Séminaire « Green Integrated Energy » @ Engie Laborelec - 26/11

1 Introduction
Ceracle : plus qu’un appel à projets
Cluster Tweed
Pôle MecaTech
avec support du Cabinet du Ministre Borsus
1 Séminaire "Green Integrated Energy" | Engie Laborelec - 26 novembre 2019

Programme
9.30 : Accueil
10.00 : Intro TWEED et Mecatech - Etat d'avancement de l'appel à projets CERACLE
10.30 : Les axes prioritaires R&D de ENGIE Laborelec
10.45 : Présentation d'un projet innovant coopératif chez Flux 50
11.00 : Break
11.20 : Présentation Thématiques
- Microgrid Solutions for industry
- Batteries Performance monitoring and Safety
- Green thermal solutions in transition
- Wind activities
12.30 : Networking Lunch (sandwich)
13.30 : Labs visit (visitors can choose 2 labs out of 5)
- Local Energy Communities
- Green mobility – Smart charging solutions
- Electrical equipment testing with mobile unit
- Biomass Laboratory
- Solar test bench
15.00 : END

Prochaines actions !

1. Communautés d’énergie

Communautés d’énergie

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Extrait DPR 2019 – 2020 :
« En maaère d’électricité, le Gouvernement développera le plus rapidement
possible la producaon d'électricité d'origine renouvelable (...).
Dans ce but, le Gouvernement s’appuiera notamment sur des projets pilotes
d’autoconsomma2on collec2ve d’énergie renouvelable, en associant les
gesaonnaires de réseau.
Il sera également afenaf à la ﬁnalisa2on et la mise en œuvre concrète de la
législa2on entourant le développement des communautés d’énergie
renouvelable, dans le respect de l’intérêt général et de l’objecaf de transiaon
énergéaque.
Le Gouvernement évaluera les impacts des expériences pilotes
d’autoconsommaaon collecave sur le ﬁnancement des réseaux de distribuaon et
veillera à ce qu’ils ne mefent pas en périle leur développement futur au service
de la transiaon énergéaque. »
Ceracle
Séminaire "Green Integrated Energy" | Engie Laborelec - 26 novembre 2019

Ceracle

Ceracle
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• 1er Appel à projet « ACC » TWEED/MecaTech
• Niveau Micro – Soutien des projets R&I en Transition énergétique
– Expertise marché
• Niveau Macro – Projet transversal pour « pilotage stratégique » des
initiatives wallonnes en Autoconsommation collective et des
communautés énergétiques locales »
+ :
• Focus PME’s – Roadshow « Energie 4.0 » dans les zonings
• Focus Public – Soutien des villes et communes

1er Appel à projet « ACC » TWEED/MecaTech
Chiffres-clés :
- 18 Lettres d’intention
- 50 entreprises et centres de recherches concernés
- 4 projets sélectionnés par MecaTech
- 2020 : démarrage des projets approuvés par le Gouvernement
(GW du 28/11)

Niveau Micro - Expertise marché
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Montage des projets :
• Via des groupes de travail spécifiques (inter-clustering)
• Via expertise marché pour les coordinateurs de projets/consortia,…
•De manière formelle : participation de TWEED dans la procédure d’analyse
des projets de MecaTech via les réunions, des lettres d’intention et des
avant-projets ainsi qu’aux réunions de diagnostics de valorisation
Suivi des projets :
• Via la participation de TWEED aux WP « valorisation et diffusion des
résultats »
•De manière formelle, via le soutien direct au coordinateur (Tweed &
MecaTech via le comité de pilotage stratégique/ + selon besoins tecnico-
administratifs)

Niveau Macro – « pilotage stratégique »
Structurer un projet « chapeau » :
• Rassembler les différents projets pilotes (et leurs acteurs clés) soutenus en
Wallonie
• Amener au niveau « macro » les sujets transversaux que sont la tarification, la
réglementation, la sécurité des données ou encore la convergence des interfaces
EMS (sujets étant actuellement débattus au sein des projets individuels, un gain en
efficacité budgétaire est visé en plus de l’intérêt sociétal)
• Echanger et partager les expériences de terrain et s’inspirer les uns les autres
• Contribuer aux 2 Directives LEC poussées par la Commission Européenne
• Trouver des modèles économiques/ organisationnels/ économiques/
organisationnels/ tarifaires/ réglementaires favorables (Win-Win) pour un
déploiement au niveau régional

Le Pôle MecaTech – la mission d’un pôle
de compétitivité :
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• créer une dynamique industrielle génératrice d’emplois et de valeur
ajoutée en aidant les acteurs à progresser vers l’excellence par le
développement de projets collaboratifs (R&D, Investissement, Formation)
• Les axes stratégiques du Pôle :

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2. Appels à projets
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- 1 er appel ACC lancé avec le cluster TWEED n’est
pas le premier projet Energie de MecaTech et Tweed
- 1 er appel ACC lancé avec le cluster TWEED n’est
pas le dernier projet ACC/Energie de MecaTech et Tweed
GREEN+
SOLAUTARK
ULTRA-CB CARMAT
COMOTEX
PREMASOL
POWER
LED OLED
PV CZTS
SOLARGNEXT
POPEGAC
COMP2BLADES
SOLAR PERFORM
PCC80
SOLINOX
PHOEBUS
OPTIGRID ...

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Les projets collaboratifs :
• Appel à projets spécifiques (3/an)
• Financement : subsides Plan Marshall
• Critères d’éligibilité :
§ Partenariat 2 + 2
§ Innovation
§ Projet avec finalité proche du marché

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Processus:

Etapes Appel 29 Appel 30
Lettre d’intention 30 octobre 2019 19 décembre 2019
Réunion de coaching sur base de la
lettre d’intention
8 octobre 2019 13 janvier 2020
Remise de l’avant-projet 5 décembre 2019 21 février 2020
Remise des avant-projet au Jury du
GW
19 décembre 2019 23 mars 2020
Réunion de présentation de l’avant-
projet et coaching
16 janvier 2019 Semaine du 06 avril 2020
Remise du formulaire 2 mars 2019 1 juin 2020
Réunion de présentation du projet
devant le CA et les experts du Pôle
À fixer (mi-mars) À fixer (mi-juin)
Remise du projet au Gouvernement
Wallon
31 mars 2019
30 juin 2020

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• Appel à projet Bel SME
Lancé par SPW | recherche, Innoviris et le VLAIO
ü au moins deux PME indépendantes l'une de l'autre et issues de régions
différentes (Wallonie, Flandre et Bruxelles)
ü les éventuels organismes de recherche participant au projet sont repris comme
sous-traitants
ü les projets ont une durée de 12 à 24 mois
ü Budget max = 500.000 € / entreprise
=> Subside RI àpd 70% / A-R DE àpd 55%

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Planning :
• 2 décembre 2019 : ouverture de l'appel
• 27 mars 2020 à 12h00 : date limite pour le dépôt du formulaire
conjoint et du formulaire du SPW recherche
• 8 juillet 2020 : communication de la sélection des projets retenus

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Tweed et MecaTech proposent de vous accompagner pour cet
appel.
Prenez contact !
MecaTech : Anthony.VANPUTTE@polemecatech.be
Tweed : cbrull@clustertweed.be

ENGIE Laborelec
and Collaborative Research
Cluster TWEED meeting, 26/11/2019, Linkebeek, Belgium
Coralie Goffin, Director Centralised Generation, Laborelec
Jean-Pierre Keustermans, Research Partnership Manager, Laborelec
Confidential Restricted X Public Internal

CONTENTS
Chapter 1 ENGIE LABORELEC – General presentation
Chapter 2 Public Funding for Collaborative Research at Laborelec

ENGIE Laborelec
General Presentation

 Laborelec is a leading expertise and research center
in electrical power technology.
 Founded in 1962, Laborelec has over 55 years experience in the
power sector.
 Laborelec is a cooperative company with ENGIE
and independent grid operators as shareholders.
ENGIE Laborelec
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■ Our competencies cover the entire electricity value chain:
generation, transmission & distribution, RES, storage, usage of the
energy for the industry and other end-users.
■ We put a strong focus on the energy transition and the
3D’s : decentralization, decarbonisation and digitalisation.
■ We offer specialised services, R&D and global solutions in each of
these domains, to companies in all parts of the world.
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 Laborelec has a global presence with activities in more than
60 countries and offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany,
Chile and the Middle-East.
 Benefitting from the skills of more than 270 highly specialized
PhD, engineers and technicians,
 With a strong focus on high value delivery for our customers, we combine:
 expert knowledge and operational experience
 with state-of-the-art analysis and measurement capability
ENGIE Laborelec
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To provide 3 types of services:
 Operational R&D
 Specialized expertise
 Tailor-made global solutions
 We guarantee the independence and objectivity of our solutions and recommendations.

ENGIE Laborelec’s competencies and laboratories cover the
entire electricity value chain
Combustion
& emissions
Process perform.
& automation
Water chemistry
& Biology
Materials
technology
Destructive & non
destructive testing
Vibrations
& mechanics
Remote monitoring
& diagnosis
Energy
efficiency
Electrical power
systems & equipments
Grids (T&D)
Renewable
Lighting
technology
Energy storage
Oil analyses
Nuclear chemistry
CO2 capture
& valorisation
Cyber security
Smart, Digital & IT
DSM, Prosumer,…
Non-exhaustive list
Green MobilityAdditive
Manufacturing
Internet of Things...
Desalinisation
CHEMISTRY PROCESSES MATERIALS ELECTRICITY APPLICATIONS
POWER GENERATION B2B B2C B2TEXCHANGE & STORAGE
From Generation, Transmission & Distribution, RES and Storage to Use of energy.

• Materials testing (metallic, non-metallic, …)
• Non destructive testing
• Flue gas analysis
• Biomass
• Water chemistry & pathogens
• Vibrations and remote monitoring
• Oils and lubricants
• Electromagnetic compatibility
• Electrical equipment
• Lighting
• Electric vehicles charging
• Solar panels test bench
• Smart Home Energy Lab
• Batteries
• 3D printing
• Soil analyses
• Cybersecurity lab
• ...
ENGIE LABORELEC LABORATORIES
Our assets to measure, test or simulate in the lab or on premise
Several of our testing
procedures, analyses or
measurements are carried
out under ISO 9001
certification and/or
ISO 17025 accreditation.

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ENGIE Laborelec
A few figures (2018)
Turnover 68 M€
■ Services & Solutions 70% | R&D 30%
■ For ENGIE 70% | for third companies 30%
■ In Europe 75% | outside of Europe 25%
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ENGIE Laborelec works in close interaction with ENGIE Research, ENGIE
entities, industrial partners, universities and Research Centers worldwide
ENGIE
Laborelec
ENGIE
Research
ENGIE
Entities
Worldwide
IndustriesUniversities
Research
Centers
Strong culture
of Partnerships and Collaborative Research

ENGIE Research : 900 Researchers, 11 geographical Labs, 182M€/year
organized on 22 Thematic Labs
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+ Coming soon: Green Thermal Lab and Water Chemistry Lab

UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSAL
Providing Technological Development for a Complete Business Vision
We help our customers from “Proof of concept” to “Market ready solutions”
Start-up
evaluations
and due
diligences
New Product
PROOF OF
CONCEPT
TRL 1-6
PROOF OF MARKET
TRL 7-8
MARKET READY
TRL 9
New
partner
ships
Pilot
New Organic
PV
TRL = Technology Readiness Level
Solar
Solar
Home
Systems
Performance
improvement
Monitoring
PV plants
OPV
building
integration
Smart PV
integration
PV Testing

Public Funding for Collaborative
Research at ENGIE Laborelec

 We started reviving our Collaborative Research portfolio in 2014.
CR is a growing way of performing R&D in Europe. It is heavily supported by public authorities through public funding
 Since 2014, we submitted 68 projects to H2020 of which 14 are granted & running
 Our success rate is thus ~20%, (nb: H2020 average success rate is ~15%)
 Besides, we also got some complementary successful proposal submissions at:
— EC-FP7 (predecessor of H2020…)
— EIT (Climate KIC, KIC InnoEnergy)
— ERDF (INTERREG)
— National Funding agencies (BE, NL, NO)
 So far, we have >5M€ public funding granted, of which 3,5M€ through H2020
 As an R&D Expertise Center linked to a large industrial Group, we are also invited to play an “Advisory Role” in low TRL projects
(about 30 projects, as per today)
 The dynamic of our Collaborative Research through H2020 is accelerating in a virtuous loop
(at more than one request per week, now…). We submit about 5…10 projects per year, and win 1 or 2 per year.
Our involvement in Collaborative Research and in EC-H2020
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 Nurture own & robust vision on technology evolution (Technology Watch…)
 Identify customer needs and vision (if any! … as potential co-funders)
 Be visible, active and committed in key stakeholders Networks:
e.g. CIGRE… ETN… VGB…EERA… KIC’s… PPPs… EC Matchmaking… BiR&D…
 Monitor Public Funding Scheme and Call (eg EC H2020, EC RFCS, ERA-NETs… )
 Elaborate & submit Proposals (NDA & budgetary construction…)
 Contract the Grant & Consortium Agreements (IP, NDA, legal, valorisation paths…)
 Perform part of project (Rigorous project management, Administrative reporting, audits…)
 Extract value (most challenging part for some R&D entities that are not use to that)
 Pilot strategically the Collaborative Research Portfolio (technology gap & partners analyses…)
How we do that?
... coaching & coordinating

 EC Framework Programs (FP7… H2020… Horizon Europe) are a robust source of inspiration
delivering very effective anticipation capacity
— It gives insight on emerging long term trends (eg distributed systems, P2G, digitalisation, circular economy were all announced in FP6 in the early 2000’s…)
— (for most committed players!) It allows lobbying on EU strategic agendas (SET Plan, shaping next FPs …)
Keep this in mind:
When a call is opened today, it’s because someone(s) started debating that topic with public authorities about 5 to 10 years ago!
 It gives access to large & diversified new networks of stakeholders and new ecosystems
— Public-Private-Partnerships PPPs (eg SPIRE), Joint Undertakings JUs (eg FCH-JU), Knowledge & Innovation Communities KICs…
— SMEs, Large Industries…
— Research and Technology Organisations RTOs…
— Academia, Universities, High Schools…
 It allows derisking specific topics/technologies
 It drastically reduces the cost of (First-in a Kind/Demonstrators) projects by a double leveraging on cost:
— The total project costs are shared amongst the partners (typ 5…10 partners)
— Your costs are further reduced thanks to the Public Funding (typ 50%)
Why we do this?
To anticipate, while leveraging on knowledge & cost sharing

In short, MATChING will…
reduce the water demand and improve the energy efficiency of cooling system in the power generation sector. MATCHING will demonstrate
a set of technological solutions that can be applied to both the fossil fuel sector and the geothermal sector, with the aim to: reduce
evaporative losses in geothermal power plants; increase the sturdiness of cooling equipment to allow the use of unconventional waters;
increase the heat exchange efficiency of condenser and cooling equipment; promote the use of alternative water sources trough advanced
and alternative treatment equipment.
Facts & Figures
16 partners from 6 countries
42 months (01/03/2016 – 01/09/2019)
11,8M€ budget out of which 9,7M€ public funding (EC H2020)
ENGIE-Labs : ~850k€ budget of which ~600k€ public funding
The project is supported by ENGIE DDN, ENGIE BU GenE and ENGIE Research
More than 15 different technologies for water abstraction reduction will be demonstrated
Why ?
Power generation is a sector requiring great amounts of water. Cooling water for energy production actually accounts for a staggering 45% of
total water abstraction in the EU, second only to agriculture.
This project is totally in-line with ENGIE strategy and current focus on water footprint reduction.
ENGIE-Labs role ?
In WP2 on KPI scenarios for business cases definition, including technology applicability and water scarcity footprint analysis.
In WP5 on Steam condenser and Cooling Water Circuits, more specifically on microstructural evaluation, manufacturing and fabrication
analysis and life assessment of exposed condenser tubes.
In WP6 on Water Treatment & Recovery. More specifically Laborelec will provide MERADES pilot plant facility and perform on-site testing
Expected outcome ?
Overall plant efficiency increase up to 0.4-0.5%;
Overall reduction of fresh water abstraction in power plants of about 30%
Contact: ngochan.huynhthi@engie.com
As an example, the H2020 project “MATChING”
Use of advanced materials and alternative cooling fluids for cooling system
Supported by a
User’s Group of 16
EC partners
 Develop a strategic technology for your existing business

In short, ASSURED will…
 Analyze the needs of cities and operators to derive requirements for the next generation of electrically chargeable buses (≥ 12m), trucks and vans
 Develop the next generation of modular high-power charging solutions (up to 600kW) with standardized interfaces and interoperability
 Improve TCO through understanding of impact of fast charging on battery and grid reliability and through the development of innovative charging
management strategies
Facts & Figures
 40-member consortium from 12 different European member states
 4 year project, starting in 2017. ASSURED solutions will be ready for market between 2021 and 2023.
 23.6M€ budget of which ~18.7 M€ public funding (EC H2020).
ENGIE Laborelec : budget 306k€ of which 214k€ public funding
 ASSURED consortium is covering the entire value chain of urban heavy-duty transport and light duty vehicle with : OEMs, energy suppliers and grid
operators, leading engineering and technology companies/organizations and universities, public transport authorities and operators
 https://assured-project.eu/ and https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/211937_en.html
Why ?
To reach the objectives in reduction of CO2 emission and improvement of urban air quality, the electrification of heavy-duty urban vehicles is crucial, as they
represent a significant source of pollution. In order for this transition to be successful, a charging infrastructure has to be developed and installed in a way that
it meets the needs and constraints of the different operators (e.g. bus operators and grid operators). High power charging solutions (up to 600kW for now) is
an important tool for a viable operation of heavy-duty vehicles.
ENGIE-Labs role ?
 Provide grid expertise by quantifying impact of fast charging and identify the most efficient ways to manage grid perturbations
 Perform ageing tests on LTO (lithium-titanate) battery with high power charging
Expected outcome ?
 Development of smart & generic energy management and fleet charging strategy
 Development of fully integrated, standardized and interoperable high power systems
 Development of next generation of batteries adapted to superfast charging, with improved energy, lifetime and cost
 Development of innovative solutions for mitigating the impact of superfast charging on the distribution system (« Smart Charging », stationary storage, etc.)
 Development and implementation of demonstration cases for testing the performances of the developed technologies and solutions
Contact: laurent.devroey@engie.com
Another example: the H2020 project “ASSURED”
fASt and Smart charging solutions for full size URban hEavy Duty applications
 Enter our new business roadmap on electrification of buses

Portfolio - H2020
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H2020 – 7,4M€
Smart Energy
Grids
H2020 – 8,4M€
Industrial heat…
H2020 – 7M€
Carbon Capture &
Usage
H2020 - 26M€
Retrofit of coal
PP
H2020 – 23,6M€
Fast Charging e-Busses
H2020 – 8,9M€
Advanced batteries H2020 – 4,6M€
Efficient Bio-
CHP
H2020 – 2,5M€
CO2 valorisation
H2020 – 11,8M€
Water footprint of
PP
H2020 – 5,1M€
Marine Tidal
tech
H2020 – 7,7M€
Domestic Heat Batteries
H2020 – 13,5M€
Advanced Solar CPV
PLATOON
H2020 – 11,5M€
Digital Tools for Energy
H2020 – 1,1M€
Solar Fuels

Looking at our portfolio of public funded collaborative research projects on the period 2014-2019,
we have observed that:
 We have gained a privileged insight and early access to a cumulated R&D Project Total Values of ~204M€
 Of which ~10M€ is performed by Laborelec,
 And is supported by ~5,5M€ public funding for Laborelec
 Hence the leveraging is:
4,5M€ own investment / 204M€ Total Value = ~1/45 !!
A strong leveraging effect

 By far, easier than it was in the past! Very very significant simplifications were applied
EC H2020 is affordable, definitely.
 To be selected by the EC you must…
— be the Best in (your) Class (… thus you must be credible & visible in your field!)
— collaborate with Best-in Class (… thus you must know who & where they are!)
— be at the front of the State-of-the-Art SotA (… thus you must know it!)
— scrupulously (!) answer the qualitative & quantitative requirements of the call
 To be successful in your project you must…
— be rigorous with public money
— be consistent in time
— be genuinely enthusiast in collaborating with other parties
Do it because you genuinely want to innovate and mitigate the risk by actual collaboration
Do it because you want to understand and ‘taste the water’ outside your comfort zone
Do it for the content , not for the money. Otherwise you’ll lose your time… and your money.
In any case:
Anticipate! Anticipate! Anticipate!
… beyond your customers current needs & vision (if any)!
Some concluding thoughts….

Annex
A few examples of R&D projects by
Laborelec

 SMATCH - Smart charging of eV with green generation & storage aggregation & vehicle to grid
 Lightweight PV - Derisking of lightweight PV solutions for BU’s offers
 Dynamic public Lighting Assessment and optimal design for LED retrofit tenders in cities
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Reinvent Energy Services and Uses for our (B2B) clients…

 Bifacial PV - Optimized use (bankability, plant design) of bifacial PV for large solar plants via test
facilities Chili
 Airborne wind - Techno-economic potential FR and BE and preparation of pilots
 Floating wind - Derisking via Wind Float Atlantic and Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe de Lyon
pilots
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Support the development of cuting edge renewables solutions

 Hydrogen co-combustion in Gas Turbines: Technical pilot preparation
 CO2 capture - Technical support from the design to the operation of Carbon Capture pilots in
industry (Ghent, Antwerp)
 Biomass retrofit of coal plants - Integration of biomass pretreatment steps wet residual biomass
(project Arbaheat)
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Support the upgrade of thermal generation towards a zero-carbon target

 Design support for microgrids with Power Hardware in the Loop - PHIL : solar telecom tower, Ausar Energy…
 Large PV plant regulation for balancing the grid - Development and testing at our Laborelec Chili platforme
 Primary frequency control with energy storage - Battery pilots Drogenbos and battery ageing monitoring
(MoNica)
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Support the upgrading of the electrical networks towards a zero-
carbon target

 Torso - Torsional vibration protection for power plants in weak grid regions (Latam, specific regions
in EU)
 Maintenance Interval Extension Gas Turbines - Based on metallography, mechanical & geometric
integrity, NDT, O&M history review, OEM & insurance exchanges, follow-up inspections
 CHESS - Remote water chemistry monitoring of power plants
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Improve our business performance in conventional generation

 Wind Turbine End of Warranty Inspections - Gearbox & blade inspections, on-shore and off-shore
 Wind turbine optimization - Correction of the yaw misalignment, on-shore and off-shore
 PV Booster for large PV parks - Assessment and improvement of performance (PID defects,
strings,…)
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Improve our business performance in renewable generation

 Alternative Manufacturing and advanced materials - Develop new hardware solutions for new
businesses and process improvement
 Local Energy Community- optimized sharing of energy at local level in B2C, B2B and B2T
 Waste to wheel - Producing hydrogen with power from waste incinerator and greenification of local
transport
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Prepare Future Businesses…

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Microgrid Solutions for industry

PUBLIC
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Energy optimisation in industrial microgrids
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PUBLIC
Different objectives
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Make savings on the electricity bill
 In many cases renewable
energy sources will be
cheaper than buying
electricity
from the grid
 Through flexible resources
you can reduce the power
component of your bill
 Energy storage and advanced control
systems allow you to ride through black
and brownouts, granting you very high
reliability
 Advanced control systems will improve
your power quality, deferring associated
hardware investments
Limit your exposure to energy tariff fluctuations
 Through generating energy
on the site,
you limit your exposure to
variable
grid tariffs
Increase your supply reliability and enhance power quality
OPTIMIZE
ENERGY Meet your green energy targets
620* toncoal/year 1,183* ton CO2/year
*Environmental benefit of a 15% renewable energy
solution for a 1 MW average load industrial client
ct/kWh
Current Solution New Solution
Energy charges
Power charges
Fix charges
Grid price Your Price
Time
Ct/kWh
 Integrating renewables
into your system allows
you to reach you
corporate green energy
targets by reducing CO2
emitted

PUBLIC
A-Z Offer towards the client
Solution
roadmap
• Global analysis of client objectives, drivers, situation & constraints
• Independent advice and scenario definition & comparison
• High expertise in technologies involved: PV, Batteries, Grids…
• Support to investment decision process
Solution
implementation
• Equipment selection & contracting
• Assets installation & commissioning
• EMS configuration
• System commissioning & startup
Solution life
• Monitoring
• Keep It Running
• Periodical check-ups, fine-tuning to follow site evolutions
• Follow-up of roadmap roll-out over time

PUBLIC
Reference 1: Standard Grids Smart Home (SGSH)
What
A collaborative project to connect residential homes to the grid (using low-amps) and manage the electrical energy flow with local
production, demand-side management and storage.
Why
• New business: answer customer need for more autonomy
• Create competitive advantage: anticipate break-
through and stay ahead of the competition
• Be prepared: insight in consequences for DSO, producer and user
How
• 2014: Study possible architectures + consequences for stretching
the 230V +/-10% limits
• 2015: Realize step towards industrialization
• 2015-2017: Survey on social household behavior and business cases
• 2016: Test and simulate feasibility in laboratory (Prove of Concept, Prototype)
• 2017/2018: Execute user test during 20 months in 16 households

PUBLIC
Reference 1: SGSH Architecture
Battery
EV
Charger
PV
White
Goods
Smart
meter…
Abstraction layer (EFI)
Device
specific
driver
Device
specific
driver
Device
specific
driver
Device
specific
driver
Device
specific
driver
Device
specific
driver
WEB
Data
monitoring
Historian
- Forecasters
- Long term
optimization
webservice access
Fail-safe
local
controller
Local/fast
controller

PUBLIC
Farmer with small grid connection and reinforcement is very expensive for this
specific site.
 3 x 25A (10 kVA) connection
 10 kWe biogas-installation
 Company and household connected
 Average “black-out” of 2x per day
Reference 2: Farmer in BE
Solution:
 Measurement campaign for battery sizing
 Smart control system (EMS)
• Electrical boilers
• Control of ice-storage
• Battery
Boiler control
Battery control

PUBLIC
Reference 3: Business Area of the Future
LEC (Local Energy Community), Mechelen, Belgium
Key facts
• Flux 50 project
• Interconnected business park
• Local Energy Community
• Electric Vehicle charging stations
integration
• Renewable energy generation integration
(PV, Wind)
• Limits of the local grid connection
Options definition (2018)
• Value proposal for all stakeholders (local
consumers, investors, Service Providers &
DSO)
• Sizing of the grid and its components
• Energy & Power management, including
EV charging station and stationary battery
Technologies
EMS GRID STORAGE PV GASEVTHERMALWINDDIGITAL

PUBLIC
Economical viability of microgrids still questionable today ( “value stacking” is often
necessary)
But they will certainly play an important role in the energy transition as renewable production
continues to increase.
Microgrids today - conclusion
Government and grid operators are slowly
loosening legislation to allow for pilot research.
ENGIE Laborelec closely monitors these
developments and actively particates in several
pilots in Belgium and abroad.
We are open for further collaboration.
microgrids.laborelec@engie.com
Microgrid
system

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Expertise, guidelines &
trainings
Health & safety, Techno. recommendations, Market watch
Product testing &
technology
benchmarking
Battery testing, Tech. due diligence
Project preparation Tech. feasibility, RFQ writing
Project execution
Supplier selection,
Design & Safety review,
customized EMS
Commissioning
FAT, SAT,
Qualification
Monitoring &
optimization
MoniCa, Data
analysis, RCA
ENGIE Storage Lab Services
What can we offer to the customers?
26/11/2019 Batteries Lab - Green Integrated Energy - TWEED - MECATECH @ ENGIE Laborelec 2
Lab’s targets
• Develop needed know-how to increase the
value of expertise
• Compare energy storage solutions from
low to high maturity
• Ensure continuous expertise build-up to
ensure solid foundations for strategic
decisions.
Lab’s ambitions
Bring technical excellence to the
customer, through multi-disciplinary
expertise and differentiating products
answering and anticipating needs &
market risks.

What?
Two demonstrators will be realized using the single battery system: a plug-in electric vehicle
and an electric bus. In a second time, the modular battery will be evaluated at the end of its
first life for second life applications as well as dismantling actions.
Facts & Figures
13 Partners, 7 countries
Duration 42 months (Kick-off 19th October 2017)
ENGIE contribution
WP2 – Requirements & Specifications, T2.4 leader: Provide battery design requirements for
the end of first life (M01-M04)
WP4 – Battery Cell Characterization, Modelling, Testing for Automotive & 2nd life Batteries,
T4.7 leader, Test profile definition for second life batteries (M08-M14) and second life cell
testing (M25-M42)
WP7 – Dismantling and 2nd life Use of Batteries, T7.2: Evaluation of testing and assembling
cost towards building reuse and 2nd life battery applications (M01-M24), T7.3: Business
feasibility of used automotive batteries as stationary energy storage applications (M09-M36),
Business model under the frame of circular economy (M30-M41)
GHOST: InteGrated and PHysically Optimised
Battery System for Plug-in Vehicles Technologies
To be done during the project
Project
writing
Technologies
recommendation
Cell/System
testing
Technologies
assessment
Recommendations on
new use cases
http://h2020-ghost.eu/

Panorama of the ENGIE Batteries Lab interactions
426/11/2019 Batteries Lab - Green Integrated Energy - TWEED - MECATECH @ ENGIE Laborelec
THE BATTERIES
ECOSYSTEM
SERVICES
• Startup evaluation
• Technology tests/recommendation
• Projects support/follow-up
• ENGIE Research
• ENGIE Global Care
• ENGIE Business Units
• Investors
• Incubators
• External customers Laborelec e.g. DSOs
Universities
• Electric models
• Ageing models
• VUB, RWTH, MIT,…
Battery Startups
• xxx
Collaborative
Projects
• GHOST (H2020)
• ASSURED (H2020)
• Flux50
• Energyville
Storage Community
• IEC TC21 & TC120
• Internal ENGIE
• Key Programs
• EASE
•…
Battery IntegratorsBattery Suppliers
End
user
ENGIE BATTERIESLAB
Electrochemical
expertise
Performances Monitoring
Real market prices
awareness
Lab Tests
Technologies
assessment
Safety
• Risk and insurance companies
• Research institutes
• IEC TC21 & TC120
• …
Checklists &
safety guidelines

A physical lab with testing and simulation capabilities
Cell testing
System testing

Battery ageing
Why care about battery cell ageing?
6
BESS
…
…
…
 Battery cells are building blocks of your Battery Energy
Storage Systems
Connected in series the weakest cell/module will determine the
system performance
 Both in the operation and design phase of a project battery
performance degradation has to be accounted for
The performance is electric  the degradation chemical
 Cost when the BESS is degrading faster then expected
 Cost of opportunity when the BESS system is not used to it’s
full capability
 A single cell can determine the bank performance!

Battery operator’s nightmare
Which toolbox?
7
 Capacity should not degrade faster than expected or promised by
the supplier to:
• Avoid unplanned operational costs!
• Avoid safety hazards!
 How can we systematically and constantly monitor batteries, so
that action can be taken before problems occur?
• Automatically identify periods of operation that give valuable
information for health

Battery monitoring
SoH and performance checks today
8
Time > 6 months
SoH BESS = constant
SoH Rack X = ???
BESS in operation Maintenance
SoH
check
Performance
check
Update values
Perform
maintenance
Early (cell) failure or fault generation:
 Can decrease the redundancy of the system
 Require early maintenance
 Interrupt the operation
 Create a safety hazard
BESS in operation

Battery monitoring
Principle of non-stop testing during operation
9
BESS in operation BESS in operationMaintenance
SoH
check
Performance
check
Validate values
Perform
maintenance
Create value over lifetime:
 Avoid unscheduled
maintenance
 Detect performance anomalies
on sub-system level
 More safe and reliable operation
Daily updates
SoHBESS = f(site data)
SoHRack X = f(site data)

Results on field measurement
FIELD
TESTED
2. Different KPIs proposed
depending on available information
1. Data Collection Report

Safety devices in batteries: from the cell to the container
Technical concerns
How to increase performance?
Concerns of users
How to have good performances at a low price?
ENGIE Batteries Lab main concern
How to ensure safety?
Thermal fuse
TMS PTC
BMS
Fireproof
walls
Fireproof
container
Ventilation
system
Explosion proof
design
Safety valve
Gas detectors
Casing
Overvoltage fuse
Venting
(overpressure)
Overcharge
contactor
(pressure fuse)
CID device on prismatic & cylindrical
cells : activation of safety vents
Aluminium
Add. Layer preventing nail
penetration
Fire extinguishment
system
Internal environment
(temperature, humidity, …)

Questions?
Would you like to know more?
ENGIE Laborelec
Storage Lab
storage.laborelec@engie.com
+32 2 382 07 85 I +32 2 382 02 11
www.laborelec.com

Green Thermal
Generation Lab
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Sébastien Dubois

Introduction
26/11/2019 Green Thermal Generation Lab - Green Integrated Energy - TWEED - MECATECH @ ENGIE Laborelec 2
71% = electricity
Energy transition requires other renewable energy carriers than Wind Turbines and PV
to answer the heat demand
382 500 GWh12 328 000 GWh 3 036 000 GWh
Industry = 32%

Green thermal Context
Operational
expertise
• Thermal energy carriers
• New technologies
• Plant retrofit
• CO2 emission reduction
Energy
conversion
processes
• Power to X to Power
• 0-emission plant
• Waste valorisation
Life cycle of
fuel-to-
power
• Alternative fuel
• Efficiency
• Decarbonised retrofit
Circular
economy in
Energy
generation
• Local energy demand
• Local energy carrier
• Integrated energy scheme
(Analysis,Integration,Realization)
In a context where:
• Fossil fuels are cheap
• CO2-emissions still increase
• Global warming is visible
• Cost effective energy is required for development
country
• Waste becomes more and more important as a
resource

Integrated project oriented
Integrated
project
Energetic
performance
analysis
Risk analysis
(handling/ATEX)
Advanced
process
expertize
Concept
optimization
Thermal process Decarbonisation Circularity
Carbon cycle
“Waste” to energy

Potential collaborative project

Technology expertise from low to high TRL
• Heat storage
• Clean Combustion system
• Gasifier
• Zero-emission cycle
• New CHP system
• New Energy carrier
• sCO2 cycle
Image Valmet

Lab capabilities : 20y of biomass analysis

Prediction tool development
Approach
l Fuel analysis and indices based on ash composition of representative samples
l Ash Fusion Temperature (IT, ST) vs furnace exit gas temperature (FEGT)
l FEGT is measured or estimated with a model like Thermoflow
l Evaluation of flue gas flow based on excess air
l Boiler design vs residence time and burn-out
Results
l Evaluate risks of slagging, fouling and resulting corrosion
l De-rating estimation
l Impact on other assets: handling, milling, SCR, FGD, ESP
l Fly ash quality (ref. EN450)

Collaborative projects experience
2017 : ARBAHEAT
Cost-effective transformation of a Highly-Efficient,
Advanced, Thermal Ultra-Super Critical coal-fired
power plant into a CHP by retrofitting and integrating
an ARBAFLAME biomass upgrading process.
2018 : H2020 Biofficiency project
New generation of circular CHP

Collaborative projects experience
2009-2014: H2IGCC
The project objective was to provide and
demonstrate technical solutions which will allow the
use of state-of-the-art highly efficient, reliable gas
turbines in the next generation of integrated
gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plants, suitable
for combusting undiluted hydrogen-rich syngas
derived from a pre-combustion CO2 capture process,
with high fuel flexibility.

l Thermal process experience from few kW to many MW
l Innovation minded
l Decarbonisation as guidelines
l Circularity is the new business model
• Green thermal in a Nutshell

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Wind Activities

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 Offshore 1% increase = +30.000€/turbine/year.
 Onshore 1% increase = +5.000€/turbine/year
Yaw Misalignment Correction
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Pitch Misalignment Correction
In collaboration with:
 Improved integrity due to lower tower vibrations
 Improved AEP (still under research)
Limit from the standards 0.6°
0
0,5
1
1,5
2
2,5
Misalignment[°]
Representation of the results for the pitch misalignment for
the Electrabel WTs measured
V80 V100 V90 V100 V90 V90 E82

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Monitoring the condition of wind turbine gearboxes is essential to guarantee machine integrity for their
whole designed lifetime.
Gearbox Inspections & Gearbox oil analysis
Providing services for:

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Monitoring the condition of wind turbine blades is essential to guarantee machine integrity for their
whole designed lifetime. ENGIE Research is developing a digital platform for blade inspections.
Blade Inspections by Drone

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Corrosion QA/QC
The wind turbine towers of the wind turbine park of Tarfaya show coating failure (cracking and delamination) and
corrosion at the girth weld. ENGIE Laborelec performs the QA/QC of the repairs.

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 When the North offset is not realized, it is not possible to compare performance of turbines or
to apply improved curtailment settings.
 ENGIE Laborelec aligns all turbines to the North using satellite images
North Alignment
Service provided for:

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Wind Resource Measurements
 Measuring the wind resource is key for calculating the yield of a future wind farm
3 year framecontract with:In collaboration with:

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Radar interaction project for onshore wind farm
Land availability for development of new wind farms is becoming scarce. Linked to this, the process to be able to develop in the remaining areas
is becoming more and more stringent. One of the recurrent blockage points in Europe is linked to radar and wind turbines interactions. In France
only, there is an estimated 300 MW blocked today for ENGIE and an estimated total of 9 GW blocked by all types of radars. In Germany, 4 GW
are blocked.
In order to help ENGIE in the process of obtaining development permits for onshore wind farms, ENGIE Laborelec is looking into getting
accredited in France to perform wind turbine/meteorological radars impact studies..
In collaboration with:Applicable:

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Bat pilot project
In order to protect the bats, wind turbines are curtailed when the likelihood that bats are flying is high. The actual curtailment generates high
production losses (about 2-3%, up to 15% in a specific case in France).
The aim of the project is to assess 3 promising bat solutions (1 deterrent, 2 real time detections) which reduce production loss and improve bat
protection. The 3 solutions will be tested on 1 turbine hence the measuring results from different technologies can be compared.
In collaboration with:Applicable:

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Wind turbine blades are the most critical main components of the wind turbine. Blade
repairs are time consuming and expensive to repair. Therefore blades needs to be closely
followed-up and periodically inspected every year.
The most systematic and cost efficient approach is through autonomous blade
inspections. Autonomous blade inspections involve a drone that automatically recognizes
the wind turbine blades and captures high-quality images of the four sides of the blades.
As autonomous blade inspections do not require nor a drone expert nor a blade expert
ons-site, it can easily be deployed by every ENGIE Business Unit.
The images are uploaded to the Global Platform for Research of Asset’s visuAl Patterns
for extended Analysis (GRAAPA) where artificial intelligence facilitates the analysis by the
blade expert and where cross correlations can be made with other blade defects within
ENGIE.
Towards Autonomous
Blade Inspections
Reducing down time
Reducing O&M costs
Applicable:

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Sebastian.falkenberg@engie.com
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