Trends  in  Water  and  Energy  Security  Douglas  Jester  

Turkey-­‐Michigan  Forum:  Trends  in  Research  and  Development  with  

Industry  Istanbul,  3-­‐5  June  2012  

www.5lakesenergy.com  

Who  am  I?  •  Principal  Member,  5  Lakes  Energy  •  Adjunct  Faculty,  Michigan  State  University  •  Former  InformaQon  Technology  ExecuQve,  MCI,  Automated  License  Systems,  Verizon  

•  Former  Mayor,  City  of  East  Lansing,  Michigan  •  Former  Electric  UQlity  Regulator,  State  of  Michigan  •  Former  Great  Lakes  Fisheries  and  Water  Quality  Manager,  State  of  Michigan  

•  Educated  in  MathemaQcs,  Computer  Science,  Industrial  Engineering,  Ecology,  and  Economics  

www.5lakesenergy.com  

5  Lakes  Energy  •  Clean  Energy  Consultancy  working  on  

–  Business  Strategy  –  Public  Policy  –  Technology  Assessment  and  CollaboraQon  –  Finance  and  Partnerships  –  Export  and  Trade  

•  ExperQse  in  –  Energy  Economics  and  Policy  –  Energy  Efficiency  Technology  IntegraQon  and  Program  Design  –  Renewable  Energy  Technology  IntegraQon  and  Deployment  –  Smart  Grid  –  Electric  Vehicle  Charging  Infrastructure  –  Energy  and  Environment  

EIBC  Overview  •  The  EIBC  aims  to  diversify  and  accelerate  the  growth  of  Michigan’s  energy  sector  and  create  partnerships  to  expand  business  opportuniQes.  By  securing  access  to  capital,  engaging  the  public  and  policymakers,  advocaQng  for  policy,  and  advancing  energy  innovaQon,  EIBC  can  help  generate  jobs  and  develop  Michigan’s  clean  energy  economy.  

•  Trade  AssociaQon  under  US  Tax  law  •  Established  February  2012  •  Now  67  members  and  growing  •  More  informaQon  at  www.mieibc.org  

EIBC  AcQviQes  •  Quarterly  member  meeQngs  •  Quarterly  “lunch  and  learn”  for  state  legislature  members  

and  staff  •  Policy  advocacy  •  Industry  studies  

–  Advanced  energy  manufacturing  •  20,700  workers  •  US$4.9  billion  value-­‐added  

–  Energy  efficiency  manufacturing  •  9,200  workers  •  US$2.3  billion  value-­‐added  

•  More  informaQon  at  www.mieibc.org  

CollaboraQon  for  InnovaQon  Technology  mostly  advances  by  new  combinaQons  of  exisQng  fundamental  technologies    Large  benefits  ofen  come  from  redomaining  technology,  borrowing  from  one  domain  of  pracQce  and  applying  to  another    These  modes  of  progress  are  ofen  based  on  collaboraQon  between  disciplines  

CollaboraQon  for  InnovaQon  Technology  mostly  advances  by  new  combinaQons  of  exisQng  fundamental  technologies    Large  benefits  ofen  come  from  redomaining  technology,  borrowing  from  one  domain  of  pracQce  and  applying  to  another    These  modes  of  progress  are  ofen  based  on  collaboraQon  between  disciplines  

InnovaQon  in  Energy  and  Water  Security  

•  Ofen  require  whole-­‐systems  thinking  •  Successful  products  and  services  must  integrate  •  Complex  products  require  value-­‐chain  integraQon  •  Complex  products  require  supply-­‐chain  integraQon  

•  Simplifying  products  ofen  requires  industry  restructuring  

•  Successful  innovaQon  ofen  requires  government  policy,  public  sector  or  university  research  support  to  overcome  insQtuQonal  barriers  

Power  Panel  •  Manufacturer  of  combined  

photovoltaic  and  solar  hot  water  panels  

•  Key  innovaQons  through  collaboraQon  with  the  auto  industry  supply  chain  

•  Support  through  Michigan  Economic  Development  CorporaQon  

•  They  are  interested  in  a  joint  venture  in  Turkey.  

More  informaQon  at  www.powerpanel.com.  

Flexsys  

•  Morphing  airfoil  product  developed  for  aircraf  industry.  •  AdapQng  technology  for  wind  turbine  blades  –  low  wind  

generaQon  with  reduced  high  wind  faQgue  •  Technology  evaluaQon  by  Sandia  NaQonal  Laboratory  •  ImplementaQon  by  collaboraQve  of  Michigan  turbine  blade,  hub,  

and  tower  companies  to  be  flown  in  a  Michigan  wind  farm  •  For  more  informaQon  see  www.flxsys.com  

Nextek  Power  Systems  •  Direct  current  microgrid  

company  •  Direct  current  building  grids  

provide  advantages  in  energy  efficiency,  renewables  integraQon,  electric  vehicle  integraQon,  and  building  management  

•  Incubated  by  NextEnergy  in  Detroit,  an  energy  cluster  development  organizaQon  funded  by  State  of  Michigan  

•  Product  standards  being  developed  through  the  Emerge  Alliance,  an  industry  collaboraQon.  

•  For  more  informaQon  see  www.nextekpower.com  

GridLogic  •  GridLogic  develops  and  manufacturers  

power  distribuQon,  generaQon,  and  storage  soluQons  based  on  superconducQng  nanocomposites.  

•  Novel  materials  being  characterized  and  validated  by  Oak  Ridge  NaQonal  Laboratory  

•  Financial  support  from  US  Department  of  Energy,  ARPA-­‐E  and  State  of  Michigan  

•  GridLogic  will  soon  be  looking  for  electricity  distribuQon  uQlity  tesQng  partners  for  an  advanced  fault  current  limiter.  

•  For  more  informaQon  see  www.grid-­‐logic.com  

•  ForecasQng  and  adapQve  control  system  for  large  energy  systems  

•  Reduces  primary  energy  consumpQon  by  10-­‐15%  while  meeQng  or  improving  services  

•  Technology  licensed  from  Stanford  University  •  Pilot  implementaQon  at  University  of  Chicago  •  Cloud-­‐based  for  potenQal  global  deployment  •  For  more  informaQon  see  root3tech.com  

Forecast.  Op-mize.  Visualize.  

•  There  are  62  other  EIBC  members  with  similar  stories.  

•  Many  would  be  interested  in  working  with  Turkish  companies  

•  For  collaboraQon,  contact  Douglas  Jester,  djester@5lakesenergy.com  

And  Many  More