Previous Workshops

Main Room

• Welcome (Will McNamara, Principal Investigator of the LDES National Consortium, Sandia National Laboratories)
• Sponsor Opening Remarks (Electrical Training Institute / IBEW / NECA)
• Sandia Opening Remarks (Ray Byrne, Energy Storage Program Manager, Sandia National Laboratories)
• DOE Opening Remarks (Emanuele Pecora, Liftoff Enabling Programs Manager, Department of Energy – Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations)
• LDES National Consortium Update (Will McNamara, LDES National Consortium Principal Investigator, Sandia National Laboratories)
• Keynote, Opportunities for LDES Technologies: The Roland Berger Perspective (Ben Lowe, Partner Energy & Utilities Regulated & Infrastructure, Roland Berger)
  • In this keynote presentation, Ben Lowe will discuss key drivers, use cases, and technologies for LDES and Roland Berger’s perspective on the key challenges facing LDES players in seeking to accelerate the deployment and adoption of LDES technologies.

Auditorium

• PANEL – Utility Perspectives Panel
  • This session will focus on a discussion of the unique needs of utilities as they consider LDES development. Factors such as whether a utility is an IOU, municipal or co-op; whether or not the utility operates in a vertically integrated or restructured market; and the existence of enabling or restrictive policies all can have significant impacts. Representatives from LADWP and DTE Energy will share their perspectives, enabling an interactive discussion with session attendees.
  • Moderator: Jeremy Twitchell (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
  • Panelists: Matt Hone (LADWP), Nathan Bennett (DTE Energy), Kelly Nguyen (Pasadena Department of Water and Power), Brent Heffington (Public Service Company of New Mexico)

Room 305

• WORKSHOP – Geographical Assessment with RTOs: Addressing Regional Variances with Unique Approaches
  • Different regions of the US have differing levels of readiness for LDES deployment due to grid conditions, policies and market constructs. The variances create unique challenges and opportunities for LDES commercialization that must be addressed with nuanced and tailored approaches and recommendations. This workshop will review the work plan that the LDES National Consortium is undertaking to conduct regional assessments of specific RTO markets and the expected outcomes. 
  • Moderators: Will McNamara (Sandia National Laboratories) 
  • Presenters: Mike Granowski (Roland Berger) 

Room 306

• PRESENTATION + DISCUSSION -Understanding the Cost and Value of Long Duration Energy Storage  
  • This session will explore current estimates and projections of future LDES costs and will discuss ongoing research at DOE focused on identifying high-value research, development, and demonstration targets to reach a goal of 5 cents per kilowatt-hour levelized cost of storage by 2030. It will also review LDES modeling approaches used in investment planning, discuss relevant issues related to societal benefits and social equity, and evaluate commercialization pathways and approaches used to monetize services provided by LDES. 
  • Moderator / Presenter: Patrick Balducci (Argonne National Laboratory) 
  • Presenters: Gabe Murtaugh (LDES Council), H. J. Corsair (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Eric Ruffel (CLP Engineering, LLC) 

Room 307

• PRESENTATION + DISCUSSION – Best Practices for Community Engagement for LDES Deployment 
  • In this session participants will explore best practices in community engagement for LDES projects through a variety of modes. First, the group will describe a hypothetical “case study” of community engagement and allow participants to offer a critical assessment on the approach taken in the case study. Next, the group will cover best practices in community engagement as identified by federal agencies as well as the literature. Finally, the group will outline the ideal process of community engagement, again referencing the “case study” from the beginning of the presentation. 
  • Moderator/Presenter: Torrey Lyons (Idaho National Laboratory)  

Auditorium

• PANEL – The Role of LDES from Multiple Perspectives Panel  
  • This panel will discuss the need of energy storage to support 100% clean energy future and the role of LDES from analyst, planner, end users, and developers. This panel will use LA100 as an example for path and lessons towards 100% clean energy.  
  • Moderator: Zhiwen Ma (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) 
  • Panelists: Caleb Dennis-Kiyasu (LADWP), Paul Denholm (NREL), Rachel Wilson (Form Energy), Joe Stekli (Galvanize Climate Solutions) 

Room 305

• WORKSHOP – Public/Private Funding Scenarios  
  • Learn about and help our collective understanding of the public/private funding and investment landscape for LDES companies, from those looking for seed funding, to first-of-a-kind projects, to deployments, and to manufacturing. The session will begin with an educational overview of the current state of private sector investment, investment types and strategy with a brief Q&A. Following the initial presentations, participants will help develop case studies and associated plan of action for generalized LDES companies who are seeking private investment at various stages of technology, company, and market development. 
  • Moderator/Presenter: Jeffrey Gifford (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)  
  • Presenter: Michael Sanders (Avicenne Energy) 

Room 306

• PRESENTATION + DISCUSSION – What Does Safety and Grid Security Mean for LDES?  
  • This workshop will discuss the recommendations developed to address the safety and grid security challenges identified in the DOE LDES Lift-Off report. The discussion will focus on how the recommendation will potentially impact the workforce safety and security standards, training, technology, and procedures in preparation for the transition and integration of LDES technologies into the grid. Further, additional challenges and recommendations identified by the LDES Safety & Grid Security Tiger Team will be presented for discussion with the attendees of this session. Members of the safety, security, and manufacturing industries should attend this session to learn and share their insight on LDES Safety and Grid Security. 
  • Moderator / Presenter: Dan Ricci (Idaho National Laboratory) 
  • Presenter: Elias Greenbaum (GTA, Inc.) 

Room 307

• PANEL – Pursuing Energy Equity Through LDES Policymaking  
  • An interactive discussion of current “best practices” in state policymaking that seek to ensure that Energy Equity considerations are included in emerging energy storage / LDES policymaking will be the focus of this break-out session. This session will include panelists from Illinois and Michigan who will describe their states’ approaches toward Energy Equity through energy storage / LDES policymaking.  
  • Moderators: H. J. Corsair (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Will McNamara (Sandia National Laboratories) 
  • Presenters: Emily McClure (DOE Clean Energy Innovator – Illinois Commerce Commission), Cathy Cole (Michigan Public Service Commission), Anurupa Roy (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) 

Room 308

• PRESENTATION + DISCUSSION – Measuring and Monetizing the Benefits of Long-Duration Energy Storage on Grid Reliability and Resilience 
  • There are a number of techniques and modeling approaches used to define the value of power reliability and grid resilience, all with certain benefits and significant shortcomings. While the need for enhanced reliability has become both a greater focal point and challenge for market operators and electricity service providers, the value of enhanced reliability and resilience and the means to compensate LDES to address this need remains an open question. This session will explore this question through presentations covering a range of topics and through follow-on panel discussions and audience Q&A. The session plans to include: the benefits and shortcomings of several reliability and resilience valuation approaches, LDES as a solution to the reliability/resilience challenge, grid modeling techniques and metrics used to evaluate reliability and resilience, and alternative compensation mechanisms for compensating LDES for reliability/resilience services. 
  • Moderator/Presenter: Patrick Balducci (Argonne National Laboratory) 
  • Presenters: Kimberly Johnston (NextGen Energy Partners), Gabe Murtaugh (LDES Council) 

Main Room

• SPECIAL EVENT – Demonstration and Deployment Projects Review  
  • Demonstration projects play an integral role in the bankability and future investment of general infrastructure in the grid-supporting assets. With the need for LDES technologies increasing with growing intermittent renewable electricity generation, the typical end-users need to have a certain degree of guarantee on their investment on new infrastructure. Having substantial operational data from reasonable scale demonstration projects generally decrease the risk of novel technologies, by providing an enhanced learning experience.  
  • Moderators: Henk Laubscher (Sandia National Laboratories) / Dustin Highers (Chugach Electric)  
  • Presenters: Dan Petcovic (Lockheed Martin Energy), Timothy Held (Echogen), Mike Manwaring (Stantec), Eric Watson (Energy Dome) 

• SPECIAL EVENT Dialogue Sessions – Use Case Focused 
  • The Dialogue Session event will be networking-focused collaborative session in which participants will choose a room/use case that most aligns to their interests or expertise. Each room will spend 30 minutes discussing key questions regarding their assigned use case for LDES. After 30 minutes, participants will select a second room to attend. This format will allow for small and large group conversations around key challenges and opportunities for LDES across various use cases.  
• Room 305 – Firming PPAs: Jeffery Gifford (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Elias Greenbaum (GTA, Inc.) 
• Room 306 – Microgrid Resilience: Kannan Tinnium (Schneider Electric), Luke McLaughlin (Sandia National Laboratories)  
• Auditorium – Load Management Services: Vilayanur Viswanathan (Vish) (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Dan Petcovic (Lockheed Martin Corporation) 
• Room 308 – Transmission & Distribution Deferral: Patrick Balducci (Argonne National Laboratory), Joe Stekli (Galvanize Climate Solutions) 
• Room 309 – Energy Market Participation: Guangdong Zhu (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Todd Levin (Argonne National Laboratory) 
• Room 307 – Utility Resource Planning: Paul Denholm (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Rebecca Barney (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) 

Main Room

• SPECIAL EVENT – Technology Pitches – Defining the Future of LDES Technologies 
  • Step into a dynamic breakout session where leading innovators and thought leaders in LDES present their cutting-edge technologies and visions for the future. This session will focus on introducing new technologies, the organizations behind them, and the specific use cases they’re designed to address. Participants will delve into key performance indicators (KPIs) beyond roundtrip efficiency, such as cost per capacity, reliability, and adaptability. Join us to explore areas of need and collaboration and discover how these technologies can be scaled to meet real-world demands. Whether you’re a developer, investor, or policy influencer, this session is your opportunity to learn about the next wave of LDES solutions. 
  • Moderator: Luke McLaughlin (Sandia National Laboratories) 
  • Presenters: David Stapp (Peregrine Turbine Technologies), John Langhus (Photon Vault), William Taggart (Cavern Energy Storage), Brennan Gantner (SkipTech), Eren Engur (Malta Inc), Russ Weed (Clean Tech Strategies), Elias Greenbaum (GTA), Eugene Beh (Quino Energy)