ENK5-2001-20528 ENIRDG NET - European Network for Integration of Renewable Sources and Distributed Generation

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Type of Project	Thematic network
Contract No	ENK5-CT-2001-20528
Total Cost
EC Contribution
Start Date	01-12-2001
Duration	36 months

Objectives

Societal needs for cheaper, less polluting, safetier and more reliable and sustainable energy for all stakeholders, can be answered through the RES+DG integration in the existing and evolving electricity grids.

The primary objective of the project is to advocate the concept of Distributed Generation RES integration and committed to the advance of its use in Europe by:

• Making stakeholders aware of the increasing efficiency and sustainability of RES+ DG new technologies when compared with conventional central generation stations;
• Removing technical, business practice, regulatory, and cost related interconnection barriers to the grids;
• New electricity grids acceptance of intermittent RES+DG without risk in quality and safety.

This process will be achieved through the setting up of the ENIRDGnet.

Activities

The work will be performed by a consortium that covers a range of stakeholders able to deal with the technologies and other issues and for dissemination and exploitation purposes. The network contributes to the European Research Area by concentration of efforts on a field were EC action brings the most European Added Value compared to National Actions and a closer partnership with organisations in Europe by networking the principal players. It also contributes to a more efficient implementation, by concentrating resources on a larger network of longer duration.

To achieve the objectives the work plan will be divided into the following workpackages.

• Network management, dissemination and exploitation.
• Concept & opportunities of DG: The driving of European forces and trends.
• Review the international state of the art. Mapping of European Centres of Excellence and suppliers.
• RTD strategy Benchmarking of National and European programmes &projects.
• Practices for Standardisation &Testing and Certification procedures.
• Socio-economic research: Commercial practices and business terms.
• Communication, Information + e-trading.
• Institutional policy, regulatory framework and further RTD needs.

Expected Results :

• Study on DG concept & opportunities
• The driving of European forces and trends
• Technical Assessment of DG-Technologies and Tendencies of technical developments
• Mapping out the RTD excellence in the EU and Data base of suppliers
• Case studies on European interconnection barriers to the grid (50)
• Guide and Action Plan for reducing interconnection barriers at European level
• European interconnection requirements draft for DG-Partners' DG RTD projects & networks
• Co-ordination and monitoring reports
• Recommended practices for Standardisation and Testing & Certification procedures and commercial practices and business terms
• Communication interface case studies (8) and Electricity cost model (on computer)
• Action plan towards standardised communication interfaces
• Guidelines for improved DG+RES related information access
• Evaluated Interviews with energy trading stakeholders
• Guide for improved role of DG+RES in energy trading.
• Recommendations for Institutional policy and regulatory framework and for further RTD needs
• 1 International Conference
• 15 National Seminars.

Exploitation Plans:

Potential exploitation avenues: Industrial partner product, service and market development, RTD projects development, formation of a Virtual Institute and Future services.

Network Members

• Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (NETHERLANDS)
• Association Pour la Recherche et le Developpement des Methodes et Processus Industriels (FRANCE)
• Institut Fuer Solare Energieversorgungstechnik E.V. (GERMANY)
• Ecofys B.V.(NETHERLANDS)
• Observatoire Mediterraneen de l'energie (FRANCE)
• Energia Hidroelectrica de Navarra (SPAIN)
• Centre Energétique, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (FRANCE)
• Laboratorio de Ensayos e Investigaciones Industriales - Fundacion Labein (SPAIN)
• Alstom Research & Technology Centre (UNITED KINGDOM)
• ZIV Aplicaciones y Tecnologia, S.A.( SPAIN)
• Mondragon Corporacion Cooperativa-MCC (SPAIN)
• ELSAM A/S (DENMARK)
• Osterreichische Elektrizitaatswirtschafts AG, Verbund (AUSTRIA)
• Laborelec Cooperatieve Vennootschap (BELGIUM)
• The European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration (BELGIUM)
• Psymetrix Ltd (UNITED KINGDOM)
• Strategic Consultancy Group, Electricity Supply Board (IRELAND)
• ENEL Green Power S.P.A. (ITALY)
• VTT Processes (FINLAND)
• Hidroelectrica S.A. (ROMANIA)
• Oskar Von Miller - Institute for Thermal Power Equipment (ROMANIA)
• Eesti Energia AS (ESTONIA)
• Pedziwiatr SP.Z.O.O.( POLAND)
• State Agency for Energy and Energy Ressources (BULGARIA)
• NAIS S.D. (BULGARIA)
• Interuniversity Center for Ecological Energy Sources (BULGARIA)
• 3E N.V. (BELGIUM)
• Schneider Electric Industries SAS (FRANCE)
• Brunel Institute of Power Systems, Brunel University (UK)
• Forshungsgemeinschaft fuer Elektrische Anlagen und Stromwirtschaft E.V. (GERMANY)
• PTD - Power Transmission and Distribution Group (GERMANY)
• Asesoria Industrial Zabala SA (SPAIN)
• The Polish National Energy Conservation Agency (POLAND)
• CESI - Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano 'Giacinto Motta' SPA (ITALY)
• Division Recherche et Developpement, Electricite de France (FRANCE)
• Oesterreichisches Forschung- und Prufzentrum Arsenal GES.M.B.H. (AUSTRIA)
• Groupement pour les Energies Nouvelles Etablissement Cadarache,
• Commissariat a l'energie Atomique (FRANCE)

Contacts

Coordinator

• Pedro Maria MARTINEZ CID / Iberdrola Redes S.A. Active Distribution Department / SPAIN