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hard copy at the meeting or by 

submitting an electronic copy to via 

email to: HTAC@nrel.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review at the 

Committee’s Web site at: http:// 

hydrogen.energy.gov. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 15, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Wind and Water Power Program 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) Wind and Water Power Program 

(WWPP) is planning a workshop to 

exchange information on hydropower’s 

ability to integrate variable renewables 

into our nation’s grid. Some renewable 

energy resources, such as wind and 

solar, can stress power systems as their 

electricity generation varies with 

fluctuations in their renewable ‘‘fuel’’ 

(i.e. wind speed and sunlight 

availability). Development of these 

resources is essential for meeting the 

President’s goal of producing 80% of 

U.S. electricity from clean energy 

sources by 2035, but will require grid 

integration solutions. DOE is seeking 

individual technical advice with regard 

to the use of existing hydropower 

resources and advanced pumped storage 

technologies for integrating variable 

renewables. 

DATES: DOE will hold a workshop on 

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, from 8 

a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Wednesday, 

September 19, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 12 

p.m. in Portland, OR. RSVP is required 

by Tuesday, September 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the Mark Spencer Hotel located at 409 

SW. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 

97205. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Hoyt Battey, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

(202) 586–0143. Email: 

hoyt.battey@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Hydropower provides a substantial 

portion of the existing power grid’s 

flexibility and does so without emitting 

greenhouse emissions. However, the 

demands on the hydropower fleet’s 

flexibility are growing due to increasing 

installation of renewables like wind and 

solar that produce variable power. 

Simultaneously, the capability to 

provide this flexibility is diminishing as 

the hydropower fleet loses efficiency as 

it ages, and competing water uses such 

as irrigation and domestic supply take 

priority over generation capabilities. 

New advanced pumped storage 

technologies could add the needed 

flexibility to integrate variable 

renewables, but U.S. development of 

pumped storage has been stalled for the 

last two decades. 

Exchanging information concerning 

individual experience by industry 

experts through the DOE sponsored 

2010 Pumped Storage Summit was 

informational and helped DOE to 

identify a set of key issues preventing 

the deployment of advanced pumped 

storage hydropower technologies. DOE 

was able to utilize the key information 

obtained at that meeting to carefully 

target research and development 

funding towards high-impact projects, 

such as benefits demonstration and preconstruction support. 

DOE is planning a workshop for the 

exchange of information on 

hydropower’s ability to integrate 

variable renewables into our nation’s 

grid. Participants at the September 

workshop should limit information and 

comments to those based on personal 

experience, individual advice, 

information, or facts regarding this 

topic. It is not the object of this session 

to obtain any group position or 

consensus. Rather, this meeting is an 

opportunity for participants to gain an 

individual understanding of the cited 

knowledge, research, and technology 

needs. To most effectively use the 

limited time, please refrain from passing 

judgment on another participant’s 

recommendations or advice, and 

instead, concentrate on your individual 

experiences. 

Public Participation: This workshop is 

designed to bring together a multidisciplinary set of stakeholders—from 

policymakers to equipment 

manufacturers, from hydro owneroperators to solar and wind industry 

experts, to individually identify and 

address all aspects of highest-leverage 

barriers to utilizing hydropower and 

pumped storage to integrate variable 

renewables. The event is open to the 

public based on space availability. 

Participants are required to pre-register 

and space is limited. 

Pre-Registration: To pre-register, 

please visit www.yesevents.com/ 

DOE_Hydropower_Integration or contact 

Stacey Young via email at 

Hydropower_Integration@sra.com or by 

telephone at (202) 554–8480 x2924. 

Participants interested in attending 

should provide their name, company 

name or organization (if applicable), 

telephone number, and email no later 

than the close of business on Tuesday 

September 4, 2012. All attendees are 

required to pre-register. 

Agenda: The first day the DOE WWPP 

will open the workshop with its view of 

the current landscape of hydropower 

and pumped storage development and 

will then provide the opportunity for a 

variety of experts to describe their 

perspective on the state of the industry 

and associated technologies. For the 

remainder of the day, hydropower 

technological capabilities, operational 

constraints, and market barriers will be 

discussed sequentially. At the end of 

each workshop session, DOE will seek 

input from individual participants 

regarding what they believe are the most 

significant barriers and issues. The halfday session on the second day will be 

scheduled in its entirety to allow for 

comments from participants on how to 

tackle the high-impact issues identified 

by DOE from the previous workshop 

sessions. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodations at the meeting, please 

contact Ms. Young no later than the 

close of business on Tuesday, 

September 4, 2012. 

Minutes: A summary report of the 

meeting will be available for printing at 

the DOE Water Program Online 

Publication and Product Library at: 

water.energy.gov/publications.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 

2012. 

Jose Zayas, 

Wind and Water Power Program Manager, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

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