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Ammi Amarnath Senior Program Manager

ET Summit October 16, 2012

Assessment of Efficient End-Use Technologies The EPRI Role

2 © 2012 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

Presentation Outline

• About EPRI • Energy Utilization at EPRI • Energy Efficiency Pipeline at EPRI • Research Roadmap at EPRI • Some Thoughts of Technologies in the Pipeline

– Technology Innovation – Laboratory Testing – Field Demonstration – Field Deployment & Support to Utility Programs

• Summary


Electric Power Research Institute

Objective and Independent Research

Renewable, Nuclear and Fossil Generation

Transmission and Distribution

Energy Efficiency and Utilization

Environmental Studies

500 EPRI engineers and scientists working with 1,400 electric utility industry experts across 30 countries


Our Role in the Electric Industry

• Expert Technical Resource – Staff, labs and global experts – Reports and guidebooks, software

• Industry Collaboration – Users & working groups, peer networks – Leveraging and learning

• Technology Accelerator – Standard acceleration, performance

assessment, early deployment, technology development

• Informing Stakeholders – Bring science and objectivity to public

policy

~500 EPRI Technical Staff Global Expert Resource and R&D Labs

Lenox, Knoxville, Charlotte Lab

~1400 Utility Advisors/Experts ~350 Events, ~17,000 Attendees


EPRI Energy Utilization RD&D: Applying Customer Focus to Emerging Technologies

Energy Utilization

Energy Efficiency

Demand Response

Customer Behavior


EPRI Advancing EE & DR Technologies through the Development Pipeline

Technology Scouting

Assessment &

Lab Testing

Field Tests & Demos

Coordinated Early

Deployments

Full Program Rollout

EE Demo Early

Deployments P170 TI Utility

Technical Risk Market Risk Economic Risk

Certainty of: • Performance • Energy Savings • Reliability • Cost & Scalability • Customer Acceptance

Each successive stage increases certainty…

… and mitigates risk

Time


Energy Efficiency Research Roadmap

Living document, continuously updated to guide portfolio planning Energy efficiency family of roadmaps

– HVAC – Water Heating – Lighting – Electronics – Data Centers – Integrated Buildings – Automation and Controls – Motors & Drives – Process Heating – Load Research – Customer Behavior – Demand Response

Utility advisors prioritize pursuits


EPRI Research Roadmap: HVAC


Research Roadmap: Integrated Buildings


Research Roadmap: Automation and Controls


Research Roadmap: Load Research


Technology Innovation: Upstream Program

• Scouting’s goal to “find diamonds in the rough” – Kick the tires, talk to inventors, sort through 100s of cos.

Technology Innovation Assessment

& Lab Testing

Field Tests & Demos

Coordinated Early

Deployments


EE Demo Early

Deployments P170 TI Utility

Scouting Strategic Program

• Strategic Program funds early stage projects to fill technology gaps


Early Stage Research

Technology Innovation

Sector Annual R&D

Portfolio

Technology Innovation is a “Pipeline of Ideas and Projects” to EPRI’s Sectors to Move Technology From Concept to Diffusion


EPRI Innovation Scouts

2 FTEs focused on EE

• Emerging technology scanning • 5 Technology Insights docs

• Engagement w/ universities & start-ups to leverage/steer research

• Interaction with EPRI program staff to transfer ideas/technology to programs

23 Innovation Scouts at EPRI

Innovation Network


Energy Efficiency Scouting

Technology Briefs on Emerging Technologies

Available at Innovation Portal


Technology Assessments and Lab Testing: Using our Roadmap as Guideline

Current Research • Address all major residential & commercial end-uses, and

cross-cutting industrial end-uses • EPRI now a recognized authority in multiple EE areas

– Lab testing provides primary data to members and vendors to improve product readiness

– Heat pump technology: from exploring fundamental efficiency gains in TI to performance-mapping VRFs in lab

– Electronics efficiency, consumer and enterprise – Holistic lighting analysis (optical, electrical, thermal, etc.)

Future Work • Continue vetting “demo-worthy” technologies through early

pipeline stages; designate readiness levels • Explore integrated EE & DR technologies and applications • Forge closer relationships with standards bodies, trade

associations, and manufacturers • Address customer issues earlier in assessment process

Accelerating Technologies to Utility Programs – Early Stages

Technology Scouting

Assessment &

Lab Testing

Field Tests & Demos

Coordinated Early

Deployments



HVAC: Examples of Projects

VRF Tech Brief Started Daikin VRF Tests SEER/EER Analysis

2007

ASHP Tech Brief Completed most VRF tests Geothermal HP Study Dehumidification Tech Brief

Additional VRF tests (leading to EE demo) New ASHPs tests (Altherma) Continue Geothermal R&D Dehumidification equipment tests

Test new heat recovery heat pumps Demonstrate new dehumidification technologies Assess geothermal heat pump technologies

2008 2009 2010 2011

Review A/C & HP codes & standards Assess combined VRF with desiccant air conditioning Assess Ducted variable speed residential HPs


Field Demos & Deployment: Advancing the Downstream EE Technology Pipeline

Current Research • EE Demo 1.0 – Completed

– 16-member collaborative – Validated field performance of six tech categories – Interim results widely acclaimed for depth and insight – Rigor of instrumentation and detail second to none – Final report + public executive brief, Summer 2012

• Coordinated Early Deployments – Analytics phase complete, 13-member collaborative – Established technical readiness evaluation framework

New Work • EE Demo 2.0 – New wave of emerging technologies • Coordinated Early Deployments Implementation Phase –

launched

Accelerating Technologies to Utility Programs – Later Stages

Technology Scouting

Assessment &

Lab Testing

Field Tests & Demos

Coordinated Early

Deployments



EE Demo 1.0 and 2.0 Technologies

EE Demo 1.0 Technologies EE Demo 2.0 Technologies

Variable Refrigerant Flow AC Dehumidification Systems

LED Street and Area Lighting Indirect Evaporative Cooling

Energy Efficient Data Centers Induction Street & Area Lighting

Ductless Heat Pump Commercial Heat Pump Water Heater

Heat Pump Water Heater Room Air Conditioners

Hyper-Efficient Appliances Home Energy Management System

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Demand Response Roadmap: Coordinate Research to address Industry Needs

Current Research • Address DR at device, building premise, and

market levels • Assessing enabling DR technology and

interface with home/building energy management systems

• Developing DR program planning frameworks

Recent Activities • DR Workshop, August 22-23, 2012 –

convened utility and ISO advisors and experts across functional areas to discuss DR research priorities for the industry

• Enhancing program offerings for ISOs • Closer coordination with colleagues in Smart

Grid and Power Systems groups Making DR a More Automated, Ubiquitous, and Reliable Resource


EPRI EE & DR Technology Pipeline Sampling of Technologies

Technology Scouting

Assessment & Lab Testing

Field Tests & Demos

Early Deployments


Heat Pump Water Heaters

VRF A/C

LED Street and Area Lighting

Efficient Data Centers

Hyper-Efficient Residential Appliances

Test Infrastructure

Desiccant Dehumidification

Plasma Lighting

LED Lighting

CFL Lighting (Dimming)

Thermal Energy Storage (Ice Storage)

Electrochromic Windows

Phase-Change Wallboard Materials

Induction Lighting

Thermal Chambers

Lighting Lab

Ductless Heat Pumps (Res)

Consumer Electronics

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Summary

• We follow the Strategy Set Up in the Research Roadmap • Our Assessments are Throughout the Pipeline

– Technology Innovation – Laboratory Testing – Field Demonstration – Field Deployment

• Continuously Providing Technical Input to Utility Programs


Questions?


Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity

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