Flexible energy demand in buildings: user & energy system perspectives

The response of buildings to price signals can be predicted by suitable energy demand models, thus becoming a sort of dispatchable demand that can be integrated in the operations of the energy system. This has the potential to reshape load profiles to reduce peak loads, better match renewable generation and reduce the cost of the green energy transition, while safeguarding the users' comfort in buildings. By modelling a large diffusion of demand response technology in the Norwegian and European building stock, demand-side and supply-side models are linked together, mimicking a market mechanism that provide optimal use of the end-use flexibility to address the following questions:

• Does flexible demand mean lower bills for the building owners and users?
• Will flexible demand bring about more stable prices? More or less investment in renewables, in Norway and in Europe? 
• Will it bring lower or higher revenues for hydropower in Norway? 
• Does flexible demand reduce the cost for reaching the decarbonisation goal?

Programme

12:30 – 12:35    Igor Sartori: Welcome and Introduction
All presentations are 15 min + 5 min Q/A

12:35 – 12:55    Benjamin Manrique (SINTEF) Flexibility KPIs in single buildings - Case study on space heating flexibility in an Office building

12:55 – 13:15    Marius Bagle, Karen Lindberg (SINTEF): Impact of energy flexible buildings on the energy system

13:15 – 13:35    Carl J. Specht, Victor L.V. de Lestrade (NTNU) Residential flexibility in Europe: effect on the Norwegian energy system

13:35 – 13:55    Lisa Kvalbein (IFE) The value and effects of end-use flexibility in the low carbon transition of the Norwegian energy system

13:55 – 14:10 break

14:10 – 14:30    Odd Erik Gundersen (Trønderenergi) The Impact of Flexibility on Balance Responsible Parties

14:30 – 15:00    Discussion with the audience and the panel:

• Pernille Seljom (IFE), panel leader, physical presence
• Odd Erik Gundersen (Trønderenergi), physical presence
• Tor Westby Stålsett (Elvia), digital presence 
• Magnhild Kallhovd (Oslobygg), digital presenc

(All presentations are 15 min + 5 min Q/A)

Speakers:

Benjamin Manrique (SINTEF)
Karen Lindberg, Marius Bagle (SINTEF)
Raquel Alonso (NTNU)
Lisa Kvalbein (IFE)
Odd Erik Gundersen (Trønderenergi)
Pedro Crespo Del Granado (NTNU)