SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority’s Post

Meet soon in Grenoble France next October at the IEEE Power & Energy Society conference on smart grids

This is an exciting day for South Carolina — SC Nexus has been a tremendous collaborative effort between our state’s world-renowned higher education institutions, technical colleges, numerous state agencies, the Savannah River National Laboratory, economic development alliances, community organizations, non-profits and private companies, including electric utilities. To be federally recognized as one of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s 31 new Tech Hubs validates both the work already happening here, as well as our state leadership’s strategic, long-term planning to align South Carolina for generational economic development success and energy independence.   The Tech Hubs designation has limitless implications for our state. SC Nexus is now eligible to apply for Phase II funding, which would exponentially accelerate the existing advanced energy initiatives underway. Subsequently, by pouring into this sector, South Carolina is poised to train and retain industry specialists in cutting-edge technologies – adding to our rosters of renowned talent and good paying jobs.   Notably, this also catapults the Palmetto State into the global arena of advanced energy research and development. While international businesses have looked to us for FDI and trade for decades, this designation will help expand our global relationships and broaden the definition of what it means to be successful in South Carolina.   The future is bright in South Carolina, and today’s #TechHubs designation announcement ensures that SC Nexus will play a critical role in our continued success. #EDATechHubs

We never doubted South Carolina’s capabilities to make an impact and be a global player, and today’s news that SC Nexus has received federal designation as a U.S. Economic Development Administration Tech Hub affirms it.   SC Nexus is a group of change agents representing public and private sectors, higher education and state leadership all working together to create programs to ensure South Carolina will be at the forefront of global energy technology. This consortium will open doors to new educational pathways, where South Carolinians can explore STEM and energy sector careers – meaning the potential for life-changing impact available through educational opportunities and good paying jobs is coming to the SC Nexus region, which covers over 60% of our distressed counties.   The advanced energy future begins today in South Carolina!

Texas, the State of the Future, will deliver broadband for all, create resilient supply chains, increase safety and resilience, and create the 21st century workforce. INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE (the foundation of ARPA-I) goes well beyond transportation and will be the brains of our economy. Providing advanced city services, resilient and carbon-free economies, closing the technology divide, enabling autonomous systems, and most important; securing data for people, cities, and governments. This includes National Renewable Energy Laboratory Automated Mobility District from Stanley Young and Sam Lott. Working with visionary developers and industry partners to provide new services to the community.  One of the most impactful is providing advanced mobility to the elderly, disadvantaged, and communities outside current operations thanks to eCab and CARTS. Autonomy Institute https://lnkd.in/gd4tNKyi

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https://lnkd.in/dQMQqPET The prolific expansion of data centers needed to support AI and other digital capabilities is disrupting the Power Generation landscape. While renewables is a significant component of addressing the needs, 24x7 baseload generation expansion is needed immediately. The recent completion of Vogtle and the foresight of those quickly moving to adopt SMR’s appears to be a smart move.

“Transition to Electric Commercial Fleet: Harnessing Grid Integration Opportunities for Accelerated Adoption” This is my recently published paper in #IEEE_Transactions_on_Transportation_Electrification where I investigate the profitability of transitioning to electric fleet in various jurisdictions. I examine how fleet owners can use the aggregated batteries of the fleet for self-use or third-party energy services, particularly #Coincident_Peak charges found in regions like #ERCOT, #Ontario, #Alberta, and #PJM. Through financial analysis, I identify where the transition to electric fleets is financially advantageous and where further consideration is needed. In this paper, with the guidance of my supervisor Dr Hamidreza (Hamid) Zareipour and my co-supervisor Dr Bill Rosehart, I develope a multi-stage investment platform to assist commercial fleet entities in making strategic decisions regarding their fleet transition. I demonstrate how the structure of electricity markets in certain parts of North America enables fleet owners to significantly reduce ownership costs while generating additional revenue streamsby renting or self using the battyeries for electricity cost management. To read the paper: https://lnkd.in/g8XSJQ3c

Attention all! Take a few minutes to read and understand the attached article from The Wall Street Journal regarding the coming demand on the power grid. I recently posted several times regarding the scale of grid deficiency that the US faces in the very near future. When the impact of compliance with the administrative state's EV mandate is considered in combination with the expected growth of data centers to accommodate AI and our increasing digital connectedness, basic calculations indicate that the US's generating capacity will need to increase by approximately 1,765 Billion KWh. Presently there are 70,000 wind turbines contributing approximately 10% of the nation's power generating capacity or 434 Billion KWh. In order to meet the anticipated demand noted above, there will need to be an additional 284,677 wind turbines erected and connected. This is ridiculous on its face. The bureaucrats and their special interest lobbyists pitching this nonsense are Quixotic if not delusional. The effort must get serious and path to small modular reactors be made simpler.

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