seesgen-ict supporting energy efficiency in smart generation grids through ict thematic network

1 Presentation to ICT4SMARTDGBrussels 18/03/2009

Franchioni - CESI RICERCA

SEESGEN-ICTSupporting Energy Efficiency in Smart Generation Grids Through ICT

Thematic Network

Call CIP-ICT PSP-2008-2

Coordinator: CESI RICERCA SpA (ITALY)



Objectives

General

Fostering the best use of ICT for the implementation of Energy Efficiency in the Power Distributed Generation Grids

Corollaries

•Identify best practices, policies, process innovations at the level of Stakeholders and Member States

•Cooperate in defining a EU integrated strategic roadmap

•Suggest recommendations and policy actions to the Stakeholders



Starting point and References

- COM (2005) 229 – A European Information Society for growth and employment COM (2008) 199 – i2010 Mid-Term Review

- COM (2006) 545 - Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential- COM (2007) 723 - A European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (Set Plan)- COM (2008) 241 - Addressing the challenge of energy efficiency through

Information and Communication Technologies

SMART GRIDS PLATFORM for the Electricity Networks of the Future- Strategic Research Agenda for Europe’s Electricity Networks of the Future- Toward Smart Power Networks- Strategic Deployment Document for Europe’s Electricity Networks of the FutureSMART2020 (GESI 2008)- Enabling the low carbon economy in the information ageAd-hoc Consultation Group- ICT for Energy Efficiency Report



Partnership

Distribution Network Operator

Power Generation

Owner

Energy Agency/Auth

ority

IC Technologist / Industry

Research EducationBroader

Business Association

1 CESI RICERCA SpA Italy Public X

2Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente Italy Public X X

3 Katholieke Universiteit leuven Belgium Public X X

4 Valtion teknillien tutkimuskeskus Finland Public X

5 Institut polytechnique de grenoble France Public X X

6 Blekinge tekniska högskola Sweden Public X

7 Fundacion labein Spain Private X X

8Stichting energieonderzoek centrum nederland

TheNetherlands

Private X

9 Sap ag Germany Private X

10Osterreichisches forschungs und profzentrum Arsenal Austria Private X

11 Centre for renewable energy sources Greece Public X X

12 Danmarks Tekniske Universiteit Denmark Public X

13Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek N.V. Belgium Public X X

14 Cardiff University UnitedKingdom

Public X X

15Institut fur Solare EnergieversorgugsTechnik E.V. Germany Public X

16Institute of Communication and Computer Systems Greece Public X X

17 Global e-Sustainability Initiative Belgium Private X X

18 Universytet Lodzki Poland Public X X

19Filiala Institutul de Cercetari si Modermizari Energetice Romania Private/SME X

20 SINTEF Energiforskning A/S Norway Private X

21

Arbeitgemeinschaft fur Sparsame Energie und Wasserverwendung in VKU GbR

Germany Private/SME X X X X

22 ENEL DISTRIBUZIONE SpA Italy Private X X X

23 Public Power Corporation S.A. Greece Private X X X

24European Center for Power Electronics E.V. Germany Private/SME X X

SECTOR COVERED

PARTNERNr.

ORGANIZATION COUNTRYNature of the Organization



European coverage

1 CR Italy2 ENEA Italy3 KUL Be4 VTT Finland5 G2ELAB France6 BTH Sweden7 TECNALIA Spain8 ECN NL9 SAP Germany10 ARSENAL Austria11 CRES Greece12 DTU DK13 VITO N.V. Be14 CU UK15 ISET Germany16 ICCS-NTUA Greece17 GeSI Be18 UL PL19 ICEMENERG Romania20 SINTEF ER Norway21 ASEW Germany22 ENEL DIST Italy23 PPC S.A. Greece24 ECPE Germany

CountryPartner

Nr.Organisation



Expertise in EU funded Projects-Initiatives

PROJECT TITLE Typology & Context

SEESGEN-ICTPartners involved

ENIRDG (European Network for the Integration of Renewables and Distributed Generation)

NetworkFP5

ENEL, LABEIN, ISET, ECN

EU-DEEP (The birth of a EUropean Distributed EnErgy Partnership that will help the large scale implementation of distributed energy resources in Europe)

IP R&DFP62004-2009

VTT, ICCS, CRES, K.U.Leuven, LABEIN

FENIX (Flexible Electricity Networks to Integrate the Expected “Energy Evolution”)

IP R&DFP62005-2009

ECN, LABEIN, G2ELAB, ISET,

DER-LAB (Network of DER Laboratories and Pre-Standardisation)

NoEFP62005-2011

VTT, UL, LABEIN, CRS, CR. ISET (Coor), ARS, ICCS, DTU

DISPOWER (Distributed generation with high penetration of Renewable Energy Sources)

R&DFP52002-2005

ISET (Coor),ARS, UL, K.U.L, CRES, ECN, ICCS

MORE-MICROGRIDS (Advanced Architectures and Control Concepts for More Microgrids)

STREP2006-2010

ICCS (Coor), CR, LABEIN, CRES, ISET, DTU, UL,

AD-HOC Consultation Group on “ICT for Energy Efficiency”

EC Initiative SAP, CR

PROJECT TITLE Typology & Context

SEESGEN-ICT Partners involved

INTEGRAL (Integrated ICT-platform based Distributed Control in electricity grids with a large share of Distributed Energy Resources and Renewable Energy Sources)

STREPFP62007-2010

ECN (Coor), ICCS, G2ELAB, BTH

CRISP (Distributed intelligence in CRitical Infrastructures for Sustainable Power)

STREPFP52002-2006

ECN (Coor), EG2ELAB, BTH

ICT21EE (European ICT network for energy efficiency in cities)

TNCIP-PSP2008-2011

GeSI, ENEA, ICEMENERG

OPEN Meter (Open Public Extended Network Metering)

CPFP72008-2011

CR, ENEL

ADDRESS (Active Distribution network with full integration of Demand and distributed energy RESourceS)

IPFP72008-2012

ENEL (Coor), LABEIN, VTT, VITO

ErMINE (Electricity Research Road Map In Europe)

CAFP62006-2008

CR (Coor)

ICT4SMARTDG TN CIP-PSP2009-2012

SAP



Activities and interconnections

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Man

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Management of Smart Grids with

Microgrids

WP3: ICT for Energy Efficiency

Monitoring in Smart Grids

WP4: ICT for Demand-side

Integration

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WP5: ICT for Business models

management

WP6: ICT and Environment

protection in Smart Grids

WP7: Supporting Good Practices through Experiences in Test Facilities



WP2 - ICT for management of Smart Grids with Microgrids integration

• WP Leader KUL

• Objectives Survey and categorise the different ICT-approaches to

smart grids management and their integration in the electric grid.

• ICT/Technical issues Tools and methodologies for optimization of voltage

profiles, minimization of network losses, self-healing capability, parallel/islanding operation, adaptive protection systems, generation dispatching, energy storage, accurate island detection and fast re-synchronization, grid infrastructure readiness.



WP3 - ICT for energy efficiency monitoring in Smart Grids

• WP Leader BHT

• Objectives Identify and prioritise the new needs, provide good-

practice solutions and roadmaps for enhancements in technologies and integration.

• ICT/Technical issues Energy efficiency by smart-metering and billing, asset

management, power system state estimation, operator support, real-time environment monitoring, disturbance recording, power quality, auto-diagnosis, performance monitoring of prime converters.



WP4 - ICT for demand-side integration

• WP Leader G2ELAB

• Objectives Explore the interaction between the demand side

requirements and the ICT solutions for supporting an efficient and easy integration of an active customer in an “intelligent” grid.

• ICT/Technical issues More interconnection between end-users and

distribution utilities, time of use tariffs, home energy management device, automatic load curtailment and soft restart, customer model, pluggable electric vehicle.



WP5 - ICT for business models management

• WP Leader VTT

• Objectives Collect information on the business models for

supporting the implementation of the energy efficiency, demand management and distributed energy services in smart grids in competitive market.

• ICT/Technical issues Models for electricity market, portfolio management,

“open access” electricity market, value added ancillary services.



WP6 - ICT and environment protection in Smart Grids

• WP Leader ECN

• Objectives Explore the opportunities offered by ICT-system for the

protection of the Environment in the Smart grids panorama, through the Energy Efficiency management.

• ICT/Technical issues Large-scale integration of renewable energy resources,

CO2 emissions management, optimization of idle ICT resources



WP7 - Supporting best practices through experiences in test facilities

• WP Leader ENEA

• Objectives Define the Test Facilities requirements suitable for the

validation of Best Practices of ICT solutions supporting Energy Efficiency in smart generation grids.

• Technical issues Definition of typical benchmarks and performance

criteria and indexes, model identification and validation, criteria for scalability and repeatability and repetitiveness of Tests.



WP2.1

Requirements

What additional requirements to ICT towards Energy Efficiency in Smart Grids?Improved control capacity Decentralised ScadaImproved nr. of connected nodes ADSL solutionsHuge amount of information Wireless/Wired connectionsReal Time response Protection equipmentPower Quality Monitoring sensors/networksDependability (Reliability, Availability, New sensors classMaintainability, Security and Safety)Other Other

WP2.2

Solutions to barriers

What solutions to overcome barriers/hurdles to technologies deployment?Improve coverage Suitable ADSL CoverageReduce costs CostsRemove obstacles Estate rights obtaclesImprove awareness Awareness of stakeholdersImprove technology Technological lacksImprove quality of informationOther Other

What ICT solutions are available? What needs for further developments?

Identify tech and non-tech barriers

What barriers/hurdles obstacle the full deployment of technologies?

ICTs offer/needs

Implementation: 1st year (exemplification)



WP2.3

Identify and categorize policy actions

What policy actions to foster the identified solutions?

Economical ADSL

- Reduce taxations to estate owners - Improve coveragea) public funding of wb infrastr.- Incentivate ADSL diffusion

- Incentivate trechnology diffusion b) Incentivate ADSL diffusion- Public funding of wideband infrastr.- Enhance competitiveness in IndustryInformation Protection equipment- Information campaigns - Improve technology a) create experts networks- Foster inter-sectoral exchangesR&D Monitoring sensors

- Create experts networks - Enhance competitivenessa) Foster intersectoral-exchanges

- Fund Research for Low-cost monitoring solutions b) Fund research

Other Other

WP2.4

Directives/Recommendations

What impact on Directive? What recommendations to stakeholders?

Monitoring sensors a) Fund tech research- Propose modifications to Directives on Starndardization of protocols

b) Foster intersectoral exchanges

- Recommendation to Standardization Bodies for quality requirements to sensors- EU Call for Network of Excellence Decentralised SCADA a) Create experts networks

Other Other

Tostakeholders

From other WPs

Share and prioritize policy actions

What are the priorities of policy actions as a merging of indications from all WPs?

What are the most effective solutions to barriers and policy actions for specific ICT?

Rank ICTs vs. solutions and policy actions

Implementation: 2nd year (exemplification)



Targets

• Policy Makers [Commission, Standardisation bodies, Energy authorities, Public Administration, etc]

Reporting – Dissemination tools – Targeted Conferences

• Industry [ICT, Energy (generation and distribution, electricity, gas, etc), Manufacturers, Transportation, etc]

Inside Industrial Partners - Targeted Conferences (CIRED, CIGRE’?, etc.) - Workshops - Common initiatives with Ind-driven Networks (e.g. ICT4SMARTDG)

• Energy Operators [Commercial Traders, Agencies, etc]

Dissemination tools – Targeted Conferences

• Research and Consultation Groups

Reporting – Dissemination tools – Workshops - Common initiatives with RTD projects concerned



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Workpackage Task 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26WP1.0: Preparing Strategic Agenda SCM0

and Objectives/Priorities of the TN D1-1

TNM1

TNM2

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D1-3

WPX.1: Prioritize requirements 1WSX

Assess ICTs offer/needs DX-1

WPX.2: Identify tech and non-tech barriers 2WSX

Identify solutions to barriers DX-2

WPX.3: Identify and categorize policy actions 3WSX

Rank ICTs vs. solutions and policy actions DX-3

WPX.4: Share and prioritize policy actions 4WSX

Produce recommendations DX-4

2WS7

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D7-2 D7-3

4WS7

D7-4

OC1 OC2 OC3

D8-1 D8-3 D8-4

WP8.2: Website Implementationand Maintenance D8-2

D8-5

WP8: Dissemination and Communication

(Leader: CR)

WP8.1: Organization of Open Conferences

WP8.3: Final Proceedings of the TN

WP7: Supporting Good Practices

through Experiences in Test Facilities(Leader: ENEA)

WP7.1: Test facilities Requirements

WP7.2: EU Directory of Test Facilities

WP7.3: Experiences of Best Practices

WPX

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WP1: Thematic Network Management

(Leader: CR)

WP1.1: Management Months 1-6



WP1.4: Management Months 19-24TNM3

Workplan

Start: April, 1° 2009 End: March, 31° 2011



Proposed initiatives:

•Reciprocal delegations in TNs topic events

•Coordinated actions in SMARTGRIDS Platform

•Common dissemination initiatives

•Tools: e.g. mailing lists, databases, links in website and communities

Cooperation with ICT4SMARTDG

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