The project promoted state-of-the-art technologies to enhance the exploitation/capacity/efficiency of transmission grid assets, either on the generation or the transmission level. The hardware and software solutions increased grid observability to facilitate system operations at a regional level, exploited the full potential of transmission corridors for increased electricity flows that facilitated transition to flow-based regional market coupling, considered cross-border connections and their specific ICT and grid infrastructure, planning to use a wide-area protection approach to ensure the safe integration of renewable energy sources into the grid, mitigated disturbances, increased power system stability. An innovative regional forecasting platform was demonstrated for improved prognosis of renewable generation and demand response, and a capacity reserves optimization tool was tested to maximize cross-border flows. The non-harmonization of national regulation was studied and measures were recommended to avoid distortion of the technology benefits.
The FARCROSS consortium focused on a comprehensive assessment of the five technologies within the FARCROSS project, i.e. MPFC, DLR-H, WAMPAC, EUROPAN, and OPTIM-CAP. This evaluation was accompanied by recommendations based on key criteria including technical benefits, economic viability, environmental impact, regulatory compliance, interoperability, scalability potential, replicability potential, cybersecurity, social acceptance, knowledge transfer, market integration, sustainability index, operational efficiency, further innovation and research potential, cross-border collaboration, adaptability, and long-term impact.
