K. Johnston
NextGen Energy,
United States
Keywords: energy storage, demonstrations, grid innovation
Summary:
To spur commercialization pathways for energy storage, demonstration projects are emerging rapidly across America led by U.S. states, federal agencies, research institutions, utilities, customers, and other stakeholders. The momentum for demonstrations is driven to scale novel and viable market-based solutions towards a diversified portfolio of energy storage technologies. Kimberly Johnston, CEO of NextGen Energy, is an active member of the National Consortium of Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Technologies and a nationally recognized leader on grid innovation. NextGen Energy was successful in securing a U.S. Department of Energy Top 10 U.S. State demonstration project of $500 million. The presentation will cover the following topics: I. The Value of U.S. Energy Storage Demonstration Projects II. Nationally Leading Energy Storage Demonstrations III. Effective Strategies to Launch Demonstrations IV. Data-Driven Approaches and Risks-Benefits Analysis V. Demonstrations Use Cases and Roadmaps A tailored presentation will be provided and potential co-presenters may join to offer diverse perspectives.