Intelligent E-transport management

Network management for sustainable energy

As more renewable energy sources are developed, we face the challenge of greater fluctuations in centralized power generation. Consider power generation by means of wind energy: through wind speed variations, the stability and quality of power supply increasingly becomes an issue. At night, conventional power plants have to act as a spinning reserve against low efficiencies at relatively high emission levels. This is in contradiction with reliable power supply, and sustainable electricity production.

The increase of renewable energy with large fluctuations in supply makes the management of the electricity network more complex. This is especially an issue with respect to the difference in demand between day and night.

Objectives
This project develops network management concepts for network operators, and written specifications for IT support. Technical feasibility and social acceptance also influence the demand side due to electric car batteries and electric heat pumps in energy storage systems.

Benefits
The project aims to reduce the great difference in demand during the day and night, and to make it possible to fit in 6,000 MWe wind energy in the Netherlands’ grid while continuing reliable electricity supply.

Project partners
Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (ECN), Petten, Netherlands
Essent, Arnhem, Netherlands
Alliander, Arnhem, Netherlands
Instituut voor Wetenschap en Ontwikkeling (IWO), Ede, Netherlands

Project duration
1 January 2007 - 31 December 2009

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