PREMIUM POWER CORPORATION
The Goal of the project is to demonstrate competitively priced, multi-megawatt, long-duration advanced flow batteries for utility grid applications. The three-year project incorporates engineering of fleet controls, manufacturing and installation of five 500-kW/6 hour TransFlow 2000 energy storage systems in California and New York to lower peak energy demand, and reduce the cost of power interruptions. The TransFlow 2000 units will be placed into service on the power grids of the utilities National Grid and Sacramento Municipal Utility District. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Science Applications International Corporation, and Syracuse University will provide the data collection, analysis, reporting, and outreach aspects of this demonstration project.
This Project proposes to achieve the following objectives:
1. Demonstrate competitively-priced, multi-megawatt, long-duration advanced batteries for utility grid applications
2. Improve load management, including peak shaving and time shifting from low - to high - value periods
3. Develop and verify creative control algorithms to manage storage systems used in micro-grid applications and fleet operations
4. Validate the economic benefits of stored energy into multiple Independent System Operator/Control Areas with distinct pricing
5. Share the lessons learned from these demonstrations with the wider community
6. Improve the acceptance of renewable energy systems by demonstrating approaches to battery integration to eliminate intermittency
7. Generate jobs in the states where materials and supporting systems are assembled
These 5 flow batteries will demonstrate economic, reliability, and environmental benefits through 5 applications: electric energy time shifting, time-of-use energy cost management, demand charge management, electric service reliability, and renewable energy time shifting. The variety of the sites, applications, and host utilities will provide rich performance data, comparable across sites.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
OE0000224 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Energy |
| Total Award Amount |
$6,062,552 |
Project Location - City |
North Reading |
| Award Date |
08/13/2010 |
Project Location - State |
MA |
| Project Status |
Less Than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
01864-2601
|
| Jobs Reported |
1.08 |
Congressional District |
06 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
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Recipient Name
|
PREMIUM POWER CORPORATION |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
134667620
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| Recipient Address |
87 CONCORD ST |
| Recipient City |
NORTH READING |
| Recipient State |
Massachusetts |
| Recipient Zip |
01864-2601 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
06 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Recovery Act - Smart Grid Distributed Energy Storage Systems Demonstration for National Grid and Sacramento Municipal Utility |
| Project Status |
Less Than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Engineering |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
Activities for the 1st quarter of 2013 include continued development of the new energy storage system architecture and implementation, planning efforts with the DOE for a restructured program and modified contract, and coordination of requirements and plans with National Grid.
Improvements to the Premium Power energy storage system continue to evolve. Reliability testing is ongoing with several separate life cycle stands in use. Battery stack improvements continue to be investigated for potential incorporation into the present stack design. The battery storage module architecture continues to progress with an initial working prototype to be demonstrated in 2013.
A planning and coordination meeting was held with National Grid executive management. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss project requirements for the proposed restructured DOE program. National Grid indicated their desire to develop both the Worcester and Everett Massachusetts sites as originally planned, placing 500kW at each site and providing fleet control aggregating to 1MW. This will require an adjustment to the contract modification request provided to DOE in December.
Since the meeting, National Grid has drafted a letter of commitment to Premium Power for continued support to the proposed restructured program. The letter has been submitted to their executive management for review and approval. Once this letter is received from National Grid a revised contract modification request will be submitted to DOE.
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| Jobs Created |
1.08 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
Prime Recipient
ARRA funds were used to retain 1 manager at the prime recipient this quarter. ARRA funds were used to continue tasks with subrecipient, WPI, supporting part time jobs for a professor (manager) and one graduate student (engineer).
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Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
89-0328 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
08/13/2010 |
| Award Number |
OE0000224 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
89 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Energy |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
89 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Energy |
| Amount of Award |
$6,062,552 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$811,608 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$811,608 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
U03.03 |
| Activity Description |
Engineering |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
2 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$3,896,864 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
6 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$284,771 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
Sub-award 1001 - National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.
| Sub-Award Amount |
$2,263,384 |
| Sub-Award Date |
06/23/2011 |
| Sub-Awards Disbursed |
$372,882.36 |
| Project Location - City |
Waltham |
| Project Location - State |
MA |
| Project Location - Zip Code |
02451-1120 |
| Project Location - Congressional District |
05 |
| Sub-Recipient DUNS Number |
006952840
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| Sub-Recipient Address |
40 Sylvan Rd |
| Sub-Recipient City |
Waltham |
| Sub-Recipient State |
Massachusetts |
| Sub-Recipient Zip Code |
02451-1120 |
| Sub-Recipient Congressional District |
05 |
Required To Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Sub-award 1002 - SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
| Sub-Award Amount |
$1,633,480 |
| Sub-Award Date |
11/07/2010 |
| Sub-Awards Disbursed |
$518,137.79 |
| Project Location - City |
Sacramento |
| Project Location - State |
CA |
| Project Location - Zip Code |
95817-1818 |
| Project Location - Congressional District |
06 |
| Sub-Recipient DUNS Number |
009235342
|
| Sub-Recipient Address |
6201 S ST |
| Sub-Recipient City |
SACRAMENTO |
| Sub-Recipient State |
California |
| Sub-Recipient Zip Code |
95817-1818 |
| Sub-Recipient Congressional District |
06 |
Required To Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC - Award Number OE0000224 - Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC
| Award Number |
OE0000224 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
805948051 |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
80401-3305 |
| Vendor Name |
Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC |
| Product and Service Description |
Analyze data associated with the solar home project in cooperation with SMUD, located at Anatolia CA |
| Payment Amount |
$100,000 |
Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC - Award Number OE0000224 - Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC
| Award Number |
OE0000224 |
| Sub-Award Number |
1002 |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
805948051 |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
80401-3305 |
| Vendor Name |
Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC |
| Product and Service Description |
Analyze data associated with the solar home project in cooperation with SMUD, located at Anatolia CA |
| Payment Amount |
$100,000 |
Benham Companies The, LLC - Award Number OE0000224 - Benham Companies The, LLC
| Award Number |
OE0000224 |
| Sub-Award Number |
1003 |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
051650752 |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
73114-7407 |
| Vendor Name |
Benham Companies The, LLC |
| Product and Service Description |
Analysis, modeling, and simulation |
| Payment Amount |
$3,175 |
Benham Companies The, LLC - Award Number OE0000224 - Benham Companies The, LLC
| Award Number |
OE0000224 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
051650752 |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
73114-7407 |
| Vendor Name |
Benham Companies The, LLC |
| Product and Service Description |
Analysis, modeling, and simulation |
| Payment Amount |
$31,480 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Award Number OE0000224 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
| Award Number |
OE0000224 |
| Sub-Award Number |
1004 |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
041508581 |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
01609-2247 |
| Vendor Name |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Product and Service Description |
Analysis, modeling, and simulation |
| Payment Amount |
$24,146 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Award Number OE0000224 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
| Award Number |
OE0000224 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
041508581 |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
01609-2247 |
| Vendor Name |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Product and Service Description |
Analysis, modeling, and simulation |
| Payment Amount |
$25,970 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
42º 33' 29",
-71º 7' 49" |
| Congressional District |
06 |
| Address 1 |
87 Concord Street |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
North Reading |
| County |
Middlesex |
| State |
MA |
| Zip |
01864-2601 |
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