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DELENG18998 (For Free Circulation) June, 2016 THIRD ISGAN AWARD OF IN THIS ISSUE EXCELLENCE IN • Third ISGAN award of..................................1 SMART GRIDS Excellence in Smart Grids • Third EU-India Smart Grid Workshop ..........2 at Bornholm Denmark in International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN) brings together 25 countries from September 2016 across five continents to advance the development and deployment of smarter, cleaner electricity grids around the world. On the other hand, Global Smart Grid • European Utility Week 2016 ........................2 Federation (GSGF), established in 2010, aims at facilitating the collaboration of national • Smart Grid Updates: and international Smart Grid non-governmental organisations and governmental o Policy, Regulations & Standards ........... 3 organisations, to conduct and foster research in the application of Smart Grid o Key Appointments and Transfers ...........4 technologies. o Technology & Projects .......................... 4 ISGAN, in partnership with the GSGF announced the winners of the third annual • Smart Grid Events.......................................6 ISGAN Award of Excellence. During a special ceremony at the Seventh Clean Energy • Key Contacts...............................................6 Ministerial in San Francisco, United States. Carlos Moedas, the European • ISGF & TPDDL announce ............................7 Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, presented the ISGAN Award to Certificate Program on Smart Grids the winning projects. • The Future of Transportation........................8 • Second Canada – India Smart Grid ............11 Workshop in September 2016 in Montreal and Toronto • Global Summit on Smart, Secure..............12 & Sustainable Cities at Windsor • Announcing ISGW 2017 ............................12 Please visit www.indiasmartgrid.org for more information or to download a pdf version of the bulletin For receiving copies of SMART GRID Bulletin, please write to [email protected] 1 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 9 | June 2016 Price: `50 www.indiasmartgrid.org India's First Smart Village Nanogrid (Contd...) The ISGAN Award of Excellence international competition showcases leadership and innovation in smart grid projects around the world. The 2016 ISGAN Award of Excellence recognizes exemplars in the field of smart grids with a special focus on the delivery of reliable electricity services, setting the stage for replication of proven smart grid concepts. For the third Annual ISGAN Award of Excellence competition, a wide range of smart grid project nominations were received, representing projects from 8 different countries throughout the world. The winning projects were selected by an independent, international jury of smart grid experts, led by Dr. Ronnie Belmans, Executive Director of GSGF. The jury included Bob Darwin (Australia), Manager Emerging Opportunities for Ergon Energy; Giovanna Dondossola (Italy), Senior Scientist, ICT and Cyber Security in Power Systems, RSE; Steve Hauser (United States), CEO, GridWise Alliance; Ikuo Kurihara (Japan), Executive Research Scientist, CRIEPI; Oscar Miranda Miranda (Mexico), Co-founder and Chairman, Smart Grid Mexico; Reji Kumar Pillai (India), President of the India Smart Grid Forum; Georges Simard (Canada), President, S.I.M.A.R.D. SG Inc. and Jerry O'Sullivan (Ireland), Deputy Chief Executive, ESB. The projects were judged on four criterias: potential impact, economic rationale, potential for replication, innovation and other benefits. The 2016 ISGAN Award of Excellence, which focused on "Smart Grids for Reliable Electricity Service," was awarded to CenterPoint Energy Smart Grid, from United States. Two other projects were honored with the title "Honorable Mention": ESS for Frequency Regulation of KEPCO, from Korea, and Automated Impedance Fault Map Prediction for Smart Grid Systems, from United States. A project from Columbia was honored with the title "Special Recognition for Potential for Replication": Unlocking Reliable Demand-Side Capacity in Columbia Without Adding Generation. CenterPoint Energy's CenterPoint Energy Smart Grid was also honored with the GSGF Best Smartgrid Project Award, which recognized its excellence of advanced data and communication technologies. For details, log on to www.iea-isgan.org Third EU-India Smart Grid Workshop at Bornholm Denmark in September 2016* ISGF and European Commission (DG ENER) & the European Union Delegation in Delhi are jointly organising a series of Smart Grid Workshops in India and Europe. The first of the series was held in Nice, France in June 2015 and second was held in Vienna in Nov 2015. Leading technology companies and utilities from Europe and select group of policy makers and industry members from India participated in the workshops. The Third EU-India Smart Grid Workshop will be held during 01 – 03 September 2016 in Bornholm Island, Denmark. Bornholm Island is experimenting with integration of wind energy and electric vehicles to be completely independent from the Danish grid; and well on its way to be the first in the world that will meet 100% electricity from renewable energy sources. The focus of the workshop will be on upscaling and deployment of smart grid demonstrations in India and the lessons learned from large renewable energy and smart grid deployment projects in the EU nations. Several key decision makers from utilities, ministries and regulatory commissions from India will be participating in this workshop. To join the India delegation, please write to Alakh: [email protected]. *This Workshop earlier scheduled from 06-08 July 2016 has been rescheduled to 01-03 September 2016. European Utility Week 2016 European Utility Week (EUW) is the largest event in Europe for the entire smart utility sector, accumulating over 10,000 international smart energy stakeholders and 500 exhibitors.This 3-day event offers a notable multi-track strategic conference programme, a free 3- day utility case study programme on the exhibition floor and a highly revered innovation hub. During the 2016 edition, 15-17 November 2016, Barcelona, Spain we will see the launch of new initiatives including the Energy Revolution, Intelligent Buildings and a revamped Innovation Programme, all under one roof! This year EUW 2016 is scheduled in conjunction with the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona (http://www.smartcityexpo.com/en/). To join the Indian Delegation to EUW 2016, please contact Reena Suri: [email protected] Find out more here: www.european-utility-week.com/Visit 2 | SMART GRID Bulletin | June 2016 www.indiasmartgrid.org Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards Government of Delhi Approved Solar Policy 2016 Government of Delhi approved the solar policy which recommends the installation of a 1 GW solar power capacity in the capital by 2020. The policy outlines a combination of regulations, mandates, incentives, and tax breaks for the growth of rooftop solar power in the capital. The policy also entails tax breaks, benefits and subsidies. Solar systems up to 200 KW will be exempted from certification by an electrical inspector. The policy promotes net metering for all solar plants above 1 KW based on the net metering regulations already issued by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Read More: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-cabinet- approves-policy-to-promote-solar-power-in-capital-2838341/ MNRE issued Draft Micro/Mini Grid Policy MNRE issued draft policy for renewable energy based mini and micro grids. The Ministry targets to achieve deployment of at least 10,000 RE based micro and mini grid projects across the country with a minimum installed RE capacity of 500 MW in next 5 years. RE sources such as solar, biomass, wind, small hydro or other notified sources and can have diesel-based generator as a backup. Hybrid systems using a combination of resources like those that of solar-wind, solar biomass, solar-hydro etc. can also be deployed to improve system reliability and for back up. Either Alternating Current or Direct Current (AC or DC). AC is intrinsic to rotating generators (wind, hydro, diesel etc.), while solar photovoltaic (PV) generates DC. A combination of AC & DC in mini-grids is also possible. DC Micro grids are recommended where loads are closely located. Read More: http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/draft-national-Mini_Micro-Grid- Policy.pdf MNRE issued Draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy The main objective of the Policy is to provide a framework for promotion of large grid connected wind-solar PV system for optimal and efficient utilization of transmission infrastructure and land, reducing the variability in renewable power generation and thus achieving better grid stability. The goal of the Policy is to reach wind-solar hybrid capacity of 10 GW by 2022. The Policy envisage the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) should lay down the guidelines for determination of generic tariff for wind-solar hybrid system. Further, the Commission is required to frame regulations for forecasting and scheduling for the hybrid systems. All fiscal and financial incentives available to wind and solar power projects may also be made available to hybrid projects. Read More: http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/Draft-Wind-Solar-Hybrid-Policy.pdf Railway plans 1000 MW solar energy by 2020 Indian Railways proposes to harness 1000 Mega Watt (MW) solar and 150 MW wind energy by 2020. A total of about 50 MW renewable energy