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Electronic Components and Systems for flexible, coordinated and resilient Distributed Renewable Energy Systems

Project description

Smarter, more flexible and resilient distributed energy systems

Distributed renewable energy systems (DRES) enable generation of clean, affordable energy near the point of use, enhancing grid resilience, reducing carbon emissions and providing access to remote areas. Monitoring and controlling these is increasingly complex. The EU-funded ECS4DRES project aims to make DRES smarter, safer and more reliable. It will develop local multimodal energy hubs that generate, store and balance power from multiple renewable energy sources using high-efficiency electronics and AI-driven management software. ECS4DRES will leverage advanced sensors, low-latency communication networks and intelligent algorithms, all tested across five real-world demonstrators. The solutions will benefit electricity network operators, electric vehicle charging providers, energy communities and everyday consumers worldwide, accelerating the clean energy transition.

Objective

ECS4DRES targets the ambitious objective of pursuing flexible, coordinated, and resilient distributed energy systems developing several innovation activities, specifically:
- realization of a multi-modal energy hub
- exploiting renewable energy sources
- realized by means of dedicated high-efficiency power electronics converters
- multi-modal energy storage devices
- sophisticated energy management algorithms enabling the local balances between energy production, storage, and consumption

ECS4DRES will strengthen the long-term reliability, safety, and resilience of DRES by developing advanced monitoring and control technologies including integrated sensors provided with energy harvesting functions, capable of different types of detection for safety purposes, and for monitoring of energy transfers. ECS4DRES will also achieve interoperable and low-latency communication systems, as well as algorithms, AI tools and methods, enabling the widespread interconnection, monitoring and management of a large number of DRES, subsystems, and components to realize optimal energy management between sources, loads, and storages, to improve power quality and to enable resilient system operation. Most of all, ECS4DRES commits to perform a thorough validation of all the above with a set of 5 relevant use cases and demonstrators.

By exploiting the project results, ECS4DRES will generate a wide range of scientific, technological, economic, environmental and societal impacts of global scale, fulfilling the needs of e.g. OEMs, DSOs, grid operators, EV charging station aggregators, energy communities, end customers, academia. ECS4DRES will provide interoperable and tailored solutions in the form of electronic control systems, sensor technology and smart systems integration for the deployment and efficient and resilient operation of DRES including integration of hydrogen equipment and components.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-JU-IA - HORIZON JU Innovation Actions

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-KDT-JU-2023-1-IA

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Coordinator

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Net EU contribution
€ 1 141 398,22
Address
AM CAMPEON 1-15
85579 Neubiberg
Germany
Region
Bayern Oberbayern München, Landkreis
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost
€ 4 565 592,88

Participants (30)