visite du centre de recherche energyville

Cluster TechnologyofWalloniaEnergy,EnvironmentandsustainableDevelopment

11octobre2016@Genk

Visite d’EnergyVille→ réseauxintelligents→ systèmesénergétiques Intelligents→ systèmesthermiques→ véhiculesélectriques→ futurdesmarchésdel'énergie

PROGRAMME

• 10:00Accueil&présentationd'Energyville

• 10h45LeClusterénergieenFlandre

• 11:30Visitedubâtiment

• 12:00Lunch&Networking

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Research

into sustainable energy

and smart energy systems

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Flemish energy research partnership by

KU LeuvenElectaBuilding PhysicsMechanics

imecPhotovoltaicResearch

VITOEnergy TechnologySustainable Cities

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Flemish energy research by

EnergyVille

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EnergyVille

Research – Development – Training – Industrial Innovation

For:

Industry

Public Entities

Expertise in sustainable energy

and intelligent energy systems

in the built environment

With:

Local partners

Regional partners

International

partners

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EnergyVille: some figures

Employees >700 >6000 >3400

Revenues (Meuro) 146 815 363

PhD’s 70 >5000 250

“Employees” 200

Revenues (Meuro) 34

PhD’s 95

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EnergyVille – embedded in a broad context

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EnergyVille

Connected inan interconnected world

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Eindhoven

AkenLeuven

EnergyVille

Driving force behind the transition towards sustainable energy supply

Stimulus for research, business development and jobs in Genk

Central position in the European knowledge triangle ELAt, Eindhoven, Leuven, Aken

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Campus EnergyVille

Campus EnergyVille Thor Park,Waterschei, Genk

With the support of:

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Campus EnergyVille Thor Park,Waterschei, Genk

With the support of:

Campus EnergyVille

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15.000m² floor area

5.000m² lab infrastructure

200 desks

Parking lot : electrical vehicles

BREEAM excellence

LIVING LAB!And by extension ‘regulation free area’

The Building

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Embedded in a local context

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Thor Park

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Men

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r An ecosystem:

Bring stakeholders together

Visions on energy roadmaps experiments

Integrate research,educationand entrepreneurship

Acc

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or Stimulate start-ups in

energy services andtechnology

1. boost entrepreneurship

2. Idea validated business plan(KIC InnoEnergy)

3. Upscaling(LRM, …)

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r Integrate technologyand research

Offer a Living Lab

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Thor Park Programme

Host teams @Thor

Incu

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r Develop yourbusiness @Thor

Mo

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r Host teams @Thor

EnergyVille:• Home Lab• Battery Lab• Matrix Lab• Thermal Lab• EV Lab• Solar LabThor:• Buildings• Smart Grid• 4G Heat Network

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IncubaThor

Innovation in Energy

Business Incubator

Target: start-up companies

Building nextto Campus EnergyVille

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IncubaThor

Innovation in Energy

Business Incubator

Target: start-up companies

Building nextto Campus EnergyVille

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Research into

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Energy Storage

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Interfaces for electrical storage

Battery Management Technologies

Integration of Storage Devices

Battery and storage management evaluation

Related End Applications

Long Term Storage andConversion

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Charging

Economic models

Battery Research

Smart Grid Services

Electric vehicles

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Battery Management Technology

Insulation resistancemonitoring

Dynamic balancing

State of charge calculation

State of health calculation

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Research into

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Thermal Energy

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Carrier Application: 4th Generation Thermal Networks

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Main Objectives

Optimisation of Thermal Energy Systems

Advanced Thermal Energy

StorageSmart Control

Optimal Energy Demand

Integration of Energy

Conversion Technologies

Create Flexibility

Dynamic Behaviour

Energy Efficiency

RES Integration

Storage Solutions

Optimal Interaction

Integrated System

CostEfficiency

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Research Focus

Generic control systems for high and low temperature district heating networks

Advanced control strategies, including forecasting & self-learning

Creation of an IT platform suitable for analysis, sizing and exploitation of thermal networks(expanding IDEAS)

Cooling networks andhybrid networks (interactionwith electric grid, gas, …)

Smart Control

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Research Focus

Intelligent substations (smart) and bi-directional

Intelligent Substations for low temperature networks

Intelligent cladding systems

Methodologies for building characterisation.

Optimal Energy Demand

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Advanced Thermal Energy Storage

Research Focus

System integration: balancing / matching need, location, size, design and type of thermal energy storage in any specific system

State Of Charge (SOC) estimation methodologies (water, PCM, BTES, building mass, cladding systems, UTES, geothermal wells)

Compact/free form concepts forthermal energy storage

Scouting long term thermalstorage solution

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Research Focus

Optimised design for ORC/HP with increased (electric and thermal) efficiency

Characterisation of dynamic behaviour of the improved concepts to define interaction with the thermal network

Integration of Energy Conversion Technologies

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Project examples, living labs and demonstrators:

IWT SMART GEOTHERM:

optimal control of geothermal systems in buildings

H2020 GEOTECH:

optimal control of hybrid geothermal systems in buildings

KIC Energy Storage:

Development of an intelligent control for UTES

IDEAS

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PhD portfolio

Characterization of energy usage on building level

Glenn Reynders (prof. Dirk Saelens, Johan Van Bael)

Improved ORC rankine cycles

Daniel Walraven (prof. William D'haeseleer, Ben Laenen)

Sarah Van Erdeweghe (prof. William D'haeseleer, Ben Laenen)

Interaction between grids / Hybrid networks

Wiet Mazairac (Johan Desmedt)

Integration of Thermal Storage in Distrcit Heating Networks

Bram VanderHeijden (prof. Lieve Helsen, Robbe Salenbien)

Options for long-term storage

Luca Scapino (Jan Diriken)

Topologies for storage integrated heat exchangers

Bart Peremans (prof. Tine Baelmans)

Thermochemical conversion of waste into high-quality synthesis gas: investigation of plasma for tar cracking

(Prof. Lieve Helsen)

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Demos & Living Labs

Minewater, Heerlen

IWT Proeftuin project‘De Schipjes’

small-scale thermal networkon THOR site, connected toour Thermo Technical Lab

Concrete house, Olen

Eandis, BTES controller

Waste-to-Energy: Plasma Reactor (KU Leuven), demo-site enhanced landfill mining (Group Machiels)

Demonstration of ORC concepts on the geothermal power plant on Balmatt-site of VITO, co-generating heat and electricity

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Research into

Electrical Systems

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Physical Integration of Renewable Energy Sources

HVDC

Technologies fornet services

Energy yield forecasting

Building IntegratedPhotovoltaics

DC micro- andnanogrids

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Large scale integration of RES (transmission)

Grid investments

Generation unit commitment

New operational modes forsystems

Grid code compliance

Control of RES to participatein ancillary services

Maintaining system reliabilityunder uncertainty

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Distribution system support from distributed generation

Unbalanced injections

Distributed and centralised control algorithms

Optimal grid configuration

Virtual Power Plants and storage integration

Protection

Smart(er) components

Asset management (ageing prediction)

Local integration of RES (distribution)

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Distribution system support from distributed generation

Unbalanced injections

Distributed and centralised control algorithms

Optimal grid configuration

Virtual Power Plants and storage integration

Protection

Smart(er) components

Asset management (ageing prediction)

Local integration of RES (distribution)

Intraday Wind Balancing

Deviations between predicted and effectively produced wind energy. Can demand response correct the intraday imbalances in the energy supplier’s portfolio?

Transformer Ageing

Can demand response elongate the life span of the distribution grid transformers?

Can we postpone investments in bigger transformers?

Line Voltage Control

Can demand response help to reduce over- and undervoltages in the distribution grid?

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HVDC as enabling technology

New revival

Additional controllability in the power system

Offshore grid development

Long distance underground connections

Towards an HVDC supergrid

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Enhancing the value of photovoltaic energy

Short-term energy forecasting

Errors > 10%

Implications for producer, grid operator, …

Meteo forecast errors

Imperfect PV plant

energy yieldmodels

PV plant production

forecast error

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PV System – resolution in 15 minutesProposed Model – resolution in 1 second

Enhancing the value of photovoltaic energy

Short-term energy forecasting

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Power Electronic conversion

Storage

DC bus

(+380V/-380V)

DC/DC micro-converter (～ 300W)

DC/AC bidirectional inverter

with grid support

GRID

The DC nanogrid approach

Why DC nanogrids?

DC loads ↗: electronics, LED, electric vehicles, …

Advantages:

Area

Material cost

Reliability

Conversion losses

Emerging industrialinterest

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DC Nanogrids for PV

DC/DC micro-converters with high conversion ratio

DC/AC bidirectional conversion

Coordinated operation

Power Electronic conversion

The DC nanogrid approach

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Roof integration

(opaque

or semi-transparent)

Façade integration

(warm / cold)

Integration as

parapets and balconies

Sun shading elements

Towards Building-Integrated PV (BIPV)

Today: PV modules ‘added’ to buildingstypically on the roof

BIPV = multifunctional use

building component

generates electricity

Highly application-specificsolutions

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Drivers for façade-integrated PV

Tall nearly zero energy buildings

potential market 10x

GW/yr

Aesthetics

Lower overall cost: building + PV


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Back-contact (MWT) Si-PV modules

Rooftop & rooftile

Improved aesthetics

Higher efficiency

Cost-effective Si-PV


Demonstrators & facilities

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Organic PV

Façades

Semi-transparent

Color-on demand

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Testing and modellinginteration PV vs. Building

Hygrothermal & mechanical

Model validation

Lab validation



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PV Integration in the Built Environment

Integrated District Energy Assessment by Simulation

Modelica Library

Interaction with electrical or thermal loads & generators

Interaction with low-voltage distribution grid

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Research into

Market & Strategy

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Interoperability for future electricity markets

New concepts forelectricity markets

Interoperability

Communication

IT

Virtual Power Plants

Energy System Analysis

Living Labs

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Energy market and business modelling

Techno-economic assessment of energy technology solutions

Smart grids/cities

Retailer Distribution grid operator

Aggregator –VPP – ESCO …

Technologyprovider

Distributedgeneration

Otherstakeholders

Prosumer(industrial –residential)

European Energy Markets

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Virtual Power Plants


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Westland

greenhouse

area

Rotterdam

district

heating

Hoogvliet

district heating

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Energy resources in the port of Rotterdam

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Cities in transition

Building renovationstrategies

Energy district design

Sustainable building concepts

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Building renovation strategies

Databases & tools to support retrofit decisions

Costs and effects over the full life cycle

Co-operation models / services

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Energy district design

Local energy & climate policy

Tools for innovative district planning

Integration of renewable energy : smart grids, district heating and cooling

Smart city living labs

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Sustainable building concepts

Sustainability assessment of building materials, buildings and districts

Life cycle analyses and life cycle costing

Support for innovative building concepts – flexible and adaptive design

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Domains of expertise

Control Systems

Energy Markets

Power Electronics

ICT

ThermalSystems

Power Grids

Building Physics Photovoltaics

GeothermalEnergy

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Labs

Battery Testing Lab

Home Lab

Smart Grid InfrastructureLab

Thermo Technical Lab

Medium Voltage Lab

PV Metrology Lab

Matrix Lab

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Cooperation possibilities

Success-

ful

Mission

Opera-

tions

System

Complete

&

Qualified

Opera-

tional

Demon-

stration

Demon-

stration

Valida-

tion in

Relevant

Environ-

ment

Valida-

tion in

Lab

Proof of

Concept

Techno-

logy

Concept

Basic

Principles

Academic Chair

Cooperation in publicly financed projects

Open Innovation

Mutual R&D project

Spin-off

Technology transfer

Contract Research

Technology Readiness Level

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More info?

Kris Baert [email protected] Boonen [email protected] De Schutter [email protected] Lust [email protected] Van Deun [email protected] Pasquel Garcia [email protected] Pieters [email protected]

confidential

SmarThor Connecting Visions, Technology and Knowledge

Tweed

11 October 2016

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SALK/ EFRO 936 : Towards a sustainable energy supply in cities

SolSThore Building Integrated PV Systems (BIPV)

Local battery storage

GeoWatt 4th generation thermal networks

Efficient use of deep geothermal energy in thermal networks

SmarThor Integrated Energy Networks &

Market Models

Communication

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2009 2011

2018 2025

Innovative Concepts

Simulation

Prototype in Lab

Demonstration

Technology

Smart Energy

Interactions

Interoperability

Eco-system

Users

Real life conditions

Interactions

Value <> effort

SmarThor … Smart + Thor: playground for research


Experiments in Living Labs

Join Forces:

Collect concerns

Combine strengths

Build an eco-system

Residential Demand Response

Technology integration System integration

value chain: 20 partners

250 participating families



Join Forces:

Collect concerns

Combine strengths

Build an eco-system

Gain insight:

Business opportunities


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Eandis

Line Voltage Control

Transformer Ageing

Portfolio Management

Intraday (Wind) Balancing



Join Forces:

Collect concerns

Combine strengths

Build an eco-system

Gain insight:

Business opportunities

Technical performance

User acceptance


Time of Use Tariffs

Smart Start

Technical Performance

Business Potential

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SmarThor: connecting ideas and systems

Envisioning

bring stakeholders together

translate visions on energy,

to roadmaps and experiments

System approach?

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Envisioning




Low Regulated Site (regelluwe zone)

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Envisioning




Low Regulated Site (regelluwe zone)

Multi-commodity market models

Electricity, heat/cold, gas

Simulation platform

ICT system for living labs

Central system offering RealTime + Historic data

and interfaces for appliances, model and algorithms

Use of international frameworks (OpenADR, USEF,

EEBUS, …)


Implementing ICT Tools to support Research and Projects

Increase Technology Readiness Level of Algorithms

improve development cycle

improve valorization (cfr MatLab)

Be prepared for future Demonstration Projects (cfr Linear)

smaller budgets + shorter lead times Linear: 2+2+1,5 // scoping/research + integration/deployment + executing

Integrated platform: Simulations

Lab experiments and prototypes

Demonstration in real life with partners


2020 20%

renewables

Low Regulation Zones

Avoid ‘Multi’ Optimization

Test users make their own business case

Instructive

Contaminating results

Create business models:

Total system cost

Share costs / benefits

Define boundary conditions

2016 2027 2021

South: yearly yield

East-West: daily spread

SUMMER

downward regulation

Winter

upward regulation

Flex consumption to

absorb surplus over the

noon, during weekends

Flex consumption to

disconnect from the grid

Opposite behavior needed Which investments can serve both cases? Which regulation can support these investments?

Closure Nuclear

System Approach


New models in real life:

E.g.

Universal Smart Energy Framework Open Automated Demand Response

New Market Interactions

E.g. Aggregator <–> DSO

Flexibility services

Customer –> services for TSO

Not enabled in current regulation

Frameworks for Smart Grid Interactions

http://www.openadr.org/

Cluster TechnologyofWalloniaEnergy,EnvironmentandsustainableDevelopment

TWEEDAsblRueNatalis 2– 4020Liège– Belgium

BricoutPaulProjectengineer

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OlivierUlriciProjectengineer

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CédricBrüllDirector

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