New Mexico Workshop
US-Japan Collaboration
New Mexico Greend Grid Project
NEDO/Industry Meeting with New Mexico Officials and US Industry
April 13th - 15th, 2009
Albuquerque Marriot, Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico Greend Grid Project
NEDO/Industry Meeting with New Mexico Officials and US Industry
April 13th - 15th, 2009
Albuquerque Marriot, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Monday, April 13, 2009, Day 1
"US Japan Cooperation in the area of the Smart Grid"
Mr. Toshikazu Masuyama, Director, Policy Planning Division,
Energy Conservationa and Renewable Energy Department, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, METI
"Smart Grid"
Mr. Jack McGowan, CEO, Energy Control Inc.
Chariman Emeritus, DOE GridWise Architecture Council
Bio Presentation
"The Green Grid Project"
Dr. Thomas Bowles, LANL
Bio Presentation
"NEDO's related projects overview"
Mr. Maikito Takami, Chief Representative of Washington DC Office
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Bio Presentation
"NEDO's related projects overview"
Dr. Satoshi Morozumi, Director for Grid-Connected Power Systems
New Energy Technology Development Department
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Bio Presentation
"Prismatic Approach to Ultra-High Conversion Efficiency of Photovoltaics"
Prof. Feng Shi, Northern New Mexico College
Bio Presentation
Session 1: Solart Technology: Clustered PV system and PV Characteristics Concentrated Solart Power
(Ohta City, Evaluation of PV Characteristics for Mega-Solar, Sandia National Lab activites, islanding detection system, etc.)
"Demonstrative research on clustered PV systems"
Mr. Hiroyuki Sugihara, General Manager, R&D Division, Research and Development Department
Kandenko, Co., Ltd.
Bio Presentation
"Concept of PV system & DC Eco house"
Mr. Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Sharp Corp.
Bio Presentation
"Overview of Solar Energy efforts in NM"
Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, Energy and Infrastructure Futures Group-Solar Technologies
Sandia National Laboratories
Bio Presentation
"US Japan Cooperation in the area of the Smart Grid"
Mr. Toshikazu Masuyama, Director, Policy Planning Division,
Energy Conservationa and Renewable Energy Department, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, METI
"Smart Grid"
Mr. Jack McGowan, CEO, Energy Control Inc.
Chariman Emeritus, DOE GridWise Architecture Council
Bio Presentation
"The Green Grid Project"
Dr. Thomas Bowles, LANL
Bio Presentation
"NEDO's related projects overview"
Mr. Maikito Takami, Chief Representative of Washington DC Office
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Bio Presentation
"NEDO's related projects overview"
Dr. Satoshi Morozumi, Director for Grid-Connected Power Systems
New Energy Technology Development Department
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Bio Presentation
"Prismatic Approach to Ultra-High Conversion Efficiency of Photovoltaics"
Prof. Feng Shi, Northern New Mexico College
Bio Presentation
Session 1: Solart Technology: Clustered PV system and PV Characteristics Concentrated Solart Power
(Ohta City, Evaluation of PV Characteristics for Mega-Solar, Sandia National Lab activites, islanding detection system, etc.)
"Demonstrative research on clustered PV systems"
Mr. Hiroyuki Sugihara, General Manager, R&D Division, Research and Development Department
Kandenko, Co., Ltd.
Bio Presentation
"Concept of PV system & DC Eco house"
Mr. Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Sharp Corp.
Bio Presentation
"Overview of Solar Energy efforts in NM"
Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, Energy and Infrastructure Futures Group-Solar Technologies
Sandia National Laboratories
Bio Presentation
Tuesday, April 14, 2009, Day
2
Session 2: Energy storage technologies
(NAS Battery, Sea Water Hydro Pumping, CSP, Compressed Air, Heat Pump with thermal Storage, hot dry rocks)
(NAS Battery, Sea Water Hydro Pumping, CSP, Compressed Air, Heat Pump with thermal Storage, hot dry rocks)
“NAS Battery &
Applications”
Mr. Hiroyuki Abe, Manager, Engineering Department
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Bio Presentation
“Lead-acid battery for
renewable energy grid connection”
Mr. Tadanari Miyatake, Manager - System Engineering, Industrial Systems Div.
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Bio Presentation
“Japan’s
Activity on Grid related Projects”
Mr. Hirofumi Nakama, Project Coordinator,
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Bio Presentation
“Utility-scale storage”
Mr. Al Migliori, LANL
Bio Presentation
“Hot dry rocks storage”
Mr. Don Brown, LANL
Bio Presentation
Session 3: Control and Communications Equipment and Technologies
(Smart-Meter, Transmission and Distribution Appliance, Super
Conducting Transmission,
Grid Element, Network Element)
“Operation and Control
Methods using LBC for Smart Distribution System”
Dr. Hiromu Kobayashi, Senior Research Scientist,
The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
Bio Presentation
“Low-fluctuation &
high-efficiency power-technology”
Dr. Koji Yasui, Deputy General Manager,
Planning & Administration Dept., Corporate Research &
Development Group,
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Bio Presentation
“Power Quality issues (monitoring/analysis/leveling)”
Dr. Yosuke Nakanishi, General Manager, Open Innovation Promotion Dept., R&D
management office
Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.
Bio Presentation
“Development of
Superconducting Power Cable”
Mr. Randy Shaw, New Business Development,
Sumitomo Electric USA
Bio Presentation
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Session 4: Microgrid and
Green Grid/Data Analysis and Modeling
(Grid interconnected technology,
Grid system reorganization for connecting to new/renewable energies, Grid
Automation; Japanese electric utility’s activity, US smart grid activity, Next
Generation Grid Study in NEDO)
“Distribution Automation
System in TEPCO”
Mr. Naoki Kobayashi, Senior Engineer, Power Network Division,
Distribution Department, Distribution Engineering Group
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
Bio Presentation
“Lesson learned from
"Hachinohe"
Micro Grid Project”
Mr. Yuichiro Shimura, Chief Consultant, Environment and Energy Research Division,
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
Bio Presentation
“Shimizu Microgrid”
Mr. Atsushi Denda, Deputy Director, Institute
of Technology,
Shimizu Corp.
Bio Presentation
“Tokyo Gas R&D Initiatives on the Smart
Energy Network -Holonic Energy System-”
Mr. Tsutomu Tokumoto, Manager, Holonic Energy System, Fundamental Technology Dept.,
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
Bio Presentation
Mr. Hideki Hayashi, Technical General Manager, Photovoltaic Systems Division,
Toshiba Corporation
Bio Presentation
Andrea Mamali, UNM
Charlie Hanley, Sandia