Energy questions
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Directions:
Be sure to explain your answers fully and cite any references including links to websites
used in development of your answers. In your answers, be sure to touch on the course the
mes of energy, engineering, systems, stakeholders, and regulations. Utilize the course not
es posted on CANVAS. You should be able to sufficiently answer each question in 1--‐ 2 pages. Good luck and have a good break (after the final exam is turned in on Decemb
er 17th).
1. Consider the US electric grid system. Energy storage can be accomplished in
many ways and the use of battery technology is being promoted as a key compone
nt when combined with renewable energy. Consider a typical daily load profile
for total demand like the one shown below. Describe and analyze how battery st
orage as a distributed energy resource (DER) can be incorporated into municipal
distribution system. (40 points)
Source: www.mpoweruk.com
See also: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=830
2. Recall the presentation made by Karen Bandhauer where she introduced the concept of the circular economy. Consider the homework assignment where you developed a waste stream process flow diagram for waste-to-energy
conversion. Look at the following links that describe moving towards a circular economy. Link #1: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/manufacturing/moving_towa rd_a_circu lar_economy Link #2: http://waste-management-world.com/a/the-future-of-the-circular-economy Describe and analyze the circular economy for a municipality having the characteristics like the City of Fort Collins. (30 points)
3. Recall the guest discussion in class given by Spirae CEO Sunil Cherian. Cons ider Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) and the v ariability of supply and demand inherent is distributed energy resources (D ER) operating below a substation in a distribution utility. Describe and anal yze what and how a distribution utility will effectively manage the DER var iability while at the same time maintaining (or increasing) reliability in orde r to “keep the lights on” in a city with a municipal electric utility like Fort C ollins. For more information, see http://www.spirae.com. (30 points)
