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Case Study Programme

4 November 5 November 6 November

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The Grid & Renewables Integration

SESSION 30 SESSION 31 SESSION 32 SESSION 33 SESSION 34

eBADGE: Improving Efficiency in Electricity Markets via Cross-Border Balancing

Asset & Risk Management

Improving Grid Reliability Through Innovative Design & Technology

Project Focus: Future Proofing the Grid – Part 2

Renewables in Practice: Grid Integration Projects

The Grid & Renewables Integration


1: Grid Integration: Electric Vehicles Project Focus: Future Proofing the Grid – Part 1

Building Resiliency with Microgrids

Project Focus:Solar & Wind Power Integration Projects

Non Retail Demand Response

2: Grid Integration: Communities

Smart Homes & End User Engagement


Gamification & New Engagement Tools

Exploring Active & Engaged Communities

ADVANCED: Outcome of Active DR Programmes Running in Europe

DR in Practice Emerging Technologies

Smart Metering Seminar

SESSION 45 SESSION 46 SESSION 47 IEEE SeminarLocal Energy Distributors’ Rollout Challenges

Smart Metering Optimisation

Operational Challenges in Smart Metering Rollouts

FINESCE Energy Storage

WORKSHOP SESSION 48 SESSION 49 SESSION 50

Future Internet Smart Utility Services FINESCE Workshop

Energy Storage Innovation and Leading Projects Under the Spotlight – Part 1

Energy Storage Innovation and Leading Projects Under the Spotlight – Part 2

Customer Sited & Behind the Meter Projects

ICT & Data Management

SESSION 51 SESSION 52

Data Management & Optimisation

Communication methods/New and Disruptive Technology in Practice

Innovation Hub

14.00-17.00 17.00-17.30 09.30-11.30

The Initiate Start Up Award Dragon’s Den

Product Innovation Awards Ceremony

Innovation Booster Workshop

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Chairperson:Peter Nemcek, Managing Director R&D, cyberGRID

14.00-14.20 Opening Remarks and Project Introduction eBADGE’s 1st workshop will present project research findings along with the preliminary outcome of 3 cross- border pilot studies. The studies look at balancing the electricity markets across Austria, Italy & Slovenia in an attempt to create a pan-European intelligent balancing mechanism.

Peter Nemcek, Managing Director R&D, cyberGRID

14.20-14.40 Integrating the Pan-European Electricity Markets

Gianluigi Migliavacca, Head of Transmission Network Planning, RSE

14.40-15.00 Developing Virtual Power Plants as Balancing Assets

Ursula Krisper, Head of Advanced Services, Elektro Ljubljana

15.00-15.20 Developing a Home Energy Hub & Home Energy Cloud

Radovan Sernec, Specialist, Telekom Slovenije

15.20-16.00 Afternoon Coffee Break

16.00-16.20 Closing Remarks & Next Steps for eBADGE

Peter Nemcek, Managing Director R&D, cyberGRID

16.20-17.00 Panel Session: Demand Response, Smart Energy Tech & the European Electricity System Moderator: Jessica Stromback, Director, Smart Energy Demand Coalition

Panelists: Peter Nemcek, Technical Coordinator of eBADGE

Maher Chebbo, Chairman of eBADGE Advisory Board & President, ESMIG

Chris King, Chief Regulatory Officer, Siemens Vu Van Thong, Research & Development Advisor, ENTSO-E

PM SESSION A | 4 NOVEMBER 2014

SESSION 30: CASE STUDY UNDER THE SPOTLIGHTEBADGE: IMPROVING EFFICIENCY IN ELECTRICITY MARKETS VIA CROSS-BORDER BALANCING

The Grid & Renewables IntegrationCase Study Programme

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PM SESSION B | 4 NOVEMBER 2014

SESSION 35: RENEWABLE GRID INTEGRATION IN PRACTICE PART 1: EV GRID INTEGRATION

RENEWABLE GRID INTEGRATION IN PRACTICE PART 2: COMMUNITY


Chairperson:Maarten Noom, Business Strategy Senior Manager, Accenture

14.00-14.20 IN4Energy: Effects of Renewable Energy in the Grid • System components of the energy system at Lochem • Effect of active demand response with electric vehicles on the grid • Effect of new technologies on prosumers

Ben Tubben, Programme Manager, Alliander

14.20-14.40 COTEVOS: Concepts, Capacities and Methods for Testing EV Systems and their Interoperability within the Smartgrid • In order to promote the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe and to reduce the different regulatory, commercial or political barriers, it is imperative that EVs, Charging Points (CPs) and all kind of systems needed to allow the charging and other additional services are compatible • COTEVOS will address key issues such as cross- national transparency, the interaction between grid infrastructure and vehicles and the operational reliability, while reducing the time-to-market of equipments - a number of on-going demo projects will be used as a reference

Giuseppe Mauri, Senior Expert, Network Automation, RSE

14.40-15.00 PLANGRIDEV: Distribution Grid Planning and Operational Principles for EV Mass Roll Out While Enabling DER Integration • Developing new network planning tools and methods for European DSOs for an optimised large- scale roll-out of electromobility in Europe whilst at the same time maximising the potential of DER integration • Project will also identify gaps in current network operation procedures and update tools and methods to address local load and congestion issues, leveraging on the possibilities of managing EV as controllable loads

Armin Gaul, Project Manager, RWE

15.00-15.20 Intelligent Electric Vehicle Charging Through Smart Grid Integration • Better understand the complex process of managing a wide Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure • What intelligence should be added to the charging infrastructure in order to offer additional services to the end customers • Make charging service an attractive, efficient and profitable business

Giovanni Coppola, Sales Manager, Innovative Network Technologies, ENEL Distribution


Chairperson:Jorg Müller, Senior Principal, Accenture

16.00-16.20 High-available Distribution Grids - Lifeline of Modern Communities • How pre-configured solutions can support diverse network concepts and philosophies • How higher network reliability will increase customer satisfaction and/or help you avoid penalties • How gathered detailed information of the actual network status for network operation supports planning

Oliver Schrödel, Senior Key Expert, Distribution Automation Solutions, Siemens

16.20-16.40 Accelerating Renewable Connections: Scottish Power • New initiative to assist green energy projects connect to local power networks earlier via innovate connection techniques and contractual arrangements • ARC will also seek to help community groups develop their own generation projects by matching locally produced energy with local electricity demand, maximising the output of the generation scheme

John Moffat, Knowledge Transfer Lead, Scottish Power Energy Networks

16.40-17.30 Driving Innovation in the Energy Space with Smart Technology A reflection on the European imperative to decarbonise the energy sector and increase the uptake of renewables. • Renewables integration driving innovation in the energy space • Smart grid projects in terms of the impact on consumers, facilitation of renewable integration and improved network reliability and efficiency • How the convergence of IT & OT can transform the traditional energy & customer engagement model

Moderator: Clinton Davis, VP Distribution Industry Solutions, Ventyx

Panelists: Johan Ander, Program Manager – Smart Energy – Fortum New Business

Peter Sigenstam, Vice President and Head, E.ON Innovation Centre Distribution

Peter Soderstrom, Smart Grids Portfolio Manager, Vattenfall

Jochen Kreusel, Group Senior Vice President Head of Industry Sector Initiative Smart Grids, ABB


Chairperson: Anthony Walsh, Specifications Manager, ESB Networks

09.00-09.20 Developing a FTTH Network Cost Effectively • Requirements for a fibre network to support smart grid strategies • Technical challenges in delivering a fibre network • Commercial opportunities associated with a fibre infrastructure

Denis O’Leary, Head of Smart Energy Technologies, ESB Networks

09.20-09.40 SESAME: Ad Hoc Power Outage Cost Assessment and the Issue of Social Acceptance • The SESAME project is EU funded research to develop a Decision Support System (DSS) for electricity grid operators • DSS shall enable users to simulate attacks on the European power grid and assess the technical and economic impact • SESAME also gives recommendations on how reliability can be improved against such attacks • In an EU wide survey, the population’s resistance against new power lines was assessed and strategies to address this resistance have been tested

Johannes Reichl, Project Leader, Linz Energy Institute

09.40-10.00 Controlling and Monitoring the Distribution Network: Case Study Power Network 2030, Stettlen • BKW is now piloting new tools and technologies to control and monitor its distribution network in the project “Power Network 2030 Stettlen (CH)” where the utility will equip 20-25 LV network transformers with smart grid terminals • Exploring the various capabilities of the technology to improve the visibility of LV network status and the quality of energy delivery • Results & the usability of this information in network planning

Oliver Krone, Head of Smart Grid Engineering, BKW

10.00-10.20 Predictive Analytics to Improve Power Plant Efficiency, Flexibility & Reliability - Reality or Myth? • How to leverage Big Data and Analytics technology & Predictive Analysis Models to make accurate predictions • How do we identify leading failure indicators from historical data? • Can predictive analytics and big-data technology be applied to power generation operations or is this just hype?

Giovanni Pepicelli, Global ICT Innovation Program Manager, ENEL Distribution

Biren Gandhi, Power Generation/Renewable Energy Industry Solutions Leader, IBM

10.20-10.40 Developing an IDE4L Grid • Overview of the IDE4L Project - motivation & scope • From concepts to demonstrations • Main objectives and expected outcomes

AM SESSION A | 5 NOVEMBER 2014

SESSION 31: ASSET AND RISK MANAGEMENT

• Targets of each WP

Antonino Riccobono, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University

10.40–11.00 Morning Coffee Break

11.00-11.20 Cost Effective Asset Management: Working with Suppliers to Develop Low Cost Instrumentation in MV/LV Substations (KRIS) • Why did we start a project like KRIS and what are the goals of the project? • The results of the new set of specifications – what does the MV/LV substation of the future look like? • The first results of the field tests at the DSOs

Jaap Kohlmann, Innovator, Enexis

11.20-11.40 Localised Flexibility to Optimise Distribution Grid Operations • Distribution Grid challenges under the energy mix transition plans • New model of interactions between energy value chain stakeholders • Innovative solutions to optimise distribution grid operations

Olivier Carré, Telecontrol & SCADA Expert, ERDF

Said Kayal, Smart Grid Innovation Director, Alstom Grid

11.40-12.00 Intelligence Replaces Copper - Distributed Grid Intelligence • How to tackle challenges of the transition to a new energy mix by implementing a distributed intelligence system • How to maintain the supply security at the present high level despite ongoing changes • How to make the distribution grid ready for the future

Hendrik Adolphi, Head of Technical Asset Management, Netze BW

12.00-12.30 Panel Session: Efficiency in the Core Business - Improving Operations Within the Current Model Much of the conversation at conferences are future- looking and tend to focus on new forms of energy, innovations etc. But equally important is finding efficiency in the core business, as it currently stands. This panel session will focus on basic, day to day challenges, asking what innovations and developments are feasible within the existing model, to deliver short- term cost reductions, new revenue and improved customer satisfaction.

Moderator: Henk Bijl, Lead, Accenture Smart Grid Services in the Netherlands, Accenture

Panelists: Anthony Walsh, Specifications Manager, ESB Networks

Anders Birke, Lead IT Architect, DONG Energy

Hendrik Adolphi, Head Technical Asset Management, Netze BW



• The business process supported by the ELVIS solution and its high-level system architecture • How IBM Maximo for Utilities is a cornerstone of the solution and how the integration with ESRI ArcGIS is utilised

Marcus Stenstrand, Grid Management Programme Manager, ELVIS Project, Fingrid Oyj

10.40-11.00 Morning Coffee Break

11.00-11.20 Connecting Smart Grids to the Outside World in a Future Proof Way • How information sources from different domains can be connected • How linked data opens up new possibilities in connecting data sources and in asking & answering questions • The value of connecting data sources by using linked data standards as well as the existing standard

Jasper Roes, Consultant and Project Manager, TNO

Sophie Verbeek, Information Manager A&U, Alliander

11.20-11.40 Virtual Power Plant (VPP) – A Tool for Optimal Use of Flexibilities • The Altran Definition of a VPP • Modeling concept for the Altran Virtual Power Plant - bringing together the financial option theory & the energy market • Description of the stochastic dynamic optimisation algorithm, making the perfect decision under uncertainty while maximising the return & status of the development and next steps

Konrad Mussenbrock, Senior Business Development Manager, Altran

11.40-12.00 The Universal Smart Energy Framework (USEF) • Summarising the Universal Smart Energy Framework • Introducing its contents and components: the interaction model, the market-based control mechanism, grid operations, smart energy services, privacy and security and ICT architecture • Implementation & demonstration of USEF in a serious game, highlighting the main aspects of the USEF concept

Milo Broekmans, Chief Architect, USEF

12.00-12.20 EvolvDSO: Development of Methodologies and Tools for New and Evolving DSO Roles For Efficient DRES Integration • Emerging and future DSO roles in the European electricity system • Research and technology gaps that need to be solved for DSOs to efficiently fulfil their roles in the future energy market

Marco Baron, Smart Grids Business Developer, ENEL Distribution

Chairperson:Stephanie Jamison, Managing Director, Accenture Smart Grid Services Europe, Africa & Latin America, Accenture

09.00-09.20 E-HIGHWAY 2050 • Developing the foundations of a modular and robust expansion of the pan-European network from 2020 to 2050, required to be online with the three European energy policy pillars

Gerald Sanchis, e-Highway2050 Coordinator, RTE

09.20-09.40 GREDOR • Smart grid project in Wallonia covering the economic and technical aspects of the new long term planning, operational and real time processes to be redesigned with DSOs and market actors • The focus is on the MV network but the interrelationships with the HV and MV grid will be analysed too • GREDOR will propose several market options to model the interactions between the grid operators and the market players and will develop decision supporting tools for the 3 timeframes

Damien Ernst, Associate Professor, University of Liege

09.40-10.00 Smart Substations Project: A World First in the Field of Smart Grids • Cutting-edge digital and optical technologies to optimise the capacities of substations, ensuring that they are able to deal with the mass expansion of renewable energies • On-board smart capabilities built into substation infrastructure needed to compensate for the intermittent nature of renewable generation • Equipped with a meteorological station, the smart substation will be able to adapt to climatic conditions and analyse fault situations to restore power quickly and independently

Thierry Buhagiar, Head of Smart Substation Project, RTE

10.00-10.20 PEGASE • Define the architecture of state estimation software to provide all TSOs with a complete and coherent picture of the state of the European Transmission Network (ETN) • Develop optimisation software to determine realistic future system operating points for operational planning • Leverage state of the art time domain simulation methods to very large-scale systems for off-line studies of the ETN

Stéphane Rapoport, Product Manager - Smart Power Systems, Tractabel Engineering

10.20-10.40 ELVIS Electricity Transmission Asset and Operation Management Project at Fingrid • The Fingrid business objectives that led to the “ELVIS” decision

AM SESSION B | 5 NOVEMBER 2014

SESSION 36: PROJECT FOCUS: FUTURE PROOFING THE GRID – PART 1




SESSION 32: PROJECT FOCUS: IMPROVING GRID RELIABILITY THROUGH INNOVATIVE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

Chairperson:Paddy Turnbull, Chair, Global Smart Grid Federation

13:40-14.00 What Utilities Need to Be Doing Now to Prepare for a Future with Smart Glasses & Drones • What role could augmented reality and smart glasses technology play for utilities and how to make sure they live up to their anticipated benefits • The potential of drones as tools for improving maintenance processes for utilities • Steps to be taken, staff and training needs

Andrea Bardini, Business Developer, OverIT – ENGINEERING Group

Salvatore Amaduzzi, Business Development Manager, OverIT – ENGINEERING Group

14.00-14.20 Energy Efficient Grid Automation Solutions for Mixed Overhead Line and Cable Networks • Piloting of new grid automation solutions – R&D together with a utility customer • Customer involvement from start to finish - from network simulation and “investment versus benefit” analyses to field tests on customer site • Introducing new grid automation technologies for various customer requirements

Jarkko Holmlund, Sales Manager, Grid Automation Solutions, ABB Oy

14.20-14.40 GridTech - Integrated Assessment of New Grid- Impacting Technologies • Comparison of different technological options towards the exploitation of the full potential of RES-E in Europe • Case studies from 7 target countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands & Spain) • Pan-European model runs and sensitivity analysis comparing the costs and benefits of different groups of technologies in the future European grid

Pablo Frias, Professor, University of Comillas

14.40-15.00 DISCERN: Distributed Intelligence for Cost-Effective and Reliable Distribution Network Operation • Establish a family of demonstration projects focused on the MV/LV network and develop an assessment framework based on KPIs that allows the comparison of technical solutions for monitoring and controlling the distribution network • Identify, assess and compare the technological options for monitoring and control systems in the distribution network

Alan Birch, DISCERN Work Package 8 Leader & Lutz Itschert, DISCERN Task Leader

15.00-15.20 Direct Current Distribution Networks – a New Service of Regional Network Operators?

• Are public, smart DC networks viable? • Key success factors for public DC networks implementation • Steps forward

Frans Provoost, Senior Consultant, Alliander

Hans Schneider, Senior Consultant Energy Transition, Alliander


15.40-16.00 Design and Control of Microgrids – Typical Applications and Impact on Your Business • How to meet the future grid challenges • Impact on utilities business by different projects and solutions • Highlights of the implementation of microgrids and the integration of renewables

Ullrich Jakobi, Head of Microgrid Solution Design, Energy Automation, Siemens

16.00-16.20 GRID4EU - Large-Scale Demonstration of Advanced Smart Grid Solutions with Wide Replication and Scalability Potential for Europe • Overview about the project • Focus Demo1: Advanced MV-operation • Objectives and first results

Thomas Wiedemann, Project Manager New Technologies, RWE

16.20-16.40 Inovgrid – Current Status of EDP’s Smart Grid Project • Architecture of the project and its most interesting components • Deployment status • Results obtained so far and next steps

Paulo Líbano Monteiro, Director – Inovgrid Solution Development, EDP Distribution

16.40-17.00 JEJU Smart Grid Demonstration Project: The Chance to Test Technology and Business Models • Introduction of smart grid activities in Korea • Lessons learned from the JEJU smart grid demonstration project • Future plan of smart grid in Korea

Dae-Kyeong Kim, Smart Grid Program Director, KETEP

17.00-17.20 Implementing a Retrofit Distribution Automation (DA) Strategy: Real Experience with Smart Substations. Lessons learned with >500 RMU’s • How to create a standardised low-cost DA solution • Which practical issues will appear with a roll out? • Are these issues only technical?

Sjors van der Heijden, Advisor Asset Management, Enexis




SESSION 37: BUILDING RESILIENCY WITH MICROGRIDS

Chairperson:Christine Hertzog, Managing Director, Smart Grid Library

14.00-14.20 Microgrids: Resiliency for Energy, Economic and National Security • Microgrids will not just contribute to strengthening our grids to withstand major natural and man-made events but also could become a “third element” in grid modernisation • Advanced Microgrids could have transformative effects on the organisation and resiliency of our power system • Case studies will illustrate efforts of the US Government and private industry to advance these objectives

Larisa Dobriansky, Senior Vice President, Legal, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, General Microgrids

14.20-14.40 The Smart Polygeneration Microgrid: Smart Metering and Interaction with DSOs • The very first Italian experience of coorporation amongst university, industry and the local DSO in the field of microgrids • The installation of new smart meters that will make the load and generation profiles of the SPM available for the Energy Management System, in order to perform an optimal dispatch of the SPM generation pattern to pursue economical or environmental objectives • The possibility of involving a wider community in the field of energy management

Renato Procopio, Professor, University of Genoa

14.40-15.00 The Efficient Microgrid • Rising energy prices, reliable and resilient energy are increasingly becoming concerns to energy consumers • Fundamental business changes such as market deregulation offer new opportunities • By adding renewable generation sources and storage to the grid, the reliability of energy supply increases, and costs are reduced

Bernd Koch, Director, Siemens Microgrid, Siemens

15.00-15.20 Q&A


16.00-16.20 Real World Applications for Microgrids • The drivers behind the growth in microgrids • Successes and lessons learned from actual microgrid projects, including the Borrego Springs microgrid deployed by San Diego Gas & Electric • How, if implemented correctly, microgrids can be used as a tool for the macrogrid

Neal Bartek, Distributed Energy Resources Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric

16.20-16.40 Balancing Micro Networks in Dynamic Production and Demand Environments • Automated network management solution to manage micro networks • Results of smart grid laboratory testing by Tecnalia

Igor Dremelj, Vice President Smart Grid Solution Centre, Landis + Gyr

Iñigo Cobelo, Project Manager, Tecnalia

16.40-17.00 Presentation to be confirmed

17.00-17.20 Q&A



AM SESSION A | 6 NOVEMBER 2014

SESSION 33: PROJECT FOCUS: NETWORK POWER BALANCING - PART 2

Chairperson:Guillermo Amann, Vice President, T&D Europe

09.00-09.20 GreenLys: Advanced Functions and Tools for Network Management • The first full scale experiment in an urban area • Improving the performance and agility of the grid • Incorporating new decentralised electricity production sources

Matthieu Terenti, Smart Grids Project Manager, ERDF

09.20-09.40 220kV SSSC Device for Power Flow Control • Project to prevent overload situations in the 220kV transmission grid and reduce measures that the system operator has to make for solving overloads • Reducing the meshing of the network, curtailing wind production

Unai Búrdalo, R&D and EU Projects Department, Red Eléctrica de España

09.40-10.00 The Cell Controller Pilot Project • Project aimed to help adapt the Danish power system to meet future requirements • Explores possibilities such as increasing the extent of system control and monitoring, aiming to balance power generation and consumption

Thomas Ackermann, CEO, Energynautics

10.00-10.20 iGreenGrid - Increasing the Hosting Capacity for Distributed Renewable Energy Sources (DRES) in Power Distribution Grids • The iGreenGrid project - promoting best practices and sharing knowledge • Identifying potential solutions for integrating RES across six existing projects in LV and MV grids without compromising reliability or quality of supply • Assess the scalability and replicability at EU level

Jesús Varela Sanz, European Grid Projects Department, Iberdrola Distribution


11.00-11.20 Utilising International Standards-Including IEC 61850-to Control DER Plants and Deliver Ancillary Services • Working together to understand how smart inverters can be utilised to maximise value and grid stability • How researchers in Austria, the US and Japan are utilising international standards • Real-life experiences of leading inverter manufacturers that are testing and deploying their solutions now

Tom Tansy, Chairman, SunSpec Alliance

11.20-12.40 Standardisation for Smart Grids – Where Do We Stand? This Round Table session will showcase the state of Smart Grid standardisation in Europe as well as globally, and will examine some of the issues that can propel and delay implementation of new technologies and their applications. Issues of interoperability will also be examined, together with its relationship to standardisation.

• Why standards are so important for the future of smart grids • Lessons learnt - coordinating the work of the three standardisation bodies related to the smart grid field • Current state of play

Moderator: Manuel Sánchez Jiménez, Senior Policy Officer for Smart Grids, European Commission DG ENER

Panelists: Jean-Pierre Mennella, Co -chairman of the European working group CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Smart Grid Coordination Group - Smart Grid Information Security

Ralph Sporer, Responsible for Standardisation of Innovative Technologies, Siemens

Tom Berry, Technical Expert, T&D Europe

Laurent Schmitt, Vice President Strategy & Innovation, Alstom Grid

Ioannis Retsoulis, Standardisation & Interoperability Advisor, ENTSO-E

Peter Hermans, Chief Architect, Stedin



AM SESSION B | 6 NOVEMBER 2014

SESSION 38: PROJECT FOCUS: SOLAR & WIND POWER INTEGRATION PROJECTS

• The LV grid and the MV/LV transformers encounter severe overloaded LV cables and voltage problems. • Optimal feeder voltage control when the reference voltage to steer the on load tapschangers is measured along the LV feeder

Edward Coster, Expert Asset Management, Stedin

11.20-11.40 VENTEEA – Integration of Important Capacities of Wind Energy in a Rural Network • Presentation of the technical architecture of the project • Technical approach for voltage regulation • New equipment (remote controlled sensors, upgraded substation) and software (SCADA advanced functions) implemented for grid management

Didier Colin, Project manager VENTEEA, ERDF

Olivier Carré, Telecontrol & SCADA Expert, ERDF

11.40-12.00 SINGULAR: Smart and Sustainable Insular Electricity Grids Under Large Scale Renewable Integration • Investigation into the effects of the large-scale integration of RES and DSM into the planning and operation of insular (non-interconnected) electricity grids • Spanning 7 countries: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Romania and Cyprus

Cláudio Monteiro, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Porto

12.00-12.20 REserviceS: Economic Grid Support from Variable Renewables • Capabilities and costs for the provision of ancillary services by wind and PV • Case studies of wind and PV providing frequency and voltage support to the grid • Policy guidelines on how best to use grid support services provided by wind and PV

Paul Wilczek, Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor – Grids and Internal Electricity Market, European Wind Energy Association

Chairperson:Edward Coster, Expert Asset Management, Stedin

09.00-09.20 PV GRID: Promoting Grid Integration and Development of PV systems in Europe • Reduce the barriers hampering large-scale integration of PV systems on distribution grids across Europe • Ease the administrative requirements and procedures necessary for installing, connecting to the grid and operating a PV system in Europe • Favour knowledge transfer between European countries

Manoël Rekinger, Senior Advisor - Electricity Grids and Market, EPIA

09.20-09.40 ECOGRID EU • Develop a new real time market (5 min prices) as a supplement to the existing balancing markets • Demonstrate how smart grid technology and flexible DER can contribute to the balancing ability in the future power system and a growing share of intermittent production

Ove S. Grande, Senior Researcher, SINTEF Energy Research

09.40-10.00 Nice Grid – Contribution of a Smart-Solar District • Technical architecture of the project • Business use cases tested: peak load management, integration of PV, islanding • First results

Chloé Pfeiffer, Project Development and Smart Grids, ERDF

Nils Siebert, DERMS DER-Scheduling Release Manager, Alstom Grid

10.00-10.20 Q&A


11.00-11.20 Large Scale Integration of PV Systems and Heatpumps in a Workmen’s Quarter • The integration of PV systems and heat pump has a huge impact




SESSION 34: RENEWABLES IN PRACTICE: GRID INTEGRATION PROJECTS


SESSION 39: NON RETAIL DEMAND RESPONSE

Chairperson:Frauke Thies, Policy Director, EPIA

14.00-14.20 Renewable-Only Smart Grid System for a Korean Island • How to design an island type smart grid system • How to manage the power peak demand on an isolated island • What the smart grid operation algorithm is in MG

Jungho Lee, Director General, Smart Grid & Energy Storage System Department, KEPCO

14.20-14.40 INCREASE • Focus on how to manage renewable energy sources in the LV and MV networks to provide ancillary services (towards DSOs and TSOs), in particular voltage control and the provision of reserves • Project will enable distributed RES (DER) and loads to go beyond just exchanging power with the grid, enabling DSOs to evolve from congestion manager to capacity manager, resulting in a more efficient exploitation of the current grid capacity, thus facilitating higher DER penetration at reduced cost

Bart Meersman, Electrical Energy Laboratory (EELAB), Dept. of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation (EESA), Ghent University

14.40-15.00 BEST PATHS • A large-scale demonstration project to speed up the development of a pan-European transmission grid by means of validating advanced uses of HVDC technology • For connecting offshore RES generators, multi- terminal and multivendor applications, offshore and onshore HVDC links upgrading • Combining this with innovative techniques for repowering AC corridors • Use of superconducting cables

Vicente J. González-López, Head of R&D and EU Projects Department, Red Eléctrica de España

15.00-15.20 The Traffic Light Concept: Part of the German “Energiewende” • Prevent critical grid situation when RES share is high • Prevent market restriction • Guarantee national economically efficient energy supply • Support new business models

Joachim Gruber, Senior Manager, EnBW Energie Baden- Württemberg

Chairperson:Jessica Stromback, Director, Smart Energy Demand Coalition

13:40–14.00 Demand Response in Europe: From Questionable Experiments to a Sustainable Integration in the Markets • Demand Response integration in the markets operated by TSOs in Europe - lessons learnt and key achievements • Demand Response integration in other markets – Demand Response as a service for utilities and DSO

Jacques Arbeille, Demand Response Market Analyst, Energy Pool 14.00-14.20 Life After TWENTIES: How to Move from Demonstration Projects to Commercial Pilots • Considerations after TWENTIES • Commercial CHP pilots in the UK • The partnership approach in Germany • Our view on flexibility going forward

Ivan Kristian Pedersen, Head of Power Hub Technology, Products & Pricing International, DONG ENERGY

14.20-14.40 Demand Response 2.0: Faster, More Reliable and More Value to C&I Power Consumers • European energy markets are facing several structural challenges not addressed by ‘traditional’ demand response • Ultra-fast and ultra-reliable demand response requires a new generation of technology and analytics • A few case studies of Demand Response 2.0 will be offered from the UK and continental European markets

Jan-Willem Rombouts, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, REstore

14.40-15.00 The Aggregator Role and Opportunities with Residential DR • A market model for the smart grid, minimising costs and rewarding aggregators • Balancing the players’ diverse objectives and still reap the most benefits

Pierre Bivas, Founder of Voltalis, Chairman of Cathode

15.00-15.20 Demand Response in Industrial Production – DRIP Project • Technical, ecological and economic evaluation for the industrial customer of the potential for flexibility, available in its energy consuming processes • Demonstration of the potential benefits for the customer due to flexibility in energy consumption • Demonstration of the potential benefits that the customer’s flexibility entails for energy retailers as well as for electric network operators (transmission and distribution)

Manuel Alcazar Ortega, Director, Electrical Engineer, Department of New Technologies, RWE



Smart Homes & End User Engagement

Chairperson:Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates

14.00-14.20 Why Utilities Need to Re-Energise their Customer Experience • Delivering the customer promise is relatively straightforward. Delivering it profitably is a bigger challenge. Customers demand personalised, relevant content, seamlessly & more quickly delivered via multiple channels in new ways • This session will investigate how utilities are using digital to reshape their business performance from ‘outside-in’, from increasing customer and employee intimacy, managing cost-to-serve and importantly accelerating revenue and profitability growth

Philippe Vié, Vice President, Capgemini Consulting

Maggie Buggie ,Vice President, Global Head of Digital Sales and Markets, Capgemini

14.20-14.40 Smart Home and Connected Home Products: The Technological & Business View in Germany • Actual market demands of Smart Home hardware and software development • Long-term development drivers: comfort, energy efficiency, safety and security • Obstacles to smart home installations & market success

Michael Westermeier, Technical Product Manager, Smart Homes, RWE Efficiency GmbH

14.40-15.00 Active Citizen, Customer Engagement from the System Operator Viewpoint • Social network research - citizens concern about the electricity system • The importance of consumer communications • Approaching the final consumer - smartphone app

Susana Bañares Hernandez, Head of DSM Department, Red Eléctrica de España

Marta Huerta Arribas, DSM Department, Red Eléctrica de España

PM | 4 NOVEMBER 2014

SESSION 40: GAMIFICATION & NEW ENGAGEMENT TOOLS

15.00-15.20 Working with Utilities to Develop New Consumer Engagement Services • Products and Services • Experiences • Results

Andy Baynes, Director of Business Development, Nest


16.00-16.20 Making Full Use of Engagement Tools • Lack of understanding of marketing opportunities from the utilities • Making full use of connected home aspects • The need for Leadership

Derek Roddy, CEO, Climote

16.20-17.20 Roundtable Session: Customers at the Core of the New Utility Business Model • How the customer relationship is at the core of utilities’ evolution from commodity to service provider • A new vision of customer care that delivers on customer expectations and utility business necessities • The architecture required to deliver compelling, personalised, customer journeys at scale • Return on Engagement (ROE) evidence from European utilities

Alex Laskey, President & Founder, Opower

Neil Pennington, Director of Smart Innovation, RWE npower


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RWE


Chairperson:Susanne Bach, Innovation Manager, Essent

09.00-09.20 Disintermediation Risk is Emerging – Who Will Own the Future Customer Relationship? • BAU is not an option for utilities, new competition will erode commodity margins • Developing tailored solutions to address latent customer needs is essential • Innovative collaboration is no longer nice to have, it’s now mission critical

John McKiernan, Head of External Collaboration, ESB

09.20-09.40 Engaging the Consumer in Research and Innovation • Early participation of consumers in innovation: reward both for the industry • The different types of engagement and methodologies to interact with users • Understanding the potential of engagement to strengthen R&D and increase access to EU funding facilities

Jako Jellema, University of Groningen & Energy Academy Europe

09.40-10.00 The Added Value of Household Level Analysis in Active Demand • Different types of Active Demand pilots • Active Demand KPI’s on a household level • Determinants of household participation in Active Demand

Marina Lombardi, Project Manager, Enel Distribution

Roelien Attema, Senior Business Consultant, TNO

10.00-10.20 Smart Electric Lyon – Energy Made Easy • Conditions for the development of smart home equipment’s interoperability • Customer’s acceptance and appetite for smart home and smart building solutions • The collaborative dimension of the project and the academic research program

Christophe Reinert, Smart Electric Lyon Project Director, EDF

Gilles Cerardi, Smart Electric Lyon Project Director, EDF


AM | 5 NOVEMBER 2014

SESSION 41: EXPLORING ACTIVE & ENGAGED COMMUNITIES

11.00-11.20 Customers in Control of their Energy Usage • The future active customer as “prosumer” in the energy system • E.ON´s projects Hållbarheten and Sustainable City Hyllie, objectives and status • E.ON´s involvement in the EU FINESCE project

Thomas Pehrsson, Process Manager & Business Developer, E.ON

11.20-11.40 Consumers at the Centre of Utility Transformation • End-to-end approach to utility transformation • Real life experience of the transition to customer- centric business models • Mechanics and potential benefits of Smart Power Model

Aloke Mitra, Head, Business Solutions,TCS Utilities Business Unit

Geert-Jan van der Zande, Managing Director, Xyntéo

11.40-12.00 Smart Consumer, Smart Customer, Smart Citizen Project: Empowering Smart Customers to Participate in Active Demand and Energy System Efficiency • Fostering smart energy behaviour of households and SMEs • A human centric approach from social and behavioural sciences • Recommendations and guidelines for decision makers and developers of future research programmes and a best-practice toolkit to better involve customers in smart grid projects and roll outs

Erik Laes, Expert, Vito

12.00-12.20 Exploring active and engaged utilities’ customers to design new valuable services • Smart Thermostat experience in Europe, user profiling and market insights • New services perspective • Exploring communities further with Indoor comfort and Weather metrics

Julien Metge, Head of Business Developpement Smart Home & Energy, Netatmo

12.20-12.40 Predictably Irrational: Why Data Alone Cannot Drive Lasting Engagement • How leading utilities are applying proven behavioural science theories and consumer loyalty strategies to maximise results from engagement programs and build lasting relationships with customers • Best practices for providing customers with personalised experiences • How a tailored customer journey can drive positive business outcomes

Justin Segall, President & Founder, Simple Energy

Smart Homes & End User EngagementCase Study Programme


Chairperson:Marina Lombardi, Project Leader, Enel Distribution

14.00-14.20 Introduction to the ADVANCED Project

Marina Lombardi, Project leader, Enel Distribution

14.20-14.40 What Does the Customer Say?

Sophie Goudet, Senior Director, TNS

14.40-15.00 A Model for Involving Customers in Active Demand

Philip Lewis , CEO, VaasaETT

15.00-15.20 AD and Its Potential Impact on the Electricity System

Maria Sebastian Viana, Smart Grids Project Manager, ERDF


16.00-16.20 Economic Impact of AD

Pablo Frias, Professor, Comillas University

16.20-16.40 Q&A

16.40-17.20 Identifying and Overcoming the Main Barriers to Demand Response in Europe

Moderator: Thomas Mikkelsen, Associate Expert, VaasaETT

Panelists: Thomas Schmid, Business development manager, Entelios

Jessica Stromback, Director, Smart Energy Demand Coalition

Marko Svetina, CEO, cyberGRID


SESSION 42: ADVANCED: OUTCOME OF ACTIVE DR PROGRAMMES RUNNING IN EUROPE



Chairperson:Bjørn Bekkevold, Founder & CEO, XTN Group

09.00-09.20 PowerMatching the Future • PowerMatcher Stakeholder value proposition • Insight in the future of PowerMatcher and PowerMatcher as the future • Fields results

Alexander Krstulovic, IT Consultant, Alliander

09.20-09.40 Linear: Harvesting Flexibility in Residential Neighbourhoods • User behavior in the Linear Residential Demand Reponse pilot • The four Linear demand response business cases • Some conclusions and results

Wim Cardinaels, Project Manager, EnergyVille

Koen Vanthournout, Senior Researcher, EnergyVille & VITO

09.40-10.00 A Generic Infrastructure for Coupling Flexible Devices and Demand Response Systems • Removing silos will propel the entire industry, for appliances as well as services • Flexible power application infrastructure as an open source • Join the community: add your drivers or energy app and use all available resources

Winifred Roggekamp, Domain Architect, Technolution B.V

10.00-10.20 The Engagement of the End User in the DR Modelec Programme in France • How to recruit users for a demand response program • Learnings on the end user behaviours regarding Modelec Demand response programme • Leads for making DR programs customer-oriented and sustainable for utilities

Serge Subiron, CEO, IJENKO


SESSION 43: DR IN PRACTICE


11.00-11.20 GreenLys: Peak Shaving Programmes, Rebound and Report Effects • Forecasting load reductions • Aggregating historical and real-time data for greater accuracy • Managing load rebounds

Matthieu Terenti, Smart Grid Project Manager, ERDF

11.20-11.40 Smart Meter for Demand Response in the Smart Home • How dynamic tariffs and related control of appliances are key to tomorrow’s demand response services • Presentation of the Smart Electric Lyon trial project’s approach to demand response service based on the smart meter • Illustration of the use case and functional architecture standardisation process

Yves Dherbecourt, Senior Project Manager, EDF

11.40-12.00 PERFILA: Improvement of the Profiling System • First use of smart meters deployment in Spain to improve the electric system • Consumer panel experience • Improvements on the current profiling methodology

Asier Molto Llovet, DSM department, Red Electrica de España

Miguel Oridales Botija, DSM Department, Red Electrica de España

12.00-12.20 PowerMatcher & Consumer Behaviour • Objectives and workings of PowerMatcher including results • Make customers aware of the changes that will alter their role in the future energy system • Combining PowerMatcher and customer participation

Arnoud Rijneveld, Innovator, Stedin



Chairperson:Colin McKerracher, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

13.40-14.00 Technology-Agnostic Smart Home via the Home Gateway Application Platform • Wireless home area networks requirements for the smart home. Security, performance and reliability • Business architecture approaches of the Broadband Service providers in delivering smart home services • Technical architecture developed to achieve business goals, including the deployment of cloud-based and home-based services

Luca Giacomello, Project Manager, Telecom Italia

14.00-14.20 The Living Lab & Open Innovation in the Utility Industry • Hackathon and open innovation • Demo Steinkjer and data access to end users • Involving the end user in the innovation

Therese Troset Engan, Project Manager, Demo Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag Elekstrisitetsverk (NTE)

Thor Gunnar Steinsli, System ICT Architect ICT, Demo Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag Elekstrisitetsverk (NTE)


SESSION 44: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

14.20-14.40 Emerging Trends and Opportunities • Wireless Connectivity Technology • The role of M2M and End User Engagement opportunities • Generating new revenue streams from M2M

Emilio Martinez, Head of Global Smart Metering Global M2M, Telefonica Digital

14.40-15.00 Wireless Communications – Enabler for Smart Homes • How wireless technologies are essential for IoT • Wireless technologies should demonstrate performance characteristics in order to support broad acceptance and success of IoT • ULE Technology, the high degree of performance characteristics.

Avi Barel, Director of Business Development, ULE Alliance

15.00-15.20 New Disruptive Ultra-Long Range Radio Technologies for Smart Homes • New long-range wireless connectivity for M2M and the IoT • Sensor instrumentation for utility meters • Role of inverse modelling in defining energy usage and patterns

Olivier Hersent, CEO, Actility




Smart Metering

Chairperson:Santi Martínez Farrero, Executive Manager, Estabanell y Pahisa Energia & Senior Representative of GEODE

14.00-14.20 German Challenges for Smart Meters for a Medium- Sized DSO in the Context of Local Smart Microgrids • Germany’s smart meter regulations • Challenges for energy suppliers and utilities • Cooperating smart micro grids and the prosumers Roland Stader, Director Energy Automation, Telecommunications & IT, Stadtwerke Konstanz GmbH

14.20-14.40 Estonia: The Challenges and Advantages of Relying on Partners • What is the situation in Estonia today when it comes to Energy? An introduction to the market situation in Estonia • Working towards the 2020 goal • Smart Meter projects, alliance with Ericsson Estonia • The challenges and advantages of relying on partners, of outsourcing Mait Rahi, Head of Smart Metering Program, Elektrilevi

14.40-15.00 Addressing Smart Metering Installation Challenges • Assessing the issues we are likely to experience • Building Strategies to address these issues • Working co-operatively with delivery partners David Ross Scott, Smart Metering Industry Relationship Manager, ScottishPower

15.00-15.20 Q&A


16.00-16.20 Standards-Based Architecture as the Safe Choice • The smart meter roll out – a high-risk project • Standards – the insurance against the manufacturer trap • Interoperability – the insurance against rocketing integration costs Thomas Schaub, Senior Manager Standards Interoperability, Landis + Gyr

16.20-16.40 A Smart Meter at the Top of the Hill • Technological and economic challenges for managing Smart Meters in Rural Areas • Operational principle for a Smart Rural Grid • Opportunities of integrating distributed renewable energy sources in rural areas

Santi Martínez Farrero, Executive Manager, Estabanell y Pahisa Energia

Ramón Gallart, Smart Grids Manager, Estabanell y Pahisa Energia, S.A.

16.40-17.00 New Business Models for DSO's • How to make energy efficiency work • Data is key • Explore new markets with new services

Christoph Larch, Managing Director, SYNECO and South Tyrolean Energy Association

17.00-17.20 Q&A


SESSION 45: LOCAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTORS’ ROLLOUT CHALLENGES



Smart Metering

Chairperson:Jamie Crystal, Director, UK&I Advisory, EY

09.00-09.20 E.ON’s Introduction of Metering Systems with a Smart Grid Platform • What is E.ON’s EniM (EniM= introduction of new intelligent metering systems) project • How it addresses the holistic view of the paradigm shift coming with renewable generation • How it addresses flexible demand response programs

Andreas Dallner, Project Manager, E.ON Business Services

09.20-09.40 How Are We Optimising Smart Metering for the UK? • Construction of the DCC & Telefonica’s Role within it • Programme Delivery Plan • Associated Benefits to UK Utilities

Rob Searle, Networks Smart Metering Programme Manager, Telefonica

09.40-10.00 Optimising Smart Metering: 3 Areas with Un- Chartered Value • Deriving value from the deployment • What does it mean to buy Smart - A Utility's PoV • Smart operations and transitioning to BaU

Jamie Crystal, Director, UK&I Advisory, EY

Lee Bullen, NPower

10.00-10.20 Beyond the Meter • Meters and More: the association 4 years on • New interfaces from the smart grid • Meter to home communication – protocol and use cases • Smart public lighting management system – protocol and use cases • Use of PLC in the smart grid: opportunities and threats

Simone Chiappi, Vice President Smart Metering, E.ON & Member of the Board of Directors, Meters and More

Alessandro Bertani, Consulting, Solutions & Services Division Smart Grids, Project Center Director, CESI SpA & Member of the Board of Directors, Meters and More


11.00-11.20 G3-PLC 500 kHz for Smart Metering • G3-PLC standardisation, frequency ranges, data rates, coverage, distances • Practical impacts on system requirements of the Commission Recommendation of 9.3.2012, C(2012) 1342 on preparations for the roll out of smart metering systems • Vattenfall and devolo’s approach and experience

Michael Koch, Vice President Strategic Positioning, devolo AG

11.20-11.40 Smart Metering: Maximising Customer Engagement • How the customer discovery model can be used for start-ups in Smart Metering • Sometimes, the most surprising answers are the best ones! • Unexpected emotional aspects in energy consumption

Thomas Goette, CEO, GreenPocket

11.40-12.00 Advancing Smart Metering to Smart Grid Ready Solutions • Local optimisation of consumption against local generation as a smart solution: A Case study • How to utilise smart metering technology to get additional benefits • Is Smart Metering with Smart Gird extension the future of Smart Metering?

František Müller, Specialist, CEZ Distribution Services

Filip Procházka, Senior Researcher, Institute of Computer Science, Masaryk University

12.00-12.20 Q&A


SESSION 46: SMART METERING OPTIMISATION



& Member of the Board of Directors,


Smart Metering

Chairperson:Robert Denda, Smart Metering Project Coordinator, Endesa

09.00-09.20 Project ‘Switch’ or How to Reduce Smart Meter Roll Out Costs • Sibelga best practices to prepare the installation of Smart Meters in case of roll out • The importance of smart meter installation into the correct environment • The need for good preparation in order to minimise the cost of the roll out • Presentation of the Sibelga plug-in concept & new equipment to facilitate the placement and the replacement of standard meters

Thomas Defawe, Expert Metering, Sibelga

09.20-09.40 Meter-ON: Steering the Implementation of Smart Metering Solutions Throughout Europe • Implementation of smart metering solutions throughout Europe • Best practices for the adoption of smart metering technologies & infrastructure in Europe • Final recommendations to foster smart metering rollouts

Marco Baron, Smart Grids Business Developer, ENEL Distribution

09.40-10.00 Technical Solutions & Market Model Blending Together into One Smart Solution • Making the smart meter installation more compact, more cost effective & ready for the future • Smart metering market opportunities, now ready to be exploited • Less is more!

Tom Segers, Senior Technologist Smart Metering, Eandis

Dirk Costrop, Project Manager Data Acquisition Smart Metering, Eandis

10.00-10.20 Electromagnetic Disturbances and Blocking Problems in PLC Technologies • Better understanding the reasons for problems with PLC technologies in the field • The technological limits of PLC technology • Recommendations to detect and avoid problems

Ibon Arechalde, EMC and Telecom Laboratory Manager, Tecnalia Research and Innovation


11.00-11.20 Closing the Gap Between Smart Metering and Distribution Automation with Transformer Level Measuring • Real-time metering to improve transparency to medium and low voltage networks • Utilising metered quality data for network maintenance and investment planning • Value of reference metering: identify and minimise technical & non-technical losses

Patricio Villard, Vice President Product Management CISG, Landis + Gyr

11.20-11.40 M2M technologies in Smart Metering & Value Added Services for Utilities • Turkcell investment in new products & services for utilities • Turkcell M2M platform solutions, ensuring utilities improve their automated meter reading operations • Energy consumption monitoring for corporate customers

Dündar Özdemir, Head of M2M Products, Turkcell

11.40-12.20 Developing an Appropriate Meter Data Sharing Architecture: Feedback from Asian Markets • Policy regulation and standards – what is needed? • Standardisation vs interoperability - strategy development • Challenges in analysing, storing, & integrating data with smart grid infrastructure

Moderator: Masaki Umejima, Deputy Chairman, Smart House and Building Committee, Japan Smart Community Alliance & Senior Fellow, ECHONET Consortium

Panelists: Naoyuki Taniguchi, Executive manager, Corporate Strategy, ENNET Corporation

Richard Schomberg, VP Smart Energy Standards, EDF Group


SESSION 47: OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES IN SMART METERING ROLLOUTS



Energy Storage

Chairperson:Alfons Westgeest, Executive Director, EUROBAT

14.00-14.20 VENTEEA – Integration of Important Capacities of Wind Energy in a Rural Network • Technical architecture of the project • Analysis of the services storage facilities can provide to the different stakeholders of the electric system • Tests that will be conducted with a 2 MW battery connected to the MV network

Didier Colin (Project manager VENTEEA), ERDF

14.20-14.40 How Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries Can Enable Utilities to be Smarter in Energy Use - The Case of E.On’s Smart Grid for Pellworm Island • How can energy storage systems cut costs for the grid reconstruction and contribute to the energy supply system? • The role of flow battery systems in E.On’s microgrid project on the North Sea Island of Pellworm • New project findings and ways foreword

Bengt Stahlschmidt, Head of Sales, CellCube, GILDEMEISTER energy solutions Cellstrom GmbH

Co-presented by Tobias Blank, Energy Systems, E.ON New Build & Technology GmbH

14.40-15.00 Energy Storage as an Enabler of the New Functionalities in the Electricity Market (Distribution Energy Management System) • Fact, figures and experiences • Lessons learned on real projects implementation

Roger Lin, Product Planning and Marketing, NEC Energy Solutions

15.00-15.20 Energy Storage Plan for Kilroot Power Station in Northern Ireland • How battery storage facilities will help lower the cost to consumers, meet renewable energy targets and improve the flexibility of the local grid • Proven results of other storage facilities that work by smoothing the intermittent output from wind • Future role of storage in development of wind industry in Europe

Bali Sahdra, Senior Business Development Manager, AES


SESSION 48: ENERGY STORAGE INNOVATION AND LEADING PROJECTS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT – PART 1


16.00-16.20 The Role of Energy Storage in EDF’s Concept Grid Project: An Experimental Platform to Prepare the Electrical Systems of Tomorrow • Preparing the electrical systems of tomorrow with Concept Grid, from MV networks to customer applications • The role of storage for the electrical system • Storage experimentation with a 1MW battery at Concept Grid

Aude Pelletier, Research Group Manager, EDF R&D

16.20-16.40 Two Months on the Market - Experiences from Europe’s First Commercial Battery Park • Primary balancing power as a viable business model for batteries • First months of operational experience with the 5 MW battery park • 20 years performance guarantee and fully automated operation by advanced control software as a key economic enabler of the project

Jost Broichmann, Brand and Sales Manager, WEMAG AG

Co-presented by Wolfram Krause, Strategic Market Intelligence, Younicos AG 16.40-17.00 Distributed Lithium Based Energy Storage & Power Quality Improvements for Utilities: Case Study on a Smart City Project • Case study of a system design for distributed energy storage for a Smart City in Europe • Distributed systems store energy as well as deliver energy with fast response time with centralised controls • Deliver improved power quality in addition to energy storage facility

Rajshekar Das Gupta, CEO, Electrovaya 17.00-17.20 Panel Discussion


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AES


Energy Storage

Chairperson:Michael Salomon, Managing Director, Clean Horizon Consulting

09.00-09.20 Small Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS) and Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) Development Project Updates • SunHydrO - Distributed Pumped Hydro Storage - Small is beautiful! • SCD-i - Surface Isothermal CAES: Keep your temper… ature! • ASEO - Optimising [RES + Storage] Virtual Power Plants operations

Davy Marchand-Maillet, COO, Sun’R Smart Energy

09.20-09.40 Worldwide first AA-CAES Pilot Plant Under Construction in the Swiss Alps • Details and status of the worldwide first AA-CAES pilot plant under construction in the Swiss alps by ALACAES with a budget of €3.3 mil • How to increase the efficiency of conventional CAES systems from 45% to above 70% by using a thermal energy storage developed for concentrated solar power • The business case for an AA-CAES plant integrated in the German energy reserve market

Giw Zanganeh, Head of Energy Storage Technologies, Airlight Energy

09.40-10.00 Li-Ion Project (1MW- 3MWh) and a Flywheel Project (1,6MW) to be Commissioned in the Canary Islands

Cristina Gómez, Research and Development Coordinator, Red Eléctrica de España

10.00-10.20 Update 4 MW Flywheel Energy Storage System for the Independent Electricity System Operator Ontario & 10MW Flywheel Energy Storage Project for Hydro One • How flywheel energy storage operation system contributes to IESO’s grid operation and reliability correcting imbalance between supply and demand • Hydro One’s justification for a 10 MW Flywheel Energy Storage System to balance the intermittent output from a local wind farm

Aaron Lampe, VP Sales and Project Development, Temporal Power


11.00-11.20 Power-to-Gas: A Catalyst for the European Energy Policy • Update on MW grid-scale Power-to-Gas projects • Medium and longer-term market potential

Filip Smeets, General Manager, Hydrogenics

11.20-11.40 Duke Energy’s Notrees Wind Power Energy Storage Project – The Largest in North America • The business case and technology evaluation • Creating new rules in a nascent regulatory market • Observations after almost two years of operations

Mike Rowand, Director Technology Development, Duke Energy

11.40-12.00 Energy Storage System for DER Integration in the GRID4EU Italian Demo • Test and assess the use of a storage device for optimised network management • Implement voltage control (at all nodes), power flow control and an anti-islanding system • Enable the dispatching of RES

Laura Pimpinella, Control Systems Engineer, ENEL Distribution

12.00-12.20 Panel Discussion


SESSION 49: ENERGY STORAGE INNOVATION AND LEADING PROJECTS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT – PART 2



Chairperson:Peter Verboven, Innovation Developer Smart Grids, EnergyVille

14.00-14.20 Enel On-Field Experience with Energy Storage Use for Grids and Customers • Enel’s energy storage evolvement along with technological and regulatory changes in the sector • Results of testing of various battery technologies and lessons learned from the islands projects

Gianluca Gigliucci, Head of Renewable Energies, Smart Grids and Distributed Generation Research Unit, ENEL Engineering and Research Division, Enel

14.20-14.40 42 Ways in Which Energy Storage Can Save Money or Make Money: Lessons Learned From Different Types of Projects • Classic generation • Customer sited • Integrated within the distribution system

Rick Cutright, Director of Product Management, GE Power & Water Energy

14.40-15.00 Drivers for Home Storage • Storage in relation to flexibility • The importance of a customer-oriented approach • Lessons learned in pilot projects

Jos Blom, Strategy Consultant & Innovation, Alliander

15.00-15.20 End-Customer Owned Decentralised Storage as a Part of the Smart Grid • Intelligent residential energy management utilizing behind-the-meter storage • Comprehensive ancillary services the growing installed base can provide • Lessons learned in off-grid business and pilot projects

Volker Wachenfeld, Executive Vice President Off Grid & Storage, SMA Solar Technology AG

15.20 End of the Conference


SESSION 50: ENERGY STORAGE INNOVATION AND LEADING PROJECTS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT – PART 3CUSTOMER-SITED & BEHIND THE METER PROJECTS

Energy StorageCase Study Programme



09.00-09.20 Open Data in Practice: Smart Grid with Energy Cooperative & Project ‘Toegankelijke Energie Informatie’ (Accessible Energy Information) • Open data • Energy cooperatives: chances for both the cooperatives and for DSOs • First lessons learned from the project

Martijn van Huijkelom, Innovator, Enexis

Gaston Halders, Data Manager, Enexis

09.20-09.40 Innovation in Distributed Energy Resources Solutions (DERMS) Based on Pilot Project Experiences • How to bring together data and decision support tools from different systems to better manage distributed generation, electric vehicles, energy storage and demand response • The integration of existing products and the development of new functionality allowing utilities to solve distribution system management problems • Functionality of DERMS’ initiative based on international demonstrator projects

Nils Siebert, DERMS DER-Scheduling Release Manager, Alstom Grid

09.40-10.00 How ICT Can Enhance Operational Performance: The Avogardo Smart Meter Project • The regulatory framework for gas smart metering in Italy and the challenge it poses to ICT and operations • The decision to start the Avogadro project and implement an end-to-end solution to be used as a business case • Performance results obtained at communication level and business level – including results on the RF network coverage for the various installation conditions of gas meters; daily operation success rate, etc

Vincenzo Severino, Smart Meter Technologies Development, 2i Rete Gas

Fabio Veroni, Senior TLG Architect, Enel Distribution

10.00-10.20 Greenfield CIS Integration Project: Developing Successful Strategies Through Information and Insight • The business case for replacing large legacy CIS systems • Developing a model whereby solution costs and benefits are guaranteed • Retailers’ measurable benefits related to Increased customer satisfaction, billing accuracy and guaranteed collections

Kris Hillstrand, VP Strategic Programs, HCL

10.20-11.00 Morning Coffee

11.00-11.20 American Utilities “Return on Experience” - Applying Big Data Analytics: Changing the Game for Better Customer Service, Distribution Management & Workforce Operations • New data – new insights • Unlocking the value – approaches and technologies • Latest advances in support of customer management, distribution operation and planning & service efficiency • Making it happen – key success factors

Mark Inglis, Senior Director Utilities Analytics, Oracle

11.20-11.40 Customer Intelligence: Data-driven Analytics for Understanding Utility Customer Behaviour • The advanced customer segmentation analytics to dynamically learn customer profiles based on prediction goals (e.g energy theft and solar panel adoption) • The advanced analytics visualisation offering various scenario analysis based on business processes • The ability to navigate and drill through customer profile and contexts such as likelihood of electricity theft and collectible revenue, likelihood of solar panel adoption in the near future. The scoring system provides the score by various contexts so that a decision maker or a market analyst can view 360 view of customers

Arjen Zondervan, Data Scientist Business Data Analyst, Alliander

Maarten Wolf, Data Scientist, Alliander

11.40-12.00 Using Google Cloud Services to Lower Cost in IT & Operations • Using cloud services to enable shorter cycles for releases, unlimited scale-up of storage and processing technology • How to combine energy data with several other data sources to enable behavioural data science enabling numerous energy apps use cases • Real life project experiences from Alliander, Nuon and Feenstra

Edwin Poot, Founder & Managing Director, Energyworx

Matthew Feigal, Cloud Platform Solutions Engineer, Google

12.00-12.20 Data Driven Decision Making in the Utility • How smart meter data and related data, can provide the utility with unique capabilities • Change your utility from “experience-based” decision making to data-driven decision-making • Detect the actual status of the LV Grid and provide the operational department with important measurements

Poul Berthelsen, Project Manager, NRGi


SESSION 51: DATA MANAGEMENT & OPTIMISATION




Chairperson:Edward Benning, Head of Solution Delivery EMEA, OMNETRIC Group

14.00-14.20 Alliander and Stedin: Our Dedicated Private Wireless Telecom Network and Smart Grid Becoming a Reality • One year later: advantages of a private wireless network in practice • Update about our smart grid applications: meter, public lighting etc. • Future developments: the 450 MHz band and further collaboration between DSOs

Gilles Robichon, M2M Telecom Expert, Alliander

Peter Hermans, Chief Architect, Stedin

14.20-14.40 Beyond Classical Substation Communication • How seamless communication networks can be used in special applications • How does the new ethernet redundancy system “High Availability Seamless Redundancy” (HSR) make your job easier? • The challenge of when standard substation networking configurations do not fit, but seamless redundancy is required

Holger Heine, Product Lifecycle Manger Protection/ Substation Automation, Siemens

14.40-15.00 Converging RF and PLC Communications in a Multi- Application Network Architecture – A Proof of Concept in Salzburg • Explanations of the goals und adoptions - first installation of this technology based on an OFDM IPv6 powerline-technology with IEEE 1901.2 standard • Results of the operations and measurements • Conclusions, next steps

Thomas Rieder, Head of Smart Metering, Salzburg AG

15.00-15.20 Connecting Britain: How a Data and Communications Infrastructure Connecting 30 Million Homes Will Transform the GB Energy Market and the Future Opportunities for IoT • Great Britain’s smart metering communications infrastructure as a technology enabler for the GB energy market, utilities, consumers and consumer bodies • The approach taken and common standards to promote device interoperability across the infrastructure for smart metering and beyond • Smart DCC’s role in driving the further development of Britain’s smart metering data and communications infrastructure

Jonathan Bennett, Head of Strategy and Development, Smart DCC


16.00-16.20 Smart Water Metering and the Internet of Things (IoT): Case study of the Gex Community in France • Update on 30,000 smart water meters deployed for the Gex Community • Improving customer service and network performance without increased water prices • Initial results and benefits of the project focusing on possibility to connect to any type of device and equipment

Laurent Moesle, Sales Manager, SIGFOX

16.20-16.40 Big Data & Predictive Analytics to Enhance Cost Effective Maintenance • Big data management and predictive analytics to faster detect water leakage • Cost savings and increased customer experience as a result of “just-in-time maintenance” • A peak into the future: big data management and predictive analytics to detect water quality changes

Bendert de Graaf, Project Coordinator, Vitens N.V

16.40-17.00 Driving Operational Excellence Using Analytics "Apps" on a Common Foundation • Analytics can allow utilities not just to improve processes, but sometimes to disintermediate or transform them • Rather than developing analytics capabilities “by silo,” success is best achieved by using an analytics "foundation" that allows “apps” that deliver a specific business function to be built on top of a common set of enabling capabilities • The presentation will explain the foundation approach and look at several examples of how utilities already are deploying analytics that can run on a common foundation

Etienne Pelletier, Product Manager, IBM Analytics

17.00-17.20 Revenue Protection Analytics • How to identify energy theft or non-technical loss • How to analyse consumption patterns and apply modern analytics technologies to detect loss • How to augment and improve your revenue protection program and yield greater revenue benefits

Sumeet Ganju, Product Manager, Siemens


SESSION 52: COMMUNICATION METHODS, NEW AND DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICE


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