Overview of NEDO STREAM R&D Project for System Stability Aimed at Mass Introduction of Renewable Energy
In October 2020, the government of Japan committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In October 2021, they announced a goal of reaching a renewable energy sources (RES) ratio of approximately 36-38% by 2030. Achieving these targets through national research and development projects is accompanied by high expectations, with a solid emphasis on overcoming grid constraints and maintaining system stability to utilize RES as the primary power source.
One of these projects is a New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) initiative called "Future-generation Power Network Stabilization Technology Development for Utilization of Renewable Energy As the Major Power Source (STREAM)." This project aims to develop technologies for practical applications of inverter-based resources (IBRs) with synthetic inertia and the motor-driven synchronous generator (M-G sets) powered by RES as countermeasures against low inertia and short-circuit capacity reduction and to verify these effects.
This webinar showcases 1)the current status and future goals of RES integration in Japan, 2) technical challenges in power system stability (grid constraints) for achieving the aforementioned goals, and 3)an overview and preliminary results of the STREAM Project.
Date and Time
Location
Hosts
Registration
- Date: 15 May 2024
- Time: 02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
-
Add Event to Calendar
- Contact Event Hosts
- Co-sponsored by UC Riverside
- Starts 09 April 2024 12:00 AM
- Ends 15 May 2024 03:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Ryuichi Ogahara of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Mr. Ryuichi Ogahara
Biography:
Mr. Ryuichi Ogahara earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Engineering from Waseda University in March 2011 and March 2013, respectively. In April 2013, he joined Chubu Electric Power(now Chubu Electric Power Grid), where he worked in the Power System Operation Department, focusing on power quality management, planning, and protection relay settings. Since July 2022, he has worked at the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). He is involved in two projects in the Smart Community and Energy Systems Department: developing a multi-purpose, multi-terminal HVDC technology and an IBR with synthetic inertia functionality. These projects aim to cost-effectively and safely achieve the renewable energy integration target in Japan's 6th Strategic Energy Plan.
Address:kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
Jun Hashimoto of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Dr. Jun Hashimoto
Biography:
Since joining the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in 2010, he has focused his research on renewable energy and the technologies underpinning smart grids. His expertise includes characterizing and laboratory testing Distributed Energy Resources (DER) systems and inverter-based resources (IBRs). In 2020, he became Deputy Director of the New Energy Division at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), focusing on technological policies for renewable energy. In 2021, he returned to the Renewable Energy Research Center within AIST, leading a pivotal project to develop advanced IBR technologies. His work includes innovating grid-forming converters for power system stability and integrating DER and demand aggregation to promote RES as the primary source. He is an expert member of IEC TC 82 Working Groups 3, 6, and 7 and the national expert for the IEA Technology Collaboration Program on International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN) - Smart Grid International Research Facility Network (SIRFN). He also serves as an advisor for the METI's Decarbonization Cooperation Project under the global Mission Innovation (MI) initiative.
Address:Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan