NSF Workshop on Power and Energy Education Breakout Group 2

1. NSF Workshop on Power and Energy EducationBreakout Group 2 Reporters: Brian Johnson, University of IdahoDagmar Niebur, Drexel University

2. Integration of Renewables • Challenges of large-scale integration of renewables on the equipment side or HV side: • voltage fluctuation, frequency issues, wind forecasting • Risk and policy issues: • Educational modules related to integration for various levels and audiences, as for example investment bankers versus power engineers

3. Microgrid Resiliency • Attracts interest of DOE and DOD • Economic incentives for utilities are less clear • Policies may require utilities to buy back intermittent power • In the extreme, utilities serve as backup power only • Curriculum aspects include • Control including distributed and hybrid control • Market and pricing models • Forecasting of intermittent resources • Storage

4. Cyber Security • Idaho National Labs – GridGame competition with microgrids operated by EE/CS student teams responding to hacking by a team of by CS students to be conducted at the IEEE International Symposium on Resilient Control Systems, August 2014 => Develop similar labs or organize summer schools • Collaborative Modules

5. Integration of CPS Aspects in the Power and Energy Curriculum • Control Center SCADA Hardware Labs for integration of cyber data and physical data • Team-teaching • CS and EE students should mentor each other (NCSU terminology “each one mentor one.”) • Develop communities of learners (also outside the class room)

6. Curriculum using MOOCs or otherOn-line Education Key issues: • Content Ideas – Discussed on remaining slides • Format – Majority favored modules • Delivery methods – Need to involve • Instructional support • Education specialists • Delivery methods – Requires • Institutional support • Recognition of effort • Archiving and maintenance • Need of educational module clearing house • Need of long-term commitment to maintain and update course modules

7. Other R&E Issues • Green Power Management of Data Centers • Electrification of Transportation • Synergy of Petroleum Engineering and Electric Power and Energy • Public Education in Energy Efficiency and Demand Response • Development of new degrees or minors in smart grids, potentially as a BS of Arts instead of Science

8. Other General Issues • Need for leveling the NSF “playing field” by including smaller universities • Scalability of NSF Programs • Equal partnering of smaller and bigger schools • Challenges of multi-disciplinary teams • Triballanguages of disciplines, PE, CS, Econ etc. • Engineering cultures • Opportunities of multi-disciplinary teams • Communities of learners • Cross-disciplinary mentoring

9. General Issues - Industry • Need for engaging industry more systematically and more closely in curricular matter Ex.: Australian Power Institute (API) • industry survey outlines requirements • 4 week long modules, courses and labs • Developed by some universities, deployed by others, • Funded by the Commonwealth Accreditation Structural Reform Program at a level of ca 4$M/year and matched by industry contributions to API (see objectives next slide). • API offers bursaries, laboratory, partial faculty support.

10. The Australian Power Institute -A Model for Advancing Power Engineering Careers Key objectives: Students view power engineering as an exciting whole of working life career choice • University undergraduate teaching and learning provides sustainable industry skills • Continuing professional development programs and coordinated, concerted research are value adding to industry • API is positioned as a vibrant, nationally respected organization by industry, universities and government