Energy Storage

Whats next for the grid?

4 June 2015 | America Square Conference Centre, London | UK

Programme
08.45

Registration and networking

09.30

Chairmans welcome
Dr Jonathan Radcliffe, Senior Research Fellow, Energy Storage, University of
Birmingham

09.35

Keynote: Role and value of energy storage in the

future GB electricity system
The importance of storage in our operating system
Competition to electricity storage
Changes to distribution design standards to enable security of supply
Goran Strbac, Director of UK Centre for Grid Scale Energy Storage,

Imperial College
10:15

Storage technology present status and future developments

Current technical progress to date
The next stage of technology development
Where are the opportunities?

10.45

Refreshments and networking

11.15

The GB storage landscape

Current GB deployment of energy storage
The new RIIO regime challenges and opportunities
How will RIIO assist in migrating storage into Business as usual?

11.45

Standards for electricity storage

Testing standards
Standards for interoperability
Bernard Shelley, Lead Programme Manager, BSI Group

12.00

Operation of energy storage

Where is it deployed
When is storage key?
Addressing implementation
Mick Barlow, Application Director, S&C Electric Europe

12:30

Case Study: Using District Heating and thermal storage

Use of District Heating to balance electrical and thermal supply

Using a combined heat and power generator to top up thermal
stores
Balancing the grid at peak times

Huw Blackwell, Decentralised Energy Project Officer, Islington Council

12.45

Lunch and networking

14.00

Operation of storage in network constraint management

Network constraint management vs traditional means
Peak shifting using any type of storage
What will this mean for future demand?
Nick Heyward, Project Director, Smarter Network Storage, UK Power Networks

14.30

Technical issues in electricity storage

Efficiency and value of storage
Improvements for R&D
Difficulties in estimating state of charge and degradation
Practical issues and future work
John Baker, Manager New Energy Technologies, EA Technology

15.00

Refreshments and networking

15.30

Our Storage Wish List the system operators views

16.00

PANEL DISCUSSION: The next steps for storage

16.30

Domestic storage
Distribution connected storage
Bulk, transmission connected storage
Do existing solutions meet the needs of operators?
Storage in the future grid system
How is the value of storage changing?
Developing technologies to become commercially viable

Chairmans final remarks

Dr Jonathan Radcliffe, Senior Research Fellow, Energy Storage, University of
Birmingham

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