PROSUMER CELLS Building energy infrastructure bottomup by means

PROSUMER CELLS Building energy infrastructure «bottom-up» by means of smart grid technologies Solar Day 2015 Professor, Dr. ing. Bernt A. Bremdal Norwegian Centre of Expertise Smart Energy Markets. Narvik University College 1

Norwegian Centres of Expertise Smart Innovation Østfold

3 basic questions asked 1. – Can smart grid technologies and local energy generation solve basic challenges in rural energy supply? without extensive investments? 2. Can smart grid technologies and local energy generation help undeveloped regions to «leap-frog» traditional infrastructure developments? 3. Is it possible to create local markets that leverage the position of the prosumer?

The basic Smart Grid concept Basic infrastructure for electric energy supply “Intelligence” infrastructure “ICT” infrastructure Kilde: Tom Oh, Rochester Institute of Technology 4

Concept The Smart Rural Grid Sponsored by EU’s FP 7 programme • To develop – an Intelligent Distribution Power Router (IDPR) – new long-distance PLC over electricity distribution networks. – a robust communication network to connect different IDPRs – a data and energy control system that manages local micro-production units and different IDPRs • To integrate – all the novel features into one, single system • To demonstrate and validate – the system full-scale in two European regions to assess the technological and economic feasibility of this new, innovative platform • To cater for exploitation of results – for business and social development

Philosophy Each rural region and village self-contained with energy Island Normal operation Data flow DSO

IDPR The Intelligent Power Router (IDPR) Allows different modes of operation

Demo site: Valfogona de Ripollès

The basic concept Substation Central supply (MV) IDPR Management system (EMS) Storage Vallfogona de Ripollès Village with micro- and community production

Mode 1 Substation IDPR Management system (EMS) Vallfogona de Ripollès

Mode 2 = “island mode” Substation IDPR Vallfogona de Ripollès

Who takes control? Ownership determines business models and social benefits Substation IDPR Management system (EMS) Prosumer Community

“Bottom-up” development Local market Management system (EMS) IDPR Village 1 Village 2

A cell structure will emerge IDPR IDPR PR ID IDPR IDPR Management system (EMS) 1 EMS system, multiple cells

The road onwards: “Power Packeting” Energy as a non-commodity local Electricity retail Markets for Prosumer smart grid p. OWER services IDPR EMS & trading floor IDPR IDPR IDPR Village 1 IDPR • • • Each IDPR has a «Power IP» address Energy is transmitted as packets Direct routing Traceability Automatic balancing Village 2

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