Objectives:

• Characterize the needs of a power system with a high share of variable RES (>50%), including which services to be provided and mix of resources;
• Coordination of centralized and distributed flexibility resources (Storage / Other flexibility resources / System integration)
• TSO & DSO tools for operational control and enhanced transmission/distribution interfaces
• Market design options for an efficient integration of flexibility resources in well-functioning wholesale markets
• Develop a “flexibility roadmap” including a study of replicability of solutions

 
Highlights:

• Consortium of 34 partners, including TSO, DSO, R&D, Technology Providers & Academia;
• Project Coordination: EirGrid (IE), Technical Supervisor: EDF (FR)
• Key Partners: EDP (PT), EDF (FR), EirGrid (IE), Imperial College (UK), ENERCON (DE) , Siemens (DE), INESC TEC (PT);
• EDP participates with 5 business units: NEW R&D, EDP Distribuição, EDP Produção, EDP Renováveis & EDP SA – UNGE
• 6 complementary demonstrators: Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, Estonia and Finland;
• Advisory Board includes DSO, TSO and industry associations (e.g. ENTSO-E, EDSO, Eurelectric).

 
Demonstrators:

Portugal – (1) Virtual Power Plant: Flexibility provided by combined large-scale generation, large-scale storage and RES power plants and (2) Flexibility Hub: Flexibility provided by DSO-level assets

Germany/Italy/Finland – Demonstration of flexibility services provision from decentralised Flexibility Resources (in the High /Medium/Low Voltage levels)

Estonia – Demonstration of cross-border and cross-sector data management

France – Demonstration of multi-services provision by a coordinated and optimal use of distributed multi-resources