Thursday, December 5th, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM CET

The CoordiNet project aims at demonstrating how Distribution System Operators (DSO) and Transmission System Operators (TSO) shall act in a coordinated manner to procure and activate grid services in the most reliable and efficient way through the implementation of three large-scale demonstrations. The CoordiNet project is centred around three key objectives:

1. To demonstrate to which extent coordination between TSO/DSO will lead to a more economic, more reliable and more environmentally friendly electricity supply to the consumers through the implementation of three demonstrations at large scale, in cooperation with market participants.
2. To define and test a set of standardized products and the related key parameters for grid services, including the reservation and activation process for the use of the assets and finally the settlement process.
3. To specify and develop a TSO-DSO-Consumers cooperation platform starting with the necessary building blocks for the demonstration sites. These components will pave the way for the interoperable development of a pan-European market that will allow all market participants to provide energy services and opens up new revenue streams for consumers providing grid services.

In total, eight demo activities will be carried out in three different countries, namely Greece, Spain, and Sweden.

Speakers:

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM CET

See links for presentation and recording from the webinar.

Power system flexibility relates to the ability of the power system to manage changes.

Solutions providing advances in flexibility are of utmost importance for the future power system. Development and deployment of innovative technologies, communication and monitoring possibilities, as well as increased interaction and information exchange, are enablers to provide holistic flexibility solutions. Furthermore, development of new methods for market design and analysis, as well as methods and procedures related to system planning and operation, will be required to utilise available flexibility to provide most value to society.

However, flexibility is not a unified term and is lacking a commonly accepted definition.

The flexibility term is used as an umbrella covering various needs and aspects in the power system. This situation makes it highly complex to discuss flexibility in the power system and craves for differentiation to enhance clarity. In this work, the solution has been to differentiate

the flexibility term on needs, and to categorise flexibility needs in four categories.

Here, flexibility needs are considered from over-all system perspectives (stability, frequency and energy supply) and from more local perspectives (transfer capacities, voltage and power quality). With flexibility support considered for both operation and planning of the power system, it is required in a timescale from fractions of a second (e.g. stability and frequency support) to minutes and hours (e.g. thermal loadings and generation dispatch) to months and years (e.g. planning for seasonal adequacy and planning of new investments).

Speakers:

Emil Hillberg (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden)

The transition from a system comprised primarily of dispatch-able generators to a system increasingly reliant on intermittent power sources increases the variability, uncertainty and thus also the need for flexibility.  DERs and “active customers” can provide more flexibility and thus more services to both Distribution System Operators (DSOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs).   This shift toward distributed and renewable electricity supply poses challenges to both the TSO and DSO; however, it also encourages exploitation of less utilized coordination synergies to achieve mutual benefits.

The coordination between TSOs and DSOs is of utmost importance for the grid to obtain the full value from services potentially provided by DERs such as, congestion relief, reactive power, voltage control and frequency reserves.

The public workshop will explore the needs, challenges and opportunities of TSO-DSO coordination from a broader perspective accounting for technical, market and regulatory aspects and different views from national/international TSOs, DSOs, and smart grids projects.

The participation is open to the public and free of charge, but a registration is necessary.  Please, register until Friday, 20 September 2019, at https://www.bfeevents.admin.ch/ …

Further Information about the work and outcomes of ISGAN Annex 6 on Power Transmission & Distribution Systems can be found at https://www.iea-isgan.org/our-work/annex-6/.  ETH Zürich is currently contributing to these activities by its own projects as, e.g., TSO-DSO Interaction and T&DFlex.

Monday, July 29, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM CEST

The webinar will introduce the physics of Dynamic Line Rating (DLR), and calculation methods based on CIGRE and IEEE standards. Various approaches are discussed: direct measurement technologies (sensors) as well as (weather) model-based simulations. We describe applications implemented by grid operators for some years already. These illustrate how DLR data have been integrated into grid operators’ tools and processes, in particular how forecasts are used.

Furthermore, some analytics will be share that demonstrate the benefits of DLR for reducing OPEX and CAPEX. This includes examples on increasing cross-border trading, reducing investment on new line infrastructure and reducing congestions, which helps to make decisions on reinforcement and investment.

Speakers:

Jean-Louis Repetto (Ampacimon)                                  Rena Kuwahata (Ampacimon)

At InnoGrid 2019 you will hear from the industry’s CEOs on innovation strategies dos and don’ts, discover today’s rising power platforms and debate needed support from regulation, policy and financing. Interactive breakout sessions will get you acquainted with pilots and projects on active system management, sector coupling and storage, advanced grid resilience and innovations for the physical grid.

As at previous editions, a networking exhibition will showcase the works and results of R&D&I projects with a European scope.

see also: https://www.innogrid2020.eu/

Date and time: 2 April 2019, 9:00–16:30
Place: Clarion Sign Hotel, Östra Järnvägsgatan 35, Stockholm, Sweden

• New market opportunities enabled by digitalization of the power sector
• Flexibility and power system interaction and optimization leveraged by smart grid solutions
• Innovative regulatory approaches to advance smart grids deployment with focus on experimental sandboxes

For online registration and further information, please follow the link

The objective of the project is to take concrete steps forward in regard to identifying key lessons learned and examples of good practice related to the design and implementation of regulatory sandboxes. With this knowledge countries are better placed to create conditions favourable to smart grid investment and deployment. This project is part of a broader scope of activities ISGAN is undertaking along with partner organizations to advance the international dialogue around good practices and new approaches for innovative market and power system design needed to catalyze smart grid investments.

As part of this initiative, ISGAN is gathering smart grid experts from the regulatory, policy making and research communities to participate in a deep-dive international dialogue taking place in conjunction with the ISGAN 17th Executive Committee meeting, during the Stockholm Smart Grid week, 1-5 April 2019.

To learn more, please contact Dr. Magnus Olofsson at magnus.olofsson@energiinstitutet.se.

Prior to the Executive Committee meeting, April 2^nd, 2019, the Swedish Energy Agency and the Swedish Smartgrid Forum would like to invite you to the international public workshop “The future of electricity markets in a low carbon economy”, which will focus on international experiences and lessons learned in relation to several key aspects of power systems transformation, market design and smart grid development. Please find more information in the brochure attached.

On April 1^st, 2019,  you are further cordially invited to attend a full-day Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP) eventon on experimental sandboxes to enable Smart Grid deployment as well as a preparatory workshop for Mission Innovation IC#1 and ISGAN event at CEM10.

To assist you in the planning of your travel, please find attached a first draft of the information package. The agendas of the events and more information on how to register will follow soon.

For any enquiry regarding the ISGAN ExCo meeting, please contact the ISGAN Secretariat at ISGAN@ait.ac.at.

We urge participants that need a visa to enter the Schengen zone to start the application process as soon as possible. If you need a formal letter of invitation, please contact the Swedish Energy Agency, Senja Nordström senja.nordstrom@energimyndigheten.se