2024 Energy Storage Grand Challenge Summit: Agenda

August 7 – 9, 2024

Meydenbauer Center
11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004

 

2024's Summit built on the previous year’s valuable discussions and demonstrated the power of impact. Together, they accelerated the deployment of energy storage solutions and shaped the future of clean and sustainable energy that is accessible and reliable for all. They worked to unlock the true potential of energy storage and created a brighter, greener tomorrow

Wednesday, August 7: Vision and Need for Energy Storage

You can find the entire recording of this day here.

To find specific presentations, view the list below:
Summit Welcome (0:00:00)
DOE Keynotes (0:13:21)
Fireside Chat (0:29:34)
Progress and the Path Ahead: Storage Shots and Other Goals (1:00:40)
Storage Landscape Looking Forward (1:47:00)
Break (2:51:00)
Storage Acceleration Voucher Introduction (3:05:00)
Storage Acceleration Showcase (3:20:00)

Thursday, August 8: Working in Stakeholder Ecosystems

You can find the recordings of this day here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.

To find specific presentations, view the list below:

Part 1

Doors open (00:00-01:37) 
Welcome from the US DOE (01:38 – 05:47)
Storage and LDES Market Development Keynote (05:48 – 47:46)
Panel: Energy Storage’s Role for Critical Infrastructure and Resilience (47:47 – 01:34:14)
Panel: Moving Technology from Lab to Commercialization (01:34:15 – 02:22:00)
Doors open (00:00-03:14)

Part 2

Introduction (03:14 – 08:10)
Track 1: Tech Development (08:11 – 14:36)

Track 2: Markets and Valuation (14:37 – 22:22)

Track 3: Investment, Commercialization, and Scaleup (22:23 – 29:38)

Track 4: Manufacturing/ Supply Chain/ Workforce (29:39 – 35:22)

Conclusion (35:23 – 36:42)

Part 3

ESGC Future Strategy (36:43 – 59:36)

DOE Decadal Challenge Overview (59:37 – 1:09:24)

Jud Virden: Opening remarks (11:00-11:12)

Big Pitch Winners (11:12 – 1:04:05)

  • Sue Babinec: Introduction (11:12 – 16:04)
  • Speakers:Venkat Srinivasan, Jeremy Twitchell, Yonghong Chen, Waylon Clark, Matthew Paiss, and Marissa Wood (16:04 – 1:04:05)

Panel: Emerging High Impact Energy Storage Technology: The Role of AI/ML (1:04:06 – 2:10:58)

Part 4

Project: Flow Battery Based Long Duration Energy Storage (03:27–13:23)
Project: Installation of Long-Duration Vanadium Flow Battery for a Resilient and Cost-effective Microgrid (13:34–20:26)
Project: A Demonstration of Moving Particle TES (20:30–27:23)
Project: Multiday Iron air Demonstration (MIND) (27:28–37:07)
Project: Grid-Scale Long Duration Energy Storage with Unmatched Application Flexibility (37:12–45:31)
Q&A Session (45:32-1:00:00)

Part 5

Fireside Chat with National Associations (07:27–52:20)
Workforce and Community Outreach Initiatives (52:27–01:40:34)

Friday, August 9: Looking Forward

You can find the recordings of this day here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.

To find specific presentations, view the list below:

Part 1

Welcome from the U.S. DOE (0:00:00 0:10:30)
DOE: Summit Welcome
DOE Keynote Announcement (0:11:00-0:43:00) 
Panel on DOE Supported Consortia Awards: Ben Shrager, Vinod Siberry, and Will McNamara (0:44:38-1:29:11) 
Investor Panel: Dr. Daniel Cunningham, Phil Larochelle, and Andrew Schwab (1:30:00-2:14:00)
Emerging Energy Storage Markets Panel: Nico Eidson, Ed Lovelace, and Andy Bennet (2:15:00-3:00:36)

Part 2

Break (0:00:00 0:02:30)
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Panel: Changwon Suh, Dr. Andrew Green, Eugene Beh, Margaret Mann, and Adrian Yao (0:03:00-1:02:24)

Part 3

Working Lunch: Upcoming DOE Storage FOAs and Opportunities (0:00:00-0:23:56)

Part 4

Adoption Readiness Levels (0:00:00-0:34:52)
SI 2030 Framework Updates (0:35:00-1:03:25)
Storage Acceleration Voucher Winners Announcement and Closing Remarks (1:04:00-1:14:57)