Results and achievements

THE PROJECT’S FIVE INNOVATION STREAMS

The variety of the approaches investigated by InterFlex reflects the diversity of the European energy systems and particularly of the grid infrastructure. The project’s use cases, tested in its six demonstrators in five countries, have provided their individual input to the following innovation streams:

Local Flexibility Markets

Procurement and activation of flexibilities in response to DSO’s demand through local mechanisms based on open market principles

Demand Response & Customer Empowerment

Different types of customers own and provide access to exploitable flexibilities. Both individual involvement and Local Citizen Communities have been evaluated.

Smart Functions & Grid Automation

Digitalization and automation of the distribution grid or of devices connected to the grid constitute a complementary approach to provide flexibilities.

Cross Energy Carrier Synergies

Historically the various energy carries (electricity, gas, heat) have been managed without general interaction. Sector coupling released unexploited flexibilities, comprising great potential..

Multi-Service Storage & Islanding

Storage constitutes a valuable source of flexibility that approaches technological maturity. Multi-service models have been tested to make stationary batteries economically exploitable.

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