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DOE OSTI2017

Finding "Models" in Clouds

Internationally recognized Climate Scientist Ruby Leung is a cloud gazer. But rather than looking for shapes, Ruby’s life’s calling is to develop regional atmospheric models to better predict and understand the effects of global climate change at scales relevant to humans and the environment. Ruby’s accomplishments include developing novel methods for modeling mountain clouds and precipitation in climate models, and improving understanding of hydroclimate variability and change. She also has led efforts to develop regional climate modeling capabilities in the Weather Research and Forecasting model that is widely adopted by scientists worldwide. Ruby is part of a team of PNNL researchers studying the impacts of global warming.

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES↗
DOE OSTI2016

Testing Feedstocks: INL Researcher Finds Way to Accurately Test Flowability

Here, cellulosic biofuels plants have been plagued by problems caused by the poor feeding and handling characteristics of biomass feedstocks. A new method has been developed to measure flowability of feedstocks to make sure that they will feed properly before introducing them into processes in which they may plug equipment. The new method uses an instrumented hopper that can be configured to provide real-time, in-line flowability characterization of feedstocks within supply and preprocessing operations for quality assurance and control. There is no other available method that measures flowability that is compatible with real-time, in-line data collection for quality control.

09 BIOMASS FUELS↗
DOE OSTI2018

Preliminary Findings of the South Africa Power System Capacity Expansion and Operational Modelling Study: Preprint

Wind and solar power contract prices have recently become cheaper than many conventional new-build alternatives in South Africa and trends suggest a continued increase in the share of variable renewable energy (vRE) on South Africa's power system with coal technology seeing the greatest reduction in capacity, see 'Figure 6: Percentage share by Installed Capacity (MW)' in [1]. Hence it is essential to perform a state-of-the-art grid integration study examining the effects of these high penetrations of vRE on South Africa's power system. Under the 21st Century Power Partnership (21CPP), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has significantly augmented existing models of the South African power system to investigate future vRE scenarios. NREL, in collaboration with Eskom's Planning Department, further developed, tested and ran a combined capacity expansion and operational model of the South African power system including spatially disaggregated detail and geographical representation of system resources. New software to visualize and interpret modelling outputs has been developed, and scenario analysis of stepwise vRE build targets reveals new insight into associated planning and operational impacts and costs. The model, built using PLEXOS, is split into two components, firstly a capacity expansion model and secondly a unit commitment and economic dispatch model. The capacity expansion model optimizes new generation decisions to achieve the lowest cost, with a full understanding of capital cost and an approximated understanding of operational costs. The operational model has a greater set of detailed operational constraints and is run at daily resolutions. Both are run from 2017 through 2050. This investigation suggests that running both models in tandem may be the most effective means to plan the least cost South African power system as build plans seen to be more expensive than optimal by the capacity expansion model can produce greater operational cost savings seen only in the operational model.

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION↗
DOE OSTI2018

U.S. Army Reserve 88th Readiness Division Finds Big Savings

Fact sheet features lighting work done for the U.S. Army Reserve 88th Readiness Division, which was recognized in two 2017 Interior Lighting Campaign exemplary recognition categories. The troffer lighting upgrade projects at the two recognized sites are expected to save more than 246,000 kWh annually or roughly enough electricity to run 23 homes for a year.

energy efficiency↗