PHONE 210-458-6702 Mission The Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute develops citizen leaders for the global community committed to transform the energy future of San Antonio, Texas and the nation through discovery, innovation and stewardship coupled with pragmatic implementation that promotes socioeconomic prosperity regionally, nationally and globally. Vision The Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute will profoundly impact the energy future of San Antonio, Texas and the nation. The Institute will integrate scientific discovery, engineering innovation and policy with pragmatic implementation and a commitment to our multicultural traditions to realize the promise of tomorrow's America as a global energy leader. The Institute will serve as a center of intellectual creativity that promotes socioeconomic development by providing systems solutions that pursue novel opportunities for technology insertion to reduce costs, improve reliability and assure responsible environmental stewardship that contributes to our energy future. Our impact will drive San Antonio's economic future, coalesce our intellectual capital, serve as a magnet for thought leaders from around the nation and the globe and secure a foundation for enhanced prosperity for south Texas and the country. UTSA Agreement Signed on 9/22/10 First installment of $500,000 received by UTSA on 10/5/10 Second installment of $500,000 was scheduled for May 2011, but it should be received by 9/15/11. In addition to providing a broad scope of work for the Strategic Alliance effort, the agreement has served as the basis for securing $ 1.2 million in external funding that supports Energy Alliance research themes (i.e., San Antonio Clean energy Incubator and solar PV deployment for test bed). Multiple proposals have been submitted to leverage initial installment to pursue research related to Energy Alliance. Dr. Lloyd Potter – Principal Investigator, Demography and Organization Studies Department Dr. Jerome Keating, Management Science and Statistics Department Dr. David Johnsen, Marketing Deparment Dr. Stephanie Cano, Management Science and Statistics Department Budget: $ Deliverables 3-5 papers to be published in peer-reviewed journals as a result of this research Collaboration with EPRI and NREL on complementary efforts underway. UTSA Assessment - 50% complete as of 7/31/11 Smart, Secure and Distributed Grid The objective of this research is to develop a distributed generation test bed that incorporates capacities of UTSA campus green grid and defines a strategy for evaluating various technologies, capabilities and environments for plausible future CPS Energy distribution systems. Team: Dr. Mo Jamshidi – Principal Investigator, Electrical Engineering Department Dr. Hariharan Krishnaswami, Electrical Engineering Department Dr. Brian Kelly, Electrical Engineering Department Dr. Ram Krishnan, Electrical Engineering Department Budget: $ Goals Deliverables The Institute is conducting research in the following five areas: 8 papers under preparation for submission to technical journals Energy Efficiency and Conservation Renewable Energy Technology and Storage (Smart, Secure and Distributed Grid & Large Scale Penetration of Photovoltaic) Sustainability Education and Outreach Program & Augmented Reality Carbon Capture, Storage, Sequestration and Reutilization Energy/Water Nexus Electrification of the Transportation Sector Energy Efficiency and Conservation The objectives of this research are understand energy consumption data, demographic data and consumer behavior to develop models that will accurately represent different groups of customers within the CPS Energy service areas. Such models will allow researchers to develop targeted campaigns to promote energy efficiency and conservation in the San Antonio area. Team: UTSA Assessment - 60% complete as of July31, 2011 Carbon Capture, Storage, Sequestration and Reutilization The objective of this project is to develop a roadmap that contributes to the long-term carbon strategy for CPS Energy generation assets, identifying explicit technologies and capabilities that are uniquely relevant for demonstration at CPS Energy facilities. Team: Dr. Les Shephard – Principal Investigator, Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute Dr. Juan Gomez - Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute Budget: $ Deliverables 1-2 papers to be submitted to peer-reviewed journals by 5/31/12 UTSA Assessment - 50% complete as of 7/31/11 Sustainability Education and Outreach Program The objective of this research is to identify key elements of a sustainability education program targeting “K through 12” levels that can be broadly deployed to enhance understanding of sustainability as well as energy generation, consumption, efficiency and conservation across the CPS Energy service area. Team: Dr. Christine Moseley – Principal Investigator, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Department Budget $ Deliverables White paper summarizing the findings of the research. UTSA Assessment - 40% complete as of 7/31/11 Augmented Reality – Sustainability Education The objective of this research is to develop a smart phone type of technology application to demonstrate the concept of “Passive Solar Energy” at the high school level. Team: Dr. Carmen Fies – Principal Investigator, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Department Dr. John Quarles, Computer Science Department Budget: $ Deliverables 1-2 papers to be submitted to peer-reviewed journals UTSA Assessment - 75% complete as of 7/31/11 Second Amendment to the Collaboration Agreement Signed on 1/31/11 Installment for second amendment of $500,000 received by UTSA on 1/31/11 and allocated to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to begin work in August of 2011. The objective of this amendment is to initiate work in Electric Transportation, Solar Energy Assessments and energy efficiency modeling which had not been addressed in the Year 1 work plan of the Agreement. Achievements to Date: MOU negotiated between NREL and UTSA that defines initial strategic working relationship. Negotiations on multi party Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between CPS, NREL and UTSA are underway. Deliverables To be determined in the next 30 days. Work to Date: Workshop held with constituents from across San Antonio and Texas to understand key challenges and ongoing work associated with electrification of the transportation sector. UTSA assessment – 10% complete as of 8/15/11 Solar Energy Assessment The objective of this research is to address the following areas including 1) performance evaluations of current solar deployment within the CPS Energy service area, 2) smart grid demand response design to address intermittency, 3) circuit reliability analysis for the Blue Wing Solar farm, 4) energy storage evaluation (technology and economics), and 5) innovative forecasting methodologies. Work to Date: Work plan is in place to assess large-scale deployment of PV into the grid. Work being led by NREL with UTSA and CPS involvement. Funding has now been allocated to NREL to initiate work. Team: NREL Staff UTSA Faculty from Electrical Engineering Department Budget: $ Deliverables To be determine in the final scope of work. Energy Efficiency Energy efficiency work plan has now been defined and funded to support NREL efforts to build on energy efficiency work being conducted by UTSA. Work will utilize BEOPT modeling capability to assess optimal investments for retrofits of existing residential and commercial buildings. Final deliverables under second amendment due by 1/31/2012 – to be modified based on negotiated work plan with NREL Team: NREL Staff UTSA Faculty from College of Architecture and Demography and Organization Studies Department Budget: $ Deliverables To be determine in the final scope of work. Electric Transportation San Antonio Clean Energy Incubator (SACEI) The objective of this research is to address the following areas: 1) early adopter segmentation, 2) technology standards for vehicle charging, 3) utility tariff design for electric vehicles, 4) public charging infrastructure location selection criteria and guidelines, 5) municipal rules, regulations and policies for electric vehicles, and 6) incentive design and value proposition assessment for promoting and enabling electric vehicle adoption. The incubator was created through a grant from the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO). The objective of the incubator is to promote clean technology and aid aspiring entrepreneurs to move their ideas from the prototype and concept development stages to commercialization. Team: Dr. Joe Redfield – Principal Investigator, SwRI Shuo Wang – co-Principal Investigator Other team members to be determined in the next 30 days Budget: $ Team: Andrew Trickett – Director Sanjuanita Mendez – Administrative Assistant Budget: $ Deliverables Help five (5) companies go to commercialization over the next two years.