i-STENTORE

By mbafaloukou on Mon, 26/06/2023 - 16:48

Full title: innovative Energy Storage TEchnologies TOwards increased Renewables integration and Efficient Operation (i-STENTORE)

Partners: EUROPEAN DYNAMICS LUXEMBOURG SA – ED (LU), EUROPEAN DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS SA – EDAT (EL), ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA SPA – ENG (IT), LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – LIST (LU), FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV - FHG (DE), ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION – NTUA (EL), CLUSTER VIOOIKONOMIAS KAI PERIVALLONTOS DYTIKIS MAKEDONIAS – CLUBE (EL), F6S NETWORK IRELAND LIMITED - F6S (IE), EEM EMPRESA DE ELECTRICIDADE DA MADEIRA SA – EEM (PT), INESC TEC - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIADE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, TECNOLOGIA E CIENCIA – INESC (PT), VASCO DA GAMA COLAB - ENERGY STORAGE - ASSOCIACAO – VGLAB (PT), UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II – UNINA (IT), SAMSO SPA – SAMSO (IT), REEFILLA S.R.L. – REEF (ΙΤ), NIO GMBH – NIO (DE), ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS – CERTH (EL), ORIZWN ANONYMH TECHNIKI ETAIREIA – HOR (EL), COMSENSUS, KOMUNIKACIJE IN SENZORIKA, DOO – COMS (SI), STEKLARNA HRASTNIK DRUZBA ZA PROIZVPROIZVODNJO STEKLENIH IZDELKOV DOO – HRAS (SI), CUERVA ENERGIA SLU – MECSA (ES), AGGREGERING SL – AGG (ES), ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS SL - E22 (ES), CUADROS ELECTRICOS NAZARENOS SL – CEN (ES), UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID - UC3M (ES), UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA – UMA (ES), GREEN POWER STORAGE SOLUTIONS (GPSS) S.A – GPSS (LU), STUDIO ELEKTRONIKE RIJEKA DOO – STER (HR), REGULATORY ASSISTANCE PROJECT - RAP (BE)

Start date: 01/01/2023, Duration: 36 months

European Commision, Horizon Europe

Project summary:

i-STENTORE will examine the integration of diverse storage solutions and their combinations. Innovative storage systems will be showcased and their co-operation with the integrated assets will be co-optimized, placing the reliability, the power quality, the cost-efficient operation and the maximization of the assets’ lifetime as end-goals. i-STENTORE will introduce an umbrella framework aiming to showcase stand-alone and hybrid storage solutions highlighting the multi-purpose use of storage, not only as an energy buffer, but also as an active grid component capable of providing services and contributing to grid resilience, stability and efficient operation.

The proposed framework will examine the applicability of versatile storage solutions in various applications covering the mobility, agricultural, industry, household, heating and other sectors, and in different timeframes, creating what-if scenarios for the selection of the optimal storage solutions to serve each individual application in the most effective way, promoting purpose-specific Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS).

To achieve this and to ensure a seamless integration in a technology-agnostic and interoperable manner, i-STENTORE will design a Reference Architecture towards an open and flexible storage-enabling European energy system leveraging storage-induced flexibility and facilitating the increased integration of renewable energy sources (RES). i-STENTORE will embrace the introduction of novel business models, towards building positive and attractive business cases for storage, identifying new revenue streams for storage operators and promoting storage systems as a facilitator of the energy transition. This approach will develop and validate the enhanced connectivity of multiple systems at different levels of the energy value chain, incorporating both front-of-the-meter and behind-the meter solutions, targeting the essential empowerment of new actors and the strategic shift of the role of storage.

Project objectives:

Engage innovative ES technologies, through the use of new advanced materials and new design solutions, as a key element of the transformation of the European power system, facilitating the higher share of RES integration and the unleashing of a significant flexibility potential.
Improve and incorporate existing tools of on-boarded ESSs for optimal control and management of storage, RES and interconnected assets and improve the operation characteristics of interconnected (micro-) grids.
Design and implementation of an Energy Storage Systems based Virtual Power Plant (ESS-VPP), providing a virtual register of assets, facilitating portfolio management, and enabling the operation of storage for service provisioning, through incorporation of performance and degradation models to optimize energy use in selected application and provide grid support services to the system operator.
Design and implementation of an Investment Planning Tool as a decision support system for planning and evaluating future investments in energy storage.
Develop and demonstrate new business models to make optimal use of storage technologies, shifting their traditional role from addressing a single purpose towards a more effective usage for many different goals and vertical applications.
Provide an adapted design for a Reference Architecture and the respective i-STENTORE Digital Platform implementation embracing the integration of different storage technologies, business models and services in a technology-agnostic and interoperable manner, fostering increased RES integration and the optimal utilisation of available flexibility across different energy sectors.
Validate i-STENTORE framework and employed storage technologies along a variety of use-cases, in the formed Living Lab as well as the pilots, and assess their scalability and replication potential through the encapsulation of lessons learnt into a replication study for “follower” pilot sites.
Recommend the appropriate measures to overcome gaps and possible barriers within the regulatory framework and assess the acceptance of European citizens for the integration of storage technologies.
Design and present a techno-economic analysis, based on the outcomes and lessons learnt from the project implementations and demonstrations, to address barriers of energy storage upscaling and create an ecosystem of stakeholders for the energy storage value chain for unlocking future investments.
Facilitate further research and new market opportunities towards an open and integrated European storage-dominant energy system, by ensuring an efficient alignment and of the European technological value chains with the potential for international cooperation and market exploration.