Accelerating Grid Technology Introduction and Deployment Workshop

February 29, 2024

Hyatt Regency

Orlando, FL

The workshop’s goals were to engage key stakeholders to accelerate the introduction and deployment of grid-related technologies developed at ARPA-E, to better understand the industry needs and potential technology gaps for grid decarbonization and modernization, and to provide an opportunity for ARPA-E project teams to directly engage with utility companies regarding their current commercialization efforts.

Agenda

Time	Agenda Item
12:30 - 1:00 PM	Networking Lunch
1:00 - 1:20 PM	Welcome: ARPA-E Overview and Grid Technology Initiative Jon Glass, Acting Deputy Director for Commercialization, ARPA-E; Phil Kim, Program Director, ARPA-E; Chris Vandervort, Technology-to-Market Advisor, ARPA-E
1:20 - 2:40 PM	ARPA-E Select Grid Related Project Team Pitches Introductions – Phil Kim: Program Director, ARPA-E Switched Source – Charles Murray: ‘Improving Reliability, Managing Electrification, and Integrating Distributed Generation with the Phase-EQ, a new Medium Voltage Distribution Automation Device’ Georgia Tech University – Deepak Divan: ‘Towards Grid as an Ecosystem’ Melni Technologies – Mark Melni: ‘The Future of Underground Connections for a Stronger National Power Grid’ Georgia Tech University – Sakis Meliopoulous: ‘Resilient, Cyber Secure Centralized Substation Protection (RCSP)’ GE – Radislav Potyrailo: ‘Beyond 20th Century Approaches: Multi-Gas Unattended Leak Monitoring of Gas-Insulated Equipment (GIE)’ VEIR – Kevin Dunn: ‘Unlocking Electricity Transmission Growth Using High Temperature Superconductors’
2:40 - 2:50 PM	Break
2:50 - 4:00 PM	Grid Community Perspectives on Challenges, Technology Gaps and Potential Collaboration Opportunities Moderator: Phil Kim, Program Director, ARPA-E Panelists: William Fairechio, R&D Department Manager, Con Edison Brenden Russell, Principal Manager, Technology Strategy, Southern California Edison C. P. Smith, Executive Director, Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña
4:00 - 4:55 PM	Open Discussion
4:55 - 5:00 PM	Closing Remarks Chris Vandervort, Technology-to-Market Advisor, ARPA-E
5:00 - 6:00 PM	Networking Event - "No Host" Happy Hour; Rocks Lobby Bar

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