Athens 11 Sep 2012: Intelen, the leading Greek start-up in smart grid 2.0 services, announces today the participation in a third EU research project, regarding microgirds and the impact of RES, EVs and Energy Storage to isolated electrical grids.
A large share of the recent renewable energy sources (RES) installed capacity has already taken place in insular electricity grids, since these regions are preferable due to their high RES potential. However, the increasing share of RES in the generation mix of insular power systems presents a big challenge in the efficient management of the insular distribution networks, mainly due to the limited predictability and the high variability of renewable generation, features that make RES plants non-dispatchable, in conjunction with the relevant small size of these networks.
SINGULAR investigates the effects of large-scale integration of renewables and demand-side management on the planning and operation of insular electricity grids, proposing efficient measures, solutions and tools towards the development of a sustainable and smart grid. Different network operation procedures and tools, based on innovative approaches of predictive electricity network operation, will be developed.A set of electricity network planning procedures and tools will also be developed to implement robust insular electricity network planning.The goal is the generation of effective solutions and information so that the integration of insular and highly variable energy resources is maximized. The operation and planning tools and procedures will be applied in different insular electricity grids in five countries across Europe for extensive demonstration, allowing the development of generalized guides of procedures and grid codes specific for future generation of smart insular electricity grids.
Intelen will be responsible for the total Demand Response methodology and service (MDM, metrics, CPP, ToU, Dynamic Pricing, Social Incentives, etc) and the research and provision of a unified cloud Big Data Analytics platform for the analysis of energy and metadata coming from PV installations, smart energy meters in buildings, EVs and Energy Storage units. The initial pilot will include over 20 Solar Parks and approx. 200 building in the isolated electrical grid of Crete island.
The project will last for 3 years with a budget of over 5,4M Euros. The consortium consists of well known energy companies (ALSTOM GRID, ENEA, ELECTRICA, PPC, etc)