Distributed Energy Resources: Integrating Renewable Energy
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the key elements and terms associated with distributed energy resources.
- Define the fundamental characteristics and challenges regarding renewable energy resources.
- Classify the potential benefits of microgrids for integrating renewable energy.
- Examine how to optimize renewable energy resources by integrating energy storage.
Credits:
As an IACET Accredited Provider, BNP Media offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.
Renewable energy sources are becoming more commonly incorporated by utilities. Unlike conventional generated power sources, renewables are intermittent and variable by their very nature. While utility and grid operators are integrating renewable energy into their systems through power management experiences, municipalities and commercial/industrial applications are turning toward Distributed Energy Resources (DER) to augment or replace utility provided power. Developments in microgrid technology have made smaller scale DERs more feasible, granting the use of renewable energy sources effectively and seamlessly to meet long-term sustainability goals in an environmentally conscious world.
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Julius Neudorfer is the CTO and founder of North American Access Technologies Inc. (NAAT), based in Westchester, New York. NAAT’s clients include Fortune 500 firms and government agencies. NAAT has been designing and implementing data center infrastructure and related technology projects for the last 25 years. Neudorfer is a member of AFCOM, ASHRAE, IEEE, iMasons, and The Green Grid. He is also an instructor for the U.S. Department of Energy “Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP)” program. He developed and holds a U.S. patent for a high-efficiency cooling system for rack-mounted computer equipment. He writes the “Hot Aisle Insight” column for Mission Critical magazine, he has written numerous articles and whitepapers for various IT and data center publications, and he has presented several industry seminars and webinars. |
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