INNOVATIONS IN ENERGY SECTOR

IN THE USAABHISHEK SYAL

February, 2016NITTTR, CHANDIGARH

ABHISHEK SYAL

About me■ MBA from MIT Sloan, Professional

Certificate in Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage, SCPD, Stanford University, B.E. (Hons.) BITS, Pilani

■ Market Intelligence at EMC Corp., Energy

Research at BHEL Corp. R&D

■ Co-inventor to 4 patent pending tech

■ Founded and led my own social venture, ARISE– Differentiated offering: self-learning

for disabled for over 300+ children; proprietary methodology

Agenda■Part – I: Energy Innovation Trends & Case Studies

in the USA

■Part – II: Selected Events and Watchlists

■Part – III: Research Areas

NEW TRENDS IN ENERGY SECTOR IN

THE USAPART - I

1. Secure Cloud Operated Grid■ Cloud computing and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) to aid in real-

time grid optimization in terms of connectivity, load balancing and remote operation

■ Cybersecurity as an important aspect of energy sources and distribution control

■ New innovations around EMaaS (Energy Management as a Service)

■ Preventive Maintenance of energy sources and distribution infrastructure, saving CapEx and OpEx

GridPoint is an innovator in comprehensive, data-driven energy management solutions (EMS) that leverage the power of real-time data collection, big data analytics and cloud computing to maximize energy savings, operational efficiency, capital utilization and sustainability benefits.

2.a. Net Zero Energy Buildings & Smart Homes ■ Have buildings produce energy and contribute to the grid

– Renewable sources – On-site generation – SPV boom + incentives – Store vs export – export incentives + off-grid operations

■ Building / Smart home automation – Workplace conference rooms temperature management– Software analytics help to improve automation– Internet connected sensors to drive data based energy

management (IIoT + ML (machine learning))– Measure and improve upon employee safety and occupant

satisfaction

2.b. Integrated ‘Energy Districts’

■Link energy sources and energy sources across property lines– E.g. capturing waste heat from adjacent

buildings at UBC

■Primer to development of ‘smart cities’ with intelligent buildings, supplies and transport.

3. Mainstreaming of Nuclear Energy■Safer nuclear reactors with newer designs and

materials■Venture Capital investing in nuclear startups

4. Better Batteries and Better Electric Cars■Utilities using batteries for the power grid

– Avoid building and using on-demand power plants

■Electric car makers making cheaper batteries with efficient designs– Self-driving (electric) cars could also function as

optimizing a ‘mobile energy grid’ transporting people and things

MIT’s Liquid Metal Battery

5. Inducing Energy Conscious User Behavior■New innovations focus on deploying behavioral

psychology to inform customers and economic incentives to drive energy resource conscious customer.

EVENTS AND WATCHLISTS

PART - II

Selected Events

■MIT Clean Energy Prize■http://mitenergyconference.org/ ■http://www.rewintl.com/index.html ■https://www.eia.gov/conference/2015/ ■National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition■http://www.esnaexpo.com/ (Energy storage)

Selected Watchlist and Blogs■ https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/category/industry/clean-tech/ ■ http://theenergycollective.com/ ■ http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/index.html ■ http://www.greentechmedia.com/ ■ http://techcrunch.com/tag/renewable-energy/ ■ http://mashable.com/category/energy/ ■ http://www.mitenergyclub.org/ ■ http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/index.html ■ http://www.nrel.gov/ ■ http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=92&t=4 ■ http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2015/11/30/good-energy-books-for-2015/ ■ http://energy.gov/eere/office-energy-efficiency-renewable-energy ■ http://aceee.org/

RESEARCH TRENDSPART - III

Research Trends

■Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) - connectedness■Cloud computing – real time remote ops■Big Data – new coding platforms■Predictive Analytics – preventive maintenance■Machine Learning – personalization of automation■Behavioral Psychology applications – induce user

behavior

THANKSabhishek.syal@sloan.mit.edu

APPENDIX

Question Asked: Bi-directional connectivity in the US SPV home module■ Bi-directional inverters from Texas Instruments: https://

www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/universityprogram/arkansas.pdf ■ Bidirectional magnetic shift core register technology: http://

www.google.co.in/patents/US3231873 ■ Indian bi-directional meters:

http://bescom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/19.-Format-16-Guidelines-to-Consumers1.pdf#page=9&zoom=auto,-82,69