Objective Due to variability, Wind Energy within an Electrical Distribution System has a limited Capacity Credit. This limits exploitation, particularly in remote, weak grids, in island grids and in rural electrification schemes. 'FIRMWIND' will investigate innovative measures to increase Wind Energy's realisable capacity Credit. The project proposes holistic, energy management control of the distribution system including generation plant, consumer loads, storage devices and the import/export link. The project will select and analyse real situations in Europe and in export markets. The analysis will combine analysis methods used by utilities with design techniques used for autonomus'wind-diesel' systems. The optimum solutions will be found by techno-economic assessment. The feasibility of the solutions will be investigated in the context of deregulated market mechanisms. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-5. - Key action Cleaner Energy Systems, including Renewable Energies Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS LTD. EU contribution No data Address Elmbank, 11 Office 2 G2 4PB GLASGOW United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BREMER INSTITUT FUER BETRIEBSTECHNIK UND ANGEWANDTE ARBEITSWISSENSCHAFT AN DER UNIVERSITAET BREMEN Germany EU contribution No data Address Hochschulring 20 28359 BREMEN See on map Total cost No data DEUTSCHES WINDENERGIE-INSTITUT GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Ebertstrasse 96 26382 WILHELMSHAVEN See on map Total cost No data ECONNECT LTD. United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Energy House, 19 Haugh Lane Industrial Estate NE46 3PU HEXHAM,NORTHUMBERLAND See on map Total cost No data PROVEN ENGINEERING PRODUCTS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Moorfield Industrial Estate, Troon Road KA2 0BA KILMARNOCK See on map Total cost No data SINTEF ENERGIFORSKNING A/S Norway EU contribution No data Address Sem Saelands vei 11 7465 TRONDHEIM See on map Total cost No data
