VoltCloud: Bringing the power of the Cloud to a revolutionary renewable home battery

Descripción del proyecto

Batería asequible y basada en la nube para la energía residencial procedente de fuentes renovables

El almacenamiento de energía con baterías sigue constituyendo el principal reto para quienes instalan sistemas de energía solar en sus viviendas. Los sistemas fotovoltaicos con componentes integrados de almacenamiento de energía permiten a los propietarios almacenar la energía que producen para usarla más adelante y ayudar así a mantener la estabilidad de la red eléctrica. La empresa alemana VoltStorage ha presentado una batería de flujo redox de vanadio con funciones basadas en la nube y adecuada para su uso doméstico. El objetivo principal del proyecto financiado con fondos europeos VOLTCLOUD es integrar las baterías de VoltStorage con «software» de gestión energética basada en la nube y planificar las actividades comerciales necesarias para explotar la central eléctrica virtual.

Objetivo

The Battery energy storage system (BESS) is considered as the missing link in the household Photovoltaic (PV) system value chain in the new renewable energy landscape, where the roles of households and Grid are being redefined and challenging issues (household PV economic viability and Grid instability, related to the intermittent nature of solar energy) are arising. Integrating a PV system with a BESS enables: (a)PV owners to store the self-produced electricity for later use and lower their costs given the shift in economics of BESS (incentives, prices) and (b) the Grid to become stable, as solar energy is included in a controlled way, via virtual power plants of BESSs aggregators. We, VoltStorage GmbH are an innovative start–up company based in Munich, who aims to revolutionize the BESS sector by introducing a novel Vanadium Redox Flow Battery suitable for home use with cloud capabilities. Our VoltStorage Battery is combined with cloud-based energy management software, the VoltCloud SW. Clustered BESS managed in unison by the cloud SW form the centrally controlled VoltCloud Virtual Power Plant (VPP) for offering services to the Grid. Our solution is characterized by high durability, safety, environmental friendliness and is the first economically viable home solution that thrives under the Cloud. With ~2 million PVs already installed in Germany, and having the UK and IT also as target markets, we estimate for 2018-2021 an addressable BESS market potential of ~ €2.6 billion and for the new integrated PV installations ~€1.16 billion. Moreover, Grid services markets have an untapped potential that is unfolding in the long run. The overall objective of the VoltCloud project is to integrate the VoltStorage Batteries with the VoltCloud SW and prepare the necessary commercial activities for exploiting the VoltCloud VPP. By 2021, we expect to have added 406 to our portfolio, generating €2.44 million revenues to our company and 21 new job positions (doubling our team)

Ámbito científico

Programa(s)

Tema(s)

EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Convocatoria de subcontratación

H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1

Régimen de financiación

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinador

VOLTSTORAGE GMBH

Aportación neta de la UEn

€ 50 000,00

Dirección

GMUNDER STRASSE 37
81379 MUNCHEN
Alemania

Pyme

Sí

Región

Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt

Tipo de actividad

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Enlaces

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Participación en los programas de I+D de la UE

Red de colaboración de HORIZON

Coste total

€ 71 429,00