We aim to decentralise energy systems by bringing to market non-centralised energy conversion plants, e.g. using a virtual power plant.
We are bringing the energy transition online. Our work is based on a law which came into force in 2016.
We want to democratise the energy supply by actively involving end users and small-scale producers. We aim to achieve this by universally rolling out modern ICT infrastructures to facilitate participation in the energy supply network.
We are working to expand the role of the grid operator by developing cutting-edge concepts: market-based interventions which capitalise on the flexibility of decentralised plants.
We aim to decentralise energy systems by bringing to market non-centralised energy conversion plants, e.g. using a virtual power plant.
We are bringing the energy transition online. Our work is based on a law which came into force in 2016.
We want to democratise the energy supply by actively involving end users and small-scale producers. We aim to achieve this by universally rolling out modern ICT infrastructures to facilitate participation in the energy supply network.
We are working to expand the role of the grid operator by developing cutting-edge concepts: market-based interventions which capitalise on the flexibility of decentralised plants.
MEMBERS OF THE CONSORTIUM AND OUR GOALS
Allgäuer Überlandwerk is tasked with developing, monitoring and launching a trading platform for end, business and industrial users, as well as plant and grid operators and energy producers. This platform will use Smart Contracts to automatically trade energy, flexibility and support services. Blockchain technology makes it possible to securely bundle the trade, supply, certification and payment of a transaction and to publish and save the transaction data publicly in real time and with no risk of forgery.
- To develop business models for Energy Market 4.0.
- To operate a local energy trading platform for P2P (peer to peer), P2VPP (prosumer to virtual power plant) and P2EEX (prosumer to Energy Exchange) selling.
- To optimise virtual power plant usage.
- To expand our portfolio to include energy services for prosumers, producers and consumers.
- To ensure traceability of green energy.
- To reduce transaction costs.
AllgäuNetz’s goal is to identify useful patterns of prosumer behaviour from the grid and define the conditions required for a local energy trading network (peer to peer) to function as seamlessly as possible. The aim is to define the requirements of the prosumer equipment which is needed to automatically monitor the system and to ensure that peer-to-peer transactions are physically possible.
- To integrate the results into the methods used for grid planning, operation and expansion.
- To pinpoint potential savings in the operation of supply grids by actively identifying prosumer behaviour and providing incentives for prosumers to self-optimise.
- To expand the Wildpoldsried energy campus in order to demonstrate local, blockchain-based energy trading (P2P) along with the optimisation of the verification process used in theoretical analysis and algorithms.
Siemens AG is using academic research methods to determine which new business models would enable blockchain-based direct trading of energy and system services between end users in a regional marketplace, given the provision of digital services to help integrate renewable energies into the energy system in a cost-efficient manner and, in turn, reduce costs for system operators and consumers.
- To develop a local trading platform (market mechanism, market and network optimisation and decentralised architecture).
- To produce prognostic algorithms for load profile, generation and market prices.
- To create smart blockchain gateways.
- To design local energy management systems which actively participate in local trading.
- To provide an energy management system, prognostics algorithms and data mining applications as cloud services.
- To construct innovative, platform-based business models.
Kempten University of Applied Sciences is working on new issues affecting the electrical grid, which are caused by enabling local energy trading (peer to peer) on a large scale. Our existing demonstrator at the Wildpoldsried energy campus provides the technological basis to research, optimise and present this kind of energy trading in all of its complexity without impacting on energy consumers’ quality of experience.
- To expand the Wildpoldsried energy campus to demonstrate blockchain-based P2P energy trading and optimisation of the verification process used for theoretical analyses and algorithms.
- To generate knowledge and integrate this new knowledge into research and teaching.
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft aims to design a digital platform for future energy supply systems and optimise it based on several criteria. In particular, we are focussing on making allowances for limitations and on the changes which will need to be made to the technical, economic, institutional, and legal and regulatory frameworks. Using a simulated pre-analysis as a basis, we hope to identify potential business models with a high degree of economic potential for all stakeholders (in particular for energy suppliers, distribution system operators, end users and system operators/prosumers).
- To apply simulation analysis to (further) platform-based business models.
- To develop a Smart Contract Library for energy applications.
- To compare different blockchain options/infrastructures.
- To take into account the business models used by energy suppliers, virtual power plants, distribution system operators and prosumers.
- To provide virtual participants.