The electric power research institute

Author

Gellings, Clark

Author_Institution

Electr. Power Res. Inst., Palo Alto, CA, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

38547

Lastpage

4416

Abstract

This presentation outlines the EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) R&D collaboration, fundamentals, funding and types of EPRI members. EPRI role in the technology development to commercialization cycle, involvement in innovation development and its innovation challenges are also presented. Innovation challenges include power delivery asset management, grid control, distributed energy resources, power quality, electricity markets, consumer connectivity, energy efficiency, coal fleet for tomorrow, nuclear waste repository and generation IV nuclear plants.

Keywords

coal; distributed power generation; energy conservation; innovation management; nuclear power stations; power generation economics; power markets; power supply quality; technology management; EPRI; EPRI member; Electric Power Research Institute; R&D collaboration; coal fleet; commercialization cycle; consumer connectivity; distributed energy resources; electricity markets; energy efficiency; grid control; innovation challenge; innovation development; nuclear plant; nuclear waste repository; power delivery asset management; power quality; technology development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Secrets of Innovation Success - International Experience and UK Opportunities, 2005. The IEE Seminar on (Ref. No. 2005/11087)

Conference_Location

IET

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

0-86341-541-5

Type

conf

Filename

1518428