The 4-year IELECTRIX project aims at preparing the implementation of Citizen Energy Communities. Four European DSOs (E.ON EED, ENEDIS, E.DIS, Energie Güssing) and an Indian DSO (Tata Power DDL) have joined with IT-based, innovative product and solution providers, and technology and research centers, to demonstrate the combined roles of innovative functionalities serving the MV and LV networks, when implemented in 4 different regulatory regimes (Austria, Hungary, Germany and India).
For MV networks, a mobile storage concept at substation level is demonstrated in Hungary, Germany and Austria. It enables DSOs to reduce investment uncertainties, avoid hindering future renewables connection and foster the local use of flexibility with participating non-regulated market solutions.
For LV networks, 3 functional use cases served by ATOS and Schneider Electric are tested simultaneously in Austria and India with prosumer support:
1. Forecasting/scheduling of Distributed Energy Resources for the optimized energy management of Local Energy Systems.
2. Customized, human-centric prosumer participation in explicit DR programs using context-aware flexibility profiles.
3. Grid-forming/islanding capabilities in Local Energy Communities to optimize their energy system resilience.
Schneider Electric participates in the project as one of the technology providers of the Indian demonstrator, contributing with microgrid solutions, Easergy T300 RTU and Minera SGrid transformer.
Funded by H2020 programme of the European Commission (grant agreement no. 824392), the project scheduled to be carried out from May 2019 to October 2022 has a budget of €10.7M.
Partners: Enedis, Schneider Electric, Energie Güssing, E.DIS, E.ON EED, HEDNO, Tata Power DDL, European Center for Renewable Energy Güssing, Hypertech, GECO Global, Merit Consulting House, CIRCE, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, RWTH AACHEN, Atos, Odit-e.
For more information, visit IELECTRIX website:
https://ielectrix-h2020.eu/
