5nd training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities: Meet some of the Belgian hardware frontrunners SME’s for energy communities. This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
Webinar - Meet the Belgian players : innovation & knowhow for the implementat...Cluster TWEED
As part of the Clean Energy Package of the European Commission, energy communities are introduced as a way to grow the installation of renewable energy and to offer citizens the opportunity to participate in the energy market. In these 6 online advanced trainings Flux50 & TWEED give you an overview of the concept of energy communities, what they can or can become, the Belgian value chain with topnotch R&D actors and SME frontrunners.
3nd training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities: "Meet the Belgian players : innovation & knowhow for the implementation of Energy Communities".
Stockage & flexibilité de l'énergie - zoom sur les projets Estor-Lux & PEPS -...Cluster TWEED
Le cluster TWEED a eu le plaisir de vous proposer un webinaire dédié aux stockage et la flexibilité de l'énergie, en analysant deux projets aboutis : Estor-Lux et PEPS. Le premier, Estor-Lux, est le fruit d'un modèle technico-économique novateur pour le stockage de l'électricité à grande échelle permettant d'offrir des services de stabilité au réseau, tandis que le second, le projet PEPS, représente un concept innovant de mini stockage électrique par pompage/turbinage.
Webinar - Which technologies & digital tools do we need to implement an energ...Cluster TWEED
3nd training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities: Energy community projects in Belgium and the EU. This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
Wallonia Meets Energy Campus Nürnberg | LLN - 09 décembre 2019Cluster TWEED
Présentations effectuées lors d'un événement de rencontre 'Wallonia Meets Energy Campus Nürnberg', le 9 décembre 2019.
L'Energy Campus de Nuremberg constitute un centre de R&I actif au niveau des technologies de l'ensemble du système énergétique, et est connecté au secteur industriel de Nuremberg/Bavière.
Webinar : What's the impact of regulation on energy communities? Cases from B...Cluster TWEED
2nd training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities: 'What's the impact of regulation on energy communities? Cases from Belgium, France & Italy'.
This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
Séminaire « Green Integrated Energy » @ Engie Laborelec - 26/11Cluster TWEED
Presentations projetées lors de la matinée d'études, avec discussions autours du projet Ceracle, de l'autoconsommation collective et des autres champs d'activité de Laborelec.
US Cleantech's Market Webinar - 18th of June 2019Cluster TWEED
Are you interested in the US market? Do you need advice for doing business in the US? This webinar is in the preamble to the matchmaking event, second and last US mission in New York City & Boston from 16-20 September 2019. Many speakers : EC2i, Smart City Tech, Hodgson Russ, NYSERDA, World Climate Limited (Horizon 19) and ENRICH !
Workshop : business cases for Energy Communities - 30/03/21Cluster TWEED
Last training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities.
This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
Webinar - Meet the Belgian players : innovation & knowhow for the implementat...Cluster TWEED
As part of the Clean Energy Package of the European Commission, energy communities are introduced as a way to grow the installation of renewable energy and to offer citizens the opportunity to participate in the energy market. In these 6 online advanced trainings Flux50 & TWEED give you an overview of the concept of energy communities, what they can or can become, the Belgian value chain with topnotch R&D actors and SME frontrunners.
3nd training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities: "Meet the Belgian players : innovation & knowhow for the implementation of Energy Communities".
Stockage & flexibilité de l'énergie - zoom sur les projets Estor-Lux & PEPS -...Cluster TWEED
Le cluster TWEED a eu le plaisir de vous proposer un webinaire dédié aux stockage et la flexibilité de l'énergie, en analysant deux projets aboutis : Estor-Lux et PEPS. Le premier, Estor-Lux, est le fruit d'un modèle technico-économique novateur pour le stockage de l'électricité à grande échelle permettant d'offrir des services de stabilité au réseau, tandis que le second, le projet PEPS, représente un concept innovant de mini stockage électrique par pompage/turbinage.
Webinar - Which technologies & digital tools do we need to implement an energ...Cluster TWEED
3nd training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities: Energy community projects in Belgium and the EU. This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
Wallonia Meets Energy Campus Nürnberg | LLN - 09 décembre 2019Cluster TWEED
Présentations effectuées lors d'un événement de rencontre 'Wallonia Meets Energy Campus Nürnberg', le 9 décembre 2019.
L'Energy Campus de Nuremberg constitute un centre de R&I actif au niveau des technologies de l'ensemble du système énergétique, et est connecté au secteur industriel de Nuremberg/Bavière.
Webinar : What's the impact of regulation on energy communities? Cases from B...Cluster TWEED
2nd training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities: 'What's the impact of regulation on energy communities? Cases from Belgium, France & Italy'.
This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
Séminaire « Green Integrated Energy » @ Engie Laborelec - 26/11Cluster TWEED
Presentations projetées lors de la matinée d'études, avec discussions autours du projet Ceracle, de l'autoconsommation collective et des autres champs d'activité de Laborelec.
US Cleantech's Market Webinar - 18th of June 2019Cluster TWEED
Are you interested in the US market? Do you need advice for doing business in the US? This webinar is in the preamble to the matchmaking event, second and last US mission in New York City & Boston from 16-20 September 2019. Many speakers : EC2i, Smart City Tech, Hodgson Russ, NYSERDA, World Climate Limited (Horizon 19) and ENRICH !
Workshop : business cases for Energy Communities - 30/03/21Cluster TWEED
Last training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities.
This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
Webinar - Energy Communities - technologies and digital toolsCluster TWEED
As part of the Clean Energy Package of the European Commission, energy communities are introduced as a way to grow the installation of renewable energy and to offer citizens the opportunity to participate in the energy market. In these 6 online advanced trainings Flux50 & TWEED give you an overview of the concept of energy communities, what they can or can become, the Belgian value chain with topnotch R&D actors and SME frontrunners.
Program - first session for energy communities :
* Intro to the training sessions and the session of today - Frederik Loeckx, Flux50
* Overview of Energy Communities Value Chain : Technologies and digital tools needed. Exemple with EC Value Chain in Wallonia - Renaud Dachouffe, TWEED
* Opportunities for energy efficiency at district level through software & hardware combination - Peter Van Den Heede, ABB
* Overview of IT challenges & solutions for energy Communities & data exchange with Distribution Network Managers and energy suppliers - Eric Vermeulen, Haulogy
* i.LECO Prosumer App, an intuitive dashboard - Stefan Lodeweyckx, I.Leco
* How to boost Stakeholder & citizen engagement through Energy Community Manager Platform - François Bordes, WeSmart
* Controller for HEMS linked to energy communities - Pieter De Clerck, Openmotics
Matchmaking Belgian Energy Actors | Bruxelles - 30 janvier 2020Cluster TWEED
Ce 30 janvier 2020, les clusters TWEED et Flux50, en collaboration avec MecaTech, ont organisé une session de matchmaking entre les acteurs de l'énergie durable issus des 3 régions du Royaume. Cet événement s'est déroulé dans le cadre somptueux de la confrérie des brasseurs belges, située sur la Grand-Place de Bruxelles.
Webinaire : Comment optimiser la performance, la maintenance et la durée de v...Cluster TWEED
Webinaire du 18 mars 2021, co-organisé par le cluster TWEED et BEMAS (Belgian Maintenance Association). Les entreprises i-Care, Performance for Asset, Micromega, WaPT, ainsi que le groupe Schaeffler ont partagé leur expertise en matière de performance, maintenance et prolongation de durée de vie des éoliennes.
H2 & Emerging Technologies for sustainable energy - 20 mai 2020Cluster TWEED
Webinaire, organisé le 20 mai 2020, lié aux nouvelles technologies émergentes du secteur énergétique, dont l'hydrogène.
Programme et orateurs :
- Emerging technologies for sustainable energy - Engie Research, Jan Mertens (MSc, PhD), Chief Science Officer (En)
- Hydrogène, le chaînon manquant - HydrogenAdvisors, Raphaël Schoentgen, ancien President de Hydrogen Europe et du FCHJU (Fr)
La vidéo de cet événement est également disponible sur la chaîne Youtube du cluster TWEED.
Webinaire : Innovation et infrastructure - Moteurs de la transition energetiq...Cluster TWEED
Découvrez les opportunités liées aux innovations technologiques et nouvelles infrastructures durables initiées par la transition énergétique, par le biais des présentations du directeur du Innovation & Technology Center de l'Agence internationale pour les énergies renouvelables, et du coordinateur du programme Sustainable Cities and Settlements de la division Energy Systems and Infrastructure de l'UNIDO.
H2Hub Wallonia : From innovation to market - 03 juin 2021Cluster TWEED
Webinaire organisé par le cluster TWEED dans le cadre du H2Hub Wallonia, et dédié à l'innovation & l'Hydrogène, ou comment booster la recherche en Wallonie. Un état des lieux fut présenté sur les prochaines initiatives européennes, en présence du Directeur du FCHJU (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking), et de InnoEnergy, à la base de la création du nouveau EU Green H2 Accelerator. Un Zoom sur certains projets H2 wallons fut également abordé au cours de cette séance via une présentation de Cenaero.
Heat in the City | Bruxelles - 10 décembre 2019Cluster TWEED
Le 10 décembre dernier, EDORA et ODE, les fédérations des énergies renouvelables de Wallonie, de Bruxelles et de Flandre, se sont associés au Danish Trade Council et au Danish Board of District Heating, pour apporter des réponses aux défis de la décarbonation des systèmes de chauffage et de la production d’eau chaude sanitaire. Découvrez l'ensemble des présentations de l'événement dès à présent.
European Utility Week (2/2) | Paris - 12 au 14 novembre 2019Cluster TWEED
Les clusters TWEED et Flux50 ont emmené 13 entreprises belges (wallonnes, bruxelloises et flamandes), réunies sous les couleurs belges, au salon mondial European Utility Week mi-novembre!
Orateurs : Comsof, FifthPlay, GreenWatch, Gorilla, Niko, Option, Powerdale, WeSmart.
Enercon, Nordex, Siemens Wind Power and Gamesa on overcoming the challenges o...Torben Haagh
Want to learn more about overcoming the challenges of anti-, de-icing and ice detection for wind turbines?
Then don't miss this unique opportunity to hear expert presentations, take part in interactive workshops and meet with wind turbine experts from around the world including participation from:
• Enercon GmbH • Nordex Energy GmbH • Siemens Wind Power A/S • Gamesa • Kjeller Vindteknikk • K2 Management A/S • Wicetec Oy • Wölfel Wind Systems and many many more.
Want to know more regarding this topic area? Then join us at our
Anti-Icing for Wind Turbines
06 – 07 May 2015 | Grand Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany
To see the whole agenda, please click here http://bit.ly/Event-Agenda
If you would like to be part of our conference, please register: http://bit.ly/Event_Register
Non moins d'un septantaine de participants furent présents sur le le Campus Automobile de Spa-Francorchamps et TWEED, ce 2 octobre dernier, pour un événement consacré à l'hydrogène. Près de 10 conférenciers européens (University of Birmingham, TU Delft, Toyota, MC Phy, Segula, Hinicio, Engie, ...) ont eu l'occasion de part de leur expertise, tandis qu'une démonstration de l'efficacité d'une pile à combustible (hydrogène) et une visite du campus furent également proposées !
CCU et les nouvelles molecules de la transition energetique | 2 fevrier 2021Cluster TWEED
Webinaire organisé par le pôle Greenwin et le cluster TWEED, lié aux nouvelles technologies émergentes du secteur énergétique, aux derniers développements au niveau du captage, du stockage et de la valorisation du CO2 (CCUS), ainsi qu'au rôle des nouvelles molécules de la transition énergétique.
* Emerging Sustainable Technologies - Elodie Lecadre, Engie Research, Lead Scientific Advisor
* CCU & Molecules - Jan Mertens, Engie Research, Chief Science Officer (En)
* Rationals behind CCUS and Direct Air Capture - Grégoire Leonard, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Liège
* CCU & heavy process industries - Jean-Yves Tilquin, Carmeuse, Group R&D Director & Vice-President CO2 Value Europe
Piedmont Lithium Limited (Nasdaq: PLL) holds a 100% interest in the Piedmont Lithium Project (“Project”) located within the world-class Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt (“TSB”) and along trend to the Hallman Beam and Kings Mountain mines, historically providing most of the western world’s lithium between the 1950s and the 1980s. The TSB has been described as one of the largest lithium provinces in the world and is located approximately 25 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a premier location for development of an integrated lithium business based on its favorable geology, proven metallurgy and easy access to infrastructure, power, R&D centers for lithium and battery storage, major high-tech population centers and downstream lithium processing facilities. Compared to Australian- and Canadian-based projects, North Carolina offers a significantly lower-cost operating environment (labor, power/gas/diesel, transport), which is further boosted by the absence of government royalties and a low tax rate environment. Lithium is on the US Government’s Critical Minerals list, giving the project significant strategic value as being the only conventional US lithium development project.
Nowadays, it is well-understood that the burning of fossil fuels in electric power station has
a significant influence on the global climate due to greenhouse gases. In many countries,
the use of cost-effective and reliable low-carbon electricity energy sources is becoming an
important energy policy. Among different kinds of clean energy resources- such as solar
power, hydro-power, ocean wave power and so on, wind power is the fastest-growing form
of renewable energy at the present time.
Moreover, adjustable speed generator wind turbines (ASGWT) has key advantages over
the fixed-speed generator wind turbines (FSGWT) in terms of less mechanical stress, improved
power quality, high system efficiency, and reduced acoustic noise. One important
class of ASGWT is the doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG), which has gained a significant
attention of the electric power industry due to their advantages over the other class
of ASGWT, i.e. fully rated converter-based wind turbines. Because of increased integration
of DFIG-based wind farms into electric power grids, it is necessary to transmit the
generated power from wind farms to the existing grids via transmission networks without
congestion.
Series capacitive compensation of DFIG-based wind farm is an economical way to increase
the power transfer capability of the transmission line connecting wind farm to the
grid. For example, a study performed by ABB reveals that increasing the power transfer
capability of an existing transmission line from 1300 MW to 2000 MW using series
compensation is 90% less than the cost of building a new transmission line.
However, a factor hindering the extensive use of series capacitive compensation is the
potential risk of sub- synchronous resonance (SSR). The SSR is a condition where the wind farm exchanges energy with the electric network, to which it is connected, at one or more
natural frequencies of the electric or mechanical part of the combined system, comprising
the wind farm and the network, and the frequency of the exchanged energy is below the
fundamental frequency of the system. This phenomenon may cause severe damage in the
wind farm, if not prevented.
Therefore, this dissertation deals with the SSR phenomena in a capacitive series compensated
wind farm. A DFIG-based wind farm, which is connected to a series compensated
transmission line, is considered as a case study. The small-signal stability analysis of the
system is presented, and the eigenvalues of the system are obtained. Using both modal
analysis and time-domain simulation, it is shown that the system is potentially unstable
due to the SSR mode.
Then, three different possibilities for the addition of SSR damping controller (SSRDC)
are investigated. The SSRDC can be added to (1) gate-controlled series capacitor (GCSC),
(2) thyristor-controlled series capacitor (TCSC), or (3) DFIG rotor-side converter (RSC)
and grid-side converter (GSC) controllers. The first and second c
Hosted by KTN, this event brought together the projects that were funded as part of the £30 million UK government funding to support and develop vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies - aiming to enable electric cars and other vehicles to deliver electricity back to the smart grid, to light homes and power businesses.
A great opportunity for local councils, fleet owners (looking to go electric) or those in the Energy and Infrastructure sectors.
The event looked at:
- Benefits and learnings from the V2G cohort projects;
- V2G Grid connections (as it was noted that the G99 process could be elongated at times)
- Update from Ofgem (including a Q&A session)
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/v2g-vehicle-to-grid-cohort-the-future
Opportunities for Power Electronics in Renewable Electricity Generation 2016 ...Yole Developpement
Renewable energy sources, namely photovoltaics and wind, offer big and sustainable opportunities for power electronics companies and battery makers.
Report’s key features
Overview of renewable energy sources, drivers and barriers, and synergies important for companies involved in power electronics
2015-2021 market size (MW and $M) for wind converters and photovoltaic inverters
Overview of the main trends and key technology needs in PV and wind markets
Identification of business opportunities for power electronics in the photovoltaic and wind industries
Focus on tidal energy turbines and associated opportunities for power electronics
Focus on battery electricity storage, associated opportunities for power electronics and battery synergies with renewable energy sources.
Identification of main technological challenges
More Electric:
Our world is becoming More Electric. Almost everything we interact with today is either already electric or becoming electric. Think about it. From the time you start your day in the morning to the time you finish your day – your home, your car, your work, your devices, your entertainment – almost everything is electric. Imagine the energy needed to power this. Electricity consumption will increase by 80% in next 25 years
More Connected: Our lives are also becoming more connected. The Internet has already transformed the way we live, work and play. Now the Connected Things is going to take this to a brand new level. 50 billion things connected in the next 5 years.
More Distributed: With such a widespread electrification and connectivity, energy models need rethinking as well. Which is why the generation of power needs to be closer to users. Distributed Energy is rapidly evolving globally. This is positive energy – renewable. In 2014 , Renewables overtook fossil fuels in investment value, with $295bn invested in renewables compared to $289bn invested in fossil fuels. And it is getting cheaper to do this.
More Efficient: When our world is more electric, more connected and more distributed, new opportunities emerge and allows us to tap into even more efficiency – in industrial processes, in the energy value chain, in buildings, in transportation, in the global supply chain and even in the comfort and peace-of-mind of our homes.
Webinar - Energy Communities - technologies and digital toolsCluster TWEED
As part of the Clean Energy Package of the European Commission, energy communities are introduced as a way to grow the installation of renewable energy and to offer citizens the opportunity to participate in the energy market. In these 6 online advanced trainings Flux50 & TWEED give you an overview of the concept of energy communities, what they can or can become, the Belgian value chain with topnotch R&D actors and SME frontrunners.
Program - first session for energy communities :
* Intro to the training sessions and the session of today - Frederik Loeckx, Flux50
* Overview of Energy Communities Value Chain : Technologies and digital tools needed. Exemple with EC Value Chain in Wallonia - Renaud Dachouffe, TWEED
* Opportunities for energy efficiency at district level through software & hardware combination - Peter Van Den Heede, ABB
* Overview of IT challenges & solutions for energy Communities & data exchange with Distribution Network Managers and energy suppliers - Eric Vermeulen, Haulogy
* i.LECO Prosumer App, an intuitive dashboard - Stefan Lodeweyckx, I.Leco
* How to boost Stakeholder & citizen engagement through Energy Community Manager Platform - François Bordes, WeSmart
* Controller for HEMS linked to energy communities - Pieter De Clerck, Openmotics
Matchmaking Belgian Energy Actors | Bruxelles - 30 janvier 2020Cluster TWEED
Ce 30 janvier 2020, les clusters TWEED et Flux50, en collaboration avec MecaTech, ont organisé une session de matchmaking entre les acteurs de l'énergie durable issus des 3 régions du Royaume. Cet événement s'est déroulé dans le cadre somptueux de la confrérie des brasseurs belges, située sur la Grand-Place de Bruxelles.
Webinaire : Comment optimiser la performance, la maintenance et la durée de v...Cluster TWEED
Webinaire du 18 mars 2021, co-organisé par le cluster TWEED et BEMAS (Belgian Maintenance Association). Les entreprises i-Care, Performance for Asset, Micromega, WaPT, ainsi que le groupe Schaeffler ont partagé leur expertise en matière de performance, maintenance et prolongation de durée de vie des éoliennes.
H2 & Emerging Technologies for sustainable energy - 20 mai 2020Cluster TWEED
Webinaire, organisé le 20 mai 2020, lié aux nouvelles technologies émergentes du secteur énergétique, dont l'hydrogène.
Programme et orateurs :
- Emerging technologies for sustainable energy - Engie Research, Jan Mertens (MSc, PhD), Chief Science Officer (En)
- Hydrogène, le chaînon manquant - HydrogenAdvisors, Raphaël Schoentgen, ancien President de Hydrogen Europe et du FCHJU (Fr)
La vidéo de cet événement est également disponible sur la chaîne Youtube du cluster TWEED.
Webinaire : Innovation et infrastructure - Moteurs de la transition energetiq...Cluster TWEED
Découvrez les opportunités liées aux innovations technologiques et nouvelles infrastructures durables initiées par la transition énergétique, par le biais des présentations du directeur du Innovation & Technology Center de l'Agence internationale pour les énergies renouvelables, et du coordinateur du programme Sustainable Cities and Settlements de la division Energy Systems and Infrastructure de l'UNIDO.
H2Hub Wallonia : From innovation to market - 03 juin 2021Cluster TWEED
Webinaire organisé par le cluster TWEED dans le cadre du H2Hub Wallonia, et dédié à l'innovation & l'Hydrogène, ou comment booster la recherche en Wallonie. Un état des lieux fut présenté sur les prochaines initiatives européennes, en présence du Directeur du FCHJU (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking), et de InnoEnergy, à la base de la création du nouveau EU Green H2 Accelerator. Un Zoom sur certains projets H2 wallons fut également abordé au cours de cette séance via une présentation de Cenaero.
Heat in the City | Bruxelles - 10 décembre 2019Cluster TWEED
Le 10 décembre dernier, EDORA et ODE, les fédérations des énergies renouvelables de Wallonie, de Bruxelles et de Flandre, se sont associés au Danish Trade Council et au Danish Board of District Heating, pour apporter des réponses aux défis de la décarbonation des systèmes de chauffage et de la production d’eau chaude sanitaire. Découvrez l'ensemble des présentations de l'événement dès à présent.
European Utility Week (2/2) | Paris - 12 au 14 novembre 2019Cluster TWEED
Les clusters TWEED et Flux50 ont emmené 13 entreprises belges (wallonnes, bruxelloises et flamandes), réunies sous les couleurs belges, au salon mondial European Utility Week mi-novembre!
Orateurs : Comsof, FifthPlay, GreenWatch, Gorilla, Niko, Option, Powerdale, WeSmart.
Enercon, Nordex, Siemens Wind Power and Gamesa on overcoming the challenges o...Torben Haagh
Want to learn more about overcoming the challenges of anti-, de-icing and ice detection for wind turbines?
Then don't miss this unique opportunity to hear expert presentations, take part in interactive workshops and meet with wind turbine experts from around the world including participation from:
• Enercon GmbH • Nordex Energy GmbH • Siemens Wind Power A/S • Gamesa • Kjeller Vindteknikk • K2 Management A/S • Wicetec Oy • Wölfel Wind Systems and many many more.
Want to know more regarding this topic area? Then join us at our
Anti-Icing for Wind Turbines
06 – 07 May 2015 | Grand Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany
To see the whole agenda, please click here http://bit.ly/Event-Agenda
If you would like to be part of our conference, please register: http://bit.ly/Event_Register
Non moins d'un septantaine de participants furent présents sur le le Campus Automobile de Spa-Francorchamps et TWEED, ce 2 octobre dernier, pour un événement consacré à l'hydrogène. Près de 10 conférenciers européens (University of Birmingham, TU Delft, Toyota, MC Phy, Segula, Hinicio, Engie, ...) ont eu l'occasion de part de leur expertise, tandis qu'une démonstration de l'efficacité d'une pile à combustible (hydrogène) et une visite du campus furent également proposées !
CCU et les nouvelles molecules de la transition energetique | 2 fevrier 2021Cluster TWEED
Webinaire organisé par le pôle Greenwin et le cluster TWEED, lié aux nouvelles technologies émergentes du secteur énergétique, aux derniers développements au niveau du captage, du stockage et de la valorisation du CO2 (CCUS), ainsi qu'au rôle des nouvelles molécules de la transition énergétique.
* Emerging Sustainable Technologies - Elodie Lecadre, Engie Research, Lead Scientific Advisor
* CCU & Molecules - Jan Mertens, Engie Research, Chief Science Officer (En)
* Rationals behind CCUS and Direct Air Capture - Grégoire Leonard, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Liège
* CCU & heavy process industries - Jean-Yves Tilquin, Carmeuse, Group R&D Director & Vice-President CO2 Value Europe
Piedmont Lithium Limited (Nasdaq: PLL) holds a 100% interest in the Piedmont Lithium Project (“Project”) located within the world-class Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt (“TSB”) and along trend to the Hallman Beam and Kings Mountain mines, historically providing most of the western world’s lithium between the 1950s and the 1980s. The TSB has been described as one of the largest lithium provinces in the world and is located approximately 25 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a premier location for development of an integrated lithium business based on its favorable geology, proven metallurgy and easy access to infrastructure, power, R&D centers for lithium and battery storage, major high-tech population centers and downstream lithium processing facilities. Compared to Australian- and Canadian-based projects, North Carolina offers a significantly lower-cost operating environment (labor, power/gas/diesel, transport), which is further boosted by the absence of government royalties and a low tax rate environment. Lithium is on the US Government’s Critical Minerals list, giving the project significant strategic value as being the only conventional US lithium development project.
Nowadays, it is well-understood that the burning of fossil fuels in electric power station has
a significant influence on the global climate due to greenhouse gases. In many countries,
the use of cost-effective and reliable low-carbon electricity energy sources is becoming an
important energy policy. Among different kinds of clean energy resources- such as solar
power, hydro-power, ocean wave power and so on, wind power is the fastest-growing form
of renewable energy at the present time.
Moreover, adjustable speed generator wind turbines (ASGWT) has key advantages over
the fixed-speed generator wind turbines (FSGWT) in terms of less mechanical stress, improved
power quality, high system efficiency, and reduced acoustic noise. One important
class of ASGWT is the doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG), which has gained a significant
attention of the electric power industry due to their advantages over the other class
of ASGWT, i.e. fully rated converter-based wind turbines. Because of increased integration
of DFIG-based wind farms into electric power grids, it is necessary to transmit the
generated power from wind farms to the existing grids via transmission networks without
congestion.
Series capacitive compensation of DFIG-based wind farm is an economical way to increase
the power transfer capability of the transmission line connecting wind farm to the
grid. For example, a study performed by ABB reveals that increasing the power transfer
capability of an existing transmission line from 1300 MW to 2000 MW using series
compensation is 90% less than the cost of building a new transmission line.
However, a factor hindering the extensive use of series capacitive compensation is the
potential risk of sub- synchronous resonance (SSR). The SSR is a condition where the wind farm exchanges energy with the electric network, to which it is connected, at one or more
natural frequencies of the electric or mechanical part of the combined system, comprising
the wind farm and the network, and the frequency of the exchanged energy is below the
fundamental frequency of the system. This phenomenon may cause severe damage in the
wind farm, if not prevented.
Therefore, this dissertation deals with the SSR phenomena in a capacitive series compensated
wind farm. A DFIG-based wind farm, which is connected to a series compensated
transmission line, is considered as a case study. The small-signal stability analysis of the
system is presented, and the eigenvalues of the system are obtained. Using both modal
analysis and time-domain simulation, it is shown that the system is potentially unstable
due to the SSR mode.
Then, three different possibilities for the addition of SSR damping controller (SSRDC)
are investigated. The SSRDC can be added to (1) gate-controlled series capacitor (GCSC),
(2) thyristor-controlled series capacitor (TCSC), or (3) DFIG rotor-side converter (RSC)
and grid-side converter (GSC) controllers. The first and second c
Hosted by KTN, this event brought together the projects that were funded as part of the £30 million UK government funding to support and develop vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies - aiming to enable electric cars and other vehicles to deliver electricity back to the smart grid, to light homes and power businesses.
A great opportunity for local councils, fleet owners (looking to go electric) or those in the Energy and Infrastructure sectors.
The event looked at:
- Benefits and learnings from the V2G cohort projects;
- V2G Grid connections (as it was noted that the G99 process could be elongated at times)
- Update from Ofgem (including a Q&A session)
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/v2g-vehicle-to-grid-cohort-the-future
Opportunities for Power Electronics in Renewable Electricity Generation 2016 ...Yole Developpement
Renewable energy sources, namely photovoltaics and wind, offer big and sustainable opportunities for power electronics companies and battery makers.
Report’s key features
Overview of renewable energy sources, drivers and barriers, and synergies important for companies involved in power electronics
2015-2021 market size (MW and $M) for wind converters and photovoltaic inverters
Overview of the main trends and key technology needs in PV and wind markets
Identification of business opportunities for power electronics in the photovoltaic and wind industries
Focus on tidal energy turbines and associated opportunities for power electronics
Focus on battery electricity storage, associated opportunities for power electronics and battery synergies with renewable energy sources.
Identification of main technological challenges
More Electric:
Our world is becoming More Electric. Almost everything we interact with today is either already electric or becoming electric. Think about it. From the time you start your day in the morning to the time you finish your day – your home, your car, your work, your devices, your entertainment – almost everything is electric. Imagine the energy needed to power this. Electricity consumption will increase by 80% in next 25 years
More Connected: Our lives are also becoming more connected. The Internet has already transformed the way we live, work and play. Now the Connected Things is going to take this to a brand new level. 50 billion things connected in the next 5 years.
More Distributed: With such a widespread electrification and connectivity, energy models need rethinking as well. Which is why the generation of power needs to be closer to users. Distributed Energy is rapidly evolving globally. This is positive energy – renewable. In 2014 , Renewables overtook fossil fuels in investment value, with $295bn invested in renewables compared to $289bn invested in fossil fuels. And it is getting cheaper to do this.
More Efficient: When our world is more electric, more connected and more distributed, new opportunities emerge and allows us to tap into even more efficiency – in industrial processes, in the energy value chain, in buildings, in transportation, in the global supply chain and even in the comfort and peace-of-mind of our homes.
Energy Saving Technology
Improving energy efficiency - it is a big macroeconomic problem, and the expected impact of its decisions depends not only on the reduction of energy consumption, but also on the launch of new innovative processes, from the introduction of advanced technology solutions.
Our company offers a range of measures, whose main purpose is to optimize the energy consumption for the end user.
Оur equipment
Module- stabilizer for voltage regulation to optimize power consumption with power-saving features and control modes of operation of the induction motor.
Module- stabilizer "ECOD" (Energy Consumption Optimizer Device)
Our equipment provides the control input voltage operating range of 170-260 V and a single-stage regulation for each phase separately.
GE LV5 1500V 태양광 인버터(LV5 1500V Solar Inverter)GE코리아
태양광발전의 미래를 견인하는 LV5 1500V 인버터
태양광은 신재생에너지원 중 기술 개발이 가장 빠르게 이루어져 지속적이고 가파른 성장이 기대되는 에너지원이다. 글로벌 산업 분석 기구 IHS는 올해 세계 태양광 시장의 전망을 전년대비 17% 증가한 67기가와트(GW)로 전망하고 있다. 국제재생에너지기구(IRENA)에 따르면 세계 태양광 발전 용량은 2030년까지 최대 2500GW까지 늘어날 전망으로, 2030년에 태양광이 세계 발전량에서 차지하는 비중은 13%로 높아질 것이라고 예상했다.
Maximizing Bankability and Productivity throughout lifetime for Utility Scale Solar PV Power Plants
LV5 1500V Solar Inverter
GE Power Conversion
Magellan Power - High Reliability Australian Technology Innovative, Customise...Magellan Power
We have been supplying highly reliable DC & AC power systems and associated equipment since 1991. Our products can be found supporting critical infrastructure in Hospitals, Substations, Oil & Gas projects, Airports, Mining projects, Stadiums, Utilities & Defence around Australia and overseas
Smooth the intermittency of renewable energies, stabilize the transmission and distribution systems, or optimize your energy production by integrating an energy storage system into your commercial or PV power power installation.
Whatever the application, wherever on the globe, Schneider Electric is there to support your energy storage needs.
This presentation about the power backups to used in hotels for the big spaces, manufacturing factories, and warehouses. their capacity, process of installment.
HYBRID POWER GENERATION SYSTEM From KMP CollegeHIGHVOLTEEE
Today, the world is progressing at quite a fast rate with the use of the conventional sources of energy. The two major demerits of using them are the environmental pollution created by its use and its limited quantity.
On the other hand the Non-conventional sources of energy are available in plenty, free of cost and pollution free.
Many types of clean and renewable energy sources can be used in the production of electrical energy.
solar inverter, solar lantern, solar light, hybrid inverter, off grid, on grid, net metering, solar refrigerator, solar fridge,, solar pump, solar panel, solar roof top, solar power, solar energy, solar solutions.
Simon Gamble, Manager for Hybrid Off-Grid Solutions at Hyrdo Tasmania, presented at our seminar entitled 'Securing Australia's Energy Future: The Challenge' on Friday 15 August 2014 in Melbourne.
Held as part of our Sustainability Leadership Series, the seminar brought together experts and practitioners from across government, business, academia and civil society, to discuss Australia’s transition to a secure, cleaner and cost-competitive energy future.
For more information about this seminar and the UNAA Sustainability Leadership Series please visit www.unaavictoria.org.au/education-advocacy/masterclasses/
Voltage Power Optimisation facts and fiction. Why it works, what it works on, where it doesn't work, differences between types of technology and how to select a supplier.
At Ornate Solar, we believe that with every solar panel and inverter that we sell, we help India move one step closer to a sustainable future.
SolarEdge is an intelligent inverter solution that is revolutionising the way power is harvested and managed in a solar photovoltaic system.
The proposed model automatically corrects the power factor without any human presence. It consist of a micro controller which detects the power factor value,if the power factor goes low during peak hours it automatically connects capacitor banks to improve it. The main aim of the model is to maintain the power factor as high as possible which helps to increase the efficiency of the system.
Similar to Webinaire - Meet some of the Belgian hardware frontrunners SME’s for energy communities - 23/03/21 (20)
Event DIS4 - COMPILATIONS FINAL - OK.pptxCluster TWEED
Le Cluster TWEED et les Pôles MecaTech et GreenWin invitaient les membres des IIS et les industriels wallons à ce second événement de rencontres inter-IIS qui se tenait cette année dans la prestigieuse salle de La Nef de Namur, sous la présidence du CRM Group, chef de file de l'IIS e-WallonHY.
Lors de cette journée, orientée sur la Décarbonation industrielle et en lien avec la valorisation des 4 IIS du DIS4 Systèmes énergétiques et habitat durables, vous étiez plus d'une centaines à échanger sur les visions, plans d'actions et compétences de chaque IIS.
Retrouvez ci-dessous les supports présentés.
Decarbonation des besoins energetiques dans le secteur de la sante_24052024.pdfCluster TWEED
Présentations exposées lors de la session plénière de l'événement organisé le 24 mai 2024 au CHC-MontLégia, autour de la décarbonation des besoins énergétiques dans le secteur de la santé.
Belgian Hydrogen Council Memorandum Elections 2024.pdfCluster TWEED
Début 2023, les clusters régionaux WaterstofNet et Cluster Tweed (H2Hub Wallonia) ont uni leurs forces dans le domaine de l'hydrogène en lançant le Belgian Hydrogen Council (BHC) et en réunissant ainsi efficacement l'ensemble de la chaîne de valeur belge de l'hydrogène. Le BHC vise à transcender les différents niveaux politiques de notre pays en conseillant les décideurs politiques sur le déploiement de leurs stratégies régionales et fédérales en matière d'hydrogène.
Dans cette optique et à la lumière des élections à venir en 2024, le BHC a rédigé un mémorandum contenant des recommandations politiques pour nos futurs gouvernements, centrées autour de six actions clés :
* Assurer un financement/soutien suffisant et compétitif pour l’hydrogène propre
* Développer une infrastructure hydrogène à part entière et en libre accès
* Créer un marché liquide pour l’hydrogène propre
* Libérer le potentiel de décarbonation de l’hydrogène dans le secteur des transports
* Stimuler la recherche et le développement sur l’hydrogène
* Organiser des formations, des éducations et des sensibilisations sur l’hydrogène
AG TWEED-H2O : acteurs, projets et ecosystemes des secteurs de l'energie et d...Cluster TWEED
AG TWEED-H2O : Tour d’horizon des acteurs, projets et écosystèmes des secteurs de l'énergie et de l'eau en Wallonie - 16 avril 2024
Conférences - après-midi
Energie - Eau
* Aquathermie et riothermie : le potentiel "Chaleur" valorisable du secteur de l'eau en Wallonie - SPGE/SWDE (AqWaRio)
* Zoom sur les systèmes de contrôle industriel pilotés par IA pour optimiser les process de gestion de l'eau et les consommations énergétiques - Purecontrol
Eau
* Actualisation de la stratégie du Cluster H20 et de sa roadmap - Cluster H2O
* Principaux enseignements de la mission réalisée par Roland Berger - Cluster H2O
* Tendances du secteur de l'eau, défis stratégiques du secteur, ambitions et objectifs, initiatives,... - Cluster H2O
* Publication de la Cartographie des acteurs et des projets du cycle de l’eau en Wallonie et à Bruxelles - Cluster H2O, IIS Water in Action
* État de la situation des projets et initiatives autour de la circularité dans le domaine de l’eau en Wallonie - Cluster H2O
* Réseaux Hybrides - Statut des pilotes/études et orientations - Equipe "Réseaux hybrides", SPGE/SWDE.
* Traitements des micropolluants, retour d'expériences - Xylem
* Traitements des polluants organiques persistants (PFAS), Initiative industrielle faisant appel aux faisceaux d'électrons - IBA
AG TWEED-H2O : Acteurs, projets et ecosystemes des secteurs de l'energie et d...Cluster TWEED
AG TWEED-H2O : Tour d’horizon des acteurs, projets et écosystèmes des secteurs de l'énergie et de l'eau en Wallonie - 16 avril 2024
Energie - matinée
* TWEED, catalyseur de structuration de filières à haute valeur ajoutée et à haut potentiel d'expertise et d'exportation dans le domaine de l'énergie et l'eau
* Mapping des acteurs, projets et initiatives H2 en Wallonie & Bruxelles et chaîne de valeur belge de l’Hydrogène - H2Hub Wallonia (& IIS e-WallonHy), Belgian Hydrogen Council
* Ecosystème Hydrogène : VKHyLab, Plasmalyse, CCU/DAC/E-Fuel à et autour de Charleroi - District Cleantech
* Stockage énergétique, marché & applications en Wallonie - Résultats de l’appel à projet "Batteries 2023" permettant de renforcer et développer la chaîne de valeurs des batteries en Wallonie - Wallonie Entreprendre & TWEED
* Déploiement des bornes de rechargement pour mobilité légère (voiture) et lourde (camions) en Wallonie - Chaîne de valeur, marché & applications - Wallonie Entreprendre / TWEED
* Gestion intelligente de la recharge, du smart charging au V2G - Collignon Eng / FLEXide Energy
* Mapping des énergies renouvelables en Wallonie - Zoom sur le potentiel PV & CER (& Agri PV) - GIM Wallonie, SPW/TWEED
* Tour d'horizon des projets et initiatives en gestion locale d’énergie en Wallonie & Bruxelles - CERACLE
* Mapping des acteurs, projets et initiatives autour des réseaux de chaleur et géothermie - Heat2Net
* Logique de développement des réseaux d'énergie thermique : l'enjeu de la localisation - Resolia
* Etat des lieux des évolutions légales & Tendances suite à l'appel à projet sur les Réseaux d'énergie thermique - SPW Énergie
* Des conventions carbones pour accompagner les entreprises wallonnes vers la neutralité carbone en 2050 - Cabinet du Ministre Henry
Webinaire | WhatsUpp in... France, regarding energy communities ? - 14 mars 2024Cluster TWEED
Les communautés d'énergie citoyennes (CEC) et les communautés d'énergie renouvelables (CER) sont des moyens permettant aux citoyens et aux entreprises de prendre part à la transition énergétique. Introduites par les directives "marché" 2019/944 et "renouvelable" 2018/2001, leur transposition au niveau national s'effectue de manière diverse selon les pays et les régions. En France, la transposition s'est matérialisée par l'ordonnance du 21 mars 2021. Cependant, la mise en place effective des CEC et des CER reste un défi.
Le premier numéro des webinaire Whats'upp in... organisé par le Cluster TWEED le jeudi 14 mars dernier portait sur les considérations légales et l'état d'avancement des initiatives de partage d'énergie en France.
Webinaire Green Mirror - Episode 1 | La nouvelle reglementation NIS2 - 22 fev...Cluster TWEED
La réglementation NIS porte sur la protection des réseaux et systèmes d'information des infrastructures essentielles et importantes. A partir d'octobre 2024, la directive NIS2 remplacera la précédente directive NIS1. La nouvelle réglementation concerne davantage de secteurs, élargit le scope au "supply chain", exige des mesures de sécurité plus détaillées et prévoit des sanctions plus strictes aux entreprises concernées qui ne s'y conforment pas.
L'objectif de ce webinaire, organisé en collaboration avec l'Infopole, était d'analyser plus en détails les changements apportés par NIS2 et d'apporter des éclaircissements, tant sur les aspects légaux que pratiques pour sa mise en oeuvre au sein des entreprises.
Geothermal projects and district heating - Experience sharing from Iceland - ...Cluster TWEED
This webinar aimed at taking benefit from the experience of Icelandic actors regarding the geothermal energy and district heating sector. Even if Iceland has a geothermal potential drastically different from that in Belgium, similarities exist in terms of enabling legal framework, environmental and social issues, implementation of projects, operations and maintenance issues, etc. Since Iceland is a step forward in the development of geothermal projects, Icelandic companies can share success keys as well as pitfalls they have encountered.
Webinaire | Partage d'énergie : Présentation des procédures et outils du Régu...Cluster TWEED
Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre opérationnelle du régime de partage d’énergie en Wallonie, le Régulateur a approuvé ou a adopté en concertation avec les gestionnaires de réseau une série de documents et outils.
Dans la suite de la présentation des nouveaux tarifs réseau (avec réduction de -80% pour le partage d'énergie au sein d'un bâtiment) du CERACLE DAY du 30 juin dernier, nous vous proposons de venir écouter les experts techniques et juridiques de la CWaPE présenter les procédures et nouveaux "outils", qui vous permettront de réaliser vos projets de Partage d'Energie.. renouvelable.
Géothermie et Réseaux de Chaleur - Perspectives pour l'écosystème wallon - 07...Cluster TWEED
novembre.
La matinée fut l'occasion de faire le point sur le positionnement de la Wallonie au niveau des réseaux de chaleur et de la géothermie, de présenter le nouveau cadre légal wallon sur le sujet et les développements à l'échelle européenne.
Le focus de l'après-midi était davantage technique, avec la présentation de trois projets de géothermie peu profonde sélectionnés dans le cadre du Plan de Relance de la Wallonie et de divers projets et études relatifs au monitoring, à la géothermie minière ou encore à la géothermie profonde. La session s'est clôturée par une présentation vidéo du Cluster Islandais de Géothermie, désireux de nouer des collaborations avec les acteurs wallons.
TWEED a également profité de cet événement pour lancer au sein du cluster, un nouvel écosystème baptisé "Heat2Network", le réseau des acteurs de la chaleur verte. Cet écosystème se veut être une plateforme structurante et transversale qui rassemblera tous les acteurs de la filière en Wallonie. Nous vous reviendrons prochainement pour structurer les actions présentées par Louise (lsamain@clustertweed.be).
BHC Conference : Joining forces on Hydrogen – Belgium, Benelux and its neighb...Cluster TWEED
The Belgian Hydrogen Council (BHC) held its first public conference in Brussels, organized by WaterstofNet and Cluster TWEED.
With the BHC, launched in March 2023, WaterstofNet and Cluster TWEED joined forces between their regional clusters Waterstof Industrie Cluster and H2Hub Wallonia under the umbrella of the Belgian Hydrogen Council.
With around 400 registrations from companies, research institutions, governments, foreign embassies and journalists, the Dockx Dome Event hall was packed.
On the program for the day: opening speeches by regional Ministers Jo Brouns and Philippe Henry, 6 key note speeches by Tom Hautekiet (president of the BHC), Steven Libbrecht (CEO Hydrogen Council), Namibian ambassador Mekondjo Kaapanda-Girnus, CEO of CMB Alexander Saverys, professor at University de Liège Aurore Richel and Ruud Kempener who works at the cabinet of European Commissioner Kadri Simson. We had the honor of welcoming Federal Minister Tinne Van der Straeten to close our conference with an exiting speech.
The speeches were complemented by 4 dynamic panel discussions on Belgium as a large hydrogen offtake, a key technology supplier, a world leader on hydrogen R&D and as an important partner for regional, European and international collaboration.
The main message throughout the day: Realistic ambitions over euphoria !
The attendees were also introduced to a brand new BHC company directory brochure wherein we showcase our Belgian companies and expertise around the Belgian value chain.
Thanks to all speakers and participants to make this a successful first edition of the Belgian Hydrogen Council conference !
Obtenir un permis pour votre projet de transition energetique - 10 octobre 2023Cluster TWEED
Sertius, en partenariat avec Cluster Tweed, a eu le plaisir de vous inviter à son séminaire d’une journée : "Obtenir un permis pour votre projet de transition énergétique : retours d’expérience et pistes concrètes pour optimiser vos chances de succès !"
Eoliennes, photovoltaïque, géothermie, bioénergies, hydrogène, capture et stockage de CO2, ...
La Wallonie connaît un fort développement de ces nouvelles technologies, nécessaires pour atteindre les objectifs wallons aux horizons 2030 et 2050.
Les porteurs de projet se heurtent cependant à plusieurs écueils : complexité et délais des demandes de permis, multitude de parties prenantes, phénomène NIMBY, principe de précaution de la part des décideurs, pertes de surfaces agricoles / industrielles, etc.
Sertius vous a proposé une journée pour faire le point sur la situation, avec des retours d’expérience et des pistes concrètes pour optimiser vos chances de succès.
Webinaire PPA - Power Purchase Agreement - 04 octobre 2023Cluster TWEED
Le Cluster TWEED et le cabinet d’avocats Janson ont eu le plaisir de vous inviter à ce webinaire dédié aux contrats d'achat d'électricité (PPA).
Face à la demande croissante d'électricité, l'émergence des énergies renouvelables, et à la volatilité des prix de l'énergie, les contrats d'achat d'électricité (PPA) sont l'un des principaux moteurs de la transition énergétique.
Le projet AMORCE (Analyse Macro et micro-économique pour l’Optimisation et la Réplicabilité des Communautés d’Energie) vise à étudier le gain sociétal lié au développement des nouveaux modes d’échange d’énergie, et de proposer des schémas et modèles de tarifications/protocole/sécurité cohérents pour tous les acteurs, et surtout, compréhensibles pour les citoyens et utilisateurs finaux.
Pour nourrir les études, des liens étroits sont mis en place avec les stakeholders de l’écosystème wallon et également avec des groupements citoyens, utilisateurs ou encore des sociétés d’investissements, développeurs et gestionnaires immobiliers présents sur le territoire de la Ville de Liège, où pourront être déployés ensuite les Living Labs, permettant de nuancer et de faire vivre les conclusions des études précédentes.
Un Living Lab est un « laboratoire vivant » ou « démonstrateur pilote », permettant aux équipes de recherche de transposer des modélisations théoriques dans la réalité.
Notre objectif est d’étudier la possibilité de mettre en place une « communauté d’énergie » dans le bâtiment Madeleine, basée sur des installations de production d’électricité « verte » (par exemple, des panneaux photovoltaïques qui seraient installés sur les toits de immeuble).
La finalité du projet est donc de proposer des modèles et des outils permettant de répliquer les communautés d’énergie dans les configurations identifiées comme les plus pertinentes pour la collectivité. Il sera alors possible de quantifier le potentiel d’économies énergétiques et environnementales dans les prochaines années et de planifier sa réalisation.
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Le projet Madeleine 4.0 concerne la re-qualification de l’ilot formé par la rue de la Madeleine, la rue de la Cathédrale, la rue Souverain Pont et la rue Jamin Saint-Roch dans le quartier cathédrale nord de Liège. L’immeuble mixte à construire sera composé de 540 m2 de commerces, 2596 m2 de bureaux, un parking de 65 places (avec 12 bornes de recharge) et 16 unités d’habitations.
Activation du nouveau cadre legal des Communautes d’Energie et du Partage d’e...Cluster TWEED
Le Cluster TWEED et le Pôle MecaTech ont eu l'honneur de réunir les acteurs du secteur, en présence du Ministre wallon de l'Energie et de la CWaPE le 30 juin 2023.
Retrouvez ci-dessous les présentations des orateurs de cette dernière session de la saga Back To The Future of Energy, lors de laquelle nous avons abordé les Véhicules du Futur. Cette session a été l'occasion de présenter les plans de déploiement wallons des infrastructures de recharge électrique, avec une projection opérationnelle inspirée de ce que nos voisins ont mis en place, ainsi que les perspectives d'optimisation des outils de flexibilité que représentent ces voitures électriques.
L’Open Data au service de l’eau et de l’energie : cas d’usage et workshop - 3...Cluster TWEED
Les acteurs des secteurs de l'eau et de l'énergie se sont retrouvés ce 30 mai à Charleroi pour échanger sur l'open data.
Cet évènement était organisé par l'Agence du Numérique, l'Infopole Cluster TIC, le Cluster Tweed et le Cluster H2O dans le cadre de la Quinzaine de l'économie circulaire.
Après les présentations inspirantes d'exemples français, les participants se sont répartis en 2 groupes (un pour l'énergie, l'autre pour l'eau) afin d'échanger sur leurs besoins en données de chaque secteur et sur les contributions des acteurs de terrain à la plateforme Open Data wallonne.
Merci à L'Agence ORE (Opérateurs de Réseaux d’Énergie) et à Eau France pour leurs interventions !
La circularite de l'eau en industrie et dans les Zones d'Activite Economique ...Cluster TWEED
Le 24 mai dernier avait lieu la matinée consacrée à la circularité de l'eau en industrie et dans les ZAE, organisée avec le Cebedeau dans le cadre de la Quinzaine de l'économie circulaire.
Présentation de deux exemples inspirants de circularité en entreprise :
* Colruyt Group : Geert Van Liefferinge a présenté les actions mises en place sur leur site de Halle pour diminuer les consommations d'eau de ville.
* Inge Genné du VITO a partagé l'expérience du Business Park de Tielt Noord : un exemple de réflexion et co-création avec différentes entreprises du zoning
La matinée s'est poursuivie par des échanges et débats dans les ateliers organisés, certains autour de la circularité de l'eau dans les entreprises, d'autres autour de la spécificité des zones d'activités économiques.
Merci à tous les participants pour la participation constructive !
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
Top 8 Strategies for Effective Sustainable Waste Management.pdfJhon Wick
Discover top strategies for effective sustainable waste management, including product removal and product destruction. Learn how to reduce, reuse, recycle, compost, implement waste segregation, and explore innovative technologies for a greener future.
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
Presented by The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action at GLF Peatlands 2024 - The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action
UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
"Understanding the Carbon Cycle: Processes, Human Impacts, and Strategies for...MMariSelvam4
The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.
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Webinaire - Meet some of the Belgian hardware frontrunners SME’s for energy communities - 23/03/21
1. SmartEnergy
SMARTENERGY – Digitalising energy in europe
S M A R T E N E R G Y I S
P O W E R E D BY
Energy Communities
23/03/21 – Meet some of the Belgian hardware frontrunners
SME’s for energy communities
2. SDM-group
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We are leaders in the development and
implementation of mission-critical applications
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Less Energy
Consumption
Renewable
energy
Operational
reliability
High efficiency
and low TCO
Health and
support
3. SDM-strengths
50 years of
experience in
energy critical
installations
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Competence
Engagement
Partnership
Skills
Innovative
Healthcare
Industry
Data & Banking
Airport Aviation
Micro grid
4. SDM-worldwide
• Covering the whole world
• Market leader in Belgium
• Strong in Africa and Asia
• Headquarters in Belgium
• Control panels factory in Belgium
• Development in Germany
• Programming in Belgium
• Salesmen in Europe and Asia
• Inventor of the UPD
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5. SDM-activities
Total solutions
Critical energy
Power Plants
Power and
Control Panels
OEM Cabling
Engineering
Retro fitting
and Service
UPD Universal
Power Device
Microgrid
DEIF Controlers
Energy management
Our activities and products
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6. SDM-Power quality specialists
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Healthcare
Industry
Data & Banking
Airport Aviation
Micro grid
• SDM responds to the growing need for adaptable and
reliable energy solutions.
• SDM has an unparalleled experience in custom design
and manufacturing of critical power supply devices
• SDM-Group introduce a revolutionary system:
• The Universal Power Device or UPD
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7. UNIVERSAL POWER DEVICE
• A revolutionary new quality tool for
mission-critical applications
• This is an innovative system that
• Reduces your energy costs
• Optimizes production capacity
• Guarantees continuity and high
operational efficiency, even with
grid failures.
• The UPD is a modular system that can
be adapted to your wishes and needs
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UPD Universal Power Device
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8. UNIVERSAL POWER DEVICE
UPD Universal Power Device
• Up to 98% efficiency at full load
• Up to 40% input voltage correcting
• No air conditioning required up to 40°C
• Very Low TCO, no moving parts
• Absorbing and generating kVAr
• Cancelling harmful harmonic content
• Improving power factor
• Energy storage with Caps, Lithium
batteries, Flywheel and more
• The most versatile protection ever made
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9. UPD The various functions
No moving parts
Up to 98% efficiency
Up to 99% in V-mode
No air conditioning up to 40°C
Low TCO
Unique & versatile
SDM
UPD
The most versatile
protection ever made
Universal Power Device
250 kVA up to MW’s
Tx
mode
UPS – NOBREAK function.
For critical applications
230V - 690V up to 20kV
FC-Tx
mode
Voltage and frequency
conversion
230V - 690V up to 20kV
Vr
mode
Grid Voltage conditioner
corrects the grid voltage
according to the new
European regulations
V
mode
Corrects V up to 40% from the
nominal voltage.
Fuel saving Green Power
solution
F
mode
Frequency and Voltage
Stabilizer
Can bridge a mains failure by
discharging different storage
systems
F
mode
Energy
storage
Energy storage
Super fast Caps and Batteries
Flywheel or other
Frequency and Voltage
Stabilizer for Microgrid
Combination of solar panels,
wind turbines and other
energy sources
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UPD
DEMO
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11. • The situation problem
• This island has no electrical
connection with the main land
• The electricity on the island is
produced by windmills and generator
sets.
• A long high-voltage circuit around the
island connects all the villages.
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UPD Island energy production improvement
WIND
FARM
POWERP
LANT
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High-
voltage
lines
12. • The problems
• The underground high-voltage power
lines act like capacitors and cause an
overvoltage on the island grid.
• A second problem is wind instability.
The wind turbines can suddenly go
from full power to zero power. As a
result, the gensets are overloaded and
shut down. This causes a total power
outage on the island.
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UPD Island energy production improvement
WIND
FARM
POWERP
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13. • Is there a solution?
• Installing more diesel generators
• Using even more generating sets is
a very expensive solution and
requires a large investment and
high fuel cost.
• This also does not solve the
problem of overvoltage caused by
the long underground high-voltage
lines.
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FARM
POWERP
LANT
POWERP
LANT
UPD Island energy production improvement
14. • The best Solution
• A modular UPD system with reactive
power absorption or injection to
stabilize the voltage on the island
• The benefits for the customer are
• Stable voltage on the grid
• The diesel generators have to run
much less
• No unnecessary grid failures
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FARM
POWERP
LANT
UPD Island energy production improvement
15. • The UPD can correct V that
deviate up to 40% from the
nominal voltage.
• A typical application for the areas
where the mains voltage can be
very unstable. Africa, Asia or ….
• The UPD ensures that the
factories can continue to be
supplied by the unstable public
grid without having to switch to
an emergency power plant.
UPD V-mode Consumer Voltage conditioner
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16. • EUROPEAN GRIDCODE OBLIGATION
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UPD CASE 2.
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UNIVERSAL POWER DEVICE
17. • Microgrid application
• A new European grid code has recently come into application for major
electricity consumers
• This major electricity customers have an obligation to monitor and to improve
the quality of the grid themselves.
• The consumers have the obligation to control the grid voltage and the
frequency
• Usually these large customers also have solar panels and therefore also have
problems with the fluctuating solar energy.
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18. • The new European grid code has recently
come into application for for major
electricity consumers
• They have to ensure that both the
voltage and the frequency on the grid
side (not on their consumers' side) is
stable.
• This means that they must be able to
increase the voltage if it drops on the
grid side and decrease it if it rises on the
grid side.
UPD EUROPEAN GRIDCODE OBLIGATION
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Grid in
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19. • If, for example, there is suddenly less
sun, a large part of the solar energy is
lost and the voltage on the grid side
may drop.
• At that moment, the consumer has to
inject reactive power kVAr.
• If the grid voltage rises due to a lot of
sun, the consumer must be able to
absorb the kVAr.
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Grid in
fluctuating
solar
energy
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20. • In many large companies, for example,
there are capacitor blocks to generate
the kVAr that the consumers need. Just
as their motors and machines need kVAr
to work.
• But capacitors cannot absorb kVAr and so
cannot be used when the voltage on the
grid side is rising. Our UPD can.
• We provide
• A modular UPD system with kVAr
absorption / injection to stabilize the
grid voltage
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21. • Large companies with e.g. a lot of solar
panels also have a lot of small inverters
that inject the voltage of the solar
panels.
• In theory, it is possible to control each of
these inverters to stabilise the grid. But
there is a big but.
• The older inverters do not have the
software to do that.
• Another problem is controlling all those
individual units.
• Cabling etc.
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22. • But the losses in the network are
considerable as the local small inverters
inject low voltage.
• A bigger problem is the maximum
capacity that those inverters have to
make or absorb kVAr because at a certain
moment the yield of solar energy will
drop and they will get less power than
what they need for their certificates.
• We connect our UPD to the high voltage
grid of 36 kV and inject or absorb
reactive power directly.
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UPD EUROPEAN GRIDCODE OBLIGATION
23. UPD Vr-mode Grid Voltage conditioner
Vr
mode
Grid Voltage conditioner
Corrects the grid voltage
according to the new
European regulations
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24. • In hybrid microgrid with multi production assets such as
Windpower, PV, CHP, the UPD is used to compensate for
the unbalance between production and consumption of
active and reactive energy on a millisecond basis.
• The UPD keeps the output voltage constant and can
bridge a mains failure by discharging the different
storage systems on a DC bus
• The different energy sources can charge batteries or
powercaps
• All possible types of Energy storage systems which are
available on the market can be connected to the DC bus
of the UPD.
• This can be done on a DC bus as well as on low voltage
or on high voltage via a DC/DC, an AC/DC or an AC/AC
converter depending on the installation and the
application.
UPD F-mode Frequency and Voltage Stabilizer for Microgrid
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F
mode
Stabilizer for Microgrid
Frequency and Voltage
Stabilizer can bridge a
mains failure by discharging
different storage systems
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26. Challenges and solutions related to
DC microgrid
Is the Current War revived?
Benoît Bidaine, Gilles Geron, Philippe Ledent
March 23, 2021
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• Early electricity distribution
in XIXth century
• End of XIXth, opposition between
Direct Current (DC) promoted by
Thomas Edison and Alternating
Current (AC) promoted by Nikola
Tesla and George Westinghouse
The Current War
• Duel won by AC
– Niagara falls hydroelectric power plant at Chicago 1893 World Exhibition
– High voltages achievable via transformers → smaller line losses
• Some Edison’s DC networks survived until the early XXIth century.
– 4600 DC US customers in 1998
– Lifts directly supplied by a DC network until 2007 in Manhattan
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for security of supply
of critical applications
200+ employees
40-M€ turnover
5 R&D and production sites
Belgique (Wandre), Luxembourg,
Chine, Inde and USA
for energy management
Founded en 2017
5-people team
(full time)
CE+T Power spin-out,
close collaboration
CE+T group offers electrical conversion solutions
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Focusing on « private » distribution infrastructure,
not public distribution or transport systems in particular
• What are the pros and cons for DC distribution?
• What are the specifics of DC distribution infrastructure?
• What are the new applications of DC distribution?
Is the Current War revived?
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• Significant progress of equipment used for DC distribution,
power electronics in particular
• More and more high-voltage DC circuits appear
• Example: the ALEGrO project
– Underground HVDC link
between Belgium and Germany
– 320kV, 1GW
– Commissioned on Nov 9, for 2020
The drivers for DC back to business (1/2)
https://www.elia.be/en/infrastructure-and-projects/infrastructure-projects/alegro
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• DC energy sources
• DC-supplied equipement
The drivers for DC back to business (2/2)
22% 34% 11%
AC loads: 31%
Typical consumption of a commercial building
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• Generally speaking, at equal value, AC is more hazardous than DC
• AC frequency can yield
– Muscle tetanization
– Heart fibrillation
• Voltage ranges
• But need for arc interruption in DC!
About electrical hazard…
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I. No effect
II. Small pain but no
dangerous effect
III. Muscular contraction
and respiratory distress,
reversible effects
IV. Ventricular fibrillation,
critical effects
Hence, as human body resistance amount at ~1500 Ω,
no critical effects (zone III) for
• US 120-Vac low-voltage grid (80 mA)
• European 230-Vac low-voltage grid (153 mA)
thanks to differential protections limiting exposure duration
• A 400-Vdc network (266 mA)
Human body effects of current depend on its nature,
its value and the exposure duration
120 Vac
230 Vac
400 Vdc
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to supply a 1.2-kVA air conditioner
• from a car battery (12 V) ?
• from a low-voltage AC grid (230 V) ?
• From a low-voltage DC grid (230 V) ?
The right wire…
5.6 mm
1.3 mm
1.1 mm
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• Working voltages are much varied than with AC
• The number of conductors and the earthing system
condition personal safety characteristics
• Protections and connectors must be able to break current
• Converters are used to stabilize the distribution circuit
but standards and regulations lack or remain conservative!
4 main examples of infrastructure choices
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AC public systems
• Objective: ensure equilibrium
between controllable
centralized production and
uncontrollable consumption
• Solution: monitor frequency
and adapt production
DC local systems and microgrids
• Objective: ensure equilibrium
between uncontrollable
distributed production and
partially controllable
consumption
• Solution: monitor voltage and
transfer power from/to batteries
The resilience of electrical distribution systems
require appropriate control strategies
Source Load
10kW
5kW
Source Load
10kW
5kW
5kW
10kW
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e.g., with 1 load and 2 batteries
→ Load supply and state-of-
charge balancing between the 2
batteries
A passive, decentralized control of the distribution
circuit mutualizes energy stocks
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Bat 1 Bat 2
Load
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• Mutualize energy sources reducing grid dependency
in datacenters
• Supply distributed equipment of transportation infrastructure
based on a limited number of public AC utility connections
• Minimize voltage drops in a distributed equipment supply system
for telecommunication infrastructure
• Combine LED lighting supply
and building management infrastructure
• Avoid successive conversions between DC sources and loads
in a building
5 examples of new « private » infrastructure
applications of DC distribution to
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Technological evolution
• Higher frequency
• Shorter wavelength
Consequences
• Shorter range → need for more antennas for same coverage
vs
• Waves fading through walls → need for both inside and outside antennas
New telecommunication infrastructure
rely on more and more distributed equipment
4G 5G
Frequency 6 GHz 30 to 300 GHz
Wavelength Tens of cm 1 to 10 mm
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A 5G infrastructure may involve
3 entities requiring power
Hub
Wires
AC power
DC power
48V
380V
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48V
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Sierra
48V
48V
Multi-access
Edge
Computing
Macrocell
Metrocell
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A local 5G infrastructure can be efficiently powered
by means of 3 entities
Hub
Wires
AC power
DC power
48V
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48V
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~
=
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Sierra
48V
48V
Local DC/DC converter
to step voltage down
380-Vdc bus embedded into a hybrid cable
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Voltage drops can be limited
by multiplying the DC bus supply locations
=
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Hub 1
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Hub 2
=
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380V
Distance
Voltage
~
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~Sierra
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Sierra
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• The breakthrough of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) paves the
way for the creation of distributed microgrids at residential,
commercial building or even district scales
• A DC microgrid provides several advantages
– Higher efficiency
– Simplified integration of DC sources and loads
– No reactive power, nor frequency to synchronize with
• DC equipment must be selected carefully to ensure arc interruption
and personal safety
• Standards under definition will enable to streamline DC systems
and generalize them
For instance, not yet covered
by Belgian General Regulation on Electrical Installations
Conclusion
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CE+T contributes to the Walloon MIRaCCLE project
aiming at deploying a pilot DC microgrid close to Liège
https://klinkenberg.be/miraccle/
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MIRaCCLE will enable to define the typical
characteristics of an industrial DC microgrid
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Prosumer 1
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AC load DC load AC load DC load
Prosumer 2
Wires
AC power
DC power
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51. Looking forward to learning about
your energy and grid challenges!
Benoît Bidaine, B.Bidaine@cet-energrid.com
Gilles Geron, G.Geron@cet-power.com
Philippe Ledent, P.Ledent@cet-energrid.com
www.cet-power.com, www.cet-energrid.com
52. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240
REScoopVPP
Creating an open smart building ecosystem enabling
community flexibility
Vincent Dierickx, co-founder EnergieID
53. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 2
54. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240
The REScoopVPP project combines front-
runner energy communities to create the most
advanced community-driven smart building
ecosystem for energy communities.
The GOAL
55. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 4
General overview
57. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 6
PV/Battery
• Sunspec compatible devices
• Most ‘EU&US brands’: SMA, Solaredge,
• Modbus compatible devices
58. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 7
Focus on legacy assets
• Mostly heating/HP units
• Currently supported
• EMS+ (Buderus, Nefit, …)
• Viessmann RS-485
• Working on
• Ebus (Vaillant, Bulex, ….)
59. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 8
Residential assets
• Smart plugs
• Z-wave
• Wifi
• 'White goods’
• SAREF compliant protocols
• Less focus, limited flexibility
60. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240
61. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 10
Belgian partners
Citizen Energy
Community
Cooperative Green Energy
Supplier & Producer
Academic Partner
Technology Solutions
Provider
62. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 11
Belgian Pilot
From former projects:
- 16 prosumers with digital
meter and home battery
- 2 prosumers with hybrid HP
and thermal storage
- Communication with Cofy
box 1.0 is up and running
63. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 12
Belgian Pilot
Planning
- 05-06/2021: first test phase with new iteration
- Summer 2021: test existing functionality in new iteration
- 06/2021: engagement process for another 30 participants
- 10/2021 start baseline measurements
64. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 13
Control strategy: peak absorption
• High solar yield
• Low consumption
• Standard BMS: charge battery when solar
energy is available
• Result: battery already full before noon
• Same situation across whole
neighbourhood
• Grid congestion
• Inverters turn off (too high grid voltage)
65. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 14
Control strategy: peak absorption
Peak absorption
• Defer battery charging to optimally absorb
peak at noon
• Be sure to have full battery by end of day
• Requires forecast of solar yield and
household consumption
• Check effect on grid congestion
66. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 15
Results: peak absorption
From cVPP Community dashboard
67. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 16
Control strategy: collective curtailment
Noon
• Excess solar yield injected into grid
• Voltage rise along feeder length
• Inverters turn off
• The further away from MV cabin, the
higher the chance
• No ‘socialising’ of yield losses
68. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 17
Collective curtailment
• Inverter signals voltage increase
• Other inverters lower their setpoint
• Less injection into feeder, voltage rise
mitigated
• Individual loss of yield, higher combined
yield
Control strategy: collective curtailment
69. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 18
Results: Collective Curtailment
• Simulate congested LV feeder
• Compare three control strategies
• Hard Active Power Curtailment: inverter
switches off when reaching 253V (default)
• Collective Power Curtailment or voltage
control: all inverters lower setpoint if
overvoltage is imminent
• Soft Active Power Curtailment: individual
inverters lower setpoint if local overvoltage is
imminent
Curtailment difference between start (DG7) and end (DG53) of feeder [kWh]
(1) PV Sharing in Western Europe; Maarten Laureys (UGent), Joannes
Laveyne (UGent) and Lieven Vandevelde (UGent), (2020)
70. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 19
Aggregating assets
• All neighbourhood assets coordinate to
optimally absorb locally produced energy
• Increase energy autonomy
• Minimise energy exchange through MV
cabin
Control strategy: Neighbourhood
optimisation
à Further to explore best control strategy
72. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 21
Hybrid heatpumps
• Using as thermal storage in heating and/or DHW
• High CO2 savings possible, but reality of cheap natural gas
• Control through (emulation of) SGReady
73. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 22
UIA Circular South
• Urban Innovative Action Fund
• Antwerpen Nieuw Zuid
• Online an offline nudging experiments
• Automated data streams
• Smart meters
• Public waste bins
• Virtual PV & batteries
• EnergieID: mobile app
74. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240 23
Circulair Zuid App
75. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 893240
Vincent Dierickx
Vincent.dierickx@energieid.be
+32 486 34 91 62
http://www.energieID.be
Thanks!
76.
77. Introduction
AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR THE
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
OF YOUR BUILDINGS
Jacques Terlinden jacques.terlinden@meterbuy.com +32.484.11.70.37
79. Meters & AMR
WEB INTERFACE
Index, consumptions…
BOILER MONITORING
Efficiency improvement,
failure detection…
ALERTS
Leaks, manipulation,…
COST ALLOCATION
Also during the year
DASHBOARD
Essential figures of the building
SMART METERING OCCUPANT
Consumptions control
INTEGRATION
Interface
with other softwares
ACCES EN
SERVICES
INDEX+ solutions
80. Case study : Ecodistrict - Liège
Rives-Ardentes project - Liège
• # buildings = 37
• # housings = 1.325
• Largest ecodistrict planned in
Belgium
• District heating
82. Ecodistrict - Liège
• AMR network on a district area
• Multi-energies
• Different monitoring purposes
✓ Managing of the district heat network
✓ Managing the local renewable energy community
✓ Managing electric charging station
✓ Cost allocation within each building (flats / offices / shops…)
• Versatility for future IoT applications
✓ Car park management
✓ Follow up of air quality…
Project aspects
83. AMR technologies
Wired networks (M-Bus / ModBus)
Advantages :
✓ Reliability
Disadvantages :
• No versatility
• Installation cost
• Limited range
• Limited sensor availability
84. AMR technologies
Advantages :
✓ Easy to install
✓ Cost effective
Disadvantages :
• Limited radio range
• Limited sensor availability
• Battery life time (10+ years)
OMS Radio
85. AMR technologies
Advantages :
✓ Easy to install
✓ Cost effective
✓ Extensive sensor choice
✓ Radio range
✓ Versatility
Disadvantages :
• Battery life time (10+ years)
• Limited data quantity / day
LoRa network
86. • Purpose : IoT technology for communication between sensors and a data base
(≡ WiFi or BlueTooth but with better properties)
• Main Advantages :
• Communication : Up to 5km (urban area) or 15 km (open site)
• Low consumption: Battery life time > 10 years
• LoRa : Name given to the radio wave modulation technology
on which LoRaWAN networks are based
• LoRaWAN : Long range radio wide area network radio
protocol based on LoRa technology
LoRa Networks
LoRa network ?
88. LoRa Networks
Analogic
converter
Car park
sensor
T + H20 + CO2
sensor
Smart plug
Smart Building
Smart Metering
Smart Parking
Smart Lighting
Smart Waste
Smart Alarming
Track & Trace
LoRa sensors
Heat / cold
meter
Hot water
Cold water
Electricity
Existing or
supplier meters
91. Choice between public & private LoRa networks
• Radio coverage : Better indoor radio reception (dedicated installed gateways)
• Cost : Simulation with district equipped with 700 sensors
INDEX+ Private Network
Aspect Cost
Gateway 700€ (1x)
Installation 1000€ (1x)
Service (200.000 msg) 100€/month
Cost after 5 Years : +/- 8.000€
Public network
Aspect Cost
Service 1€/sensor x month
Cost after 5 Years : +/- 42.000€
Advantages of private LoRa network
92. Example of district LoRa network
Example : District of Dison city equipped with LoRa Network
Radio coverage Gateway
(installed on a school roof)
93. Building management
✓Optimizing local renewable
energy production & use
✓Monitoring of energy uses
✓Owner education
✓Abnormal energy use detection
and subsequent alerting
✓Automatic energy control with
district needs
✓Open for future needs…
Example of smart building management
94. Data management
Network Monitoring
➢ Substation status
➢ Optimization of renewable energy use
➢ Billing of energy use
➢ …
Data Management of the Distric Monitoring System (1)
95. Data management
Monitoring of individual substation
➢ Energy efficiency optimization
➢ Cost allocation
Interface with third-party applications
➢ Car electrical charging station
➢ Car park management
➢ Energy billing
Data Management of the Distric Monitoring System (2)
98. Lovitas started as an idea in 2016 during one of the meetings of Business Club
Dendermonde.
The question was simple: how can we optimize our CO2-neutrality in a cost-
effective manner?
Business Club Dendermonde had the experience of jointly installing a high-speed
fiber –optic network and running the operational business by themselves.
In 2015 Fiber Connect was a Spin-off from BCD which was a success.
Doing telecommunication as a group of companies is one thing, achieving a local
climate change... something else
BCD went looking for similar projects and soon met POM Oost-Vlaanderen that had
a project running called SEL – Smart Energy Link.
Aboutus
The definition of a community
2
BCD started a "feasibility study" together with POM Oost-Vlaanderen. It took
(and still takes) us a lot of persuasion to convince the companies and their owners
that this is the way to go... (at least according us...)
Despite the “long-term” view and having to take a path which was not clear +40
companies agreed to join forces if it was a fair deal.
2019 – Lovitas was born with the support of Stad Dendermonde
https://www.dendermonde.be/product/3378/werf-8-aandacht-voor-het-klimaat
99. When BCD started with the feasibility study, BCD had several options:
• Working with an external partner (study office)
• Start-up metering with tools available back then
• Looking the mile ahead and choosing for something next-level
The choice was not easy, but the goal was not to do a study and just stick with the
study..., not do metering and stick with the metering... BCD wanted to have an
impact
Aboutus
The definition of a community
3
At that time there was no platform that provided smart metering, steering and
was multi-company-community based with a price tag that was OK...
The idea of Energytix was born
In 2020 IRC.be (IT-company that is located on the business park Dendermonde) &
SDM (specialist designer of steering systems for electric power generation)
started with the development of https://energytix.cloud
Energytix has the support of VLAIO
100. Buildbottom-up-Howdoesitwork?
Lovitas – Business Partner
• Business Development green energy
• Building trust
• Negotiation with local authorities
• Delivering Solutions for the community with respect
for every single member
• Investments in local green energy production
• Managing the Renewable Energy community from A
to Z
• First user of the Energytix platform
• Owned by local industrial companies
Energytix – Technology Partner
• energytix.cloud ECO-system has wide set of features:
• Web based plaftorm with redundant controllers
• Community Management
• Community Builder
• Smart metering
• Smart steering
• Predictive solutions based on AI resulting Dynamic Load
Profiling
• Tranparancy for all actors on the platform
• ...
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104. 04
Who is Memoco ?
founded in 2009
founded in 1982
new commercial name (2020)
105. 04
37 people
▪ 9 R&D
▪ Software & Hardware
▪ Mechanical Design
▪ 2 System Administrators
▪ 6 Cablers, fitters & onsite workers for installations
▪ International partners for project delivery
Team
▪ 4 Project Managers
▪ 4 Service Managers
▪ 5 Back-office R&D
▪ 3 Sales & Marketing
▪ 4 Managers CTO, CEO, COO, CPO
106. 04
Clients Memoco
Substations
Build
Monitoring & Control
Asset Management
Grid Recovery
Maintain
Digital
Operate Social Acceptance
Predictive Maintenance
Maintain
Upgrade
5900+ Sites
Pro-active aging detection
Green Certificates Trading
107. 04
Clients Memoco
All-in-one energy invoicing
End-to-end Custom Solutions Digital Energy Infrastructure &
Management
Energy Optimisation No cure no pay
108. 04
Energy Communities
Technology to foster social interactions
Decentralize
decisions &
objectives
Peer pressure is a
powerful tool to
drive change
Beyond centrally-driven change
?Subsidies have reached their limits?
(Nimby,…)
110. 12
Ongoing Research Project
PV Generation
forecast
PV inverter
control
Sector: Residential
Scope: Load control
Sector: C&I – Tertiary Sector
Scope: building-level control
& Energy Storage
2013 2017 2020 2023
End-to-End solution
(Hardware + Software)
Designed for
Energy communities
Generation Flexibility Demand Flexibility Generation & Demand
Co-optimization
Analyses tools
111. 12
The issue of interoperability
GWio
Local Intelligence
Local Integration
Secured & Independent Communication
Local Control
Low Cost
Follow centralized decisions