BUSMOD Mission statement

Distributed Generation (DG) is emerging as a promising electricity generating technology for a number of reasons. Three independent trends are currently laying the groundwork for the possible widespread adoption of DG:

• Utility industry restructuring.

• The political will to increase the use of RES (Renewable Energy Sources).

• And technology advancements.

DG strategically applies relatively small generating units (typically less than 20 MWe) at, or near, consumer sites to  meet specific customer needs, to support economic operation of the existing power distribution grid, or both. The convergence of competition in the electric industry with the arrival of environmental friendly microturbines, fuel cells, photovoltaics, small wind turbines and other advanced distributed power technologies, has sparked strong interest in distributed power, particularly in on-site generation. Reliability of service and power quality are enhanced by proximity to the customer, and efficiency is improved in on-site CHP applications by using the heat from power generation.

Distributed generation complements central power by providing a relatively low capital cost response to incremental increases in power demand, by avoiding transmission & distribution capacity upgrades, by locating power where it is most needed and by having the flexibility to put power back into the grid at user sites. On the other hand, there are social needs for cheaper, less polluting, safer and more reliable and sustainable energy for all stakeholders: consumers, suppliers, generators and policy makers. The distributed generation, including RES integration, is a promising solution to solve those needs.

This process will be achieved through the setting up of a  “European Network for Integration of RES +DG ” - ENIRDGnet, involving main stakeholders. This network proposal has been the consequence of the merging of several initiatives (networks and accompanying measures) around the same topic in order to increase the European added value of the proposal in terms of complementarity, transnationality and critical mass.

Partners

The consortium is constituted by 7 participants from 5 different countries. The consortium covers a range of stakeholders able to deal with the technologies and for dissemination an exploitation purposes.

The consortium is led by Distributed Energy department of  IBERDROLA REDES (Spain), and consist of LABEIN (Spain), the Free University of Amsterdam also referred to as VUA (The Netherlands),  the Netherlands Energy Research Foundation also referred to as ECN (The Netherlands), the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology also referred to as UMIST (United Kingdom), SINTEF Energy Research (Norway), and EnerSearch (Sweden).

The following table summarises the main roles of each partner in the BUSMOD project:

1	IBERDROLA REDES, S.A. www.iberdrola.es Isabel la Católica, 12 46004 - Valencia SPAIN	Business Activity Global utility for electricity, gas and water Country Spain	Company Role in the project Co-ordinator WP6 Leader Participates in WPs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6	Authorised Person Mr. Ignacio García Bosch     igarciab@iberdrola.es     34-96-388 52 23
2	LABEIN www.labein.es Parque Tecnológico, Edificio 101 48170 - Zamudio SPAIN	Business Activity Research Organisation for RES+DG Country Spain	Company Role in the project WP5 Leader Participates in all WPs	Authorised Person Mr. Iñaki Laresgoiti    lares@labein.es    34-94-4892400
3	The Free University of Amsterdam - VUA www.vu.nl De Boelelaan, 1081a (Room U331) 1081HV - Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS	Business Activity University on RES+DG Country The Netherlands	Company Role in the project WP3 Leader Participates in WPs 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6	Authorised Person Prof. Hans Akkermans    HansAkkermans@few.vu.nl    31-20-4447718
4	Energy research Center of the Netherlands - ECN www.ecn.nl P.O.Box 1 Westerduinweg, 3 1755 ZG - Petten THE NETHERLANDS	Business Activity Research Organisation for RES+DG Country The Netherlands	Company Role in the project WP4 Leader Participates in WPs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6	Authorised Person Dr. Rene G. Kamphuis    kamphuis@ecn.nl    31-22-4564544
5	University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology www.umist.ac.uk P.O.Box 88 Sackville street M60 1QD - Manchester ENGLAND - UK	Business Activity University on RES + DG Country United Kingdom	Company Role in the project WP1 Leader Participates in all WPs	Authorised Person Dr. Goran Strbac    Goran.Strbac@umist.ac.uk    44-161-2003063
6	SINTEF Energy Research www.energy.sintef.no Sem Saelendsvei, 11 N-7465 - Trondheim NORWAY	Business Activity Research Organisation for RES+DG Country Norway	Company Role in the project WP2 Leader Participates in all WPs	Authorised Person Mr. Andrei Morch    Andrei.Z.Morch@energy.sintef.no    47-73-597200
7	EnerSearch, AB www.enersearch.se Carl Gustafs vag, 1 205 09 - Malmo SWEDEN	Business Activity Private enterprise Country Sweden	Company Role in the project Participates in WPs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6	Authorised Person Adj. Prof. Hans Ottosson     hans.ottosson@enersearch.se    46-40-255825

Project summary

The primary objective
The primary objective of the project is to advocate the concept of distributed generation (DG) + Renewable Energy Sources (RES) integration and committed to the advance of its use in Europe by:

• Making stakeholders aware of the  increasing efficiency and sustainability of RES+DG new technologies when compared with conventional central generation stations.

•  Removing technical, business practice, regulatory, and cost related interconnection barriers to the grids.

•  New electricity grids acceptance of intermittent RES+DG without risk in quality and safety.

This process will be achieved through the setting up of a “European Network for Integration of RES+DG  ” - ENIRDGnet, involving  main stakeholders.

The proposal addresses
The proposal addresses "Target Action I. Integration of RES and distributed generation in energy supply systems: Integration as well as the priorities of strategic importance to the EU".

Work packages
To achieve the objectives the work plan along 3 years duration, will be divided into work packages and tasks.

WP 0.     Network management, dissemination and exploitation.
WP 1.     Concept & opportunities of DG: The driving of European forces and trends.
WP 2.     Review the international state of the art. Mapping of European Centres of Excellence and suppliers.
WP 3.     RTD (Research, Technological Development) strategy Benchmarking of National and European programmes & projects.
WP 4.     Practices for Standardization & Testing and Certification procedures.
WP 5.     Socio-economic research: Commercial practices and business terms.
WP 6.     Communication, Information + e-trading.
WP 7.     Institutional policy, regulatory framework and further RTD needs.

Outputs

• Study on DG concept & opportunities: The driving of European forces and trends.

• Technical Assessment of DG-Technologies and Tendencies of technical developments.

• Mapping out the RTD excellence in the EU and Data base of suppliers.

• Case studies on European interconnection barriers to the grid (50).

• Guide and Action Plan for reducing interconnection barriers at European level.

• European interconnection requirements draft for DG.

• Partners’ DG RTD projects&networks. Co-ordination and monitoring reports.

• Recommended practices for Standardization and Testing & Certification procedures and commercial practices and business terms.

•  Communication interface case studies (8) and Electricity cost model (on computer).

•  Action plan towards standardized communication interfaces.

•  Guidelines for improved DG+RES related information access.

•  Evaluated Interviews with energy trading stakeholders.

•  Guide for improved role of DG+RES in energy trading.

•  Recommendations for Institutional policy and regulatory framework  and for further RTD needs.

•  Conferences, Seminars...

Innovation

• The setting up of the “European network for Integration of RES +DG” (ENIRDGnet).

• Integration of multidisciplinary and multisectorial activities involving the principal European stakeholders in RES+DG and addressing complex societal driven issues.

• Concentration in finding solutions to strategic problems: remove technical, business practice, regulatory, and cost related interconnection barriers at European level.

• Clustering for co-ordination and monitoring of RES+DG related projects&networks of the ENIRDGnet members and Exploiting the potential of new ICTs in Energy.

European added value and contribution to EU policies
The consortium is constituted by 37 participants from 15 countries. “A core Group“ of 14 principal partners from 10 European countries and “Group of members” of 23 partners. The consortium covers a range of stakeholders able to deal with the technologies and for dissemination an exploitation purposes. The project contributes to the European added value in terms of:

•  High potential for deployment and demonstration in combination with National and Regional actions.

•  Transnationality and complementary skills and critical mass on technical, commercial and financial matters.

•  Possibilities for international co-operation with USA and Developing Countries.

•  Addressing the priorities of strategic importance to the EU such as Exploiting the potential of new ICTs in energy RTD including e-science issues- Socio-economic research related to energy technologies and their impact and. Prenormative research of interest at EU level.

The project contributes to the following EU policies

• EU energy related policies such as Green House Gas (GHG) emission reductions and Rational Use of Energy.

• EU industrial policy and to an economic sustainable development.

• Increasing social cohesion and improving regional economy.

• EU External Policy of the European Union promoting sustainable development in Eastern European Countries and in future members of the EU.

• EC communications and Council resolution to the implementation of ERA.

Contribution to the environment and other Community social objectives
The promotion of a broader integration of DG energies into the grid systems will have a very positive impact in the preservation of the environment and natural resources, since they are non or quasi non contaminant energy sources. Contributes to quality of life, health and safety, by reducing the emissions and by avoiding more risky conventional technologies for the creation of energy. The  development of new markets of energy production using distributed resources will have a considerable  impact on employment.

Economic development and S/T prospects
The emerging RES+DG market is in its early phases and there is a wide field for technology advancements in DG technologies and for removing technical and non technical barriers. On the other hand, the need of electric generation increasing capacity makes an important market for RES+DG integration. A dissemination plan will be carried out for all outputs of the project:

• Web site: public access to project outputs, Intra-network communication and partner meetings.

• Missions to Eastern member states.

• International conferences and National workshops.

An exploitation plan will be developed through general partner, steering and working group meetings. The exploitation plan will be available for the mid-term review meeting with the EC. Potential exploitation avenues: Industrial partner product, service and market development, and RTD project development. Formation of Virtual institute on RES+DG and ENIRDG net’s business plan for future activities.

2007

Jaap Gordijn and Hans Akkermans. Business Models for Distributed Energy Resources In a Liberalized Market Environment. In The Electric Power Systems Research Journal, Vol. 77(9):1178-1188, Elsevier, 2007. Abstract Preprint available. doi:10.1016/j.epsr.2006.08.008 .

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2006

Jaap Gordijn and Hans Akkermans. Early Requirements Determination for Networked Value Constellations: A Business Ontology Approach. Technical report, Vrije Universiteit, 2006. Abstract

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