Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), Managing & Operating Contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site (SRS), is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input for potential energy savings scope opportunities that may include solar energy integration and/or energy storage. The Site is looking for investment opportunities that are funded via reduced operations and maintenance costs, including energy savings while increasing its renewable portfolio (Part A). In conjunction, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is seeking feedback from industry, academia, and other stakeholders on methods of collaborating and using the facilities and capabilities available that may satisfy the needs of utility scale grid modernization, renewable energy integration, and energy storage (Part B). The feedback received will be used to develop strategies to meet current and future Site and Laboratory missions. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, NOT A SOURCES SOUGHT OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. VERBAL RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL INQUIRIES MUST BE PROVIDED IN WRITING VIA E-MAIL. PART A The SRS is looking to save through decreased purchased demand and energy costs utilizing solar energy. Any proposed system needs to fall within these guidelines: • SRS is under Rate 23 with Dominion Energy and any response should take into consideration the operation of the onsite 20 MW biomass co-gen facility on SRS. Output of the onsite plant is typically 13-14 MWs during periods of low steam demand with a parasitic load of 3-4 MWs. • Average Site demand ranges between 30 - 55 MW. The Site is required to purchase a minimum of 30 MW. • SRS is a 310 square mile facility located approximately 15 miles south of Aiken, South Carolina with access to green field and brown field sites, in close proximity to electrical transmission infrastructure. Sites up to 2000 acres may be considered. • Cost savings through demand energy savings are the primary driver, though grid resiliency, islanding capability, benefit to future Site and SRNL missions are also consideration in evaluation. The information received will be used to assess the most efficient and cost-effective strategies for Site missions. The goal of this RFI for Part A is to identify collaborators, investors, and strategies to meet current and future mission energy needs. Responses should include solar energy, energy storage, or both, and highlight the value such a project would bring to the SRS. Part B SRNL is pursuing a utility scale test bed with the objective of developing, integrating, and field validating along with industry partners multiple technology streams in conjunction with proposed systems in Part A. This test bed will allow research into improved distribution system resiliency, performance, flexibility, security, and affordability under blue and black sky conditions. The system is required to allow field validation at utility scale with utility and regional partners and provide several use cases for distributed energy resources (DER), advanced sensors, storage, and microgrid control systems for the distribution network. This test bed could be built in conjunction with the solar park described in Part A. It must allow SRNL capabilities to provide and research in the following fields through design: • defense in depth for intelligent electronic devices (IED) integrated at the edge of the grid that are used for increasing situational awareness and advanced microgrid controls • develop methods to move microgrid controllers away from proprietary closed architecture. • integrate and demonstrate open network standard International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850 for substation automation at utility scale. • test different inverters, storage methods, and advanced transformers • test renewable energy production systems of varying technology readiness levels (TRLs) under real time use scenarios • perform cyber-physical vulnerability assessments of microgrids, distributed control systems, advanced sensors, and advanced metering infrastructure The goal of Part B of this RFI is to identify potential collaborations and opportunities for future testing and evaluation of utility scale grid modernization, renewable energy integration, and energy storage. The goal is to identify potential collaborations for future testing and evaluation of grid modernization, energy storage, and renewable energy technologies. Response shall be limited to 4 pages of single-spaced text of 12-point font or equivalent, with minimum 1" margins all around. Brevity is encouraged. The response shall include the contact information of the company and point of contact. Responses may be submitted to Part A, Part B, or a combination of both. Interested parties responding to this RFI should provide input for potential energy savings scope opportunities that may include solar energy integration and/or energy storage as described therein by April 22, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. EST to Barbara McCarty at
[email protected] , 803-952-6119.