This document provides an overview of smart grid initiatives and members in Wallonia, Belgium. It defines a smart grid as an electricity network that can intelligently integrate all users to efficiently deliver sustainable and secure power. Key initiatives discussed include the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan to develop low-carbon technologies, and the Walloon Region's Reflection Group on developing intelligent and sustainable grids. Example members mentioned are Siemens, which launched smart grid demonstration projects, and consulting/technology firms specialized in energy monitoring, management and smart grid components.

1. Smart Grid
Cluster Technology of
Wallonia Energy, Environment
and sustainable Development
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2. Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Initiatives
3. Members
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3. Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Initiatives
3. Members
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4. Introduction
"A smart grid integrates advanced sensing technologies, control methods and integrated
communications into the current electricity grid."
United States Department of Energy*
"Un réseau intelligent est un ensemble formé du réseau électrique proprement dit et d'un
réseau de télécommunication. Il permet une gestion avancée de la production, des moyens
de stockage et de la charge."
GDF Suez**
"… European Technology Platform SmarGrids defines smart grids as electricity networks that
can intelligently integrate the behavior and actions of all users connected to it – generators,
consumers and those that do both – in order to efficiently deliver sustainable, economic and
secure electricity supply."
European Commission***
• http://www.ieee-pes.org/images/pdf/appeec2009/appeec2009-aiigdgdm.pdf
** http://www.gdfsuez.com/fr/activites/recherche-et-innovation/recherche-et-innovation/
*** http://www.smartgrids.eu/documents/TRIPTICO%20SG.pdf
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5. Initiatives
Europe
• SET-Plan: Strategic Energy Technology Plan
o To develop "low carbon" technologies
o To reduce CO2 emissions by 80% in 2050
o To gather scientific and industry community in EU to optimize efforts
• EII Grid: European Industrial Initiatives
o Integration of new and decentralized RES
o Development of progressive transport electrification
o Consumers' active role in the energy market et energy efficiency
• EERA: European Energy Research Alliance
• SETIS: SET Information System
Walloon Region
• REDI: Reflection group about the development of intelligent and sustainable grid
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6. Members
A first: the smart grid in practice, Volt-AIR Project
To demonstrate the advantages of the smart grid
inpractice, Siemens Belgium-Luxembourg has
launched two projects:
• Installation of a mini smart grid (a “micro grid”) at
their site in Huizingen. This grid, which is fed by
almost 10,000 m2 of solar panels, will enable ten
electric cars to charge up their batteries via ten
charging poles in Anderlecht and Huizingen. If the
demand for energy rises, the vehicles feed energy
back into the micro grid. The cars are used by
Siemens employees for business journeys.
• Two e-cars are also involved in a joint project
between Siemens and SNCB Holding: this is a
unique trial in which the partners plan to examine the
impact of electric cars on individual mobility. Train
stations in Ghent, Liège and Brussels are to be
equipped with Siemens charging poles and
employees can use the electric cars in combination
with the train for travel between home and work.
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7. Members
DAPESCO is a consulting firm specialized in
Energy Optimisation.
Energy Management System
• Permanent or temporary monitoring of
energy consumption
• Specific audits or optimization analysis
• Expertise to move towards green and
renewable energy sources
 EnerBox: a monitoring tool to collect data
locally and transfer them remotely
 Software packages EMIS
and EMISweb to monitor
energy consumption (based
upon meters and invoices)
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8. Members
SYREG
Syreg is a company specialized in the most recent microprocessor
technologies. It develops solutions for heat and electricity
management and energy telemonitoring.
www.syreg.com
PCO Distributed Energy Systems
PCO is active in the smart grids arena; committed to designing and
delivering components of the smart grid ICT landscape that is
referred as "Distributed Energy Systems" or "DES". www.pco-
des.com
Meterbuy MeterBuy is a belgian company specialized in energy
and water accounting.
Products / Services: Load profile assessment, Surveillance of
energetic systems, Sales of water meters, Sales of heat meters,
Sales of electrical meters, Sales of gas meters, Design and sales of
automatic meter reading (AMR) systems
www.meterbuy.com
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9. TWEED Asbl
Rue Natalis 2 – 4020 Liège – Belgium
Cédric Brüll Michael Corhay
Directeur Responsable Projet
cbrull@clustertweed.be mcorhay@clustertweed.be
Cluster Technology of Maxime Beguin Dr Julie Leroy
Wallonia Energy, Environment Ingénieur projet Projet Organext
and sustainable Development mbeguin@clustertweed.be jleroy@clustertweed.be
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