Presented by Operating Agent Seppo Kärkkäinen, Electraflex Oy, Finland, and Expert Matthias Stifter, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology at the IEA DSM workshop in Espoo, Finland on 14 November 2012.
INTERPRETER – Local flexibility solutions leveraged by RD&I projects as syste...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/ueVkeVCbCCw
This presentation provides an introduction to flexibility solutions, focused on DSO and demand-side innovative service enabling solutions. This introduction will be followed by the presentation of ATTEST and INTERRFACE as examples of RD&I projects where these flexibility solutions are being developed at the European level.
CoordiNet- Large scale demonstrations for TSO-DSO CooperatioLeonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/xgfUd6acBfk
The CoordiNet project aims at demonstrating how Distribution System Operators (DSO) and Transmission System Operators (TSO) shall act in a coordinated manner to procure and activate grid services in the most reliable and efficient way through the implementation of three large-scale demonstrations.
Introducing the Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumpti...Leonardo ENERGY
Launched in September 2019, the Global Observatory is a three-year collaborative research project led by University College London (UCL) under the User-Centred Energy Systems Technical Collaboration Programme by the International Energy Agency (IEA). It represents a forum for international collaboration to understand the policy, regulatory, social and technological conditions necessary to support the wider deployment of peer-to-peer, community self-consumption and transactive energy models. It includes 130 participants from 10+ countries, representing a range of sectors (academia, industry, non-profits) and currently working on the researching and implementation of these new business models. To learn more, please visit: https://userstcp.org/annex/peer-to-peer-energy-trading/.
This master's thesis presentation summarizes research assessing the monetary value of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) energy arbitrage for electric vehicle users in the Netherlands. An agent-based model is used to simulate different EV charging strategies, including uncontrolled charging, cost-based charging, and V2G charging. The model analyzes the impact of these strategies on spot market electricity demand and prices. Results show V2G charging can provide monetary benefits to EV users compared to other strategies by shifting charging to times of lower prices. Benefits are expected to increase with declining battery prices and longer battery lifetimes. Future work could develop optimized profit-maximizing V2G algorithms and study effects of user acceptance on monetary outcomes.
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/Ph9AW2PEgBg
This webinar addresses the key drivers of the PV market and industry in the coming years based on the Trends 2019. Gaëtan Masson, Operating Agent of IEA PVPS Task 1, will look at the past developments and future scenarios, from a global market development point of view to some key price evolution features. From social aspects of PV, collective and decentralised self-consumption policies to floating PV, this webinar will browse the global landscape of PV development. Izumi Kaizuka, deputy chair of the IEA PVPS Task 1, will present the trends of the PV Industry. The production of polysilicon, ingots, wafers, PV cells and modules have been growing with the growth of the PV market. The gap between manufacturing capacity of PV module and the demand contributed to the recent price reduction thus resulted in lower LCOE of PV power. Across the value chain, the PV upstream sector makes efforts to improve efficiency, output and reliability. Further progress of cost reduction is expected. In the downstream sector, players are also applying various methods to reduce LCOE.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The EU's energy efficiency policies scrutinise...Leonardo ENERGY
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) promotes accountability and transparency, and acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the EU citizens. ECA recently published two reports about EU energy efficiency policies (about appliances and buildings).
This webinar will present ECA’s role in the EU policy process, how it relates to evaluation, and the main conclusions from the two recent reports.
Presented by Operating Agent Seppo Kärkkäinen, Electraflex Oy, Finland, and Expert Matthias Stifter, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology at the IEA DSM workshop in Espoo, Finland on 14 November 2012.
INTERPRETER – Local flexibility solutions leveraged by RD&I projects as syste...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/ueVkeVCbCCw
This presentation provides an introduction to flexibility solutions, focused on DSO and demand-side innovative service enabling solutions. This introduction will be followed by the presentation of ATTEST and INTERRFACE as examples of RD&I projects where these flexibility solutions are being developed at the European level.
CoordiNet- Large scale demonstrations for TSO-DSO CooperatioLeonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/xgfUd6acBfk
The CoordiNet project aims at demonstrating how Distribution System Operators (DSO) and Transmission System Operators (TSO) shall act in a coordinated manner to procure and activate grid services in the most reliable and efficient way through the implementation of three large-scale demonstrations.
Introducing the Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumpti...Leonardo ENERGY
Launched in September 2019, the Global Observatory is a three-year collaborative research project led by University College London (UCL) under the User-Centred Energy Systems Technical Collaboration Programme by the International Energy Agency (IEA). It represents a forum for international collaboration to understand the policy, regulatory, social and technological conditions necessary to support the wider deployment of peer-to-peer, community self-consumption and transactive energy models. It includes 130 participants from 10+ countries, representing a range of sectors (academia, industry, non-profits) and currently working on the researching and implementation of these new business models. To learn more, please visit: https://userstcp.org/annex/peer-to-peer-energy-trading/.
This master's thesis presentation summarizes research assessing the monetary value of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) energy arbitrage for electric vehicle users in the Netherlands. An agent-based model is used to simulate different EV charging strategies, including uncontrolled charging, cost-based charging, and V2G charging. The model analyzes the impact of these strategies on spot market electricity demand and prices. Results show V2G charging can provide monetary benefits to EV users compared to other strategies by shifting charging to times of lower prices. Benefits are expected to increase with declining battery prices and longer battery lifetimes. Future work could develop optimized profit-maximizing V2G algorithms and study effects of user acceptance on monetary outcomes.
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/Ph9AW2PEgBg
This webinar addresses the key drivers of the PV market and industry in the coming years based on the Trends 2019. Gaëtan Masson, Operating Agent of IEA PVPS Task 1, will look at the past developments and future scenarios, from a global market development point of view to some key price evolution features. From social aspects of PV, collective and decentralised self-consumption policies to floating PV, this webinar will browse the global landscape of PV development. Izumi Kaizuka, deputy chair of the IEA PVPS Task 1, will present the trends of the PV Industry. The production of polysilicon, ingots, wafers, PV cells and modules have been growing with the growth of the PV market. The gap between manufacturing capacity of PV module and the demand contributed to the recent price reduction thus resulted in lower LCOE of PV power. Across the value chain, the PV upstream sector makes efforts to improve efficiency, output and reliability. Further progress of cost reduction is expected. In the downstream sector, players are also applying various methods to reduce LCOE.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The EU's energy efficiency policies scrutinise...Leonardo ENERGY
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) promotes accountability and transparency, and acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the EU citizens. ECA recently published two reports about EU energy efficiency policies (about appliances and buildings).
This webinar will present ECA’s role in the EU policy process, how it relates to evaluation, and the main conclusions from the two recent reports.
New business models for distribution grid stakeholders under high penetration...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/F53mrwelvVI
The webinar mainly targets DSOs, and potential flexibility providers (VPPs, aggregators, flexible consumers), but it is also relevant to all other stakeholders with an interest in the topics of smart distribution grids, local flexibility services and aggregation. These includes, but is not limited to: regulators, academics and researchers on these topics, retailers, or software and data service providers.
Time to step up performance-based energy efficiency measurement and verificat...Leonardo ENERGY
How can you know for sure the energy you’ve saved through your building renovation? The answer is that you can’t! But, by measuring energy consumption and taking account of other factors, such as the weather and building occupancy, you can make a much better estimate than by simply relying on installers’ claims of effectiveness. This is well understood in industry, where contracts for energy efficiency projects are routinely set up to reward energy service companies for the savings made, based on measurement and verification protocols such as IPMVP. This shifts much of the technical risk of underperformance onto the energy service contractor, aligning incentives and driving better performance. Policy makers in the US have begun to apply these principles to utility-delivered energy efficiency programmes in the buildings sector as part of efforts to drive up performance and provide better value for money for bill payers. The EU now has the opportunity to follow suit.
AURES II - Renewable energy Auction Database and overview of auction schemes ...Leonardo ENERGY
Recording at https://youtu.be/gF-XicTOi2M
The project AURES II (Auctions for Renewable Energy Support) investigates design options for renewable energy auctions and gives recommendations on their use.
AURES II has collected data comprising the design elements, as well as the awarded auction prices and realisation rates in a single database based on the renewable energy auctions implemented in the EU. Based on this, our project aims to gain new quantitative insights on how design elements influence auction performance.
This webinar will present the Auction Database and a first, holistic overview of the design elements used in the various countries of the EU.
Webinar: Electricity market designs for flexibility: from zonal to nodal arch...ISGAN Academy
Which are the most suitable market designs to capture the value of flexibility in power systems? The European project OSMOSE has developed different models from nodal to zonal market architectures to assess the economic value of different flexibility mixes (load, generation and power flows) in future power system scenarios. The webinar will introduce the zonal and nodal market designs modelled in OSMOSE, present the first simulation results, and discuss the preliminary findings of this ongoing work.
BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: How to check compliance?Leonardo ENERGY
To support EU Member States in implementing the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), eu.bac has created a compliance checklist for Building Automation and Control System requirements related to the mandatory capabilities listed in Art.14 and Art.15.
The checklist provides a necessary reference list and highly detailed tool for building owners and managers, compliance inspectors, building designers, installers and policymakers.
In this slide deck:
1. The revised EPBD and the need for a tool to verify BACS compliance (Simone ALESSANDRI)
2. The EPBD BACS Compliance Verification Package (Bonnie BROOK)
3. Compliant BACS: prerequisite to the digital transformation of EU’s built environment (Andrei LITIU)
Overview of the FlexPlan project. Focus on EU regulatory analysis and TSO-DSO...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/4s2GGlu-ylc
The FlexPlan project (https://flexplan-project.eu/) aims at establishing a new grid planning methodology making use of storage and flexible loads as an alternative to the build-up of new grid elements. After introducing the project, the webinar will focus on pan-European grid planning regulation and present practices of TSOs and DSOs.
Subject: Ex-post impact evaluations of energy efficiency policies in EuropeLeonardo ENERGY
While we enter a transition in the European framework for energy efficiency, ex-post impact evaluations can bring facts and figures about current achievements towards the 2020 targets, and useful feedback to improve policies in view of the 2030 targets.
The Horizon 2020 EPATEE project analysed evaluation practices in EU countries and developed resources to help enhancing them. After a brief overview of these resources, we will present the main lessons learnt from exchanging with evaluation customers and evaluators, with a focus on how to integrate evaluation into the policy cycle. We will also discuss the conclusions from the final EPATEE conference about the challenges and possible developments for evaluation in the coming years.
Framework conditions for the integration of flexibility options Leonardo ENERGY
Until high RES-E shares are reached flexibility is not a bottleneck. However, it is important to actually develop the options that have been modelled to increase efficiency in the short-term and provide the options needed in the long-term.
To provide an efficient amount of flexibility barriers that distort competition, hinder options from entering the market or create unnecessary demand need to be adressed.
The presentation provides an overview of the relevant areas that affect the development of flexibility options as well as suggestions on how the framework for flexibility can be designed.
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/framework-conditions-integration-flexibility-options
How demand for flexibility will develop in the German power systemLeonardo ENERGY
The Webinar presents the results of a research project on flexibility in the German power sector. It analyses the flexibility demand with a rising share of RES-E and compares different flexibility options.
The project consists of a model-based scenario analysis for 2020, 2030 and 2050 and applies the electricity system model PowerFlex together with a European network model to analyze import and export as a flexibility option.
Flexibility becomes an issue only in the scenario 2030 with 60 % RES-E. In 2020 additional flexibility can increase efficiency, but is not essential to run the system or to integrate RES-E.
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/how-demand-flexibility-will-develop-german-power-system
This workshop will focus on how this new tool supports innovation in the energy transition and on analysing the innovative experimentation tools available and their application in Europe. A round table with regulatory authorities, companies, and research centres will provide leads on the relevance of Energy Regulatory Sandboxes to facilitate the market launch of innovations helpful to move towards a decarbonized economy. This Workshop runs as part of the European cooperation TR@NSNET project.
This presentation provides information on the International Energy Agency's Demand Side Management program including its current tasks and plans for future work. It discusses the countries involved in the program and outlines several ongoing tasks related to energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation, smart grids, and energy savings calculations. A new proposed task is also introduced that would examine the role of demand side management in delivering effective smart grids.
Flexibility options in the electricity systemLeonardo ENERGY
It is widely recognised that increasing flexibility is key for the reliable operation of future power systems with very high penetration levels of variable renewable energy sources. The starting point of this webinar is the understanding of the flexibility requirements for enabling the transition to such power systems. A comprehensive assessment of the complete spectrum of flexibility options will be provided, identifying key barriers for their deployment. This analysis follows a study carried out by Ecofys for the European Copper Institute.
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/can-we-achieve-100-renewables-flexibility-options-electricity-system
This workshop will focus on how this new tool supports innovation in the energy transition and on analysing the innovative experimentation tools available and their application in Europe. A round table with regulatory authorities, companies, and research centres will provide leads on the relevance of Energy Regulatory Sandboxes to facilitate the market launch of innovations helpful to move towards a decarbonized economy. This Workshop runs as part of the European cooperation TR@NSNET project.
Regulatory sandboxes are needed to facilitate innovation in the highly regulated energy sector during its transition to decarbonization. Sandboxes should temporarily eliminate disincentives to cross-sector collaboration, shared risk taking on innovative projects, and regulatory gaps for new technologies. Lessons learned from pilot projects in sandboxes must then inform long-term regulation to continuously foster innovation required for full decarbonization.
This document summarizes information about the Horizon 2020 work programme for 2018-2020 related to the societal challenge of secure, clean and efficient energy. It provides an overview of the political and regulatory context in Europe, outlines the focus areas and budget for energy in Horizon 2020, and summarizes the specific calls and topics within the work programme for 2018-2019 related to energy efficiency, global leadership in renewables, smart and clean energy for consumers, and enabling near-zero CO2 emissions.
Can artificial intelligence (AI) create every-day value in district heating a...Leonardo ENERGY
The document discusses using artificial intelligence to create value in district heating. It provides background on NODA, an AI company, and VITO, a research institute. Digitalization is driving changes in energy through increased data collection and automated analysis. A digital heat network is defined as having many sensors, automated data handling, and using analysis for optimization rather than just billing. Examples of EU projects applying AI to district heating are described. NODA's system uses forecasting, planning, tracking and building agents to integrate buildings into smart thermal grids. The role of data, information and knowledge in AI systems is covered. In conclusion, district heating is seen as important for smart cities and sustainable energy through the use of intelligent energy services.
New battery Regulation Opportunities and Criticalities by COBATOlgaRodrguezLargo
Presentation by COBAT about the new battery regulation opportunities and criticalities in the Final CarE-Service Exploitation webinar held on 25th November 2021
Relying almost entirely on energy from variable renewable energy sources (vRES) will require a transformation in the way power systems are planned and operated. This webinar will present the report "Power System Strategic Flexibility Roadmap". This work outlines steps for overcoming the challenges in creating power systems with the flexibility needed to maintain system security and reliability while relying primarily on variable energy resources. The work is largely a synthesis of the many reports and studies on this subject. It seeks to summarize that body of work for a less technical audience that will need to put in place the policies, technical changes, and institutional systems necessary to make the power system of the future a reality. For this work we gathered opinions from a dedicated power system flexibility advisory panel, through two meetings, e- mail exchanges, and an online survey.
Position paper for standardization and legislation of battery value chain of ...OlgaRodrguezLargo
This report analyzes the state of the art of the current legislation and standard regulations in general concerning technical and legal requirements, together with safety issues, relative to disassembly and re-manufacturing, transportation and storage of reusable/recyclable parts and components, extended producer responsibility (EPR) regarding new parts and products put on the market. These topics were mainly focused on the batteries value chain by identifying limits and barriers of the current legislation and standard regulations for the development of CarE Service project, and furthermore by elaborating proposals to remove these limits and barriers with the clear indications of potential benefit associated.
The contents of this report were used to elaborate this deliverable as a formal position paper with proposals on legislation and standard regulations to be submitted to the relevant European stakeholders (CEN- CENELEC, Standardization Committee, National and Regional Authorities, European Commission).
This report is a living and dynamic document due to the upcoming changes in the EU regulations for the revision of the Battery Directive, the ELV Directive and the battery sustainability initiatives.
Thus, this is the first version, potentially upgradeable up to the end of the CarE-Service project.
Commercial Landlord's Guide to Dealing with Issues in BankruptcySalene Kraemer
This document provides an overview of key bankruptcy issues for commercial landlords. It discusses considerations prior to a tenant filing for bankruptcy such as preferential transfers and fraudulent transfers. It also covers issues that arise after a filing such as the automatic stay, the landlord's options if the tenant rejects or assumes the lease, and how to handle security deposits or letters of credit. The document aims to help landlords understand and protect their rights in the event of a commercial tenant's bankruptcy.
Alexander Krot – Limits of Local Algorithms for Randomly Generated Constraint...Yandex
In this talk we discuss some properties of generalized preferential attachment models. A general approach to preferential attachment was introduced in [1], where a wide class of models (PA-class) was defined in terms of constraints that are sufficient for the study of the degree distribution and the clustering coefficient.
It was shown in [1] that the degree distribution in all models of the PA-class follows the power law. Also, the global clustering coefficient was analyzed and a lower bound for the average local clustering coefficient was obtained. It was also shown that in preferential attachment models global and average local clustering coefficients behave differently.
In our study we expand the results of [1] by analyzing the local clustering coefficient for the PA-class of models. We analyze the behavior of C(d) which is the average local clustering for vertices of degree d. The value C(d) is defined in the following way. First, the local clustering of a given vertex is defined as the ratio of the number of edges between the neighbors of this vertex to the number of pairs of such neighbors. Then the obtained values are averaged over all vertices of degree d.
[1] L. Ostroumova, A. Ryabchenko, E. Samosvat, Generalized Preferential Attachment: Tunable Power-Law Degree Distribution and Clustering Coefficient, Algorithms and Models for the Web Graph, Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 8305, 2013, pp 185-202.
New business models for distribution grid stakeholders under high penetration...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/F53mrwelvVI
The webinar mainly targets DSOs, and potential flexibility providers (VPPs, aggregators, flexible consumers), but it is also relevant to all other stakeholders with an interest in the topics of smart distribution grids, local flexibility services and aggregation. These includes, but is not limited to: regulators, academics and researchers on these topics, retailers, or software and data service providers.
Time to step up performance-based energy efficiency measurement and verificat...Leonardo ENERGY
How can you know for sure the energy you’ve saved through your building renovation? The answer is that you can’t! But, by measuring energy consumption and taking account of other factors, such as the weather and building occupancy, you can make a much better estimate than by simply relying on installers’ claims of effectiveness. This is well understood in industry, where contracts for energy efficiency projects are routinely set up to reward energy service companies for the savings made, based on measurement and verification protocols such as IPMVP. This shifts much of the technical risk of underperformance onto the energy service contractor, aligning incentives and driving better performance. Policy makers in the US have begun to apply these principles to utility-delivered energy efficiency programmes in the buildings sector as part of efforts to drive up performance and provide better value for money for bill payers. The EU now has the opportunity to follow suit.
AURES II - Renewable energy Auction Database and overview of auction schemes ...Leonardo ENERGY
Recording at https://youtu.be/gF-XicTOi2M
The project AURES II (Auctions for Renewable Energy Support) investigates design options for renewable energy auctions and gives recommendations on their use.
AURES II has collected data comprising the design elements, as well as the awarded auction prices and realisation rates in a single database based on the renewable energy auctions implemented in the EU. Based on this, our project aims to gain new quantitative insights on how design elements influence auction performance.
This webinar will present the Auction Database and a first, holistic overview of the design elements used in the various countries of the EU.
Webinar: Electricity market designs for flexibility: from zonal to nodal arch...ISGAN Academy
Which are the most suitable market designs to capture the value of flexibility in power systems? The European project OSMOSE has developed different models from nodal to zonal market architectures to assess the economic value of different flexibility mixes (load, generation and power flows) in future power system scenarios. The webinar will introduce the zonal and nodal market designs modelled in OSMOSE, present the first simulation results, and discuss the preliminary findings of this ongoing work.
BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: How to check compliance?Leonardo ENERGY
To support EU Member States in implementing the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), eu.bac has created a compliance checklist for Building Automation and Control System requirements related to the mandatory capabilities listed in Art.14 and Art.15.
The checklist provides a necessary reference list and highly detailed tool for building owners and managers, compliance inspectors, building designers, installers and policymakers.
In this slide deck:
1. The revised EPBD and the need for a tool to verify BACS compliance (Simone ALESSANDRI)
2. The EPBD BACS Compliance Verification Package (Bonnie BROOK)
3. Compliant BACS: prerequisite to the digital transformation of EU’s built environment (Andrei LITIU)
Overview of the FlexPlan project. Focus on EU regulatory analysis and TSO-DSO...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/4s2GGlu-ylc
The FlexPlan project (https://flexplan-project.eu/) aims at establishing a new grid planning methodology making use of storage and flexible loads as an alternative to the build-up of new grid elements. After introducing the project, the webinar will focus on pan-European grid planning regulation and present practices of TSOs and DSOs.
Subject: Ex-post impact evaluations of energy efficiency policies in EuropeLeonardo ENERGY
While we enter a transition in the European framework for energy efficiency, ex-post impact evaluations can bring facts and figures about current achievements towards the 2020 targets, and useful feedback to improve policies in view of the 2030 targets.
The Horizon 2020 EPATEE project analysed evaluation practices in EU countries and developed resources to help enhancing them. After a brief overview of these resources, we will present the main lessons learnt from exchanging with evaluation customers and evaluators, with a focus on how to integrate evaluation into the policy cycle. We will also discuss the conclusions from the final EPATEE conference about the challenges and possible developments for evaluation in the coming years.
Framework conditions for the integration of flexibility options Leonardo ENERGY
Until high RES-E shares are reached flexibility is not a bottleneck. However, it is important to actually develop the options that have been modelled to increase efficiency in the short-term and provide the options needed in the long-term.
To provide an efficient amount of flexibility barriers that distort competition, hinder options from entering the market or create unnecessary demand need to be adressed.
The presentation provides an overview of the relevant areas that affect the development of flexibility options as well as suggestions on how the framework for flexibility can be designed.
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/framework-conditions-integration-flexibility-options
How demand for flexibility will develop in the German power systemLeonardo ENERGY
The Webinar presents the results of a research project on flexibility in the German power sector. It analyses the flexibility demand with a rising share of RES-E and compares different flexibility options.
The project consists of a model-based scenario analysis for 2020, 2030 and 2050 and applies the electricity system model PowerFlex together with a European network model to analyze import and export as a flexibility option.
Flexibility becomes an issue only in the scenario 2030 with 60 % RES-E. In 2020 additional flexibility can increase efficiency, but is not essential to run the system or to integrate RES-E.
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/how-demand-flexibility-will-develop-german-power-system
This workshop will focus on how this new tool supports innovation in the energy transition and on analysing the innovative experimentation tools available and their application in Europe. A round table with regulatory authorities, companies, and research centres will provide leads on the relevance of Energy Regulatory Sandboxes to facilitate the market launch of innovations helpful to move towards a decarbonized economy. This Workshop runs as part of the European cooperation TR@NSNET project.
This presentation provides information on the International Energy Agency's Demand Side Management program including its current tasks and plans for future work. It discusses the countries involved in the program and outlines several ongoing tasks related to energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation, smart grids, and energy savings calculations. A new proposed task is also introduced that would examine the role of demand side management in delivering effective smart grids.
Flexibility options in the electricity systemLeonardo ENERGY
It is widely recognised that increasing flexibility is key for the reliable operation of future power systems with very high penetration levels of variable renewable energy sources. The starting point of this webinar is the understanding of the flexibility requirements for enabling the transition to such power systems. A comprehensive assessment of the complete spectrum of flexibility options will be provided, identifying key barriers for their deployment. This analysis follows a study carried out by Ecofys for the European Copper Institute.
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/can-we-achieve-100-renewables-flexibility-options-electricity-system
This workshop will focus on how this new tool supports innovation in the energy transition and on analysing the innovative experimentation tools available and their application in Europe. A round table with regulatory authorities, companies, and research centres will provide leads on the relevance of Energy Regulatory Sandboxes to facilitate the market launch of innovations helpful to move towards a decarbonized economy. This Workshop runs as part of the European cooperation TR@NSNET project.
Regulatory sandboxes are needed to facilitate innovation in the highly regulated energy sector during its transition to decarbonization. Sandboxes should temporarily eliminate disincentives to cross-sector collaboration, shared risk taking on innovative projects, and regulatory gaps for new technologies. Lessons learned from pilot projects in sandboxes must then inform long-term regulation to continuously foster innovation required for full decarbonization.
This document summarizes information about the Horizon 2020 work programme for 2018-2020 related to the societal challenge of secure, clean and efficient energy. It provides an overview of the political and regulatory context in Europe, outlines the focus areas and budget for energy in Horizon 2020, and summarizes the specific calls and topics within the work programme for 2018-2019 related to energy efficiency, global leadership in renewables, smart and clean energy for consumers, and enabling near-zero CO2 emissions.
Can artificial intelligence (AI) create every-day value in district heating a...Leonardo ENERGY
The document discusses using artificial intelligence to create value in district heating. It provides background on NODA, an AI company, and VITO, a research institute. Digitalization is driving changes in energy through increased data collection and automated analysis. A digital heat network is defined as having many sensors, automated data handling, and using analysis for optimization rather than just billing. Examples of EU projects applying AI to district heating are described. NODA's system uses forecasting, planning, tracking and building agents to integrate buildings into smart thermal grids. The role of data, information and knowledge in AI systems is covered. In conclusion, district heating is seen as important for smart cities and sustainable energy through the use of intelligent energy services.
New battery Regulation Opportunities and Criticalities by COBATOlgaRodrguezLargo
Presentation by COBAT about the new battery regulation opportunities and criticalities in the Final CarE-Service Exploitation webinar held on 25th November 2021
Relying almost entirely on energy from variable renewable energy sources (vRES) will require a transformation in the way power systems are planned and operated. This webinar will present the report "Power System Strategic Flexibility Roadmap". This work outlines steps for overcoming the challenges in creating power systems with the flexibility needed to maintain system security and reliability while relying primarily on variable energy resources. The work is largely a synthesis of the many reports and studies on this subject. It seeks to summarize that body of work for a less technical audience that will need to put in place the policies, technical changes, and institutional systems necessary to make the power system of the future a reality. For this work we gathered opinions from a dedicated power system flexibility advisory panel, through two meetings, e- mail exchanges, and an online survey.
Position paper for standardization and legislation of battery value chain of ...OlgaRodrguezLargo
This report analyzes the state of the art of the current legislation and standard regulations in general concerning technical and legal requirements, together with safety issues, relative to disassembly and re-manufacturing, transportation and storage of reusable/recyclable parts and components, extended producer responsibility (EPR) regarding new parts and products put on the market. These topics were mainly focused on the batteries value chain by identifying limits and barriers of the current legislation and standard regulations for the development of CarE Service project, and furthermore by elaborating proposals to remove these limits and barriers with the clear indications of potential benefit associated.
The contents of this report were used to elaborate this deliverable as a formal position paper with proposals on legislation and standard regulations to be submitted to the relevant European stakeholders (CEN- CENELEC, Standardization Committee, National and Regional Authorities, European Commission).
This report is a living and dynamic document due to the upcoming changes in the EU regulations for the revision of the Battery Directive, the ELV Directive and the battery sustainability initiatives.
Thus, this is the first version, potentially upgradeable up to the end of the CarE-Service project.
Commercial Landlord's Guide to Dealing with Issues in BankruptcySalene Kraemer
This document provides an overview of key bankruptcy issues for commercial landlords. It discusses considerations prior to a tenant filing for bankruptcy such as preferential transfers and fraudulent transfers. It also covers issues that arise after a filing such as the automatic stay, the landlord's options if the tenant rejects or assumes the lease, and how to handle security deposits or letters of credit. The document aims to help landlords understand and protect their rights in the event of a commercial tenant's bankruptcy.
Alexander Krot – Limits of Local Algorithms for Randomly Generated Constraint...Yandex
In this talk we discuss some properties of generalized preferential attachment models. A general approach to preferential attachment was introduced in [1], where a wide class of models (PA-class) was defined in terms of constraints that are sufficient for the study of the degree distribution and the clustering coefficient.
It was shown in [1] that the degree distribution in all models of the PA-class follows the power law. Also, the global clustering coefficient was analyzed and a lower bound for the average local clustering coefficient was obtained. It was also shown that in preferential attachment models global and average local clustering coefficients behave differently.
In our study we expand the results of [1] by analyzing the local clustering coefficient for the PA-class of models. We analyze the behavior of C(d) which is the average local clustering for vertices of degree d. The value C(d) is defined in the following way. First, the local clustering of a given vertex is defined as the ratio of the number of edges between the neighbors of this vertex to the number of pairs of such neighbors. Then the obtained values are averaged over all vertices of degree d.
[1] L. Ostroumova, A. Ryabchenko, E. Samosvat, Generalized Preferential Attachment: Tunable Power-Law Degree Distribution and Clustering Coefficient, Algorithms and Models for the Web Graph, Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 8305, 2013, pp 185-202.
This document discusses random graph models of large networks and the preferential attachment model. It summarizes that random graph processes can emerge asymptotic structural properties as the graph evolves over time. For example, the degree sequence may follow a power law distribution with parameter γ. It then outlines various web graph models and experimental studies before discussing the preferential attachment model in more detail and how it can produce power law degree distributions with γ=3.
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USA Activities on DSM (Demand Response & Energy Efficiency)
Principal and practical challenges with increasing complexity in the generation system through the DSM integration
1. Principal and practical challenges with
increasing complexity in the generation system
through DSM integration
Current issues in Demand Side Management
(IEA‐DSM) Programme – Enova Workshop
Trondheim, 18 April 2012
Seppo Kärkkäinen
Elektraflex
Operating Agent of Task XVII
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Presentation is mainly based on the work
done inside the Task XVII of IEA DSM
Content of the presentation
q Overview of Task XVII
q Output of the Phase 1 (scope study)
q Phase 2. Emerging technologies at customers’
premises: PE/PHEV, Heat pumps, photovoltaic,
µCHP, energy storages, smart metering and ICT
q Examples from the emerging technologies
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IEA DSM Task 17: Integration of Demand Side
Management, Distributed Generation, Renewable
Energy Sources and Energy Storages
Phase one of Task XVII completed
Inside the IEA DSM Agreement a scope study was carried out in Task
XVII in cooperation with seven countries: Austria, Finland, Italy, Korea,
the Netherlands, Spain and USA.
The study was based on the information collected from the participating
countries as well as from other countries concerning the state-of the art
of market, DG/RES/storage technologies and their penetration as well
as pilot case studies, research projects, etc.
Phase two to be completed shortly
Participant: Austria, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Spain
The final workshop will be next week in Arnhem
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Objectives of the Task XVII of IEA DSM
The main objective of the Task is to study how to achieve the optimal
integration of flexible demand with Distributed Generation, energy
storages and Smart Grids, and thus increase the value of Demand
Response, Demand Side Management and Distributed Generation and
decrease problems caused by variable output generation (mainly based
on RES) both
q in the physical electricity systems and
q at the electricity market
The Task deals with distributed energy resources both
Ø at local (distribution network) level and
Ø at transmission system level where large wind farms are
connected.
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Problems caused by variable output generation
In electrical networks
q In some places, an increase in the network stresses are observed and
needs for upgrades to provide greater capacity and flexibility to integrate
the variable generation.
q It also increases the need for flexible, dispatchable, fast-ramping
generation for balancing variations in load, generation and contingencies
such as the loss of transmission or generation assets.
At market:
q national and local balances between supply and demand are more
complicated to manage with high levels of variable‑output generation,
which can increase total financial electricity costs.
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Possible solutions
q One solution to decrease the problems caused by the variable output
of some DG is to add energy storages into the systems (centralised or
distributed energy storages DS).
q Another way is to use flexibility in electricity consumption (demand
response DR).
q Smart grids
In this sense distributed generation (DG), distributed energy storages
(DS) and demand response (DR) can be seen as an integrated
distributed energy resource (DER). Combining the different
characteristics of these resources is essential in increasing the value of
variable output generation in the energy market.
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Central power
stations
High voltage
grid,
400, 220,110 kV
Medium voltage
Network
20 kV
Low voltage
Network
0,4 kV
Passive distribution system: Electricity flows "downstream"
Centralised production
Transmission
Distribution system
Operator
Customers
Local
CHP
Electricitymarkets
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FUTURE ACTIVE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: Smart Grid
Characteristics:
Ø Decentralized power production
in defferent part of network
Ø Energy storages
Ø Electricity flows in different
directions
Ø new operators (producer,
producer/cosumer)
Ø Producer and consumers
participate actively in markets
q functional markets
q smart grids
q smart DER
managenment
q smart consumer
• Measurement
• Communication
• Automation
• Energy
management
Local CHP
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Outputs from Phase 1
q Task XVII - Integration of Demand Side Management, Distributed
Generation, Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storages - Final
Synthesis Report vol 1. December 2008
q Task XVII - Integration of Demand Side Management, Distributed
Generation, Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Storages - Final
Synthesis Report vol 2.
Vol l. includes the main report and Vol 2. is the annex report with detailed
country descriptions, analysis tools etc. These reports are available at the
IEADSM-website (http://www.ieadsm.org/)
q Two public workshops were also arranged in Petten and in Seoul. The
presentations can be found from web-site
In spite of these public reports the secure web-site includes the answers to
questionnaires of the experts and descriptions of about 50 case studies.
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Concluding remarks from the Phase 1
As a conclusion of the analysis it can be said that the increased
penetration of DG as well as the technology and market developments
result in
q new roles of the different stakeholders meaning new business
environment and possibilities; on the other hand new tools are also
needed in this new business area,
q metering and ICT technologies are essential and developing rapidly,
q the above development will result in new products, services and pricing
policies which can activate the more deep participation of final consumers
in the market
Successful integration means that different technologies in supply and
demand side as well as in ICT are developed to the level where their
integration is feasible both technically and economically and that
regulation, policy and market give the successful framework for the
integration.
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DER business opportunities: market access via aggregators
One obstacle in the promotion of Demand Side Integration is that small
and medium size customers usually don’t have direct access to different
types of market either due to the market rules or due to the high
transaction costs in market entry. To decrease this kind of barriers a new
type of service company, an aggregator, who acts as intermediator
between distributed energy resources and energy markets, can emerge
Three main types of aggregators can be defined:
q Demand aggregators collecting demand response (DR) from different
types of flexible customers and offering the aggregated DR to different
market actors
q Generation aggregators collecting and using a group of dispersed
generators in aggregation and offering that into market. This kind of
aggregated generation is often called “Virtual power Plant (VPP)”.
q Combination of these.
Internationally, aggregators are most common in the USA market. Also in
Australia and Europe some aggregators exist
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Task XVII extension: Phase 2 (1)
The emerging DER technologies to be discussed include
q plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles (PEV/PHEV)
q different types of heatpumps for heating and cooling
q photovoltaic at customer premises
q micro-CHP at customer premises
q energy storages (thermal/electricity) in the connection of
previous technologies
q smart metering and ICT
Assessment the effects of the penetration of emerging DER
technologies to different stakeholders and to the whole
electricity system
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The main Subtasks in the Task extension are
q Assessment of technologies and their penetration
in participating countries
q Stakeholders involved in the penetration and
qualitative effects on the stakeholders
q Assessment of the quantitative effects on the
power systems and stakeholders
q Case studies and pilots
q Conclusions and recommendations
Time schedule: March 2010 – May 2012
Task XVII extension: Phase 2 (2)
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Examples from the integration of emerging
technologies
q PEV/PHEV
q Heating and cooling – heat pumps
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Electric vehicles (PEV/PHEV) (1)
Sales of different vehicle types in the BLUE Map scenario (IEA 2009).
Penetration scenarios vary, but anyway
Ø The share will be considerable in 15 – 25 years
Ø The battery costs are gradually decreasing
Ø Many countries have incentives for EVs
Ø Smart charging is essential from the electricity system point of view
Ø EVs can in the future provide ancillary and balancing services (V2G)
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System level impacts (2):
Simulation case 1: 5 million PEV/PHEV in Nordic system:
normal charging
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System level impacts: France, Spain (4)
Similar impacts can be found also from the simulations
in other countries like France (above) or Spain:
q in the worst case peak load increase 6000 – 7000 MW
q but with smart charging 6.5 million PEV can be connected
without additional investmenst
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Example: effect of the charging method on the
local network: Finland (5)
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Heating and cooling – heat pumps (1)
Ø Heating and cooling loads are very suitable for DSM services
Ø They can utilise both natural storing capacity of buildings and
artificial heat and cool storages
Ø The share of different types of heat pumps is increasing in buildings
Heat pumps for heating and cooling buildings can be divided into four main categories:
v Heating-only heat pumps, providing space heating and/or water heating.
v Heating and cooling heat pumps, providing both space heating and cooling.
The most common type is the reversible air-to-air heat pump, which either operates in heating
or cooling mode. Large heat pumps in commercial/institutional buildings use water loops for
heat and cold distribution, so they can provide heating and cooling simultaneously.
v Integrated heat pump systems, providing space heating, cooling, water heating and
sometimes exhaust air heat recovery.
v Heat pump water heaters, fully dedicated to water heating.
They often use air from the immediate surroundings as heat source, but can also be
exhaust-air heat pumps, or desuperheaters on air-to-air and water-to-air heat pumps.
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Example: DSM potential for residential sector
in Finland (2)
Load curves for different heating types during a typically January weekday in Finland
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Aggregated winter load curve for residential
sector in Finland (3)
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Estimated flexibility potential in the residential
sector during an average winter week (4)
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Heat pumps and energy storages in the
Netherlands. Example: aquifers as a seasonal
heat storage (5)
In the Netherlands, there is a large installed
base of heat pumps, based on aquifer
storage of heat, especially in large buildings.
The opportunities of these types of heat
storage depend on the absence of long
term local subsurface flows of water in
geological strata at a certain suitable depth.
In the Netherlands, generally, the possibilities
at most locations are good.
The challenges in operating these devices is maintaining the heat/cold balance during a year
to guarantee operation at the optimal COP and to comply to municipality license conditions
and in configuring in relation to the other heat/cold generating devices and the realized user
comfort. Aquifers allow comfort control by delivering cooling capacity in summer and heating
capacity in winter.
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Example on the integration: residential load
shifting in the Netherlands in the future (1)
Electric appliances with a large future potential
for load shifting:
Ø Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
Ø Electric heat pumps
Ø Air conditioning
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Contribution of PHEV and heat pumps to flatten day-night patterns (2)
Table 9. Share of plug-in vehicle and heat pump electricity demand as percentage of final electricity
demand in SE scenario, and their contribution to filling the ‘night trough’
2020 2040
Final electricity demand in SE scenario (TWh/a) 137 161
Electricity demand heat pumps + EV (TWh/a) 5.8 24.3
Heat pumps and EV as percentage of SE: (%) 4.2 15.1
Annual electricity demand to create a flat load curve (at
load factor of 0.8) (TWh/a)
27 32
Heat pump and EV contribution to a flat load curve (%) 21 76
Conclusion: if heat pumps and
electric vehicles become popular,
residential load shifting can almost
completely flatten the total
electricity load in the Netherlands
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Conclusions (3)
Ø 1.5 million heat pumps (2040) can provide the equivalent
of 250 MW regulating power and 1.5 GWh storage
Ø 6.5 million PHEV can provide 26 GWh of storage
Ø Together this is sufficient to compensate most of the
short term differences between predicted versus realised
output of 10 GW wind farms
Residential load shifting (with plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles and heat pumps) can contribute
substantially to integration of intermittent
renewables