06/04/2020 OPEN DEI 1st Energy Domain Workshop

1. OPEN-DEI Energy Workshop
6 April 2020
Presenter: Dr. Georgios Boultadakis
European Dynamics Luxembourg
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824330
TSO-DSO-Consumer INTERFACE aRchitecture to
provide innovative grid services for an efficient
power system

2. This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 824330
• Project Grant Agreement No. 824330
• Budget: 20.9 M Euro
• Grant: 16.8 M Euro
• Duration: 4 Years (end: December 2022)
About INTERRFACE

3. Challenge
Need to remove barriers in European power system  unleash the
potential of the existing and future resources to be an active part
Need to drive coordination through digitization  demonstrate how
markets and platforms enable energy actors to connect
Need to increase transparency and interoperability  propose common
concepts applicable to the whole of Europe
Need to bring the consumer to the center  combine local markets and
congestion management markets, with wholesale & balancing markets
Need to create new business opportunities  promoting SMEs by
empowering new participants in the electricity sector

4. Why now?
“On 30 November 2016 the European Commission presented a package of measures to keep the European Union competitive, as
the clean energy transition seems to already affect the energy market globally. These measures put energy efficiency on the top
rank, together with EU’s global leadership in RES and the need for consumers to be active and central players of the energy market
of the future”
Clean Energy Package
“DSOs to cooperate with TSOs in planning and operating their networks and exchange all necessary information and data
regarding, the performance of generation assets and demand side response, the daily operation of their networks and the long-term
planning of network investments, so as to ensure the cost-efficient development and secure and reliable operation of their networks”
“TSOs and DSOs shall cooperate to achieve coordinated access to resources such as distributed generation, energy storage, etc.
to support the needs of both distribution and transmission systems”
Directive on the internal electricity market
“With the growth of renewables, the increased interconnection of European grids, the development of local energy initiatives, and
the specific requirements on TSO – DSO cooperation as set forth in the different Network Codes and Guidelines, TSOs and DSOs
face new challenges that will require greater coordination”. “Customers and market participants will benefit from an enhanced
cooperation between TSOs and DSOs”
General Guidelines for Reinforcing the Cooperation between TSOs and DSOs, paper published by ENTSOe, CEDEC, EDSO, eurelectric
“The electricity grid, together with an appropriate consumer participation and an efficient IT and data exchange infrastructure, is a
major enabler underlying European energy transition and the European economy”
Thema Report, ENTSOE, 03-2017

5. INTERRFACE vision
 To design a Common Architecture (Interoperable pan-European Grid Services Architecture - IEGSA) that will connect actors and
markets in a transparent, non-discriminatory manner
 To drive collaboration in the procurement of grid services by TSOs and DSOs, and to create strong incentives to connected
customers
 To integrate small scale and large scale assets to increase market liquidity for grid services and facilitate scaling up of new services
 To define and demonstrate standardised products, key parameters, and the activation and settlement process for energy
services
 To promote state-of-the-art digital technologies (IoT, blockchain, etc.), in order to engage end-users into the next generation
electricity market transactions
Develop a pan
European Grid
Service
architecture
(market and
services design)
Implement/Test
Semantic Data Model,
secure plug-n-play data
exchange interface,
digital technologies
(Blockchain, data
analytics, IoT, AI)
Demonstrate
services for
congestion
management and
local flexibility
Demonstrate a
seamless pan-EU
market (Linking
wholesale and
retail market,
locational flexibility
approach)
Demonstrate
mechanisms to
engage the
consumer
(Microgrid with self
consumption, peer
to peer local
transactions)
Develop and
demonstrate a
platform to faciliate
further R&D and
market
opportunities
Develop a
business case
and promote
startups, involve
external
stakeholders
New developments Demonstration of new concepts Business creation

6. Demonstrators
INTERRFACE demonstration trials will be executed in
three main pillars:
 Pillar 1: Congestion Management and Balancing Issues
 Pillar 2: Peer-to-peer Transactions
 Pillar 3: Integrated Retail and wholesale market

7. Demonstrators
• DSO and Consumer Alliance (Centralized Energy
Management system for microgrids)
• Intelligent Distribution Nodes (Grid Services
Management system for flexible LV/MV
Networks)
• Single Flexibility Platform (Exchange Platform for
distributed flexibilities in end-to-end electricity
networks)
Demo Area 1:
Congestion Management and Balancing Issues Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Bulgaria
Italy

8. Demonstrators
• Asset-enabled Local Markets (Microgrid Local
Electricity Markets using the assets capabilities)
• Blockchain-based TSO-DSO flexibility (Market
Platform with Smart Contract and smart billing)
Demo Area 2:
Peer-to-peer Trading
Hungary
Slovenia
Bulgaria

9. • DERs into Wholesale (A retail-to-wholesale
Market approach for DERs’ integration)
• Spatial Aggregation of local flexibility (A
EUPHEMIA-based Market Platform to engage
local flexibility resources)
Demonstrators
Demo Area 3:
Pan-EU clearing Market
Bulgaria
Romania
Greece

10. INTERRFACE value proposition
Enhancement of customer-centric, pan-
European RES and market integration
Platform provision to enable access to
coordinated, cost-effective flexibility services
Opportunities creation for new market
participants in the energy value chain
Transparency improvement in data and
decision sharing
Impact creation beyond the electricity network

11. INTERRFACE product
Interoperable pan-European Grid Services Architecture (IEGSA)
“An open architecture for sharing data among all participants in the electricity system value
chain (customers, grids, market), from local, regional to EU level. It will enable TSOs, DSOs
and customers to coordinate their efforts to maximise the potential of distributed energy
resources (DERs), demand aggregators and grid assets, so as to procure energy services in a
cost-efficient way and create consumer benefits”

12. Component Layer
Communication Layer
Information Layer
Function Layer
Business Layerto act as the interface
between the power system
and the customers and
allow the seamless and
coordinated operation of
all stakeholders to use and
procure common services.
SGAM structure by CEN-CENELEC-ETSI
Demo (country/ region) specific
INTERRFACE product
Interoperable pan-European Grid Services Architecture (IEGSA)

13. Component Layer
Communication Layer
Information Layer
Function Layer
Business Layer
TSO/ DSO
FSP / BSP /
Aggregator
Consumers/
Prosumers (involved)
to act as the interface
between the power system
and the customers and
allow the seamless and
coordinated operation of
all stakeholders to use and
procure common services.
SGAM structure by CEN-CENELEC-ETSI
Demo (country/ region) specific
Market
Operator
INTERRFACE product
Interoperable pan-European Grid Services Architecture (IEGSA)

14. Component Layer
Communication Layer
Information Layer
Function Layer
Business Layer
TSO/ DSO
FSP / BSP /
Aggregator
Consumers/
Prosumers (involved)
to act as the interface
between the power system
and the customers and
allow the seamless and
coordinated operation of
all stakeholders to use and
procure common services.
SGAM structure by CEN-CENELEC-ETSI
Data model 1 Data model 2 Data model n
Common Information Model
Demo (country/ region) specific
INTERRFACE Data Governance tool
Market
Operator
ENTSOe Communication & Connectivity Service Platform
Commercial
Market/
Clearing
platforms
National
Data Hubs
Data
Sources
INTERRFACE product
Interoperable pan-European Grid Services Architecture (IEGSA)

15. Component Layer
Communication Layer
Information Layer
Function Layer
Business Layer
TSO/ DSO
FSP / BSP /
Aggregator
Consumers/
Prosumers (involved)
Flexibility
Register
Function
TSO/DSO
Coordination
Function
Single Market
Interface
Function
Settlement
Unit Function
to act as the interface
between the power system
and the customers and
allow the seamless and
coordinated operation of
all stakeholders to use and
procure common services.
SGAM structure by CEN-CENELEC-ETSI
Data model 1 Data model 2 Data model n
Common Information Model
Demo (country/ region) specific
INTERRFACE Data Governance tool
Market
Operator
ENTSOe Communication & Connectivity Service Platform
Commercial
Market/
Clearing
platforms
National
Data Hubs
Data
Sources
INTERRFACE product
Interoperable pan-European Grid Services Architecture (IEGSA)

16. Component Layer
Communication Layer
Information Layer
Function Layer
Business Layer
TSO/ DSO
FSP / BSP /
Aggregator
Consumers/
Prosumers (involved)
Grid
Prequalific
ation
Product
Prequalific
ation
Activation
Procurem
ent of
services
Settle
ment
Flexibility
Register
Function
TSO/DSO
Coordination
Function
Single Market
Interface
Function
Settlement
Unit Function
to act as the interface
between the power system
and the customers and
allow the seamless and
coordinated operation of
all stakeholders to use and
procure common services.
SGAM structure by CEN-CENELEC-ETSI
Data model 1 Data model 2 Data model n
Common Information Model
Demo (country/ region) specific
INTERRFACE Data Governance tool
Market
Operator
ENTSOe Communication & Connectivity Service Platform
Commercial
Market/
Clearing
platforms
National
Data Hubs
Data
Sources
INTERRFACE product
Interoperable pan-European Grid Services Architecture (IEGSA)

17. The Partners

18. Georgios Boultadakis
European Dynamics Luxembourg
George.boultadakis@eurodyn.com
CONTACT US
/ InterrfaceH
/ interrface-h2020
/ www.interfface.eu

19. Thank you very much for
your attention!!
Questions?