Douglas Black
Dr. Douglas Black is the Grid Integration Group Leader at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Doug has over 20 years of research experience and is currently, and has been, the principal investigator for many successful microgrid and vehicle-to-grid integration (VGI) demonstration projects. Doug leads a team in developing LBNL’s DER-CAM operations control system for islandable microgrid demonstrations, VGI demonstration projects, as well as optimal coordinated control of DERs (solar, battery, EV and flexible building loads) for participating in retail demand response programs and wholesale electricity ancillary services markets.
Awards
2023 R&D 100 Award: HEVI-LOAD: A Tool for Projecting Infrastructure Needs for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles - August 23rd 2023
As the decarbonization of the transportation sector continues, government agencies, transportation planners, private clean energy practitioners, and medium and heavy-duty (MHD) electric vehicle drivers are wondering what kind of infrastructure will be needed and where it will be needed. Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a tool to help answer these and related questions: Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Infrastructure – Load Operation and Deployment (HEVI-LOAD). HEVI-LOAD is a software tool that helps predict the needs of MHD electric vehicles. Its projections include requirements for the electric grid and charging infrastructure such as the type, number, and location of charging stations for the state of California and beyond. The data is visualized and presented in a dashboard application that allows the user to view large and small results down to the county level. The tool has been supported by the California Energy Commission and the US Department of Energy, Vehicle Technology Office’s Analysis Program.
newscenter.lbl.gov/2023/08/23/rd-100-awards-honor-berkeley-lab-innovations
Spot: Gerald Robinson, Max Wei, Doug Black, Erin Harbin - April 26th 2021
For the team's extraordinary efforts in the successful development and submission of the CEC EPIC Mobile Renewable Backup Generation (MORBUGS) proposal.