Nov. 6, 2023
On Oct. 24, CalPlug hosted their semi-annual workshop at CALIT2. The event focused on batteries as a device, as a plug load, and as storage in relation to energy efficiency and renewable energy.
The CalPlug workshop series was launched in 2011 with the goal to maximize communication of the latest research findings and development, and to address challenges in plug load efficiency for both residential and commercial buildings. The events bring together utilities, manufacturers, advocacy groups, research institutions and energy policymakers.
Morning sessions featured a welcome from Kim Trenbath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), updates by CalPlug and SMART IAC, and sessions about electric vehicles and energy storage.
Afternoon sessions centered on topics including, “Artificial Intelligence for Electric Vehicle Fleets” and “Electric Vehicles as Grid Resources and Plug Loads: Benefits and Opportunities” The program concluded with a panel discussion on energy storage and Q&A with the guest speakers, followed by a network reception in the CALIT2 atrium.
Videos and presentation PDFs can be viewed below.
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Kim Trenbath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
“Welcome”
Doug Johnson, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)
“Plug and Process Loads – Latest News”
Katie Gladych, CalPlug
“Plug Load Energy Testing to Inform Codes and Standards (PLETICS) & Low Power Mode”
Chelsea Choudhary, Sustainable Manufacturing Alliance for Research and Training Industrial Assessment Center (SMART IAC)
“UCI SMART IAC Updates”
Dominik Haering, HORIBA Institute for Mobility and Connectivity (HIMaC)
“An Overview of Capabilities and Possibilities at HIMaC”
Alan Meier, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
“Efficient and ZNE-Ready Plug Loads CPR Meeting”
Keyue Smedley, Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, UC Irvine
“One-Cycle Controls and Its Application for Stabilizing Power Grids with High Renewable Penetration”
Katherine Dayem, Xergy Consulting
“Electric Vehicles as Grid Resources and Plug Loads: Benefits and Opportunities”
Zhaocai Liu, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
“Transportation Network Modeling & Infrastructure Planning”
Panel discussion on EVs by guest speakers
Choudhary, Dayem, Liu, Smedley
Sam D’Amico, Impulse Labs
“Driving Electrification with Integrated Batteries”
Eva Allen, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
“ReCell: Working to Advancing Battery Recycling”
Panel discussion on energy storage by guest speakers
Johnson, Meier, D’Amico, Allen, Gladych
– Sharon Henry
