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Session 1 – Goal Net-zero
Opening Remarks and Introduction
Dr. David Tucker, Research Scientist, PI for the Hybrid Performance (HYPER) Project, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Panel Discussion
Welcome from NETL and the Research and Innovation Center
Dr. Bryan Morreale, Executive Director of the Research and Innovation Center at National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Carbon Pollution Free Energy Sector by 2035 and DOE Strategies for Transition
Dr. Bhima Sastri, Director, Integrated Carbon Management, Office of Fossil Energy and
Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Sotirios (Sam) Thomas, Director, Hydrogen with Carbon Management Division, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. DOE
Opportunities and Challenges for High Temp. Fuel Cell with Carbon Neutrality in China
Prof. Minfang Han, Vice Chairman of Chinese Fuel Sell Committee, Chairman of Technical Committee for Standardization of High Temp Professor at Department of Energy and Power Engineering in Tsinghua University, China
European Perspective of Carbon Free Economy
Prof. Aristide Massardo, UNESCO Chair on Innovative, sustainable and clean energy, Director Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems University Technology Centre (FCS-UTC); Professor and Chair of Energy Systems at University of Genoa, Italy
Session 2 – Renewables and Integration
Introduction
Dr. Jennifer Kurtz, Director of Energy Conversion and Storage Systems Center at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy
Panel Discussion
Dr. Jennifer King, Research Engineer – Controls and Hybrids at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Prof. Sairaj Dhople, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota
Mr. Steve Szymanski, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Nel Hydrogen
Mr. Jason MacDowell, Senior Director – Technology, Strategy & Policy, GE
Session 3 – Transition Cost and Impact
Introduction
Dr. Lawrence Shadle, Research Scientist, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Panel Discussion
Overview of NETL Analyses Supporting Low-Carbon Emissions and/or Carbon-Negative Energy Generation
Dr. Travis Shultz, Research Scientist, Energy Process Analysis Team, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Overview of the cost of hydrogen transportation
Michael Shelton, CEO of Advanced Comprehensive Technology Solutions
Economics of Flexibility
Michael Caravaggio, Senior Program Manager at the Electric Power Research Institute
Grid Transition Costs from a Utility Perspective
Steve Steffel, Executive Advisor at Quanta Technology
Societal impact to energy transition, acceptability and social barriers
Prof. Simone D’Alessandro, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Pisa
Session 4 – Microgrids
Introduction: Hydrogen Hybrid Microgrids & Advanced Power Controls
Rick Lank, CEO/Business Development, Resilient Power Works
Panel Discussion
Utility Perspective on Power Generation for a Sustainable Future
Steve Steffel, PE, BSME, MBA - Executive Advisor, Quanta Technology (Raleigh, NC)
The Role of Advanced Power Controls & Achieving Interoperability
Matt Baker, Director Microgrids and Critical Power, Typhoon HIL, Inc.
Mastering Reliability and Resiliency: A New York Case Study & A World-Wide Perspective
Roni Clark, Energy Optimization Sales Executive, Centrica Business Solutions (Mt. Joy, PA)
Optimizing Microgrid Designs for the Behind-the-Meter Client
Geoff Oxnam, CEO - American Microgrid Solutions -- (Easton, MD)
Small-scale Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) systems coupled with Micro Gas Turbines
Martina Raggio, researcher at the University of Genoa
Long Lasting BATteries (LOLABAT) and Energy Harvesting Technologies
Avinash Renuke, researcher in mechanical Engineering at the University of Genoa
Session 5 – Thermally/Chemically Integrated Systems
Introduction
Professor Alberto Traverso, Professor of Energy Systems at University of Genoa, Italy
Panel Discussion
180 kWh Cold Thermal Energy Storage: Experimental Assessment
Mr. Tommaso Reboli, Research fellow, Department of Mechanical, Energy, Management and Transport Engineering, University of Genoa, Italy.
Storage in Heat Pump and Heat Management
Dr. Ningwei Justin Chiu, Associate Professor in Renewable Energy at Heat and Power Division (HPT) of Energy Technology Department (EGI), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
The Carbon Dioxide for energy storage application
Mr. Simone Maccarini, Research fellow, Department of Mechanical, Energy, Management and Transport Engineering, University of Genoa, Italy
Clean energy solutions towards zero emissions for maritime applications
Prof. Massimo Rivarolo, Assistant Professor in Systems for the Energy and the Environment at University of Genoa, Italy
Feasibility Study for PEMFC and Metal Hydrides Coupling for the Zero Emission Ultimate Ship (Zeus)
Mr. Matteo Cavo, Researcher in mechanical Engineering, University of Genoa, Italy
Introduction of a high electrical efficiency combined heat and power cycle
Prof. Comas Haynes, Principal Research Engineer, Georgia Institute of Technology
Perspective on nuclear hybrid systems
Dr. Richard Boardman, Laboratory Relationship Manager) Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology Office, Idaho National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Integrated systems for Decarbonisation
Dr. Michalis Agraniotis, Mitsubishi Power Europe GmbH
A novel concept of an integrated energy system
Dr. David Tucker, Research Scientist, PI for the Hybrid Performance (HYPER) Project, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 6 – Dynamic Performance
Introduction & Presentation
Dr. Jack Brouwer, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) and Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Panel Discussion
Dynamic performance of the 240-kW PEMFC HI-SEA power system
Ms. Eleonora Gadducci, Researcher in mechanical Engineering, University of Genoa, Italy
Rapid Load Response of SOFC-GT Hybrid Systems to Grid Demand
Dr. Biao Zhang, Research Engineer, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Hybrid Dynamics for Aviation Applications
Dr. Rory Roberts, Professor at Tennessee Tech University
Opportunities and Challenges in SOFC/GT Hybrid Dynamics
Dr. David Tucker, Research Scientist, PI for the Hybrid Performance (HYPER) Project, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Incipient surge detection in large volume energy systems
Carlo Alberto Niccolini, Researcher in mechanical Engineering, University of Genoa, Italy
Session 7 – Paths to Commercialization
Introduction
Dr. David Tew, Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Department of Energy
Panel Discussion
Dr. Scott Swartz, Founder and CTO at Nexceris, LLC
Prof. Robert Braun, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
High Temperature Fuel Cell Technology for the Energy Future
Mr. Michael Pastula, Senior Manager, Engineering at FuelCell Energy
Dr. Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh, Vice President, Advanced Technology Programs at FuelCell Energy, Inc.
EVERYWH2ERE: Making hydrogen affordable to operate in EU cities fueling temporary power gensets
Dr. Stefano Barberis, Project Coordinator the EVERYWH2ERE H2020 Project, RINA CONSULTING SpA
Session 8 – Controls Development for Energy Systems
Introduction to the session
Dr. Paolo Pezzini, Research Engineer, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Model Predictive Control of Power Plant Cycling
Prof. Fernando Lima, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University
Modern Power Plant Controls
Mr. Steve Seachman, Principal Technical Leader at Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Pump-heat combined cycle controls and ROBINSON MPC in Microgrids
Dr. Luca Mantelli, associate researcher at the University of Genoa, Italy
Prof. Mario L. Ferrari, Associate Professor of Energy Systems at the University of Genoa, Italy
Control Strategies for an Integrated SOFC/GT System
Dr. Michael Sprengel, Senior Engineer/Analyst at Czero
Gain-Scheduled Model Predictive Control for SOFC fuel cell control
Dr. Tyrone Vincent, Professor at Department of Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mine
Path to Control Viability
Mr. Issac Frampton, Senior Staff Engineer,Kohler Co. Power Systems Division
Session 9 – Open discussion and conclusions
Open Discussion: Challenges and opportunities
Summary of Advanced Systems Integration
Conclusion and Report
Session 10 – An Introduction to Cyber-physical modeling
What is cyber-physical modeling?
Prof. Mark Bryden, Program Director for Simulation, Modeling and Decision Science at Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Keynote—Energy: A quickly changing landscape
Prof. Nathan Johnson, Assistant Professor in the Polytechnic School at Arizona State University
Cyber-physical modeling of novel power systems
Prof. Mario Ferrari, Associate Professor of Energy Systems at the University of Genoa, Italy
Mr. Tommaso Reboli, Research fellow, Department of Mechanical, Energy, Management and Transport Engineering, University of Genoa, Italy
Session 11 – Cyber-physical modeling and energy system design
Building a cyber-physical energy system modeling community to meet today’s energy challenges
Dr. Sydni Credle, Technology Manager, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Rethinking the traditional “feedforward” design flow path for energy systems
Dr. David Tucker, Research Scientist, PI for the Hybrid Performance (HYPER) Project, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Cyber-physical modeling for marine application
Alessandro Boveri, Research and Consultant Engineer at CETENA S.p.A.
Prof. Federico Silvestro, Professor at University of Genoa, Italy
Cyber physical modeling: does it breakdown design barriers – can it be a continuum?
Prof. Mark Bryden, Program Director for Simulation, Modeling and Decision Science at Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Session 12 – Building cyber-physical energy system models
Panel discussion: What is needed to support cyber-physical modeling?
Mr. Jesus Arias, Research Engineer I, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Dr. Paolo Pezzini, Research Engineer, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Mike Shelton, CEO of Advanced Comprehensive Technology Solutions, LLC
Ms. Franca Giannini, researcher director at the Institute for Applied Mathematics and Information Technologies of the National council of Research in Genova, Italy.
