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Enabling High Penetrations of Distributed Solar through the Optimization of Sub-Transmission Voltage Regulation

In this webinar, Nader Samaan, a power systems engineer and the lead for PNNL’s Grid Analytics team, presented CReST-VCT and how it works in a real-world use case for Duke Energy.

Energy Storage 101, Part 1: Battery Storage Technology, Systems and Cost Trends

This first in a multi-part energy storage webinar series covered the state of the technology, energy storage systems and cost trends.

Evaluating Technology Impacts on the Distribution System: PNNL’s GridLAB-D Simulation Tool

The GridLAB-D software has been used to evaluate many technologies, such as demand response strategies, photovoltaic deployment impacts, smart inverter control strategies, and distribution automation impacts.

State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry: 2018 Year in Review

The U.S. energy storage market experienced substantial growth in 2018. In this webinar, Dan Finn-Foley from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables shared insights related to recent developments in the U.S. energy storage market, including deployment trends, policy updates, and market outlook.

Designing Solar+Storage to Power Critical Loads: An Introduction to New Resilient Power Features in NREL’s REopt Lite Tool

NREL has added important new features to its free solar+storage (and now +wind) online optimization tool, REopt Lite, that will help building owners, energy managers, and emergency planners assess a building’s technology needs to power essential services with onsite resources during grid disruptions.

Assessment of Potential Alternatives for Local Peaking Capacity in the Entergy New Orleans Service Area

The paper, prepared by Strategen Consulting for Clean Energy Group and Alliance for Affordable Energy, was presented as evidence to the New Orleans City Council by a coalition of local advocates opposing a peaker plant proposed by the utility Entergy New Orleans.

ACEEE Webinar: Emerging Opportunities in Commercial Buildings

In this ACEEE webinar, Clean Energy Group Project Director Todd Olinsky-Paul gave a preview of findings from a forthcoming CEG report analyzing the cost-effectiveness of energy storage, associated non-energy benefits, and the role for energy storage in efficiency programs.

Exploring the Outcomes of New Grid Projects on the Power System: PNNL’s GridPIQ Tool

GridPIQ, a screening tool from the U.S. Department of Energy and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, helps users approximate the impact of adding a grid project, whether in the form of a technology or a new policy, to an existing system.