NOBEL GRID – NEW COST-EFFICIENT BUSINESS MODELS FOR FLEXIBLE SMART GRIDS

Nobel Grid will develop, deploy and evaluate advanced tools and ICT services for Distribution System Operators and electric cooperatives, enabling active consumers’ involvement, i.e., demand response schemas and flexibility of the market, i.e., new business models for aggregators and ESCOs and integration of distributed renewable energy production. Through the dual-use of telecommunication networks, and by validating the integration of distributed renewable generation and demand response systems, NOBEL GRID will offer advanced services, not only for DSO’s but to all actors in the distribution grid and retail electricity market in order to ensure that EU citizens will benefit from better prices, more secure and stable grids and renewable electricity supply.

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PROGRAMME: EU H2020

ABSTRACT:

NOBEL GRID will develop, deploy and evaluate advanced tools and ICT services for energy DSOs cooperatives and medium-size retailers, enabling active consumers involvement –i.e. new demand response schemas – and flexibility of the market – i.e. new business models for aggregators and ESCOs. Through the dual-use of telecommunication networks, and validating the integration of renewable generation presence and demand response systems, NOBEL GRID will offer advanced services to all actors in the retail markets of the electricity system in order to ensure that all consumers will benefit from cheaper prices, more secure and stable grids and low carbon electricity supply. NOBEL GRID will also undertake the design of a low cost Smart meter, which will be validated in real conditions in the framework of the project. The project results will be demonstrated and validated in five complementary scenarios in real world environments with active involvement of all the actors, and based on the new business models defined during the project.

COORDINATOR: ETRA I+D

PARTNERS:

  1. ETRA I+D S.A. – Spain
  2. Suministros Especiales Alginetenses Coop. V – Spain
  3. Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V (IWES) – Germany
  4. AIT Austrian Institute Of Technology Gmbh– Austria
  5. Engineering – Ingegneria Informatica Spa– Italy
  6. ASM Terni Spa – Italy
  7. Ecopower cvba – Belgium
  8. European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories E.V. – Germany
  9. SICS Swedish ICT Ab – Sweden
  10. Athens University Of Economics And Business – Greece
  11. ECRO Srl – Romania
  12. Fundació Privada Barcelona Digital Centre Tecnològic – Spain
  13. Hypertech (Chaipertek) Anonymos Viomichaniki Emporiki Etaireia Pliroforikis Kai Neon Technologion – Greece
  14. Society For The Reduction Of Carbon Ltd – UK
  15. Finnovaregio – Belgium
  16. Surtel Electrónica Sl – Spain
  17. Institute Of Communication And Computer Systems – Greece
  18. DNV GL – Netherland
  19. University of Manchester – UK
  20. GoodWolfe Energy Limited – UK
  21. Instituto De Desenvolvimento De Novas Tecnologias – Portugal

KEY WORDS: Smart grid, Smart meter, DSO, aggregator, ESCO, demand-response, renewable energy, business model, ICT