The research project began in September 2021 and is expected to run until September 2024

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The provision of system services represents an enormous control and administrative effort and is already being implemented today by aggregating several smaller plants into a virtual power plant. Virtual power plants have been established in Germany for many years, but they focus on power plants with a nominal output of over 100 kilowatts (kW) and sometimes also use fossil, conventional power plants. The three most relevant core elements of the research project are as follows:

Innovation – in the VideKIS power plant network, small and micro plants with a nominal output of 30 kW or more are aggregated to provide primary control power.
Sustainability – only renewable energy plants are taken into account. In particular, the integration of post-EEG plants enables economically optimized continued operation instead of demolishing functioning plants.
Pioneering – a new control system based on intelligent AI control kuwait consumer email list enables cost-effective operation for virtual power plants.
A consortium of six companies is coming together to design and develop the virtual power plant. They bring a variety of knowledge and skills to the project, ensure its success and make efficient implementation possible: the Institute for Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency and Energy Economics at TU Dortmund (ie³), urban energy GmbH, H&S Hard- & Software Technologie GmbH & Co. KG, Mainzer Stadtwerke and colleagues from adesso and the (now integrated) com2m. In one of our blog posts on the topic of VideKIS : One year of research you can find out more about the tasks of the individual project partners in the research project.

The project is currently designing and programming the platform for the virtual power plant. The focus is on the following functionalities:

Management interface – Plant owners and operators of virtual power plants can view and change the data of their power plants and add new power plants.
Marketplace – VideKIS enables all plants to access the primary control power, day-ahead and intraday markets. The creation of bids, the award and the billing can be viewed at any time.
The first draft of the platform can be seen in the pictures of the click dummy. Want to see more? Then visit us at E-World (Hall 1, Stand 1-225).


What happens next?

The first phase of the requirements analysis has already been completed, so we are currently focusing on the following aspects:

billing and contracting models
forecast models for power generation
AI algorithms for pool compositions
AI algorithms for offer placement
The next step will involve a field test and an analysis of the frequency control for individual systems in the network, as well as an overall system investigation of the control system and the decentralized control unit with integrated controller. This includes a technical investigation and a functional test of the components of the virtual power plant network in an appropriate test environment.

Have we piqued your interest? Then we look forward to meeting you in person in Essen! Stop by our stand in Hall 1, Stand 1-225. It's best to arrange an appointment with our experts now.