1. A co-operative programme on Smart Grids
Achievements and challenges
Rome - Smart Grid International Forum
25 - 26 June 2012
Michele de Nigris – ISGAN Chair
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2. ISGAN IN THE CONTEXT
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3. ISGAN IN A NUTSHELL
HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT ATTENTION AND ACTION
TO ACCELERATE WORLD-WIDE DEVELOPMENT AND
DEPLOYMENT OF SMARTER ELECTRICITY GRIDS
Facilitates dynamic knowledge sharing, technical
assistance, peer review and, where appropriate, project
coordination
Sponsors activities that accelerate smart grid
deployment and address knowledge gaps;
Fulfills a key recommendation in the Smart Grids
Technology Action Plan
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4. GEOGRAPHY OF ISGAN
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5. PROGRAM OF WORK - 1
1 • Global Smart Grid Inventory
of enabling programs and policies
2 • Smart Grid Case Studies
using a common framework and metrics
• Benefit/Cost Methodologies
3 (bottom-up & top-down) and related policy toolkits to
assess smart grid investments
• Synthesis of Insights for
4 High-level Decision Makers
(e.g., CEM Ministers ) from ISGAN and other
related projects
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6. PROGRAM OF WORK - 2
5 • SIRFN: Smart Grids International Research Facilities
Network
6 • Power system T&D: integrating renewables in
the power system
• PROPOSED: Power system
7 transitions – Social aspects of smart grids
• PROPOSED: Smart grids
8 interoperability policy: understanding
interoperability implications for policy makers
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7. WORKFLOW AND SYNERGIES
Annex 1
Identify SG Identify SG J.R.C.
development TECHNOLOGIES SURVEY 10 TOP
DRIVERS in the enabling the PROJECTS per database and
regions and achievement of the country
countries drivers template
Determine the Among the top
Carry out a COST-
context in which projects analyse 1
BENIFITS
these projects are or 2 real
ANALYSIS of the
developed: emblematic CASE
selected projects
SMARTNESS STUDIES
Annex 3 Annex 2
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8. DRIVERS
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9. DRIVERS vs TECHNOLOGIES
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10. DRIVERS RANKING – PRELIMINARY
System efficiency
improvements • Wide results spread –
on-going analysis
Customer choice and
participation • Regional/continental
preferences
RES integration and • Importance of local
targets roadmapping
New products, services
• Policy makers may not
and markets consider same priorities
as operators (motivations
Reliability improvements for financing may not be
fully shared)
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11. TECHNOLOGIES RANKING – DRIVER N.1
3
A.M.I
2 Demand 4
I.C.T
response
System
Distribution
efficiency D.E.R.
1 management 5
improve Integration
systems
ments
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12. STUDY CASES
Common case selection framework
Candidate projects proposal
Project description and achievements
Rational data collection tool
Active knowledge sharing between projects
– specific workshops – peer discussion
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13. COST-BENEFITS ANALYSIS
• DoE – SGMM
Context - • EU – KUL method
smartness
• McKinsey – SG
project evaluation
ON-GOING
Internal and
C.B.A
Project
drivers and • Methods trial on simple projects
external costs
KPIs
• Templates for extension to
selected Study Cases
Identification • EPRI approach
and
quantification • J.R.C. adaptation
of benefits
• McKinsey – SG
project evaluation
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14. MESSAGES TO POLICY MAKERS – CEM 3
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15. SMART GRIDS GLOSSARY
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16. ISGAN WHITE PAPERS
INTEGRATION OF V.R.R. CONSUMER BENFITS AND CYBERSECURITY
• ACTIVATE DEMAND-SIDE COSTS • PRIORITIZE EFFORTS TO
INTELLIGENCE • DESCRIPTION OF CONSUMER ADVANCE REGULATORY AND
• ACTIVATE DELIVERY-SIDE BENEFITS FROM SMART GRIDS INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES IN
INTELLIGENCE CYBER SECURITY ECONOMICS IN
• CONSUMER COST ALLOCATION IN
• ACTIVATE MARKETS THE SMART GRID CONTEXT
DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
• ENABLE DG AND MICROGRIDS ORGANISTAION CONTEXT • ESTABLISH A FORUM TO SHARE
BEST PRACTICES IN CULTIVATING
• IMPROVE TSO-DSO • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND
COORDINATION CALCULATING COST AND
COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL
• IMPROVE TSO CONTROL ROOMS BENEFITS
INNOVATIONS IN SUPPORT OF
• ENSURE ALIGNMENT OF SG • BEST PRACTICES FOR CYBER SECURITY IN THE SMART
ROADMAP WITH VRR CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT GRID CONTEXT
• EVALUATE VRR INTEGRATION IN • ESTABLISH A FORUM TO SHARE
CONTEXT OF ALL INTEGRATION BEST PRACTICES IN POLICY
SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF
CUSTOMER DATA PRIVACY IN THE
SMART GRID CONTEXT
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17. Smart grids International Research Facilities Network
Create a framework for integrated project proposal, selection
and implementation matching evaluation needs with testing
capabilities and with a knowledge management program for
sharing non-proprietary results
• Leverage existing research
infrastructure – world class labs
• Implement complementary and
effective pilot projects
• Accentuate diversities of geographies,
networks and infrastructures
• Prioritize proposals
• Carry out parallel coordinated activity
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18. SIRFN: Areas of initial collaboration
RES INTEGRATION
BUILDING AUTOMATION
ELECTRIC VEHICLES INTEGRATION
MICROGRIDS
NETWORK AUTOMATION
CYBER SECURITY

19. SIRFN: expressions of interest
• U.S. National Laboratories
especially Sandia and Brookhaven National Laboratories
• DERlab e.V.
– Fraunhofer IWES
– Austrian Institute of Technology
– G2Elab (Grenoble Génie Electrique, Electrical Engineering)
– RSE
• Government of UK; Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
• Stakeholders in Chinese Taipei, Finland, Japan, Korea,
and Sweden
SIRFN will also be coordinated
with the test bed network under
the APEC Smart Grid Initiative
(part of APEC’s Energy Smart
Communities Initiative)

20. Power T&D Systems
An integrated system view
Technology
Policy & Development and
Regulation Demonstration
Power T&D Systems
Interaction
Expansion Planning
and Market Analysis System Operation
Management and
Security
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21. Power T&D Systems
Key questions
IMPACT: What are the emerging issues influencing the policy
& regulation for the Power T&D system and why are they
important to resolve?
INTEGRATION: What market mechanisms and tools are
needed to plan the expansion of T&D systems with a large
intermittent RES and who is involved to make this happen?
INNOVATION: Which are the most interesting and promising
technology developments for the smarter T&D System and
how can we introduce them in a reliable and efficient way?
INTERACTION: Which parts of the T&D system are
interdependent and require coordinated System Operation
Management? When is it needed to initiate this process.
IMPLEMENTATION: What solutions can be deployed to make
the T&D system more intelligent and flexible. - Where does
this give the largest improvement / investment ratio?

22. Other concepts under
consideration/development
Governance During the Smart Grid Transition
(led by AIT; social sciences focus)
Smart Grid Interoperability Frameworks
(led by Korea; comparative exercise)

23. Trial Partnership with
the Global Smart Grid Federation
• International collaboration among
national and regional smart grid
stakeholder associations
• Launched with ISGAN at
www.globalsmartgridfederation.org
first CEM in July 2010
• Released cross-cutting
report in April 2012
Member organizations include Danish Intelligent Energy Alliance,
EDSO for Smart Grids (EU), GridWise Alliance (U.S.),
India Smart Grid Forum, Israel Smart Energy Association,
Japan Smart Community Alliance, Korea Smart Grid Association,
Smart Grid Canada, Smart Grid Australia, SmartGridIreland,
SmartGrid Great Britain.

24. Save the dates
• NICE – FRANCE
• INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
SMART GRIDS DEMONSTRATION,
COORDINATION AND KNOWLEDGE
SHARING:
• GLOBAL VIEW OF DRIVERS AND
CHALLENGES
• STUDY CASES PRESENTATION
• PROJECTS SPEAK TOGETHER –
PEER SESSIONS:
• KNOWLEDGE SHARING
• UPSCALING AND REPLICATION
• FINANCING AND REGULATION
• COST – BENEFITS ANALYSIS
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25. ISGAN Resources
• ISGAN Website (New!): http://iea-isgan.org
Three new white papers, released in April 2012, available.
• ISGAN Secretariat Email: isgan@smartgrid.or.kr
• ISGAN Smart Grid Glossary “Beta”:
http://en.openei.org/wiki/ISGAN_Smart_Grid_Glossary
• Needs addition of content from around the world.
• Wiki platform – easy to edit and add.
• CEM Website: http://cleaneenergyministerial.org
• IEA page on Implementing Agreements:
http://www.iea.org/techno/index.asp
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26. Michele.denigris@rse-web.it
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