Military Smart Grids & Microgids Symposium

Will DoD Lead the Way in Developing Smart Energy Grids and Microgrids?

The world microgrid market topped $4 billion in 2010, and according to a recent Congressional study the military microgrid market alone is projected to increase by 375% from 2010-2020. Microgrids, localized groupings of power generation, storage and load management units, can operate, if necessary or by design, independently from the larger power grid. Because of their size and flexibility, they are able to incorporate alternative sources of energy more easily and promise to provide increased reliability and security, critically important for both military installations (fixed and mobile) and for homeland security/the national power grid. Emerging “smart grid” technologies, including advanced metering, transmission efficiencies, smart switches, enhanced demand response capabilities, distribution automation, energy management systems, electric vehicle integration, microelectronics, integrated communication systems and others, may pave the way for the creation of “intelligent,” self-managing energy grids.

This outstanding conference brings together the key planners and technical experts who are leading the way in developing military smart and microgrid systems.

What role do smart grids and microgrids play in OSD and Service energy strategies and acquisition plans?

What is the status of government smart grid and microgrid initiatives and pilot projects?

How do fixed-site vs. mobile requirements differ?

What are the emerging lessons learned in tactical deployments?

How do OSD and Service plans and developments intersect with US national smart grid strategy?

What are the cybersecurity challenges for smart and microgrids?

What role will renewable energies play?

What is the status and forecast for critical smart grid technologies?

Keywords: energy, smart grid, transmission

Speaker and Presenter Information

■ MR. TOM HICKS Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy, Installations and Environment, US Navy ■ MR. STEVEN CHALK Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy, Department of Energy ■ MR. DON JUHASZ Director, Energy Resource Management, Defense Logistics Agency ■ DR. JEFF MARQUSEE Director, DoD Environmental Security Technology Certification Program ■ DR. EDWARD SHAFFER Chief, Energy and Power Division, Army Research Laboratory ■ CAPTAIN KENNETH BRANCH Commanding Officer, Naval Facilities Command Washington ■ DR. TIMOTHY MCCOY Director, Electric Ships Office (PMS-320), Program Executive Office � Ships ■ COLONEL PAUL ROEGE Chief, Operational Energy Office, US Army ■ DR. ALLEN HEFNER, JR. Assistant to the National Coordinator of Smart Grid Interoperability, NIST ■ MR. STEVE BOSSART Lead Energy Analyst, National Energy Technology Laboratory, DOE ■ CAPTAIN KERRY GILPIN Director, 1 Gigawatt Task Force, US Navy ■ MR. HAROLD SANBORN Technical Manager, SPIDERS JCTD, Army ERDC/CERL Mr. Paul Wyman General Manager, Smart Grid Solutions, Lockheed Martin ■ DR. CAMRON GORGUINPOUR Special Assistant, OAS/IE&L, US Air Force ■ DR. JASON STAMP Principal Investigator, SPIDERS, Sandia National Laboratory ■ DR. JEFFREY TAFT Chief Architect, Cisco Connected Energy Networks ■ MR. STEPHEN SCHNEIDER Vice President and Chief Solutions Architect, SAIC ■ DR. SUNIL CHERIAN Chief Executive Officer, Spirae ■ MR. BRIAN LENANE Senior Principal/Strategic Initiatives, SRA ■ DR. CHARLES CHEN Technical Programs Manager, AC&TD, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems ■ MS. ANGELA WATMORE Director, Boeing Energy Transmission and Distribution ■ DR. BALA VINAYAGAM Director, Smart Grid Products, GE ■ MR. LIAM DOHN Project Manager, Smart Grid Division, Siemens ■ DR. IMRE GYUK Program Manager, Energy Storage Research, Department of Energy ■ DR. LAWRENCE JONES Vice President, Alstom Grid Inc. ■ MR. RICHARD HOCKNEY Chief Engineer, Beacon Power ■ MR. WILLIAM TAYLOR Solutions Development Leader, Energy and Environment, Honeywell ■ MR. TIM AVAMPATO Director, Corporate Technology, Eaton Corporation ■ MR. DAN NORDLOH Executive Vice President, ZBB Energy

Expected Number of Attendees

120

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Dept of Energy, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Justice, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, GSA, NASA, CIA, FEMA, Coast Guard, FAA, National Guard Association