DER Systems and the Machinery of Microgrid Design
Date: February 15th, 2024
Topic: DER Systems and the Machinery of Microgrid Design
Speaker: Adam Morse has over fifteen years of experience in the renewable energy industry as a field technician, system designer and engineer. He has taken design responsibility for a wide range of residential, commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. He is passionate about using his experience and skills to advance the global energy transition. His expertise includes energy system analysis, PV production modeling, equipment specification, project estimating, technical writing, and the National Electrical Code (NEC). He is a professional engineer (electrical), a NABCEP PV Design Specialist, and IEEE Power and Energy Society member.
Abstract: There is an evolution in how distributed energy resources (DERs) provide power and energy. In the last decade, DERs have become the most cost-effective source of new power in many markets. DER technologies are primed to take over a larger share of grid supply infrastructure. As California’s revised net metering rules have shown, this kind of mid-transition shift can be messy and complex. It involves transitioning away from an initial, low penetration framework of variable power injection–to a more sustainable marketplace of DER grid engagement and valuation. It is critically important that a new framework to support the continued increase of DER hosting capacity becomes a priority for legislators and regulators. It is not worth prolonging this necessary and unavoidable evolution, regardless of how many DERs are regionally deployed. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) and the control of various electrified loads are central technologies in defining this challenging transition. This seminar presented by Adam Morse of ProtoGen, Inc. discusses how DERs provide resilience, and support the grid, as controllable and interactive systems, while the design processes and engineering skillsets are rapidly evolving.
Attendance was 6 Industry members and 18 Students.
