Danfoss, Penn State University at Philadelphia Collaborate on Energy Storage Workshop
Danfoss and The Pennsylvania State University at Philadelphia last week conducted a workshop to explore the impact of energy storage on U.S. resilience and the United Nations net-zero carbon buildings program. The workshop was designed to launch preparations for the next Danfoss EnVisioneering Symposium, tentatively scheduled to be held in Washington in May 2018, which will offer briefings by research professionals and industry leaders, along with in-depth roundtable discussion, on electrical power resilience with a focus on building-power integration. It is one of several Danfoss initiatives to strengthen the industry dialogue on energy sustainability and support the UN Economic Commission for Europe efforts toward global adoption of its Framework Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings.
Resilience has emerged as a critical issue for sustainability strategy and energy storage is expected to play a vital role in addressing the resilience challenge, along with grid modernization, distributed energy generation, and improvements in building energy efficiency. A group of 20 private sector and academic thought leaders assembled for the workshop session at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, which included four formal presentations: