Energy communities' impact on grids.

We’re grateful for the collaboration between ETIP SNET's WG1 and ISGAN in bringing this important topic to the forefront.
Energy communities' impact on grids - Energy community embedment increasing grid flexibility and flourishing electricity markets. The new role of energy communities represents both an opportunity and a challenge for DSOs and, consequently, for TSOs. They can unlock active consumers' flexibility potential and more effectively integrate distributed renewable resources and new technologies, such as rooftop PV facilities, EVs or batteries, etc. In contrast, energy communities must fulfil all related duties and responsibilities when acting as suppliers, active customers or any other existing market role. They must act on equal terms with other market players.

This white paper discusses "Energy community embedment increasing grid flexibility and flourishing electricity markets". Read the paper: "Energy communities' impact on grids".

Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Energy (European Commission) , ETIP SNET , ISGAN

Personal author(s): Ilo, Albana ;  Rossi, Joni ;  Gallego Amores, Santiago ;  Iliceto, Antonio ;  Palaniappan, Rajkumar ;  Souza e Silva, Nuno ;  Divshali, Poria ;  Papaemmanouil, Antonios ;  Losa, Ilaria ;  Samovich, Natalie ;  Pablo Chaves, José ;  Troncia, Matteo ;  Kamsamrong, Jirapa ;  Oleinikova, Irina ;  Vanschoenwinkel, Janka ;  Schumann, Klemens ;  Strbac, Goran

Flexibility benefits for resilience - How can flexibility support power grid resilience?

As zero operational-cost variable Renewable Energy Sources are foreseen to dominate the future energy mix, the abundance of green electricity will allow the replacement of fossil fuels in sectors such as heating, cooling, industrial processes, and transport. The intermittency of such energy resources implies significant systemic requirements for flexible solutions; thus, developments of the energy sector in general, and the power system in particular, instigate significant innovation activities in the fields of power system flexibility.

Concurrently, complexities and interdependencies of system components and multitude of actors increase the risks of service failures and the complexity of production and grid planning, raising the demand for stronger and more agile resilience means and countermeasures.

In this white paper we discuss the item “How can flexibility support resilience?”, considering the increased societal needs of a secure electricity supply. A report summarising experiences from large number of initiatives in a collaborative effort between of ISGAN WG 6 and ETIP SNET WG1. Read the paper "Flexibility for resilience".

Editors: Irina Oleinikova, Emil Hillberg, & Antonio Iliceto

Contributing authors: Alexander Fuchs, Albana Ilo,  Cansin Yaman Evrenosoglu, Christos Dikaiakos, Ewa Mataczynska, Gianluigi Migliavacca, Jirapa Kamsamrong, Nuno de Souza e Silva, Poria Divshali, Rajiv Porwal, Santiago Gallego, Turhan Demiray.

CIGRE Next Generation Network - Nordic NGN Webinar

CIGRE NGN Finland, CIGRE NGN Denmark and CIGRE NGN Norway would like to provide a platform for recent research results and system operations experience related to the rapid transformation and challenges imposed on networks and markets.

Date: 13th April

More information and agenda for the Nordic NGN Webinar.

Expert workshop on Design and Operation of Digitalized Sector-coupled Energy Systems

The aim of the workshop is to bring together experts from Europe to exchange insights and to create a roadmap on possible trends and research directions for operation, control and digitalization in sector-coupled energy systems or sector integration.

Date: 30th and 31st March 2022

Find more information and agenda on Hamburg University of Technology's webpage. 

Workshop on “Boosting the R&I activity on Smart Grid Technologies" - 10th September

We are inviting you to join the workshop that the PANTERA project is jointly organizing with the SUPEERA project at the SpliTech conference (Croatia). The workshop “Boosting the R&I activity on Smart Grid Technologies" will be held as an hybrid event (physical/virtual) on September 10th.

The aim of PANTERA is to strengthen research and innovation activities within the field of smart grids, storage and local energy systems, in all EU member states with a special focus on the countries that are currently less involved in EU level initiatives and projects. This workshop will be dedicated to discuss these topics and how to the recently launched EIRIE platform could support R&I activities enhancement.

For any additional information and to register to the event (you will then receive the connection link), please visit PANTERA's webpage.

International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN)

• Discussion paper on Flexibility In Future Power Systems - Irina Oleinikova and Kjetil Uhlen from Team Smartgrid has participated in the discussion paper.
• Document Power Transmission & Distribution Systems.
• Discussion paper on micro VS MEGA: trends influencing the development of the power systems - Irina Oleinikova from Team Smartgid has participated in the discussion paper.

European Energy Research Alliance (EERA)

• EERA joint Programme Smart Grids

One Hour with Europe

One Hour with Europe is an initiative managed by the NTNU Brussels office in collaboration with the colleagues of the Rectorate Staff.