Spirae is a company based in Denmark that develops distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) and works on microgrid and smart grid projects. They are currently working on several projects including a Zero Energy District in Fort Collins, Colorado called FortZED that aims to match local renewable energy generation with energy consumption. Spirae's software called BlueFin is being used to monitor and control distributed energy assets involved in the project, enabling 20% demand reduction. The next phase involves a larger community solar garden project. Spirae is also working on a Smart City project in Kalundborg, Denmark called Smart City Kalundborg to demonstrate optimized energy usage using existing city infrastructure and an open platform.

1. Open Inspiration
- Green Business Models
Peter Keller-Larsen – 11 December 2013
Spirae Confidential

2. Spirae Overview
• European Office, Spirae.DK, in Denmark
• Parent company in Ft. Collins, Colorado
• Established in 2002, Privately Owned
• Co-Own and operate InteGrid Laboratory with CSU
• Center for Smart Grid Advancement (CSGA)
launched by Spirae
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3. Spirae Strategy & Market Segments
Distributed Energy
Resources Management
System (DERMS)
Microgrids and
Solar Firming
Smart Cities
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4. Live case: Zero Energy District
 A city or community wide approach
to:
– Lower energy usage
– Higher usage of renewable energy
– Lower CO2 emissions
– Local business opportunities
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5. FortZED: Power to the Community
A Public-Private Grassroots Effort
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6. Fort ZED - a Zero Energy District
 A district that produces as much power as it consumes on an annual
basis.
 Fort Collins wants to do this through a combination of managing and
reducing demand and increasing local renewable generation.
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7. FortZED Building Blocks
Net Zero Energy can be achieved with a
mix of building blocks:
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15%
Efficiency
Renewable generation
Conventional generation
Flexible capacity
Energy storage
Smart Grid Requirements:
 Intermittency Management
 Peak Load Management
 Constraint Management
 Voltage Control
 Volt/VAR Optimization
20%
20%
25%
15%
Potential Mix of Building Blocks by
Type
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8. What is essentially happening?
Supply and demand become aware of each
other...
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9. Project Partner Sites and
Distributed Energy Resources
Project Total
- 4,010 kW Generation
- 760 kW Load Shed
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10. Spirae “BlueFin” was used as the core
communication and control platform.
The operator screen with overview
of the assets involved in the
project
 availability status
 Capacity
 current peak reduction of each
site
 load at the Point of Common
Coupling
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11. Results: 20% demand reduction using DER and
flexible consumption
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12. Next phase
“Community Solar Garden”
• Solar garden developed throughout Fort Collins to serve the electricity
requirements of subscribing residents and businesses.
• The size of the virtual plant 10 MW,
• Path toward a sizable, complete net Zero Energy District.
• Smart Inverters will make the solar systems fully controllable.
Main participants will include:
• Local Businesses providing rooftop space (leased)
• Local Customers business and residential electricity customers
• Technology Providers Solar PV array, inverters, storage, control system
• Project Developer secure financing, oversee project development
• Fort Collins Utilities/City of FC infrastructure upgrades for new PV
• PRPA Enable Fort Collins customers to purchase from Virtual Plant
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13. What else are we doing?
 Smart City Kalundborg
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14. Smart City Kalundborg
- demonstrating 2020 today
ABOUT SMART CITY KALUNDBORG
An €18 million project with a 50% grant from the Danish
Energy Agency.
THE VISION
Demonstrate using the existing city infrastructure, how
energy usage can be optimized. It will happen through
making systems, controlling electricity, water, heat,
transport and buildings ”talk” to one another.
It will be facilitated though an open platform
interconnecting numerous companies providing
technology and knowledge.
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15. PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE
AN AMBITIOUS ENERGY PLAN…
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16. DSO Motivation for buying flexibility
- Where does the money come from?
TSO
(Demander of flexibility)
DSOs
(Demander of flexibility)
Aggregators
(Suppliers)
11-12-2013
DERs
(Suppliers)
Niels Chr. Nordentoft
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17. EXAMPLE OF WIN-WIN-WIN
THE VALUE OF VIRTUAL GRID ENFORCEMENT PASSED ON
THROUGH THE VALUE CHAIN
Rebate
on
EV-Charging
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18. WHAT WOULD GLUE IT
ALL TOGETHER?
THE ”ENERGY SERVICES HUB”
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19. IN SCK
– IT’S NOT ONLY ELECTRICITY...
14 March 2013
Smart City Kalundborg Project Confidential
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20. SCK – PROJECTS
Cold-Store
Food Service
Energy advisory
- business
Municipality EV’s
administration
Public
charging
Municipality EV’s
home care
Smart home
Intelligent substation
Intelligent
Street light
Energy advisory privat household
Building management
Sport and swimming pool
kr. pr.…
Variable tarifs
Timer i…
PV´s and storage
private household
Energy management
Svebøllehallen
Smart neighborhood
7 buildings

21. Thank you!
Peter Keller-Larsen
Director
Diplomvej 377, 1st floor, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
+45 4124 8660
www.spirae.com
www.integridlab.com
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