Conversations in Energy Storage Integration Agenda

Learn about the sessions and presenters at the Conversations in Energy Storage Integration virtual seminar.

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022
Day 1: An Introduction to Energy Storage Integration	Achieving clean energy goals requires forward-thinking integration of storage technologies. These experts are on the forefront of identifying new strategies for energy storage. This discussion will introduce integrated and collaborative research currently being done and outline challenges and opportunities for the future.
9–9:10 a.m. Mountain Time (MT)	Introduction Ahmad Pesaran, chief energy storage engineer, NREL
9:10–9:20 a.m. MT	Keynote TBD
9:20–11 a.m. MT	Technical Presentations Jen Kurtz, director, Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, NREL Eric Hsieh, director, Grid Systems and Components, Department of Energy George Crabtree, director, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory And more ...
11 a.m.–12 p.m. MT	Panel Discussion

Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022
Day 2: Emerging Technologies and Future Energy Storage Initiatives	How will this integrated approach be applied in the future? Top researchers weigh in on the future of energy storage. This discussion will explore how specific emerging technologies may work together to achieve a holistic approach to decarbonization.
9–9:20 a.m. MT	Introduction Craig Turchi, group manager, Thermal Energy Science and Technologies, NREL Nate Blair, group manager, Distributed Systems and Storage Analysis, NREL
9:20–11 a.m. MT	Technical Presentations Sarah Kurtz, professor, University of California, Merced Jean Baronas, former supervisor, Hydrogen Strategy, Infrastructure, and Production Unit, California Energy Commission General Electric Renewable Energy, Hydropower Yi Cui, director, Precourt Institute for Energy; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford And more ...
11 a.m.–12 p.m. MT	Panel Discussion