Center of Excellence for Energy (COE) Workshop 1

Transitioning the Egypt Electric Grid: Renewables, Energy Storage and Hydrogen

 

Presented by: Dr. Ryan Milcarek

 

Participants will need: Laptop, software: MATLAB.

Outcomes: Certificates for students.

 

 

Two-Day Workshop Schedule

Day 1

Session 1 (1.5 hours)

Overview of the workshop, learning outcomes, and process to receive a certificate. Evaluating renewable energy technology for the grid – Solar PV, wind – evaluation of current resources in Egypt . Interactive working session to assess solar PV, wind energy, and other renewable energy generation for Egypt using software – program to be provided that will use solar insolation and/or wind data from Egypt.

Session 2 (1 hour)

Challenges integrating renewable in the grid (converter, power electronics, PV).

Session 3 (1.5-2 hours)

Evaluating energy storage technologies. Discussion on energy storage technologies, technical parameters (capacity, depth of discharge, charge/discharge rate, etc.), and state-of-the-art. Differentiating between short term and long-term storage technologies, economics, etc. Interactive working session to assess Egypt’s energy storage requirements using software – program will be provided that integrates solar insolation/wind data from Egypt with the electric consumption data.

Day 2

Session 4 (2 hours)

Long-term energy storage – Hydrogen. Discussion on the technologies, products, technical parameters and state-of-the-art. Interactive working session to assess Egypt’s energy storage requirements using software - program will be provided to assess the impact of excess energy generation on decarbonization of key sectors using hydrogen.

Session 5 (2 hours)

Case Study of Transitioning the Arizona Electric Grid. Majority of the session dedicated to finishing workshop activities (required for certificate), answering participant questions and discussion.