Analysis Collaboration Topics

(B) Improve Deployment Partnerships between Industry and Government

Improve knowledge of lessons, opportunities, and best practices for technology commercialization and deployment partnerships between industry and state/federal government.

Topic collaborators are currently working on implementation plans, based on the workshop discussions — please watch these pages for updates. You can also find out more about the initiative participants on the collaborators page.

Activity No. 1 – Identify and Evaluate Successful R&D-Deployment Models

Activity Update (March 2007) -

Paul DeCotis (NYSERDA) and Jennifer DeCesaro (CESA) reported that, as of March 2007, two of the interested parties responded to the R&D survey prepared by NYSERDA and CESA. Absent active participation and continued interest by Collaborative members, this activity should be discontinued.

Activity Update (January 2007) -

Paul DeCotis (NYSERDA) and Jennifer DeCesaro (CESA):

• Held a conference call in November to discuss purpose and anticipated outcomes.
• dentified a next step to solicit information on R&D deployment programs and compile a "guidebook" of state R&D program models for distribution to the group and to use as a basis for further discussions.
• Conducted a survey via email to collect information.

Activity Update (November 2006) -

During a conference call on Nov. 14, the topic group discussed purpose and anticipated outcomes. One of the next steps identified was to solicit information on the various R&D deployment programs and compile a "guidebook" of state R&D program models for distribution to the group and to use as a basis for further discussions.

One of the results of the call was a decision to survey states on their R&D deployment programs and use that information to create fact sheets on those programs, which could be distributed to DOE and members of the group. NYSERDA created a template for states to use so that the information collected is consistent among the state respondents. The template, which is in survey form, may be accessed online.

Initiative participants should forward the survey to leads of other R&D programs within their state and/or organization. The deadline for responding to the survey is Tuesday, January 2, 2007.

Activity Overview

• Goals:
  • Identify current R&D-deployment activities; what works and what doesn't when trying to link the two; and
  • Improve the working relationships between states, DOE, Laboratory technology transfer and STAC (ASERTTI)
• Current related activities:
  • NYSERDA multiyear market plans;
  • CESA member multiyear market planning;
  • DOE-EERE multiyear market planning.
• Next steps:
  • Hold a conference call to discuss existing work in this area done by DOE-PAE and other parties – need to consider a) market implications beyond cost (e.g., barriers) and b/ market transformation;
  • Create a scoping paper to identify best practices of linking R&D to deployment (brief inventory of programs, issues, approaches); and
  • Discuss scoping paper findings in a meeting/conference call and consider holding a workshop
• Lead: Jennifer DeCesaro, CESA; Paul DeCotis, NYSERDA
• Participants: CEC, DOE-PI, PNNL, NETL, states, national lab tech transfer offices, STAC/ASERTTI and SEO

Activity No. 2 – Incorporate Deployment into R&D Planning

• Goal: Identify potential methods for incorporate best practices of deployment into R&D planning.
• Current related activities: DOE-EERE attempts to consider deployment during their budgeting process
• Next Steps:
  • Drawing on the best practices identified in step 1, develop one or more best practices checklists on (a) deployment methods (including barriers) and (b) decision tools for use in R&D multiyear planning:
    • Should include government's own policy mechanisms – standards, tax incentives, voluntary programs, etc.
    • Cross-link this with Portfolio Planning breakout group
  • EERE could offer to pilot-test the checklist(s) in its own budget process (PAE could tie into guidelines for the multi-year planning process)
• Lead: DOE-EERE-PAE / NREL
• Participants: EPRI, CEC, NETL, CESA

Activity No. 3 – Improve Policy Mechanisms and State-Federal Linkages

• Goal: DOE could help to improve state-federal linkages on RD&D
• Current related activities: NA
• Next steps:
  • DOE will explore inviting states to participate in front-end DOE RD&D planning (and pay for state travel and time);
  • Send appropriate DOE staff to participate in state RD&D planning; and
  • Support demo projects on deployment by DOE and states
• Lead: DOE – EERE and DOE – OSc. - Bill Valdez
• Participants: CEC, CESA, NREL – invite NASEO and ASERTTI

Activity No. 4 – Communicate with Intended Users of Information

• Goals:
  • Solicit feedback from intended users of information – ask them: Does this make sense? Is the information accessible? Is the information consistent?; and
  • Identify how much effort and monetary resources would be needed to create information on R&D portfolio analysis. Can we avoid duplication of effort?
• Current related activities: NA
• Next steps:
  • Develop common definitions – where are clearer definitions and terminology needed? (e.g. Zero energy, demand response);
  • Narrow the scope to focus on each of the different audiences separately, at first (not energy topics) to make the effort more manageable using surveys, interviews and focus groups; explore website and hotline usage data
• Lead: NEEDS LEADER
• Participants: TBD

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