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Developing Tools to Evaluate Environment-Flexibility Tradeoffs [HydroWIRES]
Lead Companies
ORNL
Lead Researcher (s)
- Brenda Pracheil, prachielbm@ornl.gov
This project will build on previous research led by the labs to understand the flexibility and environmental tradeoffs involved in hydropower operation. Researchers will develop a user-friendly tool that helps operators analyze the flexibility-environmental tradeoffs of hydropower operations. This is expected to lead to improved support of variable renewable generation without sacrificing river ecosystem health. Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Regulatory Management Process
Research Sub-Category
Regulatory Process
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
TBD
- Conventional Hydro
- Small or Non Conventional Hydro
- Pumped Storage
PSH TES Tool
Lead Companies
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Lead Researcher (s)
- Mark Weimer
This project will develop a set of online tools that industry, regulators, and other stakeholders could adopt and use to advance PSH projects in the US. Current efforts include completing the process of defining the needs of industry and developing a PSH valuation tool.
Technology Application
Pumped Storage
Research Category
Regulatory Management Process
Research Sub-Category
Regulatory Process
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
TBD
- Pumped Storage
Pumped Storage Hydropower FAST Commissioning Technical Analysis [HydroWIRES]
Lead Companies
ANL
Lead Researcher (s)
- Vladimir Koritarov, koritarov@anl.gov
This report was developed in tandem with the Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time (FAST) to Commissioning PSH Challenge and represents the underlying technical analysis that informed the competition. Lead by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the report is designed to address barriers and solutions to PSH development by establishing baseline project development knowledge, defining key aspects of project development, and identifying opportunities to reduce project timelines, costs, and risks. The document’s scope includes post-licensing activities and excludes factors related to permitting or licensing. Technology Application
Pumped Storage
Research Category
Regulatory Management Process
Research Sub-Category
Regulatory Process
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
TBD
- Marine Energy
SNL Support for Kearns and West FOA 1837
Lead Companies
Sandia National Laboratories
Lead Researcher (s)
- Jesse Roberts
The few wave and tidal (i.e., MHK) projects that have been licensed and permitted in the United States have been challenged by a lack of a clear understanding of potential environmental effects and mutual understanding of the regulatory pathway. Due to the low number of installed and operating projects, regulators across federal, state, and local jurisdictions in many regions are relatively unfamiliar with MHK technologies, their potential environmental effects and available strategies for mitigation and monitoring. Additionally, the developers themselves, who are typically responsible for framing the project for regulators, often lack the information and tools for establishing a productive dialog with regulators. This project compiles existing environmental information from wide ranging data sources which are currently difficult to find across several sources. Further, by engaging with experts, both nationally and internationally, across academic, government, non-profit and industry sectors the information is brought into a suite of tools, i.e., the Toolkit. The Toolkit will be accessible via the project’s web Portal where environmental information relevant to a potential project site and topics of interest can be readily accessed in support of the most expeditious permitting process, especially to address regulatory needs.
Technology Application
Marine Energy
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Regulatory Process
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
2022
- Conventional Hydro
WPTO NOTAs (Improving Hydropower’s Value through Informed Decision-Making)
Lead Companies
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Lead Researcher (s)
- Alison Colotelo
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Regulatory Management Process
Research Sub-Category
Regulatory Process
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
TBD
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