MIT Enterprise Forum NW - Energy Storage for the Grid: Watchful Waiting or the Perfect Storm?

May 8, 2012, 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM PDT

Energy storage will be an important element of our future electrical infrastructure. Federal stimulus dollars, state government policies, and consumer demand for renewable energy have fueled studies in a large range of solutions, including batteries, flywheels, pump storage, compressed air, hydrogen, and time-of-use / demand response in pilot programs or on the horizon. But is the timing right for cost-effective energy storage? Are technologies ready to be integrated into the grid, or are we at a watchful waiting stage? Is change too fast for utilities and power generators, or not fast enough for energy entrepreneurs and investors?

Location

MOHAI 2700 24th Ave East Seattle, WA

Program

Alexander H. Slocum, Professor, MIT
Terry Oliver, Chief Technology Innovations Officer, Bonneville Power Administration
Chris Wheaton, Chief Operating & Financial Officer, EnerG2, Seattle
Nathan Adams, Manager of Development and Emerging Technologies, Puget Sound Energy
Bill Holmes, Partner, Stoel Rives, LLP