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Who Will Build Tomorrow’s Grid?Smart Grid & The Expertise Challenge
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About Today’s Panel
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Jesse Jenkins is an MIT Energy Initiative Energy Fellow and the Community Manager at The Energy Collective, as well as the former Director of Energy and Climate Policy at the Breakthrough Institute.
Michel Losier is Program Director of PowerShift Atlantic; a Natural Resources Canada, Clean Energy Fund, project, and the Director of Customer Engagement for Reduce and Shift Demand at New Brunswick Power Corporation. Michel and his team has been working on collaborative and innovative solutions to better integrate renewables such as wind in the Maritimes.
Tim Gibson is Vice President of the Smart Grid Division at Siemens Canada, responsiblefor the daily management, direction and leadership of Siemens’ Smart Grid activities in Canada, including its business units; Smart Grid Services, Energy Automation, and Rail Electrification. He brings together his IT outsourcing experience, knowledge of T&D Service, and background in the utility industry to the position.
Bruce Hamilton is founding Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Development and previously served as Head of Energy Modeling, Databanks and Capacity Building at the International Atomic Energy Agency. Today, Bruce serves as founder and president of Adica LLC, a Chicago-based global energy software and consulting firm, committed to empowering individuals, companies and nations in pursuit of sustainable development.
Who will Build Tomorrow’s Power Grid?Transformation at NB Power
Michel Losier Program Director of PowerShift Atlantic and Director of Customer Engagement
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NB Power and Atlantic Canada
(Peak – 3100 MW)
(Peak - 2000MW)
(Peak - 200MW)
Wind GenerationNB – 294 MW
Wind Generation
NB – 294 MWNS – 324 MWPEI – 164 MWTotal - 800 MW
Canada – 6568 MW
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Transformation at NB Power
Going beyond the Meter
Generation following Load to Load following Generation
Commodity to Energy Services Provider
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Current Challenges & Opportunities:
Downsizing and Continuous Improvement
A need for Telecom and IT/Controls expertise
Attrition of Utility engineers/technicians
Shifting the culture towards innovation
Going beyond the Meter
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Dual Operating Systems
Running the Traditional Business
and
Innovating for the future
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R&D within the Utility
Shifting the culture towards innovation
Blend local expertise to future solutions
Finding the right expertise/partner
Start with the Customer
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A Customer Project (with Technology)
A new partnership with new solutions “Building Trust””
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NB Power and Siemens
Center of Competency - R&D team in New Brunswick
Up to 40 new technology jobs
A 10 Year Partnership
A dynamic team – NB Power and Siemens
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Who Will Build Tomorrow’s Grid?The Expertise Challenge
Tim GibsonVP Smart Grid – Siemens Canada Ltd. @TimG_SmartGrid
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Who is NB Power?
NB Power is: A ‘crown corporation’ – a government regulated utility
for the province of New Brunswick, in Canada
A fully integrated electrical utility who controls generation, transmission, distribution, and even home devices (e.g. electrical heating, water heaters)
NB Power
NB Power Facts and Figures
• CAD $ 1.65B in annual revenue
• 6,829 km of transmission lines
• 15,946,000 MWh of electricity generated annually
• Exporter of electricity to 15 jurisdictions including the Northeastern USA
• 380,000 customers
• 20,030 km of distribution lines
• 13 centralized generating stations (Nuclear, Coal, Oil, Diesel, and Hydro) with net capacity of 3,142 MW
• 30% of generation from renewables
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The NB Power / Siemens Partnership - At A Glance
Creation Smart Grid Centre of Competence (CoC) that will serve NB Power and the rest of North America based in New Brunswick
Job growth up to 25 hires to design and engineer the NB Power’s 10 year Smart Grid Program
Centre of Competence
Demand Response Management System (DRMS) application development moved to New Brunswick
Approx 15-20 hires
R&D – DRMS
Siemens to provide up to CAD $2.5M in support over 5 years to local universities in the area of Smart Grid
Support includes in-kind contribution, local training, co-op student placements, etc.
University Research
Comprehensive end-to-end Smart Grid implementation for NB Power Open a new office with ~40 Smart Grid experts in Fredericton, New Brunswick Ramp up staff over 1.5 years Implementation of various technologies and processes including Siemens’ Intelligent Load Management
(ILM) solution VPP + Demand response Highly technical and specialized
Summary
Types of Roles in Partnership
Program Manager
Technical Consultants
Home Control Engineers
Process Consultants
Project Managers
Commercial Project Manager
System Architects
Integration experts
Management Consultants
Industrial Controls Engineers
Software Architects
Application Developers
Others
Program Manager
Technical Consultants
Home Control Engineers
Project Managers
Commercial Project Manager
Management Consultants
Industrial Controls Engineers
System Architects
Integration experts
Software Architects
Application Developers
Program Manager
Technical Consultants
Home Control Engineers
Project Managers
Commercial Project Manager
Management Consultants
Industrial Controls Engineers
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Staffing Approach…Join Global Experts with Local Talent
Smart Grid expertise with experience
Staff from other areas of Canada + Europe
• Proven local talent to fill non-domain specific roles
Funding of long term projects to ensure that talent pipeline grows
Ensure that partnership is staffed during the peaks and valleys and is sustainable for the long term
Augment technical specialists with local 3rd party companies
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Results So Far…
3 Experts from outside province within Canada
4 Experts international
Technical, consulting, other
• 10 local experts in centre of competence
• 16 local hires for R&D
2 Smart Grid projects identified with UNB and funding applications underway
Almost 40 staff hired in 1.5 years
4 team members from local 3rd party companies
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Key Success Factors
Bridging the
talent gap
to realize
NB Power’s
Smart Grid
vision
NB Power‘s Vision and commitment to a long-term partnership
Siemens Smart Grid Compass – end-to-end road map
Siemens International reach and experience
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Smart Grid Workforce Education Center at Illinois Institute of Technology
Bruce HamiltonPresident, Adica LLCDirector, Smart Grid University
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Smart Grid Workforce Education Center at IIT• Illinois Institute of Technology led a $13M effort funded by U.S. DOE to
establish a Smart Grid Workforce Education Center
• The Center uses IIT’s smart grid infrastructure to engage utilities, corporations, K-12 students and educators, and community colleges to meet global challenges
Campus Microgrid Control Room Simulator
EV Charging StationRoof-Top SolarWind Energy
Targeted Industries
• Utility companies • Renewable energy companies• IT and telecom professionals • Service providers and manufacturers to
support in-home energy efficiency automation• Industrial and commercial properties
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Assessment of Training Needs
Smart Grid Workforce Skill Requirements
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• The Center will adopt a multi-leveled approach to provide smart grid training for employment in various industries.
• Three levels of training will be provided: – fundamental training
– applied training
– advanced training
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Multi-leveled Approach to Provide Smart Grid Training
• Undergraduate coursework in smart grid• Graduate certificate program in smart grid• Online smart grid coursework• Continuing education short courses• Custom education curriculum for labor,
corporate and utility workers• Workshops, webinars and annual conferences
on applications of smart grid• Train the trainers
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Role of University Partners
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