Resilient, Sustainable and Local: Establishing Microgrids with Waste-to-Energy Facilities
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | 9:30 - 10:30 am
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facilities can be a resilient source of energy, generating power when other energy sources cannot and are often located adjacent to or nearby other critical infrastructure. By establishing a microgrid with WTE facilities as anchor power generators, communities will gain the ability to operate independently from the power grid during emergencies and maintain power supply to connected critical infrastructure - such as hospitals, police and fire departments and wastewater treatment.
In addition to their ability to remain operational during emergencies such as hazardous weather, WTE facilities can manage waste from those events and thus facilitate more- rapid recovery. These facilities provide sustainable and renewable power from locally generated fuel - waste from the community in which they operate.
Along with partners, Covanta has been exploring the development of several microgrids throughout the United States. During this session, the presenters will discuss current microgrid and related development projects in Camden, NJ, Fairfax County, VA and Onondaga County, NY and the important considerations when exploring microgrid opportunities.
Key Learning Points:
In addition to their ability to remain operational during emergencies such as hazardous weather, WTE facilities can manage waste from those events and thus facilitate more- rapid recovery. These facilities provide sustainable and renewable power from locally generated fuel - waste from the community in which they operate.
Along with partners, Covanta has been exploring the development of several microgrids throughout the United States. During this session, the presenters will discuss current microgrid and related development projects in Camden, NJ, Fairfax County, VA and Onondaga County, NY and the important considerations when exploring microgrid opportunities.
Key Learning Points:
- Feasibility assessment
- Stakeholders roles and responsibilities
- Integration/isolation with the current grid
- Enabling rules and regulations
- Capital funding and business model
- Microgrid operations
Sami Kabbani
Senior Vice President of Energy
Covanta
As the Senior Vice President of Energy at Covanta, Sami Kabbani is responsible for addressing energy issues (power, gas, and steam) associated with the company's plants located various regions of the United States. His responsibilities include origination and marketing of energy and renewable products, energy contract structuring, restructuring and negotiations, pricing and analytics, ISO scheduling/bidding activities and energy growth business development. In addition, Sami oversees the company's Energy Risk Management program and associated hedging activities as well as the retail sales program. He has been involved with the power industry since 1987 and served in different positions addressing a wide array of issues covering both supply-and demand-side areas, retail sales, development, financing, and power market assessments in both domestic and international power markets. more
Senior Vice President of Energy
Covanta
As the Senior Vice President of Energy at Covanta, Sami Kabbani is responsible for addressing energy issues (power, gas, and steam) associated with the company's plants located various regions of the United States. His responsibilities include origination and marketing of energy and renewable products, energy contract structuring, restructuring and negotiations, pricing and analytics, ISO scheduling/bidding activities and energy growth business development. In addition, Sami oversees the company's Energy Risk Management program and associated hedging activities as well as the retail sales program. He has been involved with the power industry since 1987 and served in different positions addressing a wide array of issues covering both supply-and demand-side areas, retail sales, development, financing, and power market assessments in both domestic and international power markets. more
Andrew H. Kricun
Executive Director / Chief Engineer
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
Andrew H. Kricun is the Executive Director and Chief Engineer of the Camden County (NJ) Municipal Utilities Authority, which operates an 80 million gallon per day wastewater treatment plant and a large regional sewer system that services over 500,000 customers in southern New Jersey.
Andrew graduated with honors from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. He also has a professional engineer's license in civil engineering and over 25 years of experience in environmental engineering. He has also been selected as a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. Andrew recently received an Environmental Quality Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and was also the 2012 recipient of the Praxis Award for Professional Ethics.
Executive Director / Chief Engineer
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
Andrew H. Kricun is the Executive Director and Chief Engineer of the Camden County (NJ) Municipal Utilities Authority, which operates an 80 million gallon per day wastewater treatment plant and a large regional sewer system that services over 500,000 customers in southern New Jersey.
Andrew graduated with honors from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. He also has a professional engineer's license in civil engineering and over 25 years of experience in environmental engineering. He has also been selected as a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. Andrew recently received an Environmental Quality Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and was also the 2012 recipient of the Praxis Award for Professional Ethics.
Jeffrey P. Price
President
OnGrid Options, LLC
Jeffrey P. Price founded OnGrid Options, LLC to bring Secure Power Enclaves projects to market. He developed the patent-pending technology for Secure Power Enclaves that can provide resilient electric service to critical infrastructure. Jeff is an expert on electric power markets and technologies. His work for over four decades has focused on those markets and technologies as well as resource choices for the electric power sector, both in the United States and internationally. Much of this work has been on microgrid and secure power enclave development, the design of retail electric markets and business models for those markets, and the integration of distributed energy resources. Jeff previously was Cofounder and Managing Partner of Bluewave Resources, LLC, a management and economic consulting firm focused on the electric power sector.
Jeff has advised a wide range of clients on strategic, policy, economic and financial issues. Clients have included technology and project developers, utilities, large energy users, equipment and resource suppliers, federal and state government agencies, associations, multi-company initiatives, and multilateral organizations such as the International Energy Agency and World Bank. more
President
OnGrid Options, LLC
Jeffrey P. Price founded OnGrid Options, LLC to bring Secure Power Enclaves projects to market. He developed the patent-pending technology for Secure Power Enclaves that can provide resilient electric service to critical infrastructure. Jeff is an expert on electric power markets and technologies. His work for over four decades has focused on those markets and technologies as well as resource choices for the electric power sector, both in the United States and internationally. Much of this work has been on microgrid and secure power enclave development, the design of retail electric markets and business models for those markets, and the integration of distributed energy resources. Jeff previously was Cofounder and Managing Partner of Bluewave Resources, LLC, a management and economic consulting firm focused on the electric power sector.
Jeff has advised a wide range of clients on strategic, policy, economic and financial issues. Clients have included technology and project developers, utilities, large energy users, equipment and resource suppliers, federal and state government agencies, associations, multi-company initiatives, and multilateral organizations such as the International Energy Agency and World Bank. more