Undergrounding Workshop
Improving the Reliability and Resilience of Electric Power Distribution by Cost-Effective Undergrounding and High-Performance Installation and Maintenance Technologies
2022 New Program Development Workshop
Tuesday, July 19th and Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
Marriott Metro Center Hotel, Washington, DC
General Sessions will be held in Salons A&B
The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) hosted a workshop to support the development of a new ARPA-E program that will transform the way underground distribution power lines are built and maintained over the current state-of-the-art for cost effectiveness and high reliability. Accomplishing the objective will be done by encouraging team building and providing a forum for those involved in power grid civil construction and maintenance, regulators, and peers to exchange experiences, best practices, ideas, and metrics.
Agenda: Tuesday, July 19th, 2022
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Time |
Event (Tuesday, July 19th, 2022) |
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Breakfast, Registration, and Networking |
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM |
Welcome, Introduction to ARPA-E, and Undergrounding Opening Remarks Dr. Jennifer Gerbi, Acting Director, ARPA-E |
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9:10 AM - 9:25 AM |
The Vision, Problem Framing, Workshop Goals Dr. Philseok Kim, Program Director, ARPA-E |
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9:25 AM - 9:50 AM |
(Keynote) Rethinking Resilience – The Underground Option Mr. Drew McGuire, Director of Substations, Distribution, and T&D Environment R&D, EPRI |
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9:50 AM - 10:10 AM |
What is the Value of Undergrounding? A Utility Company’s Perspective Mr. Bill Fairechio, R&D Section Manager, Consolidated Edison |
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10:10 AM - 10:30 AM |
Break (20 mins) |
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10:30 AM - 10:50 AM |
Recent Technology Progress in Undergrounding - Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative (PDi2) Mr. Ben Lanz, Director, Strategy & Development, PDi2/IMCORP |
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10:50 AM - 11:10 AM |
Trenchless Technology: Trends and Opportunities Dr. John C. Matthews, Professor, Louisiana Tech University |
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11:10 AM - 11:30 AM |
Advanced Quantum Sensing Technologies and Underground Utility Detection Dr. Neil Claussen, Sandia National Laboratory |
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11:30 AM - 11:50 AM |
Next Generation Technologies to Predict and Locate Cable Failures Dr. Cynthia Furse, Professor, University of Utah |
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11:50 AM - 12:50 PM |
Lunch |
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12:15 PM - 2:05 PM |
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2:05 PM - 2:30 PM |
Topic 1: Medium Voltage Underground Cable Machine Splicing and Its Requirements Dr. Sathish Ranganathan, Director - R&D, Innovation & Sustainability, Prysmian Group Mr. Jon Kuriloff, R&D Project Manager, ULC Robotics |
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2:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
Break (15 mins) |
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2:45 PM - 4:15 PM |
Breakout Session #1: Program Direction Group A: Grand Ballroom Salon C Group B: Junior Ballroom Salon 1 Group C: Junior Ballroom Salon 2 Group D: Junior Ballroom Salon 3 Group E: Salons A & B |
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4:15 PM - 4:35 PM |
UNDERMINER Program - Highlights and Lessons Learned Dr. Andrew Nuss, Program Manager, Tactical Technologies Office, DARPA |
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4:35 PM - 4:55 PM |
Duquesne Light’s Underground Electric Cable Innovation Challenge: Highlights, Next Steps Mr. Josh Gould, Director of Innovation, Duquesne Light Company |
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM |
Day 1 Wrap-up Dr. Philseok Kim, Program Director, ARPA-E |
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Day 1 End. Dinner on your own. |
Agenda: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
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Time |
Event (Wednesday, July 20th, 2022) |
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Breakfast, Registration, and Networking |
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM |
Day 1 Recap, Day 2 Introduction Dr. Philseok Kim, Program Director, ARPA-E |
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9:10 AM - 9:40 AM |
Day 1 Breakout Group Report Back (6 minutes per group) Group A: Program Direction Report Back Group B: Program Direction Report Back Group C: Program Direction Report Back |
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9:40 AM - 11:10 AM |
Breakout Session #2: Technical Topics and Metrics Group A (underground construction): Grand Ballroom Salon C Group B (underground construction and survey/mapping): Junior Ballroom Salon 1 Group C (automated cable splicing): Junior Ballroom Salon 2 Group D (fault prediction and location): Junior Ballroom Salon 3 |
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11:10 AM - 11:30 AM |
Break (20 mins) |
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Utility Panel Discussion - T2M Requirements for the Adoption of New Technologies Moderator: Dr. Rakesh Radhakrishnan, T2M Advisor, ARPA-E Ms. Maggie Chow, Department Manager, Consolidated Edison Dr. Theresa Christian, Director, Technology & Innovation, Exelon Mr. Josh Gould, Director of Innovation, Duquesne Light Company Mr. Mike Fetto, Distribution Lead Project Manager, Florida Power & Light |
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12:30 PM - 12:40 PM |
Closing Remarks Dr. Philseok Kim, Program Director, ARPA-E |
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Fast Pitch Presentations
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Vermeer Corporation |
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Con Edison |
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Sandia National Laboratories |
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Siemens |
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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Mears Group |
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University of Utah & LiveWire Innovation |
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Pacific Gas & Electric |
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University of Colorado Boulder |
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3M Electrical Markets Division |
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Rice University |
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Edison Electric Institute |
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Prysmian Group |
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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University of Texas at Austin |
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Melni Technologies |
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
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Colorado School of Mines |
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Kaleidoscope Innovations |
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
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Schlumberger |
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Underground Solutions |
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THREE60 Energy |
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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University of Texas at Austin |
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Jacobs Institute at Cornell Tech |
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ULC Technologies |
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Exodigo |
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Yonsei University Energy Informatics Lab |
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ADL Ventures |
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CNIguard |
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Florida State University Center for Advanced Power Systems |
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G&W Electric Co. |
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VEIR |
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GE Research |
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DexMat |
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University of Colorado Boulder |
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Raytheon Technologies Research Center |
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University of Texas at Austin Center for Electromechanics |
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