate best practices
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Foster collaboration among key stakeholders including policy makers, utilities, renewable energy community, financial institutions and environmental organizations
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Help establish standards and protocols to advance energy storage acceptance worldwide
GESA will be more than the sum of its members 10

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GESA Vision
By 2015 all major international environmental, utility, and social justice organizations will be aware of, and actively considering energy storage and its potential for transforming the electric power system.

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GESA Vision
By 2015 all major international environmental, utility and social justice organizations will be aware of, and actively considering energy storage and its potential for transforming the electric power system.
By 2020 energy storage will be a mainstream resource routinely used for electric power system planning and operation in at least three major markets.

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GESA Vision
By 2015 all major international environmental, utility and social justice organizations will be aware of, and actively considering energy storage and its potential for transforming the electric power system.
By 2020 energy storage will be a mainstream resource routinely used for electric power system planning and operation in at least three major markets.
By 2025, energy storage will have made a significant and measurable contribution in helping to achieve much higher penetrations of renewable energy and access to electricity for millions of people globally.

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Core GESA Principles
Transformation to a clean energy economy requires diversity, collaboration and commitment
»Diversity
–Support all forms of energy storage
–Support all applications of energy storage
–Support all ownership models
»Collaboration
–Engage all key stakeholders
–Proactively seek ‘win-win’ solutions
–Focus on education, and being helpful
»Commitment
–Success to be measured by results
•Initiatives launched and completed
•New partnerships formed
•Active use of energy storage as part of national tool kit

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Collaboration is the key to success
Not only among existing storage alliances, but also more broadly within and across industries and stakeholders
Source:

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GESA Organizational Structure
Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA)
Board of Directors
Executive Director
Executive Committee
Chairperson J. Lin
Vice-Chairperson I E. Weber
Vice-Chairperson II R. Walawalkar
Secretary H. Stutzinger
Treasurer J. Yu
Communications M. Roberts
Board of Advisors
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Max. of 25 Directors / Board Members
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Each founding member has one (1) board seat
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Additional Board Members to be invited based on involvement and contributions to GESA
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Max of 15 Advisors for appointed environmental groups, research, governmental officials etc.
Needed in Future as Organization & Project Scope Grows
Is governed by
Elects
Elects
Consists of
Elects

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GESA Advisors
»Angelina Galiteva, Founder and Board President, Renewables 100
–Board of Governors for the California Independent System Operator
–Chairperson of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)
»Ben Kaun, Senior Project Engineer, Electric Power Research Institute
–Manages the analysis of value and impact for grid-connected energy storage technology
–Seven years of diverse experience in energy storage RD&D and management
»Gopal Garg, Vice President Advanced Solutions, SunPower Corporation
–Oversees advanced solutions at SunPower Corporation, including Energy Storage
–Advisor to both CREE high power devices, and a venture-backed touch-solution company
–Co-chair of the TiE Silicon Valley Energy group.
»Dr. Imre Gyuk, Energy Storage Program Manager, US Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
–For the past decade he has directed the Energy Storage research program
–Supervises the highly leveraged $185M stimulus funding for Grid Scale Energy Storage Demonstrations developing a portfolio of field tested storage technologies

18. Examples of GESA Special Initiatives
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Facilitating international collaboration between California and Germany at Energy Storage Europe, Dusseldorf 2014
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Developing International Energy Storage Application Framework and Cost Effectiveness Methodology
»Developing the Business Case for Integrating Energy Storage with Renewable Energy to displace diesel generation and increase access to affordable electricity
»Modeling System Impacts and Possibilities of Stationary and Mobile (EV) Energy Storage to achieve 50% and 80% renewable penetration in CA
»Role of Energy Storage in Zero Energy Buildings
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Conduct a comprehensive and objective evaluation of energy storage cost effectiveness as applied to another electric power system globally, ie. Germany
Approach
Stakeholders
Gov’t
Utilities
Industry
Energy Users
Society
Electrical grid model that accounts for unique characteristics of various energy storage types.
Practical energy storage dispatch and operations
Cost/benefit analysis of storage when used for different grid functions
Engagement and buy-in with critical stakeholders
Develop consistent international framework for evaluating energy storage use cases and cost effectiveness, leveraging frameworks, models, and insights developed in California
Goal

20. What are the possible benefits of grid storage? 20
Market Services
Electric Energy Time-Shifting
Frequency Response
Frequency Regulation Up
Frequency Regulation Down
Ramping
Real-Time Energy Balancing
Synchronous Reserve (Spin)
Non-Synchronous Reserve
Black Start
Capacity Products
System Electric Supply Capacity
Local Electric Supply Capacity
Resource Adequacy
Generation Services
Intermittent Resource Integration (Ramping & Voltage Support)
Variable Energy Resource Shifting, Voltage Sag, Rapid Demand Support
Supply Firming
Transmission/Distribution
Peak Shaving: Load Shift
Transmission Peak Capacity Deferral
Transmission Operation
Transmission Congestion Relief
Distribution Peak Capacity Deferral
Distribution Operation (Voltage/VAR Support)
Additional Grid Benefits
Reduced fossil fuel use
Increased renewables
Grid Reliability
Faster build time
Modularity/incremental build
Mobility
Flexibility of purpose
Optionality
Locational flexibility
Multi-site aggregation

21. Bulk Peaker Example: Compare benefits, not just MW 21
(1)Excluding start-up and shutdown time (2)http://www.energy.ca.gov/2011_energypolicy/documents/2011-02- 15_workshop/comments/California_Energy_Storage_ Alliance_03032011_TN-59863.pdf
100 MW Gas Turbine
10 minute ramp
50 MW flexible range
2768 useable hours/year(1)
6500 gallons per hour
Status quo GHG emissions
Energy storage can provide much greater benefits per MW as a flexible resource!
Energy Storage Benefits
>600x the ramp rate
>4x the flexible range
>3x the operational hours
Less water usage on many sites
Lower GHG emissions
100 MW Energy Storage
<1 second ramp
200 MW of flexible range
>8300 useable hours/year
Little to no water usage
Reduces GHG emissions by up to 90%(2)
VS.

22. California Bulk Peaker Replacement Cost Effectiveness Results 22
Results by EPRI using stakeholder input showed a benefit to cost ratio over one for nearly every scenario
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Projects were assumed to be utility scale projects starting in 2015 and 2020
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Cost effectiveness results did not include GHG benefits of storage or GHG costs due to AB32 implementation
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High renewable penetration cases had the highest benefit to cost ratios for storage.
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GHG benefits for storage are greater the more renewables we have on the grid.

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Conduct global study to identify and develop privately financeable businesses case(s) for storage-backed PV and PV- hybrid systems.
How can we accelerate the transition away from diesel-based distributed generation toward storage and renewables?
Approach
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Reveal current storage/PV landscape
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Characterize geographies by application
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Identify best practices
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Model LCOE for various configurations
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Identify scalable solutions
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Highlight suitable policy and business models to attract private capital
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Highlight high-value applications
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Inform Gov’t policy and program recommendations
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Create compelling business cases for private sector investment
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Establish mechanism for ongoing collaboration from int’l stakeholders
Goals
Evaluation Method

24. Example: Solar-powered Dairy and Fish Refrigeration
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Perishable items such as milk and fish are in high demand and refrigeration is a key enabler to increase reliable supply to large customers (e.g., Nestlé, Land O’Lakes)
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The ability to sell perishable items can be a life-changing income source
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Integrated solar + storage solutions exist, but better storage solutions are now commercially possible
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Can also be deployed for agricultural produce, dairy chilling, ice-making, and other purposes. 24
Application
Example of solar powered refrigerator in Indonesia: 6.4KWp solar and 10kWh lead acid battery bank

25. Example: Solar-powered Dairy and Fish Refrigeration
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Access to capital
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O&M services
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Irradiance/ Wind variability
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Limitations
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Leverage modular advanced energy storage + PV solutions
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Sell renewable powered refrigeration services to bankable large multinationals
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Expand via smart, focused growth opportunities, first within a targeted industry/application, second to adjacent markets
Sustainable Strategy

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Next steps
GESA is ready to begin its work!
»Secure partners and funding for first GESA initiative(s)
»Develop detailed scope of work with key milestones and metrics for success