Dr. Leo Yazhou Jiang and Daniel J. Lorden
Will present a talk entitled:
100% Carbon-Free Energy System: Can We Still Keep the Lights On?
Abstract: The recent blackouts in Texas and California have revealed certain vulnerabilities within U.S. energy infrastructure which are not well understood. In particular: (1) a massive winter storm with frigid temperatures caused 4.5 million Texas homes and businesses to lose power for up to 4 days in February 2021; and (2) an extreme heat wave disrupted the power supply to approximately 2 million customers in California in August 2020. These devastating blackouts require action from policy makers, legislators, engineers, and scientists to design and operate more resilient and reliable U.S. energy systems. This seminar will discuss the topic from four aspects: (1) the Texas and California blackouts will be reviewed; (2) generation resource adequacy methodologies will be described; (3) how these resource adequacy programs failed to prevent the blackouts will be analyzed; and (4) technology solutions will be discussed to help keep the lights on during the transition to a 100% carbon-free energy system.
Bio: Dr. Leo Yazhou Jiang is an Assistant Professor at the ECE Department. Prior to joining Clarkson in 2020, he was a Power System Engineer at GE Research Center located at Niskayuna, NY from 2016 to 2020. At GE, Dr. Jiang led and participated in design of GE products including distributed energy resource management system (DERMS), flexible large power transformer, and variable speed Pumped Storage Hydro technologies. Due to his contribution to differentiating GE products, Dr. Jiang was awarded the 2018 GE Dushman Technology Excellence Award. Dr. Jiang earned his Ph.D. degree from Washington State University (WSU) in 2016. His research interests include renewable integration and grid digitalization.
Dan Lorden earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson in 1981 and a M.S. in Electric Power Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1983. Dan has 38 years of experience in the electricity industry performing senior-level engineering, project, and corporate management functions related to: high-voltage transmission planning; project development execution; high-voltage direct current systems; combined- cycle gas turbine power plant development; FERC, ISO, NERC and associated Reliability Council process management; and energy asset acquisition. Areas of special expertise include power-electronic transmission technology and wholesale electricity market policy and tariffs. Dan is a member of the IEEE and Cigré and co-authored the EPRI HVDC Handbook.
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Meeting ID: 955 1166 0903
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Friday March 12th 2021
4pm
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