Energy Stg Assoc Meeting next week

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We’ve just gotten late word of this meeting. Some of you are active in the ESA, but many are not. I will attend.

Energy Storage Association Fall Meeting
The Value of Energy Storage in a Restructured Utility Market
Sacramento, California
November 18 -19, 1997

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Dear ESA Supporter:

Our upcoming Fall meeting in Sacramento is shaping up to be our most exciting to date. Our meeting location represents the seat of change for the largest transformation in the US electricity industry. It further represents a location for new opportunities in our emerging energy storage industry.

Our agenda includes presentations that will be informative for both new and long-standing members. Invited speakers will present the following:

– Emerging California Energy R&D Focus in 1998 Responsive to Assembly Bill 1890 (AB 1890)
– Green Power Markets in California
– International Renewable Energy Markets and the Need for Energy Storage
– Emerging New Energy Storage Products
– DOE/Sandia Solicitation for Renewable/Storage Projects
– Remote Areas Power Supplies International Project (RAPSI)
– Ongoing Program and Project Status
– New Products and Services from the ESA

The ESA continues to improve its products, structure, and organizational agenda. We are attracting new members, participating with DOE on common interests, and working with our board to define our agenda and strengthen our organization. Please consider board membership (contact Abbas Akhil, our nomination committee chairman) to help shape the future of our organization. At a minimum, please share your thoughts and ideas with our chairman, a board member, or myself.

Please contact our office if we can answer any questions regarding out upcoming meeting. I look forward to greeting you in Sacramento.

Sincerely,

ENERGY STORAGE ASSOCIATION
Jonathan W. Hurwitch
Executive Director

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Energy Storage Association Fall Meeting 1997
Preliminary Agenda of Invited Speakers
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Monday November 17
ESA Board Meeting 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm
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Tuesday November 18

Feature Forum
Denise Zurn, Chairwoman 8:30 am – 10:45

Key Note Speaker
Dr. David A. Rohy, Vice Chairman, California Energy Commission
California’s Commitment to Maintaining Research and Development in a Restructured Electricity Market

Jan Hamrin, Director, Center for Resource Solutions
California Utility Restructuring and Emerging Green Power Solutions

Hank Zaininger, Power Technologies, Inc.
Independent System Operator Reliability Study

Peter Lowenthal, US Export Council for Renewable Energy/Solar
Energy Industries Association
International and Domestic Markets for Renewables/Storage (includes the latest on the Million Solar Roofs Initiative)

Anthony Price, National Power
Energy Storage in the Competitive Market in the UK

Don Osbourne, SMUD
Pioneer Program and Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative
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Tuesday November 18

Technology Forum
Richard Schweinberg, Chairman 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Mike Stern, Utility Power Group
UPG Renewable/Storage Projects

Mike Davis, Golden Genesis Company
Electricworks™ PV/Battery Village Power Systems

Doug Danley, Orion Power
Apex Power Systems

Gene Weaver, International Computer Power
Dynamic Energy Storage Systems

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Technology Forum (continued) 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm

J. Roberts, S.F. Gyro Dynamics, Incorporated
Lee McLane, Precise Power Corporation
Brad Walter, Piller, Incorporated
Robert Hall, Holec, Incorporated
John Comstock, Power Systems and Controls
Stacy Uzick, Lucent Technologies
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ESA Business and Products 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm

Board Summary / Board Elections – Phil Symons, ESA Chairman
ESA Business Plan ’98 – Jon Hurwitch, ESA Executive Director
ESA Products – Jon Hurwitch / Brian Highsmith, ESA Coordinator
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ESA Dinner 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

“Opportunities for Industry in the US Department of Energy /
Sandia National Laboratories Renewable Storage (RGS) Project”

GUEST SPEAKERS:
Dr. Christine Platt, Program Manager, Energy Storage Systems, US Department of Energy
Mr. Paul Butler, Program Manager, Energy Storage Systems, Sandia National Laboratories
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Wednesday November 19

Storage 2000: A Government/Industry Partnership to Break Market Barriers
Phil Symons / Jon Hurwitch, Moderators 8:30 am – 10:15am

Utilities – Richard Schweinberg / Denise Zurn
Manufacturers – Robert Flemming / George Hunt
Research – Paul Butler / Steve Eckroad
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Market Analysis Forum 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Dr. Jerome Cole, ILZRO
Remote Area Power Supplies International (RAPSI) Project

Abbas Akhil, Sandia National Laboratories
Metlakatla Alaska Workshop & EESAT International Conference

Pramod Kulkarni, California Electric Commission
Value of Storage in California

Shiva Swaminathan, SENTECH, Inc.
Assessment of Power Quality Opportunities for Storage in the US

Project Status Forum 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Jeff Corbett, Virginia Power
DOE Sponsored Transportable Battery Energy Storage System

Rao Thallam, Salt River Project
EPRI Sponsored Transportable Battery Energy Storage System

Don Sostrum , Power Engineers
Alaska/Golden Valley Railbelt Battery Energy Storage Project

George Hunt, GNB Technologies
Metlakatla Pioneer Battery Energy Storage System

Paula Taylor, Energetics, Inc.
Virtual Energy Storage and Generation Systems

Sam Edwards, Naval Surface Warfare Center
Status of Department of Defense Renewable/Storage Projects

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Reservations and Accommodations:
Sheraton Rancho Cordova Hotel Sacramento
11211 Point East Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
1-800-851-2400 (in CA) or 1-800-325-3535 (outside CA)
*Please mention ESA when making hotel reservations.
Block cut-off date is Nov. 3, 1997

Registration:
Please complete the attached form and return with appropriate fees by Nov. 10th to:

ENERGY STORAGE ASSOCIATION
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 608
Bethesda, MD 20814

Tel: (301) 951-3223 Fax: (301) 951-3235
Email: bhighsmi@switch.smart.net

** Check out our website at: www.energystorage.org **

Airport: Sacramento Metro Airport Attire: Business Casual
Shuttle: Super Shuttle, $12 each way. Optional Tours: Thurs. 11/20

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US Department of Energy and Energy Storage Association to Host Renewable Generation Storage (RGS) and Storage 2000 (St2K) Dialogue at Fall ESA Meeting

Two sessions are planned at the Fall 1997 ESA meeting to further discuss government industry partnership projects and ideas to break market barriers for energy storage technologies. The first is a dinner to discuss the forthcoming RGS project and solicitation to be released by the DOE Energy Storage Systems Program in Spring 1997. The second is a panel session on the Storage 2000 initiative to discuss the concept and specific ideas on what this initiative could be.

What is Storage 2000? The initiative was proposed and endorsed by the ESA at its initial meeting in 1996 as a flagship project with its objective to stimulate and accelerate technology development for emerging markets (development of integrated technologies and the installation of energy storage into transmission, distribution, and customer service) for energy storage with a goal of 200 MW worth of project commitments by the end of 2000.

Storage 2000 was proposed as a joint US Department of Energy/industry initiative to deploy 200 MW of energy storage. The program was to emphasize supporting business venture development to develop and sustain the markets for these technologies as the US restructures its utility industry from a regulated to a competitive industry. The ESA proclaimed a need for this commercialization initiative to accelerate emerging markets by building volume, creating a manufacturing infrastructure, buying-down early risk into new markets, and validating the benefits of new applications. Applications for energy storage in this initiative would include:

Renewable energy/storage projects that would validate the benefits of grid-connected wind and/or photovoltaic systems

Customer service projects that will validate the use of energy storage to provide improved productivity through power quality, peak shaving, outage protection, and demand-side management premium services.

Since 1996, ESA members and staff have continued a dialogue with DOE to develop the political and programmatic concepts for Storage 2000. Creation of an Industry User’s Group for DOE has supported this effort. The programmatic plans put forth by DOE combined with the industry voice of the ESA has resulted in increased budget support for the DOE Energy Storage program. This increase includes support for the Storage 2000 concept and DOE is asking the “industry voice” of the ESA to make recommendations on the directions of this technology demonstration and validation initiative. The session at the ESA meeting is to define the mutual interests of both industry and government and move forward on a program that can open up commercial market opportunities for the technology.

What is RGS?
The Renewable Generation and Storage (RGS) project is being viewed as the first project under the Storage 2000 umbrella aimed at technology improvements to validate the benefits of integrated wind and/or photovoltaic systems. This multi-year project includes the design, development, and testing of a prototype integrated renewable/hybrid system consisting of a matched PV array, inverter, and energy storage system integrated and user-ready for the customer. DOE anticipates operating the prototype in stand-alone mode in a test bed located at customer sites. Partners will be selected through a formal solicitation process with contract(s) awarded late 1988. Preliminary input for the photovoltaics community was received at a session of the IEEE PV specialists Conference. DOE is urging your attendance and participation at the ESA meeting as they seek input from the energy storage community prior to the final release of the solicitation.

Plan to attend these sessions to express your opinions to DOE officials regarding the need, objectives, and plans for these projects. ESA your participation in these meetings to meet potential strategic partners and competitors for the upcoming solicitations and to further your efforts to commercialize energy storage into new and expanding markets.

___ Mr. ___ Ms. ___ Dr.
Last Name: First Name: Name for Badge:
Title
Organization:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Telephone: Fax: E-mail
Date of Arrival: Date of Departure:
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___ Meeting Registration…………….$250.00

NON-ESA Member
___ Meeting Registration…………….$1000.00
___ ESA Invited Speaker/Participant……$250.00
___ Sponsored Registration……………$250.00
Sponsor’s Name:
Optional Tours: ___ SMUD ___ Sacramento Airport

___ Energy Storage Dinner…………………….No charge
(Buffet Dinner and Speakers, Tuesday, 11/18/97)

TOTAL FEE ENCLOSED : $
*If you have any special needs (dietary, physical, etc.,) please
contact the ESA staff, at the number below, for assistance.
Will you be traveling with a guest/family? ___ yes ___ no
How Many? Guest Name(s):

Fees Payable to : ENERGY STORAGE ASSOCIATION*
Please return completed copy and fees by Nov. 10h to:
ENERGY STORAGE ASSOCIATION
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 608
Bethesda, MD 20814

* Acceptable forms of payment: Personal or Company Check, Money
Order, Cash. Sorry, No Credit Cards accepted.

ENERGY STORAGE ASSOCIATION
TEL: (301) 951-3223
FAX: (301) 951-3235
E-MAIL: bhighsmi@switch.smart.net

Civil & Geotechnology Services – Ontario Hydro

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Additional areas of technology and expertise available from Ontario Hydro Technologies. (See earlier UFTO Report for general background on OHT — October 28)

Civil & Geotechnology Services

As a result of many years of providing expert opinion and applying leading edge technology to Ontario Hydro’s 7000 MW hydroelectric generation system, comprised of 69 generating stations and over 200 dams, as well as its fossil and nuclear facilities, OHT has developed expertise in the following areas:

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
Durability Studies
Inspection of Concrete Structures, Life Cycle Management
Concrete Repair Projects (Leakage, Surface, Structural)
Development of Specialised Concrete for Specific Applications
Concrete Inspection, QA/QC System Design & Audit
Concrete Repair Materials Formulation & Testing

GEOTECHNOLOGY
Specialised Drilling for Rock, Concrete or Soil
Drain, Pipe and Tunnel Inspection & Cleaning
Geological & Soils Monitoring & Assessment
Instrumentation of Rock, Concrete & Wood Structures
Risk Assessment
Geographic Information Systems

General Contact:
Mr. C W Dawson, Tel 416-207-6307, Fax 416-234-1511
dawsoncw@rd.hydro.on.ca
Mr L E Milton, Tel 416-207-5405, Fax 416-234-1511
miltonle@rd.hydro.on.ca

– Concrete Durability Studies.
An exposure facility is located at the Kipling Site in Toronto, and provides climatic conditions typical for Southern Ontario. An extensive database, going back over 30 years is available from this facility. Laboratory facilities are also available for testing concretes under a variety of temperature and humidity conditions, as well as providing standard testing services.

– Inspection of Concrete Structures.
Extensive experience in the inspection of concrete structures is available. This would normally go through the steps of visual inspection leading to non-destructive ultrasonic inspection, core drilling of suspect locations and physical testing and evaluation of the cores. Testing would normally cover, adsorption, air content, density, alkali aggregate reactivity, compressive strength and carbonation.

– Specialized Concrete & Grout Repairs.
OHT can provide a comprehensive knowledge of repair products and approaches to their application. We can provide mix designs for special applications and small to large scale testing of the mixes in our laboratories prior to application. We also provide construction and repair specifications and can provide application supervision and quality management.

– Specialized Concrete Development.
OHT has been extensively involved in the development and testing of specialty concretes. This has included standards development for fly ash concretes, flowable backfills with custom designed strength characteristics, guidelines for the use of fly ash and bottom ash as structural fills and the development of high density concrete for nuclear waste containment.

– Specialised Drilling Services.
OHT has acquired and developed experience with both computerized and directional drilling technology. This technology has been used in conjunction with wire line saw cutting for stress relief of concrete structures, and investigation of problematic geological structures through the extraction of rock cores (along the axis of a tunnel for example). The technology can also be used for post tensioning cable retrofit, instrumentation installation and piping, sewer, cable installations through rock.

– Drain Inspection & Cleaning.
Considerable experience has been developed in the inspection and cleaning of drains as a result of an ongoing program in Ontario Hydro’s own hydroelectric facilities. OHT owns two sets of high pressure waterjetting equipment and a number of sets of down hole TV camera equipment.

– Geological & Soils Monitoring & Assessments.
OHT has comprehensive capability and equipment for carrying out geotechnical monitoring and assessments, including contamination assessments. This includes a mobile soils assessment rig, as well as rock coring capability. OHT also has experience in the use of instrumentation for monitoring the movement of rock and soil formations, as well as concrete and wood structures. Instrumentation has been widely deployed throughout our hydrelectric system, but especially at our Saunders plant, where problems with AAR are being experienced. OHT also has the capability to carry out hydrogeological investigations as they relate to the suitability of a given location for a structure.

– Risk Assessment.
OHT can also provide complete risk assessment services for a structure. This would include an evaluation of the condition of the structure, an assessment of the magnitudes and probabilities of hazards that may affect and threaten the structure, a complete analysis of the risks associated with those hazards and recomendations of ways in which those risks could be managed.

– Geographic Information Systems.
Ontario Hydro and OHT have considerable experience with the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to utility problems, such as land use planning, infrastructure mapping, natural resource management, route and site selection etc. We are therefore in a position to provide other potential users with advice on the merits of various commercial systems, and optimal infrastructures and applications for GIS.

UFTO Note – Civil & Geotechnology Services-Ontario Hydro Fri, 07 Nov 1997

Civil & Geotechnology Services – Ontario Hydro

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Additional areas of technology and expertise available from Ontario Hydro Technologies. (See earlier UFTO Report for general background on OHT — October 28)

Civil & Geotechnology Services

As a result of many years of providing expert opinion and applying leading edge technology to Ontario Hydro’s 7000 MW hydroelectric generation system, comprised of 69 generating stations and over 200 dams, as well as its fossil and nuclear facilities, OHT has developed expertise in the following areas:

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
Durability Studies
Inspection of Concrete Structures, Life Cycle Management
Concrete Repair Projects (Leakage, Surface, Structural)
Development of Specialised Concrete for Specific Applications
Concrete Inspection, QA/QC System Design & Audit
Concrete Repair Materials Formulation & Testing

GEOTECHNOLOGY
Specialised Drilling for Rock, Concrete or Soil
Drain, Pipe and Tunnel Inspection & Cleaning
Geological & Soils Monitoring & Assessment
Instrumentation of Rock, Concrete & Wood Structures
Risk Assessment
Geographic Information Systems

General Contact:
Mr. C W Dawson, Tel 416-207-6307, Fax 416-234-1511
dawsoncw@rd.hydro.on.ca
Mr L E Milton, Tel 416-207-5405, Fax 416-234-1511
miltonle@rd.hydro.on.ca

– Concrete Durability Studies.
An exposure facility is located at the Kipling Site in Toronto, and provides climatic conditions typical for Southern Ontario. An extensive database, going back over 30 years is available from this facility. Laboratory facilities are also available for testing concretes under a variety of temperature and humidity conditions, as well as providing standard testing services.

– Inspection of Concrete Structures.
Extensive experience in the inspection of concrete structures is available. This would normally go through the steps of visual inspection leading to non-destructive ultrasonic inspection, core drilling of suspect locations and physical testing and evaluation of the cores. Testing would normally cover, adsorption, air content, density, alkali aggregate reactivity, compressive strength and carbonation.

– Specialized Concrete & Grout Repairs.
OHT can provide a comprehensive knowledge of repair products and approaches to their application. We can provide mix designs for special applications and small to large scale testing of the mixes in our laboratories prior to application. We also provide construction and repair specifications and can provide application supervision and quality management.

– Specialized Concrete Development.
OHT has been extensively involved in the development and testing of specialty concretes. This has included standards development for fly ash concretes, flowable backfills with custom designed strength characteristics, guidelines for the use of fly ash and bottom ash as structural fills and the development of high density concrete for nuclear waste containment.

– Specialised Drilling Services.
OHT has acquired and developed experience with both computerized and directional drilling technology. This technology has been used in conjunction with wire line saw cutting for stress relief of concrete structures, and investigation of problematic geological structures through the extraction of rock cores (along the axis of a tunnel for example). The technology can also be used for post tensioning cable retrofit, instrumentation installation and piping, sewer, cable installations through rock.

– Drain Inspection & Cleaning.
Considerable experience has been developed in the inspection and cleaning of drains as a result of an ongoing program in Ontario Hydro’s own hydroelectric facilities. OHT owns two sets of high pressure waterjetting equipment and a number of sets of down hole TV camera equipment.

– Geological & Soils Monitoring & Assessments.
OHT has comprehensive capability and equipment for carrying out geotechnical monitoring and assessments, including contamination assessments. This includes a mobile soils assessment rig, as well as rock coring capability. OHT also has experience in the use of instrumentation for monitoring the movement of rock and soil formations, as well as concrete and wood structures. Instrumentation has been widely deployed throughout our hydrelectric system, but especially at our Saunders plant, where problems with AAR are being experienced. OHT also has the capability to carry out hydrogeological investigations as they relate to the suitability of a given location for a structure.

– Risk Assessment.
OHT can also provide complete risk assessment services for a structure. This would include an evaluation of the condition of the structure, an assessment of the magnitudes and probabilities of hazards that may affect and threaten the structure, a complete analysis of the risks associated with those hazards and recomendations of ways in which those risks could be managed.

– Geographic Information Systems.
Ontario Hydro and OHT have considerable experience with the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to utility problems, such as land use planning, infrastructure mapping, natural resource management, route and site selection etc. We are therefore in a position to provide other potential users with advice on the merits of various commercial systems, and optimal infrastructures and applications for GIS.

UFTO Note – Civil & Geotechnology Services-Ontario Hydro Fri, 07 Nov 1997

New EIA reports

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DOE Energy Information Admin issued two major reports yesterday

Electric Power Annual 1996
Renewable Energy Annual 1997

The first section of their “What’s New” webpage is shown below. The website provides links to summary, content, and pdf versions of each.

What’s New at EIA http://www.eia.doe.gov/new.html
**Electric Power Annual 1996 – Volume I (11/5/97) This report presents a summary of electric power industry statistics at national, regional, and State levels. The objective of the publication is to provide industry decisionmakers, government policy-makers, analysts, and the general public with data that may be used in understanding U.S. electricity markets. View an on-line summary of the publication. The data tables from this report are also available in ASCII format. This entire publication is also available for downloading as a PDF

Quarterly Coal Report – April-June (PDF – 1.5 MB) (11/5/97) This report provides comprehensive information about U.S. coal production, distribution, exports, imports, receipts, prices, consumption, and stocks. Coke production, consumption, distribution, imports, and exports data are also provided. View an on-line summary of the publication.

**Renewable Energy Annual 1997 – Volume 1 (11/03/97) This report presents the following information on the history, status, and prospects of renewable energy in the United States: historical renewable energy data; estimates of renewable resources; characterizations of renewable energy technologies; descriptions of industry infrastructures for individual technologies; evaluations of current market status; and assessments of near-term prospects for market growth. View an on-line summary of the publication. This entire publication is also available for downloading as a PDF

The Impact of Environmental Compliance Costs on U.S. Refining Profitability (10/30/97) Analysis of effects of environmental compliance costs on U.S. refining profitability in the 1990’s for major energy companies.

Special Report on China’s Energy Sector (10/28/97) As Chinese President Jiang Zemin visits the United States during the week of October 27, 1997, the U.S. Energy Information Administration is releasing an extensive report on China’s energy sector. Included are some charts which include energy forecasts for China as well as analysis on the structure of China’s energy sector. Also included are some charts forecasting China’s carbon emissions from energy sources.

Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Voluntary Reporting (10/28/97) Results of the second year of the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program.