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7/26/2019 Southern Company Research and Development
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Southern Company Research & Development
Revolutionizing our energy future
Steve M. Wilson
GM, R&D
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Innovation and R&D Overview
Seek to lead the industry in innovationand R&D for the production, deliveryand end-use of energy
Only utility with robust R&D program
Active collaborationwith other utilities,universities and vendors
R&D investment leveragedthroughDOE and others
Research portfolioto hardentechnology options and providesuperior customer value
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Electric Power Research Institute
EPRI serves as a collaborative R&D resource to Southern Company Leveraged R&D investment through contributions of the entire industry
More than 90% of domestic power generation is represented
2016 budget = $390 million
Moves technologies to the commercialization stage
Platform for utility collaboration
Founding and full-portfolio EPRI member One of the largest participants by contribution and engagement
More than 80 technical advisors to guide EPRI R&D
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Interacting with the Energy Innovation Center
EIC: Business Product Development Stage Gate Process
R&EA: Research and Development Technology Readiness Levels
TRL 9CommercialDeployment
TRL 8Commercial
Design/
ProgramDevelopment
TRL 7Pilot
Demonstration
TRL 6Prototype
Verification
TRL 5Integrated
System
Testing
TRL 4PrototypeTesting
TRL 3Critical
Function
TRL 2AppliedResearch
TRL 1Basic
Research
TransitionMonitor
Scan CommercializeAnalyzeDevelopAssess
Transition
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University Intellectual Property Initiative
Objective Identify and bring to the EIC for consideration,
energy-related IP currently controlled by universitiesthat could produce new products or services
More than 25 universities already catalogued with IPlicensing/sales programs
Likely more than 1,000 pieces of energy-related IPavailable
Plan Direct contact with institutions underway
Culling available IP for energy-related innovations Prioritize resulting catalogue of options
Market assessment of top candidates
Initiate development programs
Maintain contact with institutions to capture future IP
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Advanced Nuclear Research
SCS Selected for $40M DOE Award -Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR)
Answer MCFR technical questions
Demonstrate operations (electrically heated ~2MW)
Prepare license application ~30MW Test Reactor
MCFR meets Southerns goals of clean,safe, reliable and affordableenergy
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Battery Energy Storage R&D
Demonstrate battery energy storage performance and integration Duration and lifecycle performance
Determine total cost of ownership
Explore applications for customer value Peak shaving
Energy arbitrage
Current Demonstrations LG Chem/ABB, 1 MW/2 MWh (w/solar PV)
Tesla PowerPack, 250 kW/1 MWh (commercial setting)
Greensmith, 5-20 kW/20-50 kWh
Encell (Nickel Iron), 10 kW/30kWh
Others
! Backup power
!Grid services
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Tall Wind Research
Tall towers/large rotors could increase theviability of power from wind
Objectives: Deploy three LIDAR units across Georgia to measure
wind speed/direction up to 200m
Turbine performance modeling Measurements in north AL and Savannah, GA
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems
More than 650 Southern Company UAS missions to date Generation plants (Fossil, Nuclear, Solar, Hydro)
Transmission (Maintenance and Construction)
Distribution (Maintenance and Storm Evaluation)
Public and Media Relations
Lake and Land Management Environmental Surveys
Autonomous and BVLOS Operations Comparative analytics
Inductive charging
Sensor Package R&D Non-destructive examinations
Imaging and listening across the spectrums
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Neighborhood of the FutureConnected Community
First-of-its-kind facility to integrate technologies on a community scale
50 smart homes incorporating distributed generation to provide gridsupport and community generation
Technology focus
Smart microgrid with islanding capability
Community energy storage
Community renewable energy
Electric vehicle infrastructure
Grid-to-Home communication
Fiber connectivity
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R&D Centers Across Southern Company
Energy Storage Research Center
Water Research Center
Heat Pump Research Center
M & D Centers
Mercury Research Center
DOE National Carbon Capture Center
Neighborhood of theFuture
Southeastern Solar Research CenterSolids Encapsulation Research Center
Situational Awareness Research Center
Power Quality and Energy Efficiency Laboratory
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Water Research Centerat Georgia Power Companys Plant Bowen
Facility to research, develop, and demonstrate water useuse efficiency and treatment technologies
Collaborative effort between EPRI, SRI, SouthernCompany and 14 other utilities
23 test programs have been completedor started in the following research areas: Advanced cooling systems
Zero liquid discharge options
Modeling and best practices
Boiler and Wastewater treatment
Moisture recovery
Solids Management
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Advanced Heat Pump Research Centers
Faith Academy, Mobile, AL
Notre Dame Academy, Duluth, GA
Harden emerging high efficiency heatpump technologies for regional use! Partner with manufacturers
! Provides HVAC load consistency
!Compare high efficiency heat pump technologies
! Showcase for customers, builders, and engineers
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Southeastern Solar Research Center
Research facility for Regional solar orientation and performance optimization Accelerated aging for asset life prediction
Southern Research Institute Campus
Host site for $1.3M DOE project to expand accelerated aging studies Adds Sandia National Laboratory to team
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Southern Company Research & Development
Revolutionizing our energy future
Steve M. Wilson
GM, R&D