Pittsburgh, PA
The REopt techno-economic decision support platform can be used to optimize energy systems for buildings, campuses, communities, microgrids, and more. REopt recommends the optimal mix of renewable energy, conventional generation, and energy storage technologies to meet cost savings, resilience, emissions reductions, and energy performance goals. This in-person workshop will teach participants about REopt's capabilities and how to use the tool to evaluate distributed energy resources at their own facilities. The workshop will provide an introduction to REopt for first-time users as well as an overview of new capabilities for past participants. Participants will leave the workshop having completed their own REopt analyses and with the knowledge, resources, and confidence to use the tool effectively on their own.
Instructors
Kathleen Krah, Research Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Read Bio
Kathleen Krah is a research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Her work centers around NREL's REopt tool, a techno-economic optimization tool for distributed energy systems. Kathleen leads techno-economic analysis projects to support domestic and international communities, government agencies, and other public- and private-sector organizations seeking to cost-optimally achieve their energy goals - including decarbonization, resilience, and cost-savings priorities. Additionally, she contributes to REopt tool development, with a focus on expanding emissions and renewable energy modeling capabilities, and now leads the REopt team at the program level. Kathleen holds an MEngSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering from University College Cork (Ireland) and a BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
Amanda Farthing, Research Engineer, NREL Read Bio
Amanda Farthing is a research engineer in the Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She specializes in techno-economic modeling of distributed energy resources (DERs). At NREL, she develops and utilizes REopt, a modeling platform for DERs, to support federal agencies, international organizations, communities, and others in achieving their energy, resilience, decarbonization, and financial goals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify REopt's capabilities, including newly-added features;
- Select how to evaluate distributed energy resources for cost savings, decarbonization, and resilience using the REopt tool;
- Interpret REopt results Identify additional resources to continue to learn about and use REopt, including FEMP's technical assistance program.
