Distributed
Generation
KORE
Consulting Group’s
very own Ryan Bird lends his
systems integration and automation
expertise to the University
of North Florida’s
School of Engineering as they
study the future development
of Intelligent Microgrids.
The study is a collaborative
effort of the North Florida
Alliance represented by the
University of North Florida,
Florida State University CAPS
(Center for Advanced Power
Systems) and the University
of West Florida. The study
is being funded through a
grant received from the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE),
Office of Electric Transmission
and Distribution Technologies.
Within
the study there is an emphasis
on sensing, particularly
with Intelligent Sensing
Agents (ISA’s).
The long term objective is
to develop advanced concepts
for intelligent adaptive power
grids with distributed intelligence.
The near-term objective is
the modeling and analysis of
advanced concepts for integration
of distributed energy resources
and microgrids within a defined
regional electric distribution
system, or Target Microgrid,
and to examine the sensing
within the microgrid. Interactive
operation of the microgrid
with the incumbent utility
is also being studied to determine
ways that distributed generation
can support the utility’s
needs for load management,
volt/var support, and outage
management.
Ryan’s
real world experience and knowledge
in the application of electric
T&D
systems integration and automated
meter reading provides a sounding
board for the students as
they and professors work to
complete the study.
Off
the Grid
 KORE
Consulting Group has been
selected by White Starr,
Inc. to provide engineering
services for their “Sky” development
project located on 589 acres
in beautiful Calhoun County
Florida. Sky presents a
new model for growth to this
predominantly rural county
by advocating compact development
and the preservation of open
space.
Rather
than consuming former agricultural
land with sprawl, Sky clusters
its development into villages
and hamlets, offering compact
and walkable communities within
a greater natural and agricultural
environment. Sky intends to
minimize energy requirements
to support the community while
maintaining the comforts and
quality of life expected by
its residents.
The
ultimate goal of the development
is to be “off
the grid” or
in other words, as self sustaining
as is practical. The project
hopes to accomplish this goal
by utilizing advanced concepts
in renewable energy technologies,
water resource management,
and supervisory automation
integration.
KORE
Consulting Groups initial task
will be to spearhead a comprehensive
study, with goals, including
but not limited to; definition
of building construction concepts,
estimation of electrical loads,
selection of major common infrastructure
elements, and definition of
design elements needed within
residential and commercial
buildings. The study will evaluate
the best available materials
and practices that will lead
to the construction of a model
community where energy requirements
will be minimized, renewable
resources optimized, impact
on utility infrastructure minimized,
and the best economic dispatch
of supply and demand side resources
accomplished.
Emergency
Generation
KORE
Consulting Group has been awarded
the engineering and design
to provide emergency generation
for 12 Winn Dixie stores in
the panhandle of Florida, South
Alabama and South Mississippi
initially with an option for
as many as 40 additional stores
by years end. KORE is teamed
with Chain Electric on this
project award through Preservation
Power. |
