Presented at 2012 3rd IEEE PES ISGT Europe, Berlin, Germany, October 14-17, 2012 Patrick Van Hove Research Programme Officer DG RTD Developing and Deploying Smart Grids in Europe IEEE PES ISGT Berlin 2012 The contents of this presentation are not legally binding European actions for development & deployment of smart grids Technology push SET Plan European Electricity Grids Initiative (EEGI) industry led European Energy Research Alliance aligning national research agendas EC R&D Framework programme. Total support ±400 M '07-'13 Member state programmes Total support ±5000 M Market pull legislation & (de)regulation 3rd Internal Energy Market Package 200 Energy Efficiency directive (proposal 2011) European Energy Infrastructure package (proposal 2011) Smart grids task force Standardisation mandates International cooperation International Smart Grids Action Network - ISGAN Research and
The Strategic Energy Technologies Plan (SET Plan) Accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies in Europe A joint initiative EC Member States European Industrial Initiatives (grids, wind, solar, bioenergy, ccs, nuclear, smart cities) European Energy Research Alliance (grids, wind, solar, bioenergy, ccs, smart cities, storage, geothermal, ocean, materials) Covering the path from R&D to deployment "1000 Flowers" at R&D stage Risk reduction towards deployment Demonstration: System innovation for technology integration, innovation in business processes, innovation for regulation Pilot R&DCosts Demo Risks Deployment Scaling up and replication interoperability & standards Knowledge sharing, easier among non-competing players Research and
The EEGI - European Electricity Grids Initiative "Phase 1" (2010-2012) An industrial initiative launched June 2010 Pan-EU, end-to end, transmission distribution Focus on system integration Agreed roadmap & implementation plan 2010 revision to be completed end 2012 Implementation: non-bureaucratic cooperation Exchange among projects: knowledge sharing, scaling and replication EEGI 2010-2012 Activities >250 on-going projects see JRC catalog Gap Analysis GRID+/AIT Important gaps: large demonstrations, transmission RD&D, storage technology and integration, economics RD&D Contribution from FP7 highlights Large projects TWENTIES, itesla, GRID4EU, e-highway2050, etc. Knowledge sharing, scaling/replication GRID+, METER-ON Joint calls - ERANET Families of Projects (to be launched end 2012) "2013" FP7 calls Total > 120 M for electricity Energy Transmission, storage, integrated research programmes Smartcities Integrated Demonstrations, DSO R&D, EV integration ICT Communication technologies & services for smart grids IRP Integrated Research Programmes
Families of Projects: EU R&D validated in national demonstration projects 6 projects linking each to 4- national demo projects (completing negotiations, launch expected 2012) UK: New Thames Valley Bristol PT: Inovgrid S. Miguel Azores BE: LINEAR FR: VENTEAA Houat & Houedic ES: PRICE Energos Castellon SE: Smart Grid Gotland Hus-14 DK: Ecogrid Research La Graciosa island AT: Salzburg model Upper Austria DE: e-energy MOMA e-energy EDEMA Future Energy Grids RO: Braila island SL: Kibernet IT: Isernia Pantelleria island Smart Info EL: Crete RES integration Autonomous LV Agents NET-Elan Horizon220 Energy challenge activities: (1) Reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint by smart and sustainable use; (2) Low-cost, low-carbon electricity supply; (3) Alternative fuels and mobile energy sources; (4) A single, smart European electricity grid; (5) New knowledge and technologies; (6) Robust decision making and public engagement; (7) Market uptake of energy innovation. demand side management RES integration pan-european grid integration technology development market deployment of smart grids
Horizon 2020 implementation : Covering the full chain from research to market SET Plan as the basis for energy Research & Technologies: Solar, wind, bioenergy, CCS, nuclear, geothermal, marine Systems: Electricity grids & storage, Fuel cells & hydrogen, Smart cities & communities Europe-wide initiatives, coordination with national programmes, with other policies Structural and cohesion funds for smart specialisation, e.g. energy. Connecting Europe Facility to complete missing links in energy infrastructure Conclusions: Electricity grids as a European priority for policy and for research SET Plan EEGI as the basis for future energy R&I Covering the full chain of innovation with appropriate mechanisms
Thank you Patrick.Van-Hove@ec.europa.eu http://www.smartgrids.eu/ http://www.gridplus.eu/ http://ses.jrc.ec.europa.eu/project-maps http://ec.europa.eu/energy/gas_electricity/smartgrids/smartgrids_en.htm Research and