The need for a different grid has only become more urgent, and PSU and its partners are working to meet this need with National Science Foundation (NSF) Engines Development Award: Advancing Smart Grid Technologies in the Pacific Northwest in the Pacific Northwest.
Our Regional Innovation Engines Development Award will achieve energy equity and prosperity through an ecosystem that is Smart, EQUitable, INteroperable and Secure.
The SEQUINS mission is to be an engine of regional innovation by coordinating and connecting the activities of academic institutions, new and established businesses, risk capital, and governments across the Pacific Northwest.
SEQUINS will promote development and innovation through five Engine Activities:
- Entrepreneurship and Business Development
- Use-inspired Research and Development
- Interoperability and Standardization
- Consulting, Advocacy, and Policy Support
- Workforce Development
These activities will foster smart grid technology ecosystem growth that enables large-scale participation based on open communication protocols, customer-driven transactions, privacy protection, state-of-the-art cybersecurity, and open-to-all practices.
SEQUINS Partners
SEQUINS partners will innovate smart energy products and services based on the principles that technology must be dependable and safe, and under a common socio-technical framework.
Portland State University
Galois, Inc.
Oregon MESA
Oregon State University
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
QualityLogic, Inc.
University of Oregon
Bonneville Power Administration
Business Oregon
City of Portland
EnergyTrust of Oregon
Heritage University
LinkOregon
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
Portland General Electric
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Technology Association of Oregon
University of Portland
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
VertueLab
Worksystems, Inc.
The Powerize Northwest Consortium (PNWC)
Led by Portland State University, The Powerize Northwest Consortium (PNWC) is a group of 61 public, industry, higher education, and community organizations leveraging regional talent and assets to to become a global leader in the rapidly expanding energy storage and smart grid markets, on pace to triple in a decade.
PNWC is the recipient of strategy and planning grants to scale the ecosystem necessary to unleash this potential. Members collaborate for a brighter energy future for all-- and to ensure that this catalytic economic opportunity is centered in Oregon and Washington.
PNWC MEMBERS
- PSU and other Oregon universities
- PGE and other utilities
- Intel
- home-grown publicly-traded battery manufacturers ESS Inc. and Powin
- early stage battery companies such as Skip Tech
- international renewable energy organizations with Portland footprints such as Avangrid
- private-equity backed energy storage developers Akaysha and GridStor with Portland offices
- government and quasi-governmental organizations such as City of Portland (Prosper Portland), State of Oregon (Business Oregon) and the Port of Portland; Pacific Northwest National Labs (PNNL)
- private service firms located in Oregon but doing global energy development and consulting such as PowerSwitch and Galois
- community organizations such as WorkSystems, Inc. and Meals on Wheels, whose Portland chapter is a national pioneer in energy resilience.
For more information, contact:
Angela Jackson, CEO, Powerize Northwest Consortium
Dr. Antonie Jetter, Principal Investigator
Dr. Bob Bass, Principal Investigator