Transition Paths Towards a Smarter Electric Grid Christoph Mayer, OFFIS Institute for Information Technology
2 1885 When the Story Started 1885 Berlin first public power grid in Germany (of the power plant Marktgrafenstraße) Length: some 100 m Royal Opera Powerplant Kraftwerk ) Royal Theater
3 2010: Automated European Transmission Grid (ENTSO-E) GE.com Siemens.com http://www.inl.gov/r esearch/scada-testbed/i/scada-testbed-1.jpg 305.000 km transmission lines 525 mio. customers
4 Vision for Tomorrow: DESERTEC Source DESERETC
5 Vision for Tomorrow (Distribution) Smart Grid Smart Grid is an open (!) intelligent Power System. In the Internet of Energy any component of the electrical system will be represented by ICT-components + sensors + actuators which interact in multiple ways connected via a suitable ICT-infrastructure.. smartgrids.eu
6 Challenges for the Transition to the Smart Grid General Set - up: sustainability, security of supply and cost effectiveness Challenges Principal: Complexity, Heterogeneity and Openness Technical Economic Societal
7 Challenges: Complexity, Heterogeneity and Openness contributions international standardization (key element!) knowledge exchange: cooperations, platforms, associations borrowing paradigms from ICT domain (semantic web, autonomous computing, cyber physical systems, internet of things, internet of services ) 7
8 Examples of Associations and Cooperations german multinational national acatech Working Group Internet of Energy/eEnergy BDI initiativ: Internet of Energy BMWi / BMU: E-Energy - program BITKOM WG E-Energy DKE: German Steering Committee Smart Grid VDE/ITG-Fokusgruppe "Energieinformationsnetze i t und -systeme IEC: TC 57 Framework, TC 13 Electricity Meters, Strategic Group (SG 3) Smart Grid European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET) European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI) and framework programs FP 6, FP 7 European Technology Platform Smart Grids : Vision, SRA, SDDR&D Projects Mandate M/441 Smart Metering und Smart Meters Co-ordination Group CEN / CENELEC / ETSI ERGEG/ACER position paper (europ. regulators) Task force for Smart Grids (EU Commission) ISO/IEC JTC1 Special WG und SC7 Working Groups on Smart Grid: ITU: Focus Group on Smart Grid Smart Grids D-A-CH IEEE P2030 "Japan Smart Community Alliance Austrian SG Platform, ensg Vision, China, Korea Smart Grid Institute,... NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Project
9 Examples german multinational national acatech Working Group Internet of Energy/eEnergy BDI initiativ: Internet of Energy BMWi / BMU: E-Energy - program BITKOM WG E-Energy DKE: German Steering Committee Smart Grid VDE/ITG-Fokusgruppe "Energieinformationsnetze i t und -systeme IEC: TC 57 Framework, TC 13 Electricity Meters, Strategic Group (SG 3) Smart Grid European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET) European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI) and framework programs FP 6, FP 7 European Technology Platform Smart Grids : Vision, SRA, SDDR&D Projects Mandate M/441 Smart Metering und Smart Meters Co-ordination Group CEN / CENELEC / ETSI ERGEG/ACER position paper (europ. regulators) Task force for Smart Grids (EU Commission) ISO/IEC JTC1 Special WG und SC7 Working Groups on Smart Grid: ITU: Focus Group on Smart Grid Smart Grids D-A-CH IEEE P2030 "Japan Smart Community Alliance Austrian SG Platform, ensg Vision, China, Korea Smart Grid Institute,... NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Project
10 Technical Challenges Complexity, Heterogenity and Openness Technical contributions: RD+D ICT RD+D for new kind of applications Security smart equipment /embedded systems Interoperability
11 Economic Challenges Complexity, Heterogenity and Openness Technical Economic Issues: where is the money in smart grids? What is the killer application find business models contributions liberalization: let the market pick the winners regulated standards anti-trust trust regulation greentechmedia.com
12 Conclusions Trivia Energy efficiency and integration of renewables are a key for GHG mitigation. Smart grids are a must to follow the transition path to a modern electricity grid. (Not yet invented or built) Innovative ICT is the key-enabler of the smart grid. Strong efforts in the ICT domain are to be made to address the key challenges. More Conclusions Comprehensive R+D activities are necessary. Only engagement in partnerships in this field creates enough knowledge. Intensify your nations efforts in the standardization process