Workshop Proposal for Financial Assistance Isolated Power Systems IPS Connect 2023 Noumea New Caledonia.
Abstract
The International Isolated Power Systems # Connect Workshop is the premier remote area power systems workshop in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, for the exchange of research, new technology and training. This workshop continues successful annual eventsthat started in 2015 on King Island followed by Flinders Island, Rottnest Island, Maui Island, Tasmania, and Alaska. The workshop provides a forum for academics, industry researchers and experts in power engineering to discuss and share ideas, present results, reflect on past experiences and discuss future projects.Prior events have highlighted the opportunity for knowledge sharing across utilities, specifically knowledge delivery to the Pacific region, and as such the 2023 event will have a specific professional development component targeting this agenda.Unique aspects to the event include the location (hosted with a remote area power system to afford tour of innovative facilities and technologies), and the audience (restricted to owners and operators of remote area systems).Workshop Goals:1)Provide a power utility specific forum to identify and discuss both current and emerging technology issues relevant tothe security of resilient isolated power systems with high renewable energy penetration. This forum is directly relevant to a rangeof on-island and fleet operations, considering integration of alternative energy, within the Department of Navy (DoN).2)Provide a forum, specifically targeting Pacific utility involvement, leading to cooperative research collaboration, inclusive of any support available via the Naval Research Enterprise (NRE). 3)Provide a dual professional development/conference format to further incentivize Pacific stakeholder involvement.4)Maintaining long-term inter-regional relationships between utilities and research organizations, as demonstrated during prior IPS events.Future Naval Relevance:In May 2022, the U.S. Navy released a climate strategy that aims to make the force more resilient to changes like sea level rise and coastal erosion while moving faster to low-carbon fuels and hybrid engines for ships and planes. The plan comes at a time of rising energy costs for the military, the largest user of fuel in the UnitedStates.#By building a climate ready force, our sailors and Marines will be able to fight and win anywhere in the world in any condition,# Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installation, Environment. #Hybridization is something that we ve seen some good results with, but there s also a lot of development to do in terms of technology,# Berger said.The topics to be discussed at the International Isolated Power Systems # Connect Workshop are directly relevant to designing, commissioning, and runningisolated, resilient and hybrid power systems with high renewable energy penetration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 21, 2023
- Source ID
- N629092412003
Entities
People
- Michael Negnevitsky
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Tasmania