On the morning of October 31, 2024, the "Academician Campus Visit" cum "Experts' Insights Forum" of the Beijing Electrical Engineering Society was held at the Science Hall. Sponsored by the Graduate Work Department and co-hosted by the School of Electrical Engineering and the Beijing Electrical Engineering Society, the event featured a report titled "Evolving Standards for Sustainable Power Grid Planning" delivered by Anjan Bose, Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
In his report, Academician Anjan Bose elaborated on the evolving guidelines for sustainable power grid planning, introduced the basic overview of the U.S. power grid and the status of renewable energy, and emphasized the necessity of studying resource adequacy and transmission adequacy for future power grids in planning research. He mentioned that in the United States, especially in regions where the power generation sector has been deregulated, traditional generation planning is no longer conducted, but ensuring resource adequacy and reliability in the next few years remains a crucial task. In these regions, the volatility of renewable energy and the use of energy storage technology are vital for balancing resource availability, which renders traditional planning procedures, analytical methods, and standards insufficient. Bose detailed the interrelationships between power sources, renewable energy, and energy storage, pointing out that power grid planning needs to study the temporal changes of energy. He also elaborated on the importance of resource adequacy and transmission adequacy in power grid planning.
The report was hosted by Xu Yin, Deputy Director of the Human Resources Department of Beijing Jiaotong University and Professor of the School of Electrical Engineering. More than 80 teachers and students from the School of Electrical Engineering, as well as members of the Beijing Electrical Engineering Society, attended the event. The participants had enthusiastic interactions and exchanges with Academician Anjan Bose, and the students benefited greatly. The academic report was rich in content and forward-looking, not only providing valuable academic exchange opportunities for the participants but also further promoting the research on future power grid planning.
Anjan Bose is a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Indian National Academy of Engineering, a Regents Professor and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at Washington State University, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), and a Distinguished Member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE).
Anjan Bose has received numerous awards, including the IEEE Outstanding Power Engineering Education Award, the IEEE Third Millennium Medal, and the IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award. In addition, he has been honored with the CIGRE Philippe Sporn Award and the CIGRE Medal. Both Iowa State University and the Indian Institute of Technology have awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has served on multiple editorial boards, as well as numerous technical committees and conference organizing bodies. He was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Energy as a member of the Outage Investigation Committees in 1999 and 2003. During the Obama administration, he served as a Senior Advisor on the Power Grid to the U.S. Department of Energy from 2012 to 2013. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Washington State Academy of Sciences and has served as its Chairman. He has provided consulting services to many power companies and relevant government agencies around the world.
