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Midwest Energy Research Consortium update on Energy Sector Technologies

Jeff Anthony, M-WERCApril 11, 2018

Presentation Overview

1. Energy, Power, and Controls Sector

2. M-WERC Overview

3. Energy Sector Technologies

4. M-WERC Market Insights

5. Energy Sector Workforce Development

6. M-WERC Upcoming Events

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Midwest Energy Research Consortium update on Energy Sector Technologies

Energy, Power, and Controls

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Energy, Power, and Controls

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M-WERC Overview

M-WERC has Sponsored $3M in Research, $325K in Workforce Development

Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC)• Formed in 2009 as a non-profit research consortium

• Eight-state regional cluster for Energy, Power & Controls sector

• Over 90 members, partners, and supporters

• Opened Madison, WI office at the beginning of 2018

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What Does M-WERC Do?

Three Primary Lines of Business

• Technology Innovation

• Market Intelligence

• Energy Sector Entrepreneurs

Supporting Activities

• Economic Development

• Supply Chain

• Workforce Development

Technology Focus Areas

Member-Driven Initiatives Focused on Energy Sector 6

Who is M-WERC ?

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Technology Innovation

UWM School of Freshwater ScienceGlobal Water Center M-WERC Member Labs

2018 Power and Automation Lab

M-WERC Energy Innovation CenterWisconsin Energy Institute/ Grainger Institute for Engineering

Nations First Research Network

Linking Energy Sector Research

Activities

Energy Sector Technologies

Distributed Energy• First Strategic Roadmap that M-WERC did focused on Distributed

Energy Resources and Systems (DERS)• The report predicted the emergence of microgrids and made these market

projections for revenues by 2019:• Data Centers - $737.5 million

• Commercial Buildings - $628.5 million

• Remote - $369.2 million

• University Campuses - $277.5 million

• Manufacturing - $257.0 million

• Public Sector - $239.1 million

• Hospitals - $237.5 million

• Solar PV market has exploded since then

• Wind Growth has stayed in bulk power


Energy Storage• Energy storage potential from a technology perspective has been

coming for many years• 2016, the U.S. added 221 MW of utility-scale battery storage as the cost of those

projects continued to drop.

• Worldwide, more than 1,300 MW of grid-connected storage was deployed in 2016

• Global annual growth rate is expected to riseto 4,700 MW by 2020 and to 8,800 MW by 2025.

• Prices for lithium-ion battery storage are

expected to fall below $200 per kilowatt hour,

and global storage capacity is projected grow

from 4,000 MW today to 52,000 MW by 2025.

• Regulatory and policy has caught up:• FERC Order 841, issued February 15th


Energy Storage• Energy storage potential from a technology perspective has been

dropping in price and increasing in performance for many years

➢ Argonne National Lab:• Long incubation period

• Lithium-ion battery of 1991 looked

nothing like the 1970s vision

• Many (most) good ideas fail

• Multiple paths forward

are critical

• Two-day Energy Storage

conference in Milwaukee, WI

on June 12-13, 2018

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Microgrids• M-WERC identified microgrids as a significant emerging trend in

2013 and started working on microgrids at an early stage

• Century City Microgrid (CCMG) Project:• We Energies and Electric Power Research Institute

feasibility study and economic analysis wrapping up

• Issued an RFI in late 2017, 17 responses

• Respondents meeting in second half of May


MicrogridsNavigant Consulting:

• Several states have launched specific microgrids programs• They range from New York and rest of eastern seaboard to California • Focus is on community resilience projects and/or utility/private sector business

models• Despite significant grant funding, many

projects delayed due to regulatory issues

• Utilities and microgrids• Proposals for rate-basing of microgrids• Several unregulated arms of utilities

investing in third-party microgridsoutside of own service territories


Energy Efficiency• M-WERC covered building energy efficiency in one or our first

Strategic Roadmaps; now focused on Industrial Energy Efficiency• MEEA: 7,690,760 MWHr of electricity saved in 2016

• IL, IA, MI, MN, and OH are top five states for electricity savings

• IL, IA, MI, MN, and WI are top five states for therms saved

• Industrial Energy Efficiency technologies• Lighting and Controls

• Compressed Air Systems

• Motors & Motor Controls

• Pumps, Fans and Blowers

• Process & Facility Heating and Cooling

• Process & Facility Automation and Robotics

• April 19th Energy Efficiency conference


Energy-Water Nexus• M-WERC has partnered with The Water Council to explore the

interaction of energy technologies and water technologies• Completed roadmap identified numerous

technology growth opportunities:• Advanced Membranes

• Leak Reduction/Infrastructure Replacement

• Agricultural Water Efficiency

• Water Recycling

• Energy Efficiency Systems Integration

• Energy Efficiency Self Generation

• Flexible Combined Cycle Plant

• Variable Speed Drives

• Midwest EWN Technical Conference in November


Energy-Water Nexus

• Global market for all EWN related categories totaled an estimated $241 billion in 2015

• Total market values projected to increase to $496 billion in 2025.

• This is equivalent to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5% overall.

• This rate of increase suggests a strong overall growth rate; however, this growth rate is not uniform across all sectors, with some categories showing rates well in excess of this average.

2015 2025

Energy Efficiency

Cross Cutting

Process Improvement Water

Water Efficiency

Process Improvement Energy

Water Cycle

Energy Cycle


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Smart Cities / Smart Buildings / Smart Factories• Advent of sensors and internet-of-things is changing the way buildings,

manufacturing, and even urban life is evolving▪ Smart factories – are revolutionizing manufacturing

by enabling a 7X increase in overall productivity

by 2022.

▪ Smart buildings – “we’re working to rebuild

Milwaukee from the inside out. With energy

efficiency projects, our historic existing buildings

can save money, create local jobs, and contribute

to a more vibrant community.”

▪ Smart cities – a municipality that uses information

and communication technologies to increase operational

efficiency, share information with the public to improve

the quality of gov’t services and citizen welfare.

• July 19th Event on the three topics above


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Grid Modernization• Grid Modernization and Smart Grid technologies for electric

utilities now at the forefront of many PUC / PSC and utility plans.

• EEI – “the growth of distributed energy resources (DER) at scale is transforming the use and operation of the electric grid.

• In order to integrate DER into the grid, while preserving reliability and power quality, the grid needs to be redesigned to give it new functionality:

• replacing distribution lines and deploying new technologies (e.g., distribution management systems, high speed communications, advanced sensors, energy storage) to provide new capabilities to enable a clean energy future”

• Grid Modernization efforts➢ Minnesota – often ranked in Top Five

states, e21 Initiative, PUC docket➢ Wisconsin – no active docket, but PSCW

conducted a survey and interviewingutilities and stakeholders

M-WERC Markets Insights

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Strategic Roadmaps• M-WERC did market research with our members / research

consultant to gain insights into key technologies in 2013-2017

• Completed roadmaps:

➢ Distributed Energy – 2013

➢ Building Energy Efficiency – 2014

➢ Energy Storage Systems – 2015

➢ Energy-Water Nexus – 2016-17 Market Analysis

Product/

Customer Segmentati

on

Opportunity

Assessment

Gap Analysis

Action Planning

M-WERC Market Insights

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Working Groups• Key M-WERC Activity to engage our members in our key focus

technology areas:• 20-80 members per working group; meeting monthly or alternative months

• Focus on delivering continued & updated market intelligence to our members

• Creation technical conference, whitepapers, webinars and reports


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Engineering Entrepreneurs

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WERCBench Labs • Launched in 2015 as a program to aid new

start-up companies in the energy sector.

• Based on the “Lean Start-Up” Curriculum, the program identifies new entrepreneurs in the energy and engineering space and accelerates them to achieve success.

• Start-Up Engagement

• Trend Insights

• Talent Pool

• Innovation Insights

• Talent Development

Energy Sector Workforce Development

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M-WERC Workforce Development Committee

• M-WERC Committee active as we wrapped up Strategic Roadmaps to leverage recommendation contained in each roadmap on workforce development

• Industry workforce trends and requirements

• Dynamic and productive workforce pool development

• Industry recruiting activities support

• Academic degree, certificate programs and related curricula alignment

• Grant funding for industry workforce and continuing education activities

• Strategic workforce development partnerships


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Proposed Training Facility in 2018

• Launching an initiative this year to build out the second floor in our building, M-WERC Energy Innovation Center

• Lab and Prototyping Space

• Power and Automation Facility

• Dedicated Training Facility

- Electronics and assembly trades (Foxconn)

- Line worker training (MATC)

- other training needs in energy sector (TBD)


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Wisconsin Jobs Project

• Report issued earlier this year, and presented at our event in Madison, WI at the end of January

• Advanced energy is already producing $1.4 trillion in annual private-sector revenues

• Wisconsin is well placed to take advantage of that growing market through advanced energy sensors and controls

• Wisconsin could capitalize on its strengths in sensors and controls to drive economic growth and support over 44,000 jobs annually.

• Full report: The Wisconsin Jobs Project: A Guide to Creating Jobs in Sensors & Controls for Advanced Energy

http://americanjobsproject.us/ajp-state/wisconsin/

http://americanjobsproject.us/ajp-state/wisconsin/

Join Us !! 2018 M-WERC Events

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• January 25th - M-WERC Grid Modernization and Smart Grid event (Madison, WI)

• April 19th - M-WERC Energy Efficiency Conference – featuring the City of

Milwaukee Better Buildings Challenge (Milwaukee, WI)

• June 12-13 - Energy Storage Systems Technical Conference (Milwaukee, WI)

• July 19th - M-WERC Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, Smart Factories event –

covering Industrial Smart Cities and Internet of Things (Milwaukee, WI)

• September 19th - Microgrids Technical

Conference (TBD)

• November 14th - Energy-Water Nexus

Technical Conference (TBD)

• December 11th - M-WERC 2018 Technology

Symposium (Madison, WI)

Thank You !!

Jeffrey E. Anthony

Midwest Energy Research Consortium

[email protected]

414-455-3745

www.m-werc.org

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