North Carolina’s Clean Tech
Landscape
Moderator: Vikram Rao, Executive Director, Research Triangle Energy Consortium
Panelists:
• Dan Sowder, Business Development Manager, Renewable Generation Development Office,
Duke Energy
• Steve Kalland, Executive Director, NC Solar Center
• Brian O'Hara, President, Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition
• Jeff Barghout, Vice President, Transportation Initiatives, Advanced Energy
• Lee Anne Nance, Executive Vice President, Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP)
UNC Friday Center
Dogwood
Today’s Power System
Generation
Dan Sowder: Duke Energy
Delivery
Customer
Transformation of the Power System
Communications and Information
A Highly Interconnected Power System that Optimizes Energy Resources
Dan Sowder: Duke Energy
Sherrill’s Ford, Rankin,
McAlpine Substations
Distribution
Circuit
6 McAlpine
circuits
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~60 homes served by
McAlpine circuits
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Substation
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Customer
Premise
Enabling the Transition: Technology Testing and Demonstration
Solar PV
Energy Storage
Dist. Mgmt System
PMU (6)
Weather stations (7)
Line Sensors (200+)
Solar PV
CES, HES Energy Storage
Comm. Nodes (3,000)
Intelligent Switches
DERMS/DMS
AMI metering (14,000)
Solar PV
Home Energy Manager
PEV
Charging Stations
Smart Appliances
Demand Response
In-home load monitoring
Dan Sowder: Duke Energy
Steve Kalland
NC Solar Center
Brian O’Hara
briano@secoastalwind.org | @Brian_OHara
Land Based Wind
Projects “construction ready”
& under development in NC
NOW:
FUTURE:
Even more development is viable
with taller towers & longer blades
Newly viable
areas if tower
height increases
from
96m to 110m
Source:
U.S. Department of Energy
Offshore Wind
Gigawatts
Water
Depths
0
<30
ALLm
300
55
Distance
Offshore
<12ALL
miles
(up to 50 mi)
Southeast has
45% of resource
82%
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, June 2010
Brian O’Hara: Southeastern
Coastal Wind Federation
Offshore Wind
Cost vs. EIA
Benchmark
15% higher
15% lower
Lowest Cost
states on the
East Coast and in
the U.S. (incl. #2 TX)
Source: U.S. Energy information Administration, Apr 2013
Clean Tech Summit:
Electric and Automated Transportation
Jeffrey Barghout
Vice President, Transportation Initiatives
Transportation@AdvancedEnergy.org
www.AdvancedEnergy.org
www.PEVTaskforce.org
919-857-9000
February 26, 2014
NC Plug-in Electric Vehicle Highlights
• NC PEV Taskforce
• 200+ participating organizations
• 150+ municipalities represented
• 450+ individual participants
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Public Infrastructure Deployment
Workplace Charging
Education and Outreach
Economic Development
National Recognition
Local and State Readiness Plans
Jeffrey Barghout:
Advanced Energy
Impact: Jobs and Industry
65 companies identified in NC
Jeffrey Barghout:
Advanced Energy
What are Automated Vehicles?
• Integrated technologies and systems that make driving and
controlling vehicles easier, safer and more efficient
• Many Automated features are already in your car today!
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Anti-lock braking
Traction control
Stability control
Cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC)
Lane departure warning & correction
Front/rear collision alert, braking & correction
Side & rear blind-zone alert & correction
Front & rear park assist
Auto collision Preparation (Seatbelt, Airbag
and collision imminent braking & steering)
To name a few …
Jeffrey Barghout:
Advanced Energy
Automated Vehicles Opportunities
• Economic Development and Visibility
• Leverage / grow local industry, maintain NC’s leadership reputation with
cutting edge technology, quality of life
• Improved Efficiency / Reduced Costs
• Increased road capacity, reduce congestion/traffic, lower operation
costs, improved fuel economy, better air quality
• Improved Safety
• Communications and sensors to reduce/eliminate accidents – saving
lives and money
• Increased Accessibility
• Improved convenience and flexibility for millenniums, aging
population and disabled users
Jeffrey Barghout:
Advanced Energy
About Advanced Energy
 A nationally recognized independent,
non-profit established in 1980
 Mission to create economic, environmental
and societal benefits through innovative and
market-based solution to energy issues
 Provide training, consulting and testing
in the following focus areas:
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Buildings
Industrial
Motors and Drives
Renewables
Transportation
Jeffrey Barghout:
Advanced Energy
Lee Anne B. Nance
Executive Vice President, Research Triangle Regional Partnership
Managing Director, Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster
Purpose
Align regional assets to establish the Research
Triangle Region as the U.S. leader for clean
technology industry, research, innovation,
education, and economic development.
Lee Anne B. Nance:
Research Triangle
Cleantech Cluster
Mission
Innovate to make our clean technology companies more successful
in their mission.
Accelerate the growth of the Research Triangle Region’s clean
technology economy.
Sustain and grow a world-class clean technology cluster.
Lee Anne B. Nance:
Research Triangle
Cleantech Cluster
RTCC Board of Directors
Lee Anne B. Nance:
Research Triangle
Cleantech Cluster
RTCC Members
Industry Members
Partner
Lee Anne B. Nance:
Research Triangle
Cleantech Cluster
Professional Services
The Research
Triangle Region
in the Era of
Cleantech
Lee Anne B. Nance:
Research Triangle
Cleantech Cluster