INTERRFACE

  This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824330.  

Title

TSO-DSO-Consumer INTERFACE aRchitecture to provide innovative grid services for an efficient power system

Concept

With the growth of renewables, the increased interconnection of European grids, the development of local energy initiatives, and the specific requirements on TSO – DSO cooperation as set forth in the different Network Codes and Guidelines, TSOs and DSOs face new challenges that will require greater coordination. The European Commission adopted legislative proposals on the energy market that promote cooperation among network operators as they procure balancing, congestion management and ancillary services. The measures encourage procurement of services at both the transmission and distribution level, recognizing that this will enable more efficient and effective network management, will increase the level of demand response and the capacity of renewable generation. TSOs and DSOs must now define the services they want to procure in collaboration with market participants, and must set up ways to procure them in a coordinated manner. Digitalisation is a key driver for coordination and active system management in the electricity grid, enabling TSOs and DSOs to optimise the use of distributed resources and ensure a cost-effective and secure supply of electricity but also empowers end-users to become active market participants, supporting self-generation and providing demand flexibility. To support the transformation, the INTERRFACE project will design, develop and exploit an Interoperable pan-European Grid Services Architecture to act as the interface between the power system (TSO and DSO) and the customers and allow the seamless and coordinated operation of all stakeholders to use and procure common services. State-of-the-art digital tools based on blockchains and big data management will provide new opportunities for electricity market participation and thus engage consumers into the INTERRFACE proposed market structures that will be designed to exploit Distributed Energy Resources.

Participants

• European Dynamics Luxemburg SA, Luxembourg (Coordinator)
• University of Piraeus Research Center, Greece
• European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity AISBL, Belgium
• EMAX, Belgium
• Innovative Energy and Information Technologies Ltd, Bulgaria
• Empower IM Oy, Finland
• Codeborne Ou, Estonia
• Software Company EOOD, Bulgaria
• C&G Zastopanje, Svetovanje in Inzeniring Doo, Slovenia
• Cintech Solutions Ltd, Cyprus
• Preduzece za Telekomunikacijske Usluge REALAIZ Doo Beograd (Savski Venac), Serbia
• European University Institute, Italy
• Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico – RSE SPA, Italy
• Universitatea Politehnica din Bucuresti, Romania
• Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
• Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
• Fundacion Universidad Loyola Andalusia, Spain
• Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
• Rigas Tehniska Universitate, Latvia
• Tampere University, Finland
• TTY-Saation, Finland (Participation ended)
• Elering AS, Estonia
• AS "Augstsprieguma tīkls", Latvia
• Fingrid OYJ, Finland
• Bulgarian Electricity System Operator EAD, Bulgaria
• Compania Națională de Transport al Energiei Electrice TRANSELECTRICA SA, Romania
• ELES, d.o.o., sistemski operater prenosnega elektroenergetskega omrežja, Slovenia
• REN – Rede Electrica Nacional SA, Portugal
• EDP Distribuição Energia, SA, Portugal
• CEZ Distribution Bulgaria AD, Bulgaria
• Distributie Energie Oltenia SA, Romania
• Elektro Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Elektrilevi OÜ, Estonia
• Elenia Oy, Finland
• E.ON Hungary, Hungary
• NKM Aramhalozati KFT, Hungary
• Energy Agency AGEN-RS, Slovenia
• ASTEA SPA, Italy
• Mytilinaios Anonimi Etaireia SA, Greece
• MIG-23 Ltd, Bulgaria
• Alteo PLC, Hungary
• Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange, Bulgaria