Periodic Reporting for period 1 - PARMENIDES (Plug&plAy eneRgy ManagEmeNt for hybrID Energy Storage)
Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2024-06-30
The ongoing energy transition from a unidirectional system with large, centralized generation units to a distributed system with bidirectional energy flows presents numerous challenges. Achieving national and European CO2 emission reduction and decarbonization goals, as well as meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, requires further integration of decentralized renewable energy generation units into existing distribution systems. To manage the volatility of these generation units, significant flexibility is essential. This flexibility can be partially provided by various storage technologies across different levels, from end-users to energy communities and even entire districts. However, to fully integrate and utilize these storage technologies, interoperability across different domains and existing systems and platforms is crucial.
The PARMENIDES project develops, deploys, and validates innovative, interoperable, and secure concepts and solutions for providing flexibility services through the use of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS). Four Specific Technical Objectives (STOs) have been defined:
STO1: Identify key end-users, stakeholders, and use cases, deriving technical, economic, regulatory, and social requirements.
PARMENIDES will conduct end-user research with 30+ participants, including energy communities and key stakeholders, to define 8 use cases (3 implemented in pilots). The project will engage stakeholders in participatory design to optimize both technological and business approaches.
STO2: Define an interoperable, secure ICT architecture and a generic ontology for energy communities and HESS flexibility.
PARMENIDES will develop a system architecture based on existing frameworks, sharing insights with collaborative initiatives. The PARMENIDES Energy Community Ontology (PECO) will describe energy communities and support virtualization of at least 6 storage technologies within the Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS).
STO3: Develop an ontology-based, plug & play energy management system for various storage technologies, time scales, and aggregation levels.
PARMENIDES will create EMS4HESS, managing virtual storage technologies across different time resolutions and levels. The system will ensure fast integration, interoperability, scalability, and use AI-based modules for forecasting.
STO4: Demonstrate solutions in diverse pilots, evaluating technical, economic, and social potential.
PARMENIDES EMS4HESS will be tested in Austrian and Swedish pilots, with trials across different seasons and a virtual environment for interoperability and scalability analysis. The validation will include technical, economic, and social aspects, leading to recommendations and informing standardization efforts.
The PARMENIDES project develops, deploys, and validates innovative, interoperable, and secure concepts and solutions for providing flexibility services through the use of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS). Four Specific Technical Objectives (STOs) have been defined:
STO1: Identify key end-users, stakeholders, and use cases, deriving technical, economic, regulatory, and social requirements.
PARMENIDES will conduct end-user research with 30+ participants, including energy communities and key stakeholders, to define 8 use cases (3 implemented in pilots). The project will engage stakeholders in participatory design to optimize both technological and business approaches.
STO2: Define an interoperable, secure ICT architecture and a generic ontology for energy communities and HESS flexibility.
PARMENIDES will develop a system architecture based on existing frameworks, sharing insights with collaborative initiatives. The PARMENIDES Energy Community Ontology (PECO) will describe energy communities and support virtualization of at least 6 storage technologies within the Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS).
STO3: Develop an ontology-based, plug & play energy management system for various storage technologies, time scales, and aggregation levels.
PARMENIDES will create EMS4HESS, managing virtual storage technologies across different time resolutions and levels. The system will ensure fast integration, interoperability, scalability, and use AI-based modules for forecasting.
STO4: Demonstrate solutions in diverse pilots, evaluating technical, economic, and social potential.
PARMENIDES EMS4HESS will be tested in Austrian and Swedish pilots, with trials across different seasons and a virtual environment for interoperability and scalability analysis. The validation will include technical, economic, and social aspects, leading to recommendations and informing standardization efforts.
WP2: Requirements for Energy Communities
- Stakeholder Engagement and Use Case Definition: Successfully conducted extensive stakeholder engagement through workshops, interviews, and co-creation sessions, leading to the definition of 4 high-level use cases and 8 applicable scenarios. These scenarios are aligned with the project's goals and subsets are being implemented in the Austrian and Swedish pilots as well as in the virtual environment.
- UI/UX Design: Initiated the design of user interfaces and dashboards, focusing on enhancing user interaction and communication. The design process is ongoing, with the final deliverable expected by month 30.
WP3: Architecture Design, Interoperability, and Ontology Development
- SGAM Architecture: Developed a generic system architecture based on SGAM, with specific instances for the project pilots.
- Ontology Development: The PARMENIDES Energy Community Ontology (PECO) was fully developed, and instances will be used in pilots.
- Cybersecurity and Privacy: Established privacy and cybersecurity requirements through a state-of-the-art analysis and partner feedback, leading to an adapted security methodology and trainings for the project.
WP4: PARMENIDES System Development
- EMS Software Architecture Design: Refactored the EMS4HESS platform design to enhance modularization, flexibility, and interoperability. Initial testing of the platform with monitoring and dashboarding capabilities was completed.
- Virtual Verification Environment: Developed a VLab extension for specification verification and extensions for asynchronous communication models. Initial integration testing in the virtual lab environment is ongoing.
WP5: PARMENIDES System Evaluation
- HESS Definition: Generic Definition and Information Model for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS)
- Pilot Development and Integration: Completed sensor placement studies and initiated equipment installation for Austrian pilots. In Sweden, pilot activities were split into three sub-pilots focusing on different aspects of the demonstration, with preparation activities on track to meet the schedule.
- Cybersecurity and Privacy Implementation: Conducted multiple training sessions and workshops to raise awareness and develop security practices, with ongoing targeted analysis for each pilot.
- Stakeholder Engagement and Use Case Definition: Successfully conducted extensive stakeholder engagement through workshops, interviews, and co-creation sessions, leading to the definition of 4 high-level use cases and 8 applicable scenarios. These scenarios are aligned with the project's goals and subsets are being implemented in the Austrian and Swedish pilots as well as in the virtual environment.
- UI/UX Design: Initiated the design of user interfaces and dashboards, focusing on enhancing user interaction and communication. The design process is ongoing, with the final deliverable expected by month 30.
WP3: Architecture Design, Interoperability, and Ontology Development
- SGAM Architecture: Developed a generic system architecture based on SGAM, with specific instances for the project pilots.
- Ontology Development: The PARMENIDES Energy Community Ontology (PECO) was fully developed, and instances will be used in pilots.
- Cybersecurity and Privacy: Established privacy and cybersecurity requirements through a state-of-the-art analysis and partner feedback, leading to an adapted security methodology and trainings for the project.
WP4: PARMENIDES System Development
- EMS Software Architecture Design: Refactored the EMS4HESS platform design to enhance modularization, flexibility, and interoperability. Initial testing of the platform with monitoring and dashboarding capabilities was completed.
- Virtual Verification Environment: Developed a VLab extension for specification verification and extensions for asynchronous communication models. Initial integration testing in the virtual lab environment is ongoing.
WP5: PARMENIDES System Evaluation
- HESS Definition: Generic Definition and Information Model for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS)
- Pilot Development and Integration: Completed sensor placement studies and initiated equipment installation for Austrian pilots. In Sweden, pilot activities were split into three sub-pilots focusing on different aspects of the demonstration, with preparation activities on track to meet the schedule.
- Cybersecurity and Privacy Implementation: Conducted multiple training sessions and workshops to raise awareness and develop security practices, with ongoing targeted analysis for each pilot.
PECO allows representation of all entities relevant for the optimization of energy systems within the energy communities. The intent of the ontology is to remain general enough to make it possible to apply PECO in other European countries. PECO is modelled in Protégé and is inspired and aligned with established ontologies for the modelling of energy systems and buildings such as SAREF, Brick and BOT. PECO instances will be used in the PARMENIDES pilots. A publication of the ontology is prepared and planned at the beginning of the second reporting period. Additionally, it is planned to share the results with BRIDGE. Feedback from the pilots, BRIDGE, webinars, etc. will be incorporated into new releases.
AAn extension for specification compliance testing was developed. It can monitor and verify that all communication adheres to the agreed specifications. It detects and reports any deviations in requests or responses. Additional VLab extension supports asynchronous communication through a publisher/subscriber mechanism, using MQTT. A module for automated code generation in various programming languages has been created.
The existing EMS from MAPS ("ROSE) was refactored to allow modularization, flexibility, and interoperability, including PECO utilization. This EMS4HESS will be further developed and validated in the virtual environment and within the pilots.
Generic Definition and Information Model for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS): A generic, extensible, and scalable definition of HESS. Multiple energy carriers have been coupled, energy storage mediums have been leveraged, and their characteristics have been optimized. This definition aims to facilitate the interoperability of various EMS that involve HESS and to provide a foundational resource for projects related to HESS architectures, control, and optimization.
AAn extension for specification compliance testing was developed. It can monitor and verify that all communication adheres to the agreed specifications. It detects and reports any deviations in requests or responses. Additional VLab extension supports asynchronous communication through a publisher/subscriber mechanism, using MQTT. A module for automated code generation in various programming languages has been created.
The existing EMS from MAPS ("ROSE) was refactored to allow modularization, flexibility, and interoperability, including PECO utilization. This EMS4HESS will be further developed and validated in the virtual environment and within the pilots.
Generic Definition and Information Model for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS): A generic, extensible, and scalable definition of HESS. Multiple energy carriers have been coupled, energy storage mediums have been leveraged, and their characteristics have been optimized. This definition aims to facilitate the interoperability of various EMS that involve HESS and to provide a foundational resource for projects related to HESS architectures, control, and optimization.