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Smart Grids European activities D.I. Helmut
Ratzenhofer
GÖRLITZ Austria GmbH Währinger Gürtel 73
1180 Wien Austria Tel [phone]
Fax [phone] E-Mail
info_at_goerlitz.at - Internet www.goerlitz.at
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Latest News

• Mandate of European Comission to CEN, CENELEC,
  ETSI
• Development of a communication standard for
  energy measurement devices including protocols
  for interoperability of meters
• Development of a system Concept for a open
  metering system for communiction up- and
  downstream
• 3 months for working program
• 9 months for communication standard
• 30 months for system standard

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Smart Grids

• A European challenge
• or a European chance

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Smart Grid a definition

• Smart Grids are electricity networks, which
  utilize a balanced management by regular
  bidirectional communication between
• Network components
• Producers
• Storage
• Consumers
• to support energy and cost efficient network
  operations for actual and future needs

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Drivers for smart grid

• CO2 reduction
• Reduction of dependency on energy Import
• Energy efficiency program
• Optimized usage of renewable energy
• Enabler for smart home

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Grid development
consumer
grid
storage
producer
Classical grid operation
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European legislation

• Competitive market
• 20-20-20 goal
• By 2020
• Reduction of greenhouse emission by 20
• Reduction of energy consumption by 20
• Development of energy technology
• European Energy Charter
• Energy trade and energy transit agreements with
  eastern Europe and central Asia

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Electricity generation
Source European Energy and Transport Trends to
2030 update 2007
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European African Energy compound
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Stakeholders and financial volume

• Major stakeholders
• Actual Political bodies, energy agencies
• Expexted grid operators
• Political needs
• Regulatory framework
• Cost distribution agreement
• Investment security
• Financial volume
• 500.Bill. US until 2030

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European technology platform

• www.smartgrids.eu
• Objectives
• increasing the efficiency, safety and reliability
  of European electricity transmission
• large-scale integration of distributed and
  renewable energy sources

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Structure of Technology platform
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National activities

• UK Hybrid incentive
• Subsidicing the implementation of DER
• Cost allocation to customers
• DK technology research for distributed
  generation
• Technology research
• 50 of generation are decentralized
• DE IT technology research
• Optimizing distribution system
• CHP implementation

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IT impact areas
Source Smart grid technology platform Austria
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DER-Lab

• International Association of research institutes
  for
• Distributed Energy Ressources
• www.der-lab.net
• Studies
• Connection of dirtributed generation facilites
• Global regulatory framework
• Test and certification procedures
• International standardisation

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Multiple influence factors
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Smart Grids Thank you for your interest
GÖRLITZ Austria GmbH Währinger Gürtel 73
1180 Wien Austria Tel [phone]
Fax [phone] E-Mail
info_at_goerlitz.at - Internet www.goerlitz.at