Annual Meeting
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21st ESA Annual Meeting, June 6-8, 2011, San Jose, CA
With all of its recent activity in energy storage, including the passage of AB 2514 in October, California will provide the ideal backdrop for the 21st ESA Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is the premier forum for leaders driving the evolutions and integration of storage systems and technologies and we look forward to growing both the size and scope of this year’s event.
There will be numerous opportunities for organizations to sponsor and have visibility for products and technologies during the meeting. We look forward to hosting our members and the entire storage community at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.
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Electricity Storage Association Elects New Directors and Chairman
Washington, DC - June 23, 2011 - The Electricity Storage Association (ESA) is pleased to announce the election of its new Board of Directors and Officers. The election took place at ESA's 21st Annual Meeting in San Jose, CA.
The newly elected Directors, who will serve two-year terms, include:
• John Butkowski, Beckett Energy Systems
• Eva Gardow, FirstEnergy Service Company*
• Darrell Hayslip, Xtreme Power
• Haresh Kamath, EPRI*
• Bob Misback, Altairnano, Inc.
• Ali Nourai, KEMA*
• Rahul Walawalkar, Customized Energy Solutions*
• Rick Winter, Primus Power Corporation*
* Indicates those Directors who were re-elected.
The newly elected Officers include:
• Chairman: Chris Shelton, AES Energy Storage
• Vice - Chairman: Matt Lazarewicz, Beacon Power Corporation
• Vice - Chairman: Rick Winter, Primus Power Corporation
• Executive Director: Brad Roberts, S&C Electric Company
• Secretary: Eva Gardow, FirstEnergy Service Company
• Treasurer: Georgianne Huff, Sandia National Laboratories
The new Officers and Directors will be joining Directors Rob Johnson, A123 Systems, Inc,; Colette Lamontagne, Navigant Consulting; and Jim McDowall, Saft America, Inc.
"I look forward to working with this new Board of Directors to deepen the value of membership across the organization and build on the foundation put in place by my predecessor Ali Nourai," said newly elected Chairman Chris Shelton. "The ESA will continue to growth and shape our industry as storage technologies move to market."
During the Annual Meeting, Brad Roberts, Executive Director, extended his sincere gratitude and appreciation for the outgoing Directors: Bob Hanes, Magnum Energy; Jillis Raadschelders, KEMA International; and Chet Sandberg, Altairnano, Inc. "I would like to recognize the time and dedication that they have put into this organization during their terms. They have truly been instrumental in the transformation of this organization to one focused on technology to one that is focused on technology and advocating for electricity storage."
About ESA
The non-profit Electricity Storage Association is the world's premier electricity storage trade organization, established to foster development and commercialization of storage technologies. The membership includes utilities, equipment developers and manufacturers, national laboratories, system designers and academia using the ESA as the leading forum to promote a better understanding of the benefits of energy storage in the electricity grid. Long considered the leading technical resource on storage related issues, ESA members actively engage in numerous activities to facilitate this effort. Also, the recently formed Advocacy Council engages in federal and state legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts on behalf of ESA. These efforts are designed to promote the advancement of competitive and reliable energy storage delivery systems within the United States. The ESA is the proud host of the ESA Annual Meeting. Now in its 21st year, the ESA Annual Meeting is the premier forum for leaders driving the evolution and integration of storage systems and technologies. The ESA is organized as a 501 (c) (6) trade association with Headquarters in Washington, D.C. For more information about the ESA please visit www.electricitystorage.org.
Electricity Storage and American Wind Industries Release Joint Principles for Clean Energy
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June 8, 2011
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Energy Storage and American Wind Industries Release Joint Principles for Clean Energy
San Jose, Calif. – The Electricity Storage Association (ESA), the preeminent trade association dedicated to fostering the development and commercialization of energy storage technologies, and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), thenational trade association representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, services providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry – have released joint principles crafted by the two industries to create a level playing field for the deployment of clean energy technologies.
Both ESA and AWEA have strongly advocated for public policies that level the playing field and remove barriers to market entry for clean energy technologies, allowing them to compete with traditional energy resources. The jointly agreed-upon principles recognize the value of energy storage across the utility industry, the benefit of storage as a source of ancillary services, and the need to strategically utilize storage on wind farms.
“ESA feels strongly about advocating for the use of energy storage to modernize the power grid,” said Brad Roberts, Executive Director of ESA. “Our policymakers need to understand the potential for these resources to improve our electric grid reliability, while creating jobs and stimulating American innovation and manufacturing. While wind energy makes our grid cleaner, energy storage makes our grid more flexible and reliable.”
“Large amounts of wind energy are being reliably and cost-effectively integrated onto the power system today,” said Denise Bode, CEO of AWEA. “Energy storage can be a valuable resource for the power system in maximizing the efficient use of this resource, and add flexibility for electric utilities. We look forward to working closely with ESA on regulatory policy that will enable these growing industries to fully benefit both consumers and the economy of the U.S.”
Specific policies supported by ESA and AWEA include:
• Wholesale energy markets and ancillary services markets should be created and expanded, and barriers to entry into those markets eliminated.
• Market and operating rules should be based around the type of service needed, and any technology that is able to reliably provide a needed service should be able to provide it. In many cases, previously bundled services should be disaggregated.
• Low cost grid operating reforms that will create more competition and make the grid operate more efficiently, such as greater balancing are coordination and faster generator dispatch intervals, should be implemented as soon as possible.
About ESA
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the ESA is a 501(c)(6) trade association, formed in 1996. ESA’s membership is comprised of a diverse group of electric utilities; energy service companies (ESCOs); independent power producers (IPPs); energy storage technology developers and suppliers; and those in the energy storage research community. The ESA Advocacy Council currently has ten founding members, including: A123 Systems, Inc., AES Energy Storage, Altairnano, Aquion Energy, Beacon Power, FIAMM, Prudent Energy Corporation, S&C Electric Company, Saft America, Inc., and Xtreme Power.
About AWEA
AWEA is the national trade association of America's wind industry, with more than 2,500 member companies, including global leaders in wind power and energy development, wind turbine manufacturing, component and service suppliers. AWEA sponsors the world's largest wind power trade show, WINDPOWER, to be held next in Atlanta, Georgia, June 3-6, 2012. AWEA is the voice of wind energy in the U.S., promoting renewable energy to power a cleaner, stronger America.
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Electricity Storage Group Amps Up Advocacy
Washington, D.C. - The Electricity Storage Association (ESA), the preeminent trade association dedicated to fostering the development and commercialization of energy storage technologies as a means to solving the nation's energy and power challenges, has a formed an Advocacy Council to step up efforts to affect federal public policy on energy storage.
The group plans to engage and interface directly with the White House, federal agencies, and the Congress on issues related to advanced energy storage technologies. To that end, ESA has enlisted Quinn Gillespie & Associates (QGA) to provide government relations and strategic communications services to help achieve these goals; Katherine Hamilton, a director at QGA and former president of GridWise Alliance, will serve as policy director.
"We are excited to have QGA on board to join the work already underway by our team," said Brad Roberts, Executive Director of ESA. "The ESA has expanded from an organization that provides a venue for technology information sharing to becoming a strong voice that can communicate the significant benefits that energy storage provides to our electric mix."
"The Advocacy Council has been formed to step up advocacy efforts on behalf of our growing industry," said Judith Judson of Beacon Power Corporation and Chair of the ESA Advocacy Council. "The QGA team, led by Katherine Hamilton, shares our goals and will provide the support needed to ensure that energy storage is included in the public policy debate on energy in the country."
"QGA is thrilled to have the opportunity to form this partnership with the ESA and help expand the Council's presence here in Washington, D.C.," said Hamilton "This is a critical time for an organization like the ESA to become more actively involved in shaping future American energy policy. Energy storage technologies truly have the potential to change the way we consume and use energy, and should be a part of any conversation on energy policy here in our nation's Capital."
About ESA
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the ESA is a 501(c)(6) trade association, formed in 1996. ESA's membership is comprised of a diverse group of electric utilities; energy service companies (ESCOs); independent power producers (IPPs); energy storage technology developers and suppliers; and those in the energy storage research community. The ESA Advocacy Council currently has ten founding members, including: A123 Systems, Inc., AES Energy Storage, Altairnano, Aquion Energy, Beacon Power, FIAMM, Prudent Energy Corporation, S&C Electric Company, Saft America, Inc., and Xtreme Power.