Walker Olis

Member of Technical Staff

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Member of Technical Staff

wolis@sandia.gov

Biography

Walker P. Olis is a Member of the Technical Staff in the Electric Power Systems Research Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He holds a M.S.E.E. from Northeastern University focused on electric power systems and a B.S. in Physics from Pacific University. He is a Member of IEEE. Walker’s research involves energy storage analytics, valuing energy storage across the U.S. energy markets and the effects of extreme environments on battery energy storage performance and cost.

Education

  • Masters of Science, Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University
  • Bachelors of Science, Physics, Pacific University

Publications

  • Bera, A., Nguyen, T.A., Newlun, C.J., Ballantine, M.D., Olis, W.P., Foulk, J.W., McNamara, J.W., & McNamara, J.W. (2023). Energy Storage and Decarbonization Analysis for Energy Regulators: Technical Analysis for the Illinois Commerce Commission. 10.2172/2430342 Publication ID: 148188
  • Olis, W.P., Nguyen, T.A., Rosewater, D., Byrne, R.H., & Byrne, R.H. (2023). Impact of heating and cooling loads on battery energy storage system sizing in extreme cold climates. Energy, 278(Part B). 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127878 Publication ID: 123356
  • Olis, W.P. (2022). Impact of Extreme Weather on Sizing Battery Energy Storage Systems: A Case Study of Fairbanks, Alaska [Conference Presentation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/2005947 Publication ID: 120532
  • Rosewater, D., Nguyen, T.A., Olis, W.P., Byrne, R.H., & Byrne, R.H. (2022). Quest Equity: A New Open Source Powerplant Replacement Tool [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/2005688 Publication ID: 119892
  • Olis, W.P. (2022). QuESt 1.6 – Performance Tool [Conference Poster]. 10.2172/2004784 Publication ID: 117964
  • Rosewater, D., Nguyen, T.A., Olis, W.P., Byrne, R.H., & Byrne, R.H. (2022). Quest Equity: A Tool for Assessing Powerplant Replacement with ES&PV [Conference Poster]. 10.2172/2005294 Publication ID: 118628
  • Olis, W.P. (2022). Impact of Extreme Weather on Sizing Battery Energy Storage Systems: A Case Study of Fairbanks, Alaska [Conference Proceeding]. 2022 IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Application and Technologies Conference, EESAT 2022. 10.1109/EESAT55007.2022.9998028 Publication ID: 120828
  • Olis, W.P. (2021). Energy Storage System Modeling for Extreme Climates [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/1891605 Publication ID: 76184
  • Olis, W.P., Rosewater, D., Nguyen, T.A., & Nguyen, T.A. (2020). Modeling Energy Storage Systems in Extreme Climates [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1823226 Publication ID: 71017
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