GTT Transmission Workshop – November 1-2, 2012
On November 1-2, 2012, the GTT presented a workshop on grid integration on the transmission system at the DoubleTree Crystal City near Washington, DC.
A draft of the DOE Action Plan Addressing the Electricity Transmission System was discussed during the workshop, which addressed the challenges and opportunities presented by the integration of 21st century energy technologies into the electricity transmission system.
Parallel sessions addressed the challenges and opportunities of modernizing the grid and drilled down into key technology areas associated with each of these:
- System visibility: what advances are needed to "see" the state of the grid – the informational aspects of the 21st century grid?
- System understanding: what is needed to "know" what is happening or about to happen on the grid and determine appropriate responses?
- System flexibility: how can the system understanding be used to appropriately respond to grid events of conditions?
Each of these capabilities entails effective integration of a host of technologies across the entire electricity grid. The purpose of this workshop was to identify key R&D needs and opportunities to inform DOE activities in this space over the next five years.
DOE is proud to lead a nationwide movement to re-establish American technological and market leadership in new energy technologies, improve the Nation's energy security, reduce environmental impacts of electricity generation, strengthen US economic competitiveness, and catalyze domestic economic growth in the global clean energy race.
The DOE GTT has developed a draft vision which describes a future electricity system and lists several key attributes of that system. Reactions to the draft vision have been positive, and it will continue to be further refined as the GTT engages with the broader stakeholder community.
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The Grid Tech Team (GTT) was established by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in recognition of the challenges and critical issues facing our grid.
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In April 2011, recognizing the need for strategic grid modernization efforts, both internally and externally, DOE’s Undersecretary for Energy established the Grid Tech Team (GTT).
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The GTT developed a draft vision (below) which describes a future electricity system and lists several key attributes of that system. In its current form, this vision incorporates comments made by stakeholders during meetings organized by the GTT. Th...
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The GTT proposes a strategic framework that organizes these activities into three interrelated dimensions (informational, analytical, and physical), representative of the systems nature of the grid.