CONFERENCE PROGRAM APRIL 28 & 29, 2014 • HILTON ALBANY • ALBANY, NY • USA a New York State designated Center of Excellence WELCOME TO ADVANCED ENERGY 2014 For the first time, New York State’s premier energy conference is being held in the state capital, Albany. It is particularly appropriate during a year when New York’s government is so firmly focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. Nowhere do those two words carry greater meaning or importance than in the development of advanced energy technologies and conservation strategies. Advanced Energy 2014 encompasses all aspects of energy throughout the state, and provides a venue for information, education and collaboration on leading-edge research. New York’s leadership in energy goes back to Edison’s first direct current power station on Manhattan’s Pearl Street in 1882, and the first polyphase alternating current hydroelectric power plant designed by Nikola Tesla and built by Westinghouse at Niagara Falls in 1895. At this year’s conference our program tracks will be exploring many of today’s most promising technologies. Energy-saving transportation solutions, smart grid and smart building technologies, energy- efficient manufacturing, and innovations in lighting will probe the future of efficiency and conservation. Established sustainable energy sources, such as solar, offshore wind and biomass, will share the stage with promising advances involving hydrogen and polymers. And as always, we will examine the latest issues involving energy policy, at both the regional and federal levels. Over the years the Advanced Energy Conference has grown in its scope and influence, largely due to the generosity and continued commitment of our many sponsors. We would like to thank our Host Sponsors, NYSERDA and Stony Brook University; our Platinum Sponsors, National Grid and New York State Smart Grid Consortium; our Gold Sponsors, PSEG Long Island and Polytechnic Institute of New York University; and our Silver Sponsors, City College of New York, Carter DeLuca Farrell & Schmidt LLP, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Deepwater Wind LLC. We invite you to demonstrate your gratitude to them and all our sponsors by reviewing their profiles later in this program and visiting their booths in our exhibition hall. Each year this conference is organized by the Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center, a designated New York State Center of Excellence at Stony Brook University. On their behalf, and Courtesy of the Albany County that of everyone involved in Advanced Energy 2014, we hope you will enjoy a stimulating and Convention & Visitors Bureau productive conference, and join us next year at Manhattan’s Jacob K. Javits Conference Center for Advanced Energy 2015. 2014 CONFERENCE COCHAIRS JOHN RHODES ROBERT CATELL DR. YACOV SHAMASH President and Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board, Advanced Energy Center Vice President, Economic Development NYSERDA Chairman, NYS Smart Grid Consortium Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Stony Brook University ADVANCED ENERGY CONFERENCE 2014 | PAGE 1 ADVANCED ENERGY CONFERENCE 2014 | PAGE 2 2014 AERTC ADVISORY BOARD Mr. Robert B. Catell Mr. Stephen (Gene) E. Martin Chairman of the Board President and COO AERTC Transmission Developers, Inc Mr. Ken Adams Mr. Gil C. Quiniones President & CEO, Empire State Development Corporation President & CEO Commissioner, NYS Department of Economic Development New York Power Authority Mr. Ross Ain Mr. David A. Ross President, Caithness Long Island, LLC Vice President Sales, North America Executive Vice President, Caithness Development, LLC Power Generation Products & Services GE Power and Water Mr. Russell Artzt Vice Chairman and Co-founder Dr. Yacov Shamash CA Technologies Vice President, Economic Development Stony Brook University Dr. Dennis Assanis Provost Mr. Tad Smith Stony Brook University President & CEO Madison Square Garden Company Mr. Gary Brown Commissioner Dr. K. R. Sreenivasan (Sreeni) New York State Public Service Commission President and Dean PolyTechnic Institute of New York University Hon. Robert E. Curry, Jr. Senior Advisor Dr. Lisa Staiano-Coico CRA International President The City College of New York Mr. David M. Daly President & COO Hon. Paul J. Tonna PSEG Long Island Executive Director The Energeia Partnership Mr. Kenneth D. Daly Molloy College President National Grid New York Mr. Bob Venero President Mr. Michael L. Faltischek Future Tech Enterprise, Inc. General Counsel, AERTC Partner, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. Mr. Lawrence J. Waldman Treasurer, AERTC Mr. James T. Gallagher LI PIC Practice Development, EisnerAmper LLP Executive Director New York State Smart Grid Consortium Mr. Stephen G. Whitley President & CEO Dr. Doon Gibbs NYISO Laboratory Director Brookhaven National Laboratory Mr. Jerey S. Katz Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Chief Technology Ocer of the Energy and Utilities Industry Chief Scientist, AERTC IBM Department of Materials Science & Engineering & Program in Chemical Engineering/ CEAS Dr. W. Hubert Keen Stony Brook University President Farmingdale State College Mr. Jim Smith Director, Industrial Outreach, AERTC Mr. Richard M. Kessel Assistant Vice President, Economic Development Consultant Stony Brook University East Coast Progressive Energy Solutions Mr. Robert (Bob) W. Klein Vice President Engineering Battle Management and Engagement Systems Northrop Grumman Corporation Mr. Kevin S. Law President & CEO Long Island Association, Inc. ADVANCED ENERGY CONFERENCE 2014 | PAGE 3 A MESSAGE FROM OUR HOST SPONSORS NYSERDA is proud to continue our support of the Advanced Energy Conference, one of the premier energy conferences in the Northeast. Our mission is to advance energy solutions in ways that improve New York’s economy and environment by bringing together the people and resources to scale up the State’s clean energy economy. The Advanced Energy Conference builds upon this mission by joining together key leaders and stakeholders from the energy community who understand the critical role partnerships play in spurring new investment in innovation and clean technologies. Under Governor Cuomo’s leadership and with the support of our peers in the energy industry, we are well-poised to transform the State’s clean-energy economy. – John B. Rhodes President & CEO New York State Energy Research & Development Authority On behalf of Stony Brook University – home of the New York State designated Center of Excellence in Advanced Energy Research and Technology – I want to recognize the remarkable efforts of all who convene at this annual conference in our great State of New York, bringing together the brightest minds and showcasing up-to-the-minute advances in alternative and renewable energy. I am pleased that this year’s conference is taking place in Albany, allowing our elected officials, agency leaders and decision makers to personally interact with the researchers, entrepreneurs, technology and policy experts who are dedicated to finding solutions for tomorrow’s smarter, cleaner energy sources as they work toward building an industry that will create jobs and make New York a leader in energy research and commercialization. – Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. President Stony Brook University ADVANCED ENERGY CONFERENCE 2014 | PAGE 4 A MESSAGE FROM OUR PLATINUM SPONSORS National Grid is proud to partner with the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center to support the 2014 conference. We believe organizations like National Grid have a significant opportunity to advance America’s economic and environmental health through a coordinated, collaborative strategy to bring our energy systems into the 21st century. This requires a new approach to planning, designing, operating and regulating our infrastructure – an approach that at National Grid we call “Connect21.” National Grid has a long track record of working toward this goal by providing award-winning, energy efficiency programs—throughout our global business—which help customers use less energy and reduce their energy bills and carbon footprint. We have a number of programs and initiatives that can be applied across the energy industry, including: • Infrastructure upgrades to improve reliability • Home Energy Reports to encourage energy-saving behaviors • Smart Grid pilots to test new technologies designed to improve the operational efficiency of the grid and improve its capability of integrating renewable energy solutions • Renewable gas projects to reduce emissions and meet record demand for conversions to clean, natural gas. The conference provides an excellent opportunity for universities, research institutions, energy providers and corporations to share best practices on global energy solutions. – Ken Daly President National Grid New York The NYS Smart Grid Consortium is proud to join as a partner in the Advanced Energy Conference 2014, which has become the preeminent energy conference in the Northeastern US. The NYS Smart Grid Consortium brings together top research and academic institutions, global technology developers, some of our largest and most sophisticated utilities, and NYS agencies committed to finding innovative and cost effective solutions for modernizing our power grid. The major storms that have severely impacted New York over the past two years have underscored the need for “resiliency” in the energy delivery grid, and our membership is committed to incorporate what they have learned from their experiences and those of others in their future investment decisions. In addition to focusing on emerging technologies