Note: This seminar is being organized and hosted by the JHU Department of Civil and Systems Engineering (CaSE). ROSEI is sponsoring the seminar.

Title: Electric Power System Operations and Planning in Energy Systems Transition

Speaker: Andy Sun, Iberdrola-Avangrid Professor of Electric Power Systems, Sloan School of Management, Energy Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Abstract: To combat global warming, the electric power systems need to go through a rapid and complete decarbonization to reach a net-zero emissions system by mid-century. In this talk, we will present some recent research progress on the decarbonization of electric energy systems and discuss their impacts on industry practices. In particular, we will present new decision-making frameworks for tackling some challenges in the future power grids: deep renewable penetration, distributed generation, and the increasing risk of grid infrastructure failure. Finally, we will briefly discuss some on-going research in multi-energy systems, such as gas-electricity coordination and electric transportation.

Bio: Dr. Andy Sun is the Iberdrola-Avangrid Professor of Electric Power Systems and Associate Professor in Operations Research and Statistics in the Sloan School of Management. Dr. Sun is interested in building new bridges between the theory of optimization under uncertainty, distributed optimization, convexification of nonconvex structures, and control of dynamical systems, and in developing fundamental understanding and new analytical tools for renewable energy integration, power grid optimization, and stability and resiliency of interconnected energy systems and transportation systems. Before joining MIT, Dr. Sun was an associate professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering in Georgia Tech. He obtained his PhD degree in Operations Research from MIT.