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2012 SunSpec Alliance Members Meeting. John Nunneley, Executive Director. SunSpec Alliance Mission. Accelerate the growth of the renewable energy industry by standardizing data interfaces of energy system components
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2012 SunSpec Alliance Members Meeting John Nunneley, Executive Director
SunSpec Alliance Mission Accelerate the growth of the renewable energy industry by standardizing data interfacesof energy system components and by promoting the adoption ofSunSpec Alliance recommendations and theSunSpec brand
Agenda Review – Day 1 • Noon: Working Lunch (provided) • 12:15–12:45 PM: Integrating Solar PV and Storage in Smart Grids, • Brad Roberts, Electricity Storage Association (ESA) • 1-1:30 PM: New Specification Primer - SunSpecPlant Extract, • Brett Francis, Power-One • 1:30-2 PM: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Logger, • Lynn Linse, DigiInternational • 2:15-3:15 PM: Member Updates • LoggerWare – Bob Fox • Outback Power - Tim Shirley • SolectriaRenewables - Scott Bowden • TEAL Electronics - Rogan Guild • 3:30-5 PM: Smart Energy Profile 2.0 Update and Lessons Learned in High Penetration Grids • Thomas Herbst, Silver Spring Networks • 5 PM: Adjourn • 7:15 PM: SunSpec Member's Appreciation Dinner • RIO VooDooSteakHouse
Agenda Review – Day 2 • 9-9:30 AM: SunSpec Member'sBreakfast and Opening Remarks • 9:30-10:00 AM: Sustaining Sustainability: Monitoring and Verification as the Basis for Sustained Municipal Investment in Renewable Energy, Joseph LaRussoEsq., City of Boston • 10:15-11:00 AM: Driving Best Practices & Standards in Solar PV: SunSpec Whitepaper Presentation and Intro to Solar 3.0, Tom Tansy • 11-11:30 AM: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Module, Yaron Binder Solar Edge • 11:30-Noon: Specification Workgroup Updates • SunSpecInverter Control - Bill Randle, AE Solar Energy • SunSpecLogger Configuration - Lynn Linse, DigiInternational • Noon: Lunch • 12:00-12:30 PM: Renewables and Storage Integration Deep Dive, • Dr. Allen Hefner, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology • 12:30-1:00 PM: Anti-Islanding Standards, Brian Seal, Electric Power Research Institute • 1:15-3 PM: Member Updates • Siemens – Laura Berland-Shane • Danfoss- Mark Haug, Director, Strategic Marketing • Obvius- Kyle Alexander • AE Solar Energy – Brent Cheldelin • Solar-Frontier - Ravi Menon
Agenda Review – Day 2 (cont) • 3:15 – 5 :Technical Breakout Session • String Combiner – Aaron Parker • Common Model – Bill Randle • Charge Controller – Tim Shirley • MPPT – John Blair • Plant Extract – Brett Francis • 5pm : Wrap-up / Adjourn
Membership Update • Strong growth in Membership in 2011 • 51 Members! • Consistent Renewals • Broadening Appeal • Industry Recognition • Solar Power International Outreach
SunSpec Monitoring Architecture Inverter Reporting /Applications / Analytic Engines String Combiner Local SCADA/Admin Cloud Meter Firewall Firewall Panel Internet Data Logger Application Platform Enviro Secure Web Service MODBUS RTU/TCP Over RS-485, Ethernet. Zigbee, or WIFI. Storage Remote Monitoring, Admin and Control Plant Data Import / Export Trackers Plant Equipment
New Initiative – Plant Data Inverter Reporting /Applications / Analytic Engines String Combiner Local SCADA/Admin Cloud Meter Firewall Firewall Panel Internet Data Logger Application Platform Enviro Secure Web Service MODBUS RTU/TCP Over RS-485, Ethernet. Zigbee, or WIFI. Storage Remote Monitoring, Admin and Control Plant Data Import / Export Trackers Plant Equipment
Standards Liaison Activity • Board Member, Renewable Energy Stakeholder for the National Institute of Standards, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (NIST/SGIP) • National Smart Grid standards • Chairing weekly Zigbee Alliance DER Workgroup • Smart Energy Profile for Distributed Energy Resources • Chairing ASHRAE SPC201p Generator Workgroup • Facility Smart Grid Information Model • Electricity Storage Association partnership • SolarTech partnership
Spring PlugFest Announcement • Back by Popular Demand • Certification Testing • Interoperability Testing • Location: TUV, Pleasanton CA • Date (Tentative): April 17 & 18