Unlocking new benefits & enhancing resiliency: energy storage services for the digital distribution utility
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Energy storage systems can remove load from the power grid to avoid or defer new power capacity investments. They do this by either reducing peak demand (which is especially important at present, given that DSOs cannot predict the load due to the uptake of EVs or large consumers who have installed PV, etc.), or by reducing system load growth, while simultaneously improving network reliability and availability and lowering consumer rates. Join this webinar to learn more about the impact of energy storage on distribution utilities!
Presenters:
Hamideh Bitaraf
Senior Advisor Grid Edge Solutions
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Dr. Hamideh Bitaraf provides techno-economic advisory services to customers interested in renewables and energy storage solutions. Her work is focused on helping customers achieve their renewable goals and reduce carbon emissions with grid edge solutions and market insights from Digital Enterprise. The global customers are among different sectors including island and main land utilities, developers, commercial and industrial sectors. She obtained her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech, VA, and has been an active member of CIGRE, and IEEE communities.
Gary Rackliffe
Vice President, Market Development and Innovation
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Gary Rackliffe has extensive experience leading utility network control software development, marketing, sales, and business development; Flexible AC Transmission Systems; Strategy and Marketing Communications for Power Products and Power Systems; T&D equipment and software sales; and smart grid and grid modernization innovation and strategic initiatives. He is active in industry organizations, including NEMA and IEC, serves on the board of directors for several nonprofit organizations, and is a member of US government advisory committees. He graduated with BS and ME degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a MBA degree from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and an IEEE Senior Member. He has co-authored a T&D planning book and has written numerous technical papers and articles.
John Glassmire
Senior Advisor, Grid Edge Solutions.
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Trained as a mechanical/electrical engineer, John has extensive experience in the technical and economic potential for distributed energy resources to provide clean, low-cost, reliable power. He has led and worked on a wide-variety of energy research and consulting projects including targeted business cases for customers considering renewable energy and batteries, cost-to-society environmental and economic impacts of clean energy technologies for grid planning, integrated resource planning for energy infrastructure, ex-post financial analysis of demand management programs, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks for energy efficiency and distributed energy programs.
Theodoros Oikonomou
Global Product Manager
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Theodoros Oikonomou has extensive experience in the energy sector, advising large organizations globally regarding technology status and roadmaps, energy planning, costs and markets and innovation policy frameworks. In his current role, he is helping electrical utilities and industrial clients navigate their digital transformation journey and understand how they can benefit from advances in technology. Theodoros holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as well as an MSc. in Management, Technology and Economics from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. and has been an active member of international bodies and committees.