2019 Agenda
Tuesday
November 5, 2019
Wednesday
November 6, 2019
Thursday
November 7, 2019
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
SDG&E Escondido Battery Facility – SOLD OUT!
One of the largest lithium-ion battery facilities in the world. Energy storage plays a key role in SDG&E's commitment to delivering clean, safe and reliable energy. Our Escondido battery site...
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
SDG&E Vanadium Redox Flow (VRF) Battery – SOLD OUT!
SDG&E is a leader in developing cutting-edge innovations in microgrids, energy storage and new technologies. The VRF is a four-year demonstration project in coordination with Sumitomo Electric, Japan's New Energy...
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PXiSE Energy Solutions High-Rise Microgrid – SOLD OUT!
Just a short walk from the San Diego Convention Center, join PXiSE Energy Solutions for a tour of their downtown, high-rise microgrid at Sempra Headquarters. Learn how solar, storage, and...
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
University of California San Diego- An Energy Storage Innovation Hub
The University of California San Diego (UCSD) is the daily home and workplace for over 50,000 students, faculty, researchers, and staff. Located on over 2,000 acres adjacent to Pacific Ocean,...
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Nuvve at UCSD — Showcasing the Real-World Benefits of VGI (Vehicle-Grid Integration)
Join Nuvve, the global leader in vehicle-grid integration (VGI) solutions, to tour the INVENT Project site at UCSD. You'll see how electric vehicles (EVs) charging on Nuvve's VGI platform are...
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
ENGIE Storage’s Schools and Suds Tour
Poway is San Diego's 3rd largest school district. In 2017 Poway installed a 6 MWh ENGIE Storage GridSynergy system distributed over 12 campuses. Attendees will visit Poway's Del Norte High...
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thermal Storage Two Ways
Join us for a tour of how thermal energy storage is being deployed in two ways: to reduce energy costs for building cooling loads and to reduce costs for refrigeration....
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Alumina Energy
Alumina Energy, founded 2015, is developing and commercializing innovative packed bed thermal energy storage solutions for heat and electric storage and generation applications. Our technology leverages low-cost and recycled ceramics...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
MOEV Inc.
MOEV Inc. was born out of UCLA's Smart Grid Energy Research Center by a team convinced to commercialize the technology developed to solve future grid challenges, while creating a comprehensive...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
South 8 Technologies, Inc.
South 8 Technologies, Inc. has developed a breakthrough new Liquefied Gas Electrolyte chemistry for electrochemical energy storage devices including lithium batteries and electrochemical capacitors. Our patented technology enables a substantial...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Antora Energy
Antora Energy is developing an ultra low-cost energy storage system based on storing heat in inexpensive materials and using a unique photovoltaic heat engine to convert stored thermal energy into...
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Mark Hardin
NEC Energy Solutions
Energy Storage 101
Energy storage can be a highly technical, often confusing industry filled with inconsistent terminology and misleading metrics. Our most popular workshop teaches you how to make sense of it all...
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Patrick Shoop
Customized Energy Solutions
Michael Berlinski
Customized Energy Solutions
Chad Dixon
Customized Energy Solutions
Energy Storage 201 & US Market Update – SOLD OUT!
This pre-conference workshop is a follow-on to the Energy Storage 101 workshop and assumes a basic understanding of the wholesale market design. During this pre-conference workshop, get insights into the...
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Peter Kelly-Detwiler
NorthBridge Energy Partners, LLC
Electric Power Industry Trends and the Growing Role for Energy Storage – SOLD OUT!
This engaging and interactive workshop will bring participants up to speed on the mega-trends driving energy storage market growth in the US. Topics will include: the rapid growth and market...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
NeoCharge
NeoCharge is an early-stage smart electric vehicle charging company whose mission is to eliminate barriers to electric vehicle adoption by providing convenient, easy, and affordable home charging access. Their flagship...
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
David Hochschild
California Energy Commission
ESNA Welcome Remarks & Joint ESNA-CGBEC Keynotes
Dr. Falk Bomeke, Director on Bilateral Energy Cooperation, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Mr. David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
Dr. Falk Bomeke
David Hochschild
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Joint ESNA-CGBEC Networking Reception
Following the Welcome General Session with featured energy storage-related keynotes from the co-located California-Germany Bilateral Energy Conference (CGBEC), join energy storage colleagues from around the world for a networking and...
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Networking Breakfast sponsored by Savion, LLC
Continental Breakfast for ESNA Conference Attendees in Keynote Theater. Sponsored by Savion
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Raj Apte
X, Alphabet's Moonshot Factory
Ramya Swaminathan
MALTA Inc.
Keynote: Malta: A Hot (and Cold) New Approach to Long Duration Energy Storage
This keynote session will feature a joint presentation from Raj Apte, principal engineer at X, Alphabet's moonshot factory and Ramya Swaminathan, CEO of Malta Inc. Raj and Ramya will discuss...
Raj Apte
Ramya Swaminathan
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break sponsored by Siemens Gamesa
Coffee Break in Expo Hal sponsored by Siemens Gamesal: Visit our exhibitors and network with attendees
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Hybrid Energy Systems: Storage Provides Value
More cities, states and utilities are setting 100% clean or renewable energy targets as stakeholders recognize the urgency of addressing the climate crisis, and as renewable resources and energy storage...
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Mike McManus
NEXT, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
Louis Ting
Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
Yuri Freedman
Southern California Gas Company
Janice Lin
Strategen
Decarbonizing the Power Sector and Maintaining Reliability: Solutions for Multi-Day and Seasonal Storage
Renewable energy is now the lowest marginal-cost source of electricity in many countries globally. Reliability at very high renewable penetration levels will require multi-day and seasonal energy storage solutions to...
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Dr. Fabio Albano
NantEnergy, Inc.
Stephanie Simons
Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited
Bryan Urban
Leclanche
Jacqueline DeRosa
Ameresco
Resilient Microgrids: From Mountains to Islands
Never has the world had such a need for resilient microgrids. Moderated by Stephanie Simons of the Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO) and representing the needs of island nations, this...
11:35 am - 12:20 pm
Optimizing Energy Storage in Complex DER Systems: Austin Energy Case Study
The era of energy storage is upon utilities -- and learning to manage it securely, efficiently and in a way that optimizes both the business case and operational excellence are...
11:35 am - 12:20 pm
Marco Terruzzin
Energy Vault
Salvatore Minopoli
Highview Power USA
Gabriel Murtaugh
California ISO
Nathan Sandvig
National Grid
Jon Norman
Hydrostor
Bulk Storage: Getting to Deployment
Major innovations are happening in bulk storage, an energy storage class which is necessary to support the transition to 100% clean energy. However, many roadblocks persist to financing and developing...
11:35 am - 12:20 pm
Energy Storage: Where Power & Transportation Meet
Along with power, transportation is one of the most carbon intensive sectors on the planet. Grid innovation and design cannot be decoupled from the growth of transportation electrification. This session...
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Global Grid Transformation VIP Luncheon
This invitation-only VIP luncheon is an opportunity for global policy makers to connect and network over a plated lunch. ?
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch in Expo Hall and Market Updates
Enjoy additional networking in the expo hall where lunch is available. Enjoy Market Updates on the ESNA Expo Stage: 12:00 p.m. - 12:20 p.m. - China Market Update presented by...
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Making the Most of Innovative Financing Strategies & Opportunities
This session will feature case studies of innovating funding strategies for large stand-alone, utility scale energy storage as well as solar+storage projects by experts from Orrick, Javelin Capital and Savion...
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Kiran Kumaraswamy
Fluence
James Bell
Viking Cold Solutions
Ana Sophia Mifsud
Rocky Mountain Institute
Mark Paterson
Strategen
Rebuilding in the Wake of Disaster
Natural disasters are becoming more common and more destructive. Energy storage and other enabling distributed energy resources and smart solutions can mitigate their occurrence and help consumers deal with wildfire...
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Heather Donaldson
Black & Veatch Management Consulting
Rich Brody
Lockheed Martin Energy
Hala Ballouz
Electric Power Engineers, Inc.
Scott Litzelman
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Making the Case for Long Duration Storage
High penetrations of renewable energy will require energy storage for many durations, but at what percentage clean energy will long duration storage be required, and how long is long duration?...
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Ahmed Mousa
PSE&G
John Dempsey
PSE&G
Starting from Scratch: How PSE&G developed the Clean Energy Future Energy Storage Program
In September of 2018, PSE&G filed its Clean Energy Future (CEF) program at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. One component of the CEF program was a 35MW Energy...
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Roger Lin
NEC Energy Solutions
Julian Jansen
IHS Markit
Competing for the Battery: The Future of Lithium for Stationary Storage
The presentation by IHS Market's energy storage lead researcher will address the supply and demand dynamics of Li-ion batteries and the future trajectory of various end-markets and evaluate the different...
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Brent Buffington
Southern California Edison
Molly Sterkel
California Public Utilities Commission
Vicken Kasarjian
Marin Clean Energy
Grant McDaniel
Wellhead Power Solutions, LLC
Sam Huntington
IHS Markit
Thermal Fleet Retirement & Replacement
As gas peakers in California and coal plants in Germany are closed, companies will be left with stranded assets on the balance sheet. This session will seek solutions and lessons...
3:35 pm - 4:15 pm
Utility Dessert Reception sponsored by National Grid
Utility and ISO employees are invited to discuss the challenges and opportunities of storage at an exclusive dessert reception with delicious treats.
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Prakash Chandra
GE Renewable Energy
Keynote: Enabling the Clean Energy Transition through Hybrid Solutions
The electricity industry is facing new challenges that have not been seen in 100 years. We will discuss what hybrid solutions are and how they can enable a reliable, affordable...
Prakash Chandra
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Martin Adams
Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
Keynote: How LADWP is Addressing LA’s Green New Deal with Energy Storage
Join the General Manager of LADWP for an inspirational keynote talk about the role of energy storage in meeting LA's New Green Deal. LADWP is committed to the goal of...
Martin Adams
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
ESNA Beach Party sponsored by KORE Power
Celebrate a year of record energy storage installations & procurements on a private beach with games, caribbean steel drum music, dinner and drinks at the beautiful Kona Kai Resort in...
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm
After-Party hosted by the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA)
CESA will host the official Energy Storage North America After-Party. Following the ESNA Beach Party, ESNA will provide transportation to the Salt & Whiskey in the popular San Diego Gaslamp...
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Safety Day Networking Breakfast sponsored by UL
Safety Day Continental Breakfast for ESNA Conference Attendees in Keynote Theater. Sponsored by UL.
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Alicia Barton
New York State Energy Research And Development Authority
Keynote: A View from New York: Tackling 3,000 MW
President and CEO of NYSERDA will discuss how New York arrived at its ambitious 3,000 MW energy storage targets, progress to date in the state and the challenges and opportunities...
Alicia Barton
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Logan Goldie-Scot
BloombergNEF
Ted Miller
Ford Motor Company
Brad Albert
Arizona Public Service Company
John Zahurancik
Fluence
Keynote: Managing Safety in a Fast-Changing Technology Landscape
Safety Day at ESNA gets kicked off with a frank and provocative discussion of one of the most critical challenges facing our industry: ensuring the safety of energy storage systems...
Logan Goldie-Scot
Ted Miller
Brad Albert
John Zahurancik
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Michael Johnston
NECA
Alan Greenshields
Innolith
Bernie Kotlier
California And Nevada Labor Management Cooperation Committee
Matt Paiss
Pacific Northwest National Labs
Energy Storage Safety: Standards, Programs, Updates, and Best Practices
This session will focus on the current status of related safety standards affecting the ESS industry, as well as programs and updates that utility energy storage leaders are implementing.
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Scott Barrington
Trimark Associates, Inc.
Bill Sproull
ESS, Inc.
Louise Bick
San Diego Gas & Electric
Adam Gerza
Energy Toolbase
Greg Tremelling
Oztek Corporation
Christian Roselund
Pv Magazine
Erica Johnson
Pv Magazine
Adding Value to Solar Projects with Storage
This session, developed and moderated by the experts at pv magazine, addresses the how PV developers can best navigate the combination of PV and storage. This combination promises additional revenue...
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Carter Prescott
Southern California Edison
Sara Rafalson
EVgo
Mark Higgins
Strategen
Jessalyn Ishigo
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Maryline Daviaud Lewett
Black & Veatch
Role of the Utility in Developing DC Fast Charge EV Infrastructure
This session will examine the role the utility can play in building out North America's electric vehicle (EV) fast charge system, and how energy storage is helping.
11:35 am - 12:20 pm
David Liebman
Sonoma County Junior College District
Patrick Lee
PXISE Energy Solutions
Hanna Grene
PXISE Energy Solutions
DERMS, Microgrids, and the Future of Grid Management
Today's power grid has evolved to encompass an increasingly diverse mix of energy resources with thousands of solar, battery storage, and EV assets. These changes and the acceleration of policy...
11:35 am - 12:20 pm
Bryan Hoffman
Duke Energy
Ben Kaun
EPRI
Steve Cummings
Nexceris
David Ginder
Saft, A Company Of Total
Tom Fenimore
Duke Energy
Innovations in Battery Storage Safety: Duke Case Study
This session will discuss the Duke Energy approach to safe deployment of battery storage. Duke Energy operates a microgrid test bed at their emerging technology center which includes a 250kWh...
11:35 am - 12:20 pm
Allan Abela
EPC Power Corp.
Brian Knowles
Cypress Creek Renewables
Jay Goldin
Munich Re
Kate McGinnis
Fluence
ESS Project Development: What Can Go Wrong (and How to Avoid It!)
Energy storage systems are still relatively novel, and many developers are concerned about risks associated with installing energy storage projects. Hosted by Munich Re, one of the world's leading re-insurance...
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Holly Paeper
Ingersoll Rand
Women in Energy Storage Luncheon
The Women in Energy Storage Luncheon will celebrate the vision, tenacity, and leadership of women in the energy storage industry and facilitate a network of influential storage professionals. Women and...
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch in Expo Hall
Enjoy additional networking in the expo hall where lunch is available.
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Emil King
DC Department Of Energy & Environment (DOEE)
Matthew Kozey
Pepco, An Exelon Company
Jeff Lesk
Community Partners Solar
Catherine Von Burg
SimpliPhi Power, Inc.
Rethinking Emergency Power for Under-Resourced Communities: Affordable Housing Resiliency Microgrids
Even as utilities are modernizing energy grids to provide the most reliable service in history, natural disasters and other emergencies impact grid stability with increasing frequency. Under-resourced communities and low-income...
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Lorenzo Kristov
Electric System Policy, Structure, Market Design
Paul Duncan
MPR Associates, Inc.
Mark Paterson
Strategen
Navigating to the Future Electric Grid
For much of the last century the electric sector has operated in a fairly stable and slow-moving context where incremental change was adequate to the challenges faced. Indeed, most of...
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Patrick Kelly
EDF Renewables.
Optimizing Solar & Storage Deployment with EV Charging
With tax credits and rebates declining, and the Time of Use Rate tariffs shifting to an evening peak, ever more attention must be paid to reduce costs and maximize the...
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Gideon Katsh
National Grid
Brandie Williams
Johnson Controls
Sandy Goldberg
CA Public Utilities Commission
Michael Norbeck
Sunrun
Corey Benson
EnergyHub
Innovative Utility Programs for Behind the Meter
This session will explore innovative and successful utility programs from across the country for increasing the value and penetration of behind the meter energy storage with the aim of inspiring...
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Iulia Gheorghiu
Utility Dive
Vivian Sultan
California State University, Los Angeles
Allison Weis
Ascend Analytics
Tools for Solving Complex Challenges
Experts will share tools and frameworks that can increase the profitability and success of energy storage deployments, from planning the location of its utility-scale energy storage deployments to demystifying the...
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Suppliers are from Mars, Developers are from Venus
Join a lively audience-focused discussion with the panel of developers. This session will seek to uncover what developers want and need from suppliers to safely and reliably transform the power...