Platone work and results can be summarized as below:
• Developing and releasing POF with three open-source components for grid flexibility/congestion management using P2P market models across DSOs, TSOs, Customers, and Aggregator:
o DSO Technical Platform for deploying distribution grid services, compatible with existing DSO platforms;
o Flexibility Market Platform for a fair market, involving all stakeholders, including customerss;
o Blockchain Access Layer (1) for secure energy data sharing, ensuring data ownership and governance.
• Demo developments centered around adapted POF:
o Flexibility activation through Platone market mechanism in the Italian demo:
Light Node installed at users' premises, collecting data from DSO smart meters on DERs' sites, and relaying activation commands to customers' systems;
Local Flexibility Market for DSOs to engage DERs, reducing grid congestions by matching demands with aggregated bids;
Blockchain Access Layer (2) enhancing trust in the Local Flexibility Market by certifying real-time meter measurements.
o Enhancing grid observability/controllability in the Greek demo with Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs):
Network Tariffs Model analyzing historical data to optimize DER control and facilitate real-time ancillary services;
State Estimation tool estimating the grid's operating state using synchronized and conventional measurements.
o Increasing self-sufficiency of an REC in the German demo:
Local Flexibility Controller which manages the balancing between local generation and consumption of the REC.
• Development/installation of Grid Automation Hardware and Software tools:
o Open-source Distributed Optimal Power Flow (D-OPF) solving OPF problems for various systems;
o Deep-learning Probabilistic Load Forecasting to predict consumption, PV, and wind time series;
o Low-Cost PMU for enhanced grid observability with high time-resolution;
o Advanced HW for Grid Connection enabling DC assets to connect to the power system.
• Facilitating Data reusability and Solution Replicability:
o Software for Use case (UC) Description Generation web tool and repository;
o Open Datasets representing demo specification and research data for validating Platone publications;
o IEC Common Information Models (CIMs) representing demo field trial grid models;
o SRA Implementation using the open-source D-OPF and scenario generator tools and the CIMs.
• Education Content Production and Community Interactions:
o Platone Educational Video Series about the open-source philosophy of Platone and the exemplary service deployment tutorials;
o FlexCommunity for discussing flexibility-related topics and knowledge sharing;
o Interactive FlexAnimation demonstrating the benefits of digitalization and flexibility.
Demo harmonization involved assessing KPIs to reflect technical/economic impacts. Quantitative scalability and replicability were complemented by qualitative analysis within the Canadian context, identifying barriers. Multi-criteria cost-benefit analysis ranked solutions by cost-effectiveness. IT scalability and updates for the intra-platform interoperability mechanisms and communication protocols ensured POF's future-proofness. Legislative/regulatory framework and standardization were analyzed, yielding solutions and recommendations. Customer involvement was prioritized through engagement workshops and collaboration with similar projects
Platone actively collaborated through strategic partnerships, focusing on DSO experts and end users. SOGNO/DSOTP architecture's acceptance by the Linux Foundation Energy (LFE) presents growth opportunities. Platone engaged actively in BRIDGE working groups, leading Data Management with an open-source UC Repository and Regulatory work with the updated Harmonized Electricity Market Role Models.
Platone legacy will continue in national projects such as RomeFlex and MiNDFlex in Italy, as well as Ensure phase 3 in Germany (part of the “Kopernikus-Projekte” initiative). Collaboration between Fraunhofer FIT and the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research is adapting the SOGNO concept for future service advancements in German DSOs.
At the EU level, elements of Platone are integrated into various endeavors. The LFE project SOGNO is expanding, maintaining Platone's results. The UC Repository and associated software are now hosted by the European Commission. Multiple HEU projects, like BeFlexible and FLOW, are already underway, building upon Platone's foundation. Platone's open approach and architecture support interoperability, aligning with the vision of int:net. New HEU projects like TWINEU and Hedge-IoT are also emerging and poised to benefit from Platone's knowledge and developments.
