Integrated Energy system Architectures

  • European Research Infrastructure supporting Smart Grid and Smart Energy Systems Research, Technology Development, Validation and Roll Out – Second Edition

    Project dates: 01. Apr 2020 - 30. Sep 2024

    Objective

    A driving force for the realization of a sustainable energy supply is the integration of renewable energy resources. Due to their stochastic generation behaviour, energy utilities are confronted with a more complex operation of the underlying power grids. Additionally, due to technology developments, controllable loads, integration with other energy sources, changing regulatory rules, and the market liberalization, the system’s operation needs adaptation. Proper operational concepts and intelligent automation provide the basis to turn the existing power system into an intelligent entity, a smart grid. While reaping the benefits that come along with those intelligent behaviours, it is expected that system-level developments and testing will play a significantly larger role in realizing future solutions and technologies. Proper validation approaches, concepts, and tools are partly missing until now. In order to tackle the integration of renewables in a first phase the FP7 RI project DERri focused on the provision of access around distributed energy resources. In a second phase, the provided portfolio of services has been successfully enlarged in the H2020 RI project ERIGrid to the system-level covering mainly electric power system, information and communication issues. However, in order to fulfil the challenging goals of the European Union towards a clean, secure, and efficient energy transition to face climate and energy challenges, additional research services are required. In a third phase ERIGrid 2.0 addresses these challenging energy transition aims by widening and advancing the provided RI access. As a single-entry point for researchers active in smart grids, smart energy systems, and integration of renewables, it offers a broad spectrum of improved services, methods, and tools. This will further strengthen the technical leadership of Europe in the energy domain and foster research and innovation to extend its leading role.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 21
    Site numbers:

    SINTEF ENERGI AS

    AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

    European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories (DERlab) e. V.

    RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

    ORMAZABAL CORPORATE TECHNOLOGY, A.I.E.

    DNV NETHERLANDS BV

    FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

    FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

    COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

    CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING FONDATION

    OFFIS EV

    • Partner
    • OFFIS EV
    • Germany
    • Budget: 499, 875

    RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO - RSE SPA

    DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

    KEMA BV

    • Partner
    • KEMA BV
    • Netherlands
    • Budget: 399, 375

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

    JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    • Partner
    • JRC
    • Belgium
    • Budget: 456, 875

    UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

    Research & Innovation

    TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY

    UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS

    INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS

    DSOs

    DIACHEIRISTIS ELLINIKOU DIKTYOU DIANOMIS ELEKTRIKIS ENERGEIAS AE

    Key Exploitable Results

    • TRL

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  • Smart Planning, Operation and Control for Energy Internet

    Project dates: 25. Jan 2022 - 24. Jan 2024

    Objective

    The planning, operation and control is of importance to the Energy Internet (EI). With large numbers of energy routers (ERs) integrated into EI, the EI system becomes more complex and variable. This state of affairs renders it is necessary to develop new architecture, modelling, optimization and control methods, in order to achieve intelligent, distributed, reliable, exible and cooperative system operation for EI. To this end, the researcher proposes the following three unique researcher actions in this project, including: 1) controllable structure planning for multi-ER-based EI under different environments (before and after fault) from the concept of controllability view; 2) distributed and adaptive cooperated control strategies based on deep policy gradient algorithm to enable each microgrid adaptively to respond to the system model switching without the need of exact system dynamics; 3) multiple timescale power trading model and distributed optimization algorithm to achieve both optimal energy generation/consumption and optimal energy flow allocation among ER with faster convergence rate in different timescales. Our project has the potential to produce new technological transformations and overcome multiple critical bottlenecks in the development of the current power grid from “smart grid” to “EI”. Through many inter-sectoral training, project management and communication activities, the research will gain comprehensive experience and skillsets, which is conducive to his future career prospects. This project effectively combines the researcher’s expertise in distributed control as well as optimization theories and the participating organizations’ expertise in energy informatics and energy management, planning of power grid and artificial intelligence, resulting in ensured two-way knowledge transfer. Moreover, our project fits well with the EU energy development strategy, which will contribute to European energy innovation and applications.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 1
    Site numbers:

    UNIVERSITETET I OSLO

    Key Exploitable Results

    • TRL

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  • Integrated multi-vector management system for Energy isLANDs

    Project dates: 01. Dec 2018 - 30. Nov 2022

    Objective

    Efficient, reliable and sustainable delivery of energy is critical to the health and welfare of all people. Providing a low-carbon, climate resilient energy supply is a global challenge, which is even more demanding in remote areas. With increasing penetration of renewable energy resources (RES), and high expectations from end-users for energy reliability, connectivity and utilisation of available energy resources needs reconsideration. Thus, technologically smart and economically viable solutions for extending the lifetime of energy infrastructure will be in high demand. Incorporating more distributed RES and storage assets at the edges of the electricity grid, and optimally balancing these assets with other energy vectors, while extending the lifetime of current infrastructures will not only be economically viable, but at the same time decrease the level of carbonisation in local energy systems. E-LAND consortium believes that there are still major challenges in connection to technology, society and economics to overcome. In the E-LAND project, the main objective is to tackle these challenges and support the decarbonisation of energy islands by developing a E-LAND Toolbox for Multi-Energy Islands including tools and methods addressing the business, society and technology challenges. Project is going to implement the toolbox and demonstrate the viability and impact of the tools and methods created in 3 real life pilots in Europe and through simulations with 2 cases in India. Pilots have different geography, demography, sociography and maturity in terms of community and end-user activities, implementation of different energy vectors including storage, amount of renewables in the local energy mix and variety of loads that call for efficient and intelligent management system. To further expand the exploitation of E-LAND results, the Toolbox will be modular and the consortium will develop replication guidelines for utilising the tools in replication sites.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 12
    Site numbers:

    SMART INNOVATION NORWAY AS

    BORG HAVN IKS

    UNIVERSITATEA VALAHIA TARGOVISTE

    INSTRUMENTACION Y COMPONENTES SA

    INTRACOM SA TELECOM SOLUTIONS

    VAASAETT LTD AB OY

    INSTITUTT FOR ENERGITEKNIKK

    REINER LEMOINE INSTITUT GGMBH

    UNIVERSITAET ST. GALLEN

    ASOCIATIA CENTRUL DE RESURSE PENTRU EFICIENTA ENERGETICA

    Schneider Electric Norge AS

    Partner Others

    GECO GLOBAL APS

    Key Exploitable Results

    • TRL

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  • Energy efficient and environmentally friendly multi-fuel power system with CHP capability, for stand-alone applications.

    Project dates: 01. Sep 2016 - 30. Apr 2019

    Objective

    Primary objective of the Prometheus-5 project is the industrialization of a highly innovative, energy efficient and environmentally friendly power production unit for decentralized (on or off grid) power generation. The unit has the capability for CHP production, as needed. The device is able to convert the fuel (LPG/NG/Biogas) into electrical and thermal power by means of a PEM fuel cell, with intermediate production of hydrogen. The nominal capacity of the power system is 5 kW, while, in the case of CHP, an additional 7kW of thermal energy is produced. Regarding its electrical efficiency, it is greater than 35%, while the total efficiency, when thermal power is included, exceeds 85%. The proposed innovative technologies address major EU and global challenges, dealing with both environmental and efficiency issues and they are in accordance with the Roadmap for moving toward a low-carbon economy in 2050. The business innovation project aims toward commercialization of the Prometheus-5 product and its launching into the international market, in specific targeted sectors. It includes all prerequisite steps that have to be done to move from the current limited prototype construction phase to production of large volumes of the commercial product. The product targets decentralized power production, where numerous applications have been identified: telecoms, marine (boats), transportation (trucks), households, small size farms/biogas production plants. The main needs addressed are the availability of electricity and the use of environmentally friendly and efficient devices. Currently, the targeting market segment is served by diesel/gasoline generators which rely on mature and relatively low cost technology. However, the Prometheus-5 has electrical efficiency twice that of the conventional technology and less than half of its emissions. Also, it presents lower operating and maintenance costs, excellent performance in partial load and noise-free and reliable operation.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 1
    Site numbers:

    ELVIO ANONYMI ETAIREIA SYSTIMATON PARAGOGIS YDROGONOU KAI ENERGEIAS

    Key Exploitable Results

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  • Intelligent Hybrid Thermo-Chemical District Networks

    Project dates: 01. Jun 2016 - 31. Dec 2019

    Objective

    The innovative thermo-chemical (TC) network technology of H-DisNet will contribute to next-generation district energy networks. The technology will exploit high chemical potential of absorption processes for loss-free transport and storage of energy potential. It will be applied to form an intelligent district network with thermal, electric and gas networks. This intelligent thermo-chemical district network will significantly

    - increase energy efficiency of heat transport and storage,
    - increase utilization of waste heat and renewables at low temperature
    - contribute to a wider usage of district networks by allowing heating and cooling in one multifunctional network and by adding the additional services drying and humidity control.
    - reduce the primary energy usage

    The project will serve to gain the required knowledge about processes, components and network applications and to demonstrate the feasibility to allow the industrial R&D to pick up the technology and to bring it to the market. Four project work levels guarantee to reach the readiness for broad industrial development:

    (1) The partners develop the TC components and intelligent network technology and demonstrate it in a residential area and in an industry environment to proof the technology's feasibility.
    (2) Modelling of TC components serves to carry out simulation of networks. On this basis, smart control strategies and a network identification tool are developed.
    (3) Based on simulation, an economic and environmental assessment determines the potential of the technology and allows defining the path to market.
    (4) The dissemination and exploitation strategy operates at two levels: First, it informs a broad audience including energy suppliers, operators, local governments, manufactures and end users about the principles and benefits of the technology. Second, it enables further development of the technology by generating a stakeholder network with the outlook of a full-scale pilot implementation.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 8
    Site numbers:

    AURUBIS BELGIUM SA

    WATERGY GMBH

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN

    ACCELOPMENT SCHWEIZ AG

    KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

    ZURCHER HOCHSCHULE FUR ANGEWANDTE WISSENSCHAFTEN

    THERMAFLEX INTERNATIONAL HOLDING BV

    Research & Innovation

    UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

    Key Exploitable Results

    • TRL

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  • Energy efficient and environmentally friendly multi-fuel power system with CHP capability, for stand-alone applications.

    Project dates: 01. Sep 2016 - 30. Apr 2019

    Objective

    Primary objective of the Prometheus-5 project is the industrialization of a highly innovative, energy efficient and environmentally friendly power production unit for decentralized (on or off grid) power generation. The unit has the capability for CHP production, as needed. The device is able to convert the fuel (LPG/NG/Biogas) into electrical and thermal power by means of a PEM fuel cell, with intermediate production of hydrogen. The nominal capacity of the power system is 5 kW, while, in the case of CHP, an additional 7kW of thermal energy is produced. Regarding its electrical efficiency, it is greater than 35%, while the total efficiency, when thermal power is included, exceeds 85%. The proposed innovative technologies address major EU and global challenges, dealing with both environmental and efficiency issues and they are in accordance with the Roadmap for moving toward a low-carbon economy in 2050. The business innovation project aims toward commercialization of the Prometheus-5 product and its launching into the international market, in specific targeted sectors. It includes all prerequisite steps that have to be done to move from the current limited prototype construction phase to production of large volumes of the commercial product. The product targets decentralized power production, where numerous applications have been identified: telecoms, marine (boats), transportation (trucks), households, small size farms/biogas production plants. The main needs addressed are the availability of electricity and the use of environmentally friendly and efficient devices. Currently, the targeting market segment is served by diesel/gasoline generators which rely on mature and relatively low cost technology. However, the Prometheus-5 has electrical efficiency twice that of the conventional technology and less than half of its emissions. Also, it presents lower operating and maintenance costs, excellent performance in partial load and noise-free and reliable operation.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 1
    Site numbers:

    ELVIO ANONYMI ETAIREIA SYSTIMATON PARAGOGIS YDROGONOU KAI ENERGEIAS

    Key Exploitable Results

    • TRL

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  • REgeneration MOdel for accelerating the smart URBAN transformation

    Project dates: 01. Jan 2015 - 30. Jun 2020

    Objective

    REMOURBAN aims at the development and validation in three lighthouse cities (Valladolid-Spain, Nottingham-UK and Tepebasi/Eskisehir-Turkey) of a sustainable urban regeneration model that leverages the convergence area of the energy, mobility and ICT sectors in order to accelerate the deployment of innovative technologies, organisational and economic solutions to significantly increase resource and energy efficiency, improve the sustainability of urban transport and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in urban areas. The urban renovation strategy will be focused on the citizens, because they become the cornerstones to making a smart city a reality and will not only be the most affected by the improvements but also they will be the common factor of each of them.

    HOW THE OBJECTIVE WILL BE ACHIEVED
    1. Developing a sustainable urban regeneration model, considering a holistic approach, which supports the decision making of the main stakeholders for addressing wide renovation and city transformation processes.
    2. Validating the urban regeneration model by means of large scale interventions on several cities called lighthouse cities, Valladolid, Nottingham and Tepebasi/Eskisehir (more than 1.000 dwellings retrofitted, more than 190 EV deployed and a total investment higher than 14 M€).
    3. Guaranteeing the replicability of the model at European level. Two cities will be also involved in the consortium, called follower cities, Seraing (Belgium) and Miskolc (Hungary) and will be developed a procedure for assessing the replicability potential of the model.
    4. It is planned an intense activity focused on generating exploitation and market deployment strategies to support the commercial exploitation of the project outcomes.
    5. It will be deployed a powerful communication and dissemination plan. This plan will integrate a citizen engagement strategy and will disseminate the benefits of the project to a wide variety of audiences (more than 11.000 citizens engaged).

    Partners

    Number of partners: 22
    Site numbers:

    INFOHUB Ltd

    YOURIS.COM

    IBERDROLA INGENIERIA Y CONSTRUCCION SAU

    XERIDIA S.L.

    STEINBEIS INNOVATION GGMBH

    ENERGON ENERJI VERIMLILIGI DANISMANLIGI HIZMETI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

    ANADOLU UNIVERSITY

    TEPEBASI MUNICIPALITY

    THE NOTTHINGHAM ENERGY PARTNERSHIP LBG

    Nottingham City Council

    SASIE Ltd

    • Partner
    • SASIE Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Budget: 172, 392

    ASSOCIATION POUR LE REDEPLOIEMENT ECONOMIQUE DU BASSIN SERESIEN - AREBS

    MISKOLC HOLDING ONKORMANYZATI VAGYONKEZELO ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG

    OLCSAN CAD TEKNOLOJILERI YAZILIM DONANIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI VE TICARETANONIM SIRKETI

    THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

    VEOLIA SERVICIOS LECAM SOCIEDAD ANONIMA UNIPERSONAL

    DEMIR CANER

    FUNDACION CARTIF

    OFFICINAE VERDI GROUP SPA

    GRUPO MECANICA DEL VUELO SISTEMAS SA

    AYUNTAMIENTO DE VALLADOLID

    ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION SA

    Key Exploitable Results

    • TRL

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  • INTEgrated opeRation PLAnning tool towards the Pan-European Network

    Project dates: 01. Nov 2017 - 31. Jan 2021

    Objective

    The European Union (EU) energy security policy faces significant challenges, as we move towards a pan–European network based on the wide diversity of energy systems among EU members. In such a context, novel solutions are needed to support the future operation of the EU electricity system in order to increase security of supply also accounting for the increasing contribution of renewable energy sources. The goal of INTERPLAN project is to provide an INTEgrated opeRation PLANning tool towards the pan-European network, to support the EU in reaching the expected low-carbon targets, while maintaining network security. A methodology for proper representation of a “clustered” model of the pan-European network will be provided, with the aim to generate grid equivalents as a growing library able to cover all relevant system connectivity possibilities occurring in the real grid, by addressing operational issues at all network levels (transmission, distribution and TSOs-DSOs interfaces). In this perspective, the chosen top-down approach will actually lead to an "integrated" tool, both in terms of voltage levels, going from high voltage down to low voltage up to end user, and in terms of building a bridge between static, long-term planning and considering operational issues by introducing controllers in the operation planning. Proper cluster and interface controllers will be developed to intervene in presence of criticalities, by exploiting the flexibility potentials throughout the grid. The achievement of the project goal will be ensured by the subdivision of the needed steps in seven Work Packages, each of them, with a specific measurable objective. The project is in line with the Work Programme, in ensuring more flexibility and active involvement of all stakeholders, and a close coordination of TSOs and DSOs. Moreover, its versatility in the concept of grid equivalents, will allow an accurate analysis of the complex network, by considering local active elements in the grid.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 6
    Site numbers:

    Research & Innovation

    AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

    UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS

    European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories (DERlab) e. V.

    FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

    AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE

    INSTYTUT ENERGETYKI

    Key Exploitable Results

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  • Smart TSO-DSO interaction schemes, market architectures and ICT Solutions for the integration of ancillary services from demand side management and distributed generation

    Project dates: 01. Jan 2016 - 30. Jun 2019

    Objective

    The project SmartNet aims at providing architectures for optimized interaction between TSOs and DSOs in managing the exchange of information for monitoring and for the acquisition of ancillary services (reserve and balancing, voltage regulation, congestion management) both at national level and in a cross-border context. Local needs for ancillary services in distribution systems are supposed to co-exist with system needs for balancing and congestion management. Resources located in distribution systems, like demand side management and distributed generation, are supposed to participate to the provision of ancillary services both locally and for the system in the context of competitive ancillary services markets. Through an in-depth and a simulation in a lab-environment, answers are sought for to the following questions: • which ancillary services could be provided from distribution to the whole system (via transmission), • which optimized modalities could be adopted for managing the network at the TSO-DSO interface and what monitoring and control signals could be exchanged to carry out a coordinated action, • how the architectures of the real time markets (in particular the balancing markets) could be consequently revised, • what information has to be exchanged and how (ICT) for the coordination on the distribution-transmission border, starting from monitoring aspects, to guarantee observability and control of distributed generation, flexible demand and storage systems, • which implications could the above issues have on the on-going market coupling process, that is going to be extended to real time markets in the next years, according to the draft Network Code on Electricity Balancing by ENTSO-E. Different TSO-DSO interaction modalities are compared with reference to three selected national cases (Italian, Danish, Spanish) also supposing the possibility of a cross-border exchange of balancing services. Physical pilots are developed for the same national cases.

    Partners

    Number of partners: 24
    Site numbers:

    N-SIDE

    • Partner
    • N-SIDE
    • Belgium
    • Budget: 1, 015, 260

    SINTEF ENERGI AS

    EDYNA SRL

    VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

    SIEMENS SPA

    NOVASOL AS

    STIFTELSEN SINTEF

    NUESTRA NUEVA ENERGIA SL

    EDISTRIBUCION REDES DIGITALES SL

    FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

    SELTA SPA

    EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE

    Vodafone Procurement Company S. à r.l.

    NYFORS ENTERPRISE AS

    SINTEF AS

    • Partner
    • SINTEF AS
    • Norway
    • Budget: 20, 281.19921875

    TERNA RETE ITALIA SPA

    EURISCO APS

    RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO - RSE SPA

    DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

    ENERGINET

    DANSKE COMMODITIES A/S

    UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

    Research & Innovation

    AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

    TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY

    Key Exploitable Results

    • TRL

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