Intelligent Network and Energy Transition in Zeewolde

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And to investigate which social • BuildDesk - This energy consultancy is providing the project aspects appeal to consumers and motivate them towards management. energy-saving behaviour. • Raedthuys en De Sternweg - Manager and executer of Issues renewable energy projects in Zeewolde, including wind • How are consumers engaged and tempted into using farms. renewable energy? • Van der Knaap - Dairy farming business which has a biogas • How can we optimise the intelligent network’s software combined heat and power station for bio-fermentation. with an energy management system so that data about • Greenchoice - Supplier of 100% green energy is participating consumption and production and the weather forecasts as local administrative office. interact effectively? • ProXenergy - Developer of energy management system • Is it possible to generate sufficient renewable power by which helps the end-user with energy-saving behaviour. using the biogas buffer and reducing demand for energy • Alliander - INZET network operator. when the wind isn’t blowing? • Zeewolde Municipal Council - Wants to become self-sufficient. • How do we produce a billing system for users, producers, • Province of Flevoland - Wants to achieve upscaling and service providers and network operators with various tariff establish a sustainable energy and development company. structures? • Which business model and plan of action is needed for market introduction, realisation and acceptance? Biogas buffering is the lynchpin Running time “With INZET we want to link renewable energy from sun, wind and 4 years from 1 January 2012 - 2016 biomass which is generated within the municipality directly to the energy demand from homes and businesses which has been made manageable. The lynchpin lies in the combination with biogas Energy producers and consumers are working together in buffering, because this source of energy is also available when - for Zeewolde on locally generated renewable energy. The example - the wind isn’t blowing and no wind power can therefore be Intelligent Network Zeewolde and Energy Transition (INZET) generated,” explains Louis Godschalk of initiator Zeenet. “We are also found the solution to the weather-dependent nature of wind investigating the social aspects of the process of moving toward and solar energy in a combination with biogas buffering. An sustainability: how do you get the public to the point that they want to intelligent network manages the energy demand on the basis switch to renewable energy? On this communications issue we are in of the available energy and price, whilst also taking account of discussion with the social services in Zeewolde. We want to use people the customer’s wishes. who are on a re-integration programme to provide information to consumers and thus encourage them to use renewable energy and to Zeewolde is striving for 100% renewable power match their energy demand to the supply.” In addition to social and technical innovation, the project also involves an organisational innovation. “In order to safeguard security and Matching supply and demand transparency, we are also developing a business model and a financial Over the next four years INZET will be connecting around 4,000 settlement system between energy buyers, products and network households and 500 companies in Zeewolde to the intelligent network. operator amongst others,” says Godschalk. Ultimately the aim is for In order to match the energy supply and demand of households and households and businesses in Zeewolde to use 100% renewable power companies on a large scale, the project’s emphasis is on developing an from their own municipality. The municipality of Zeewolde would energy management system. Godschalk says: “To do that we need to thereby become self-sufficient and the price of energy would probably make all the equipment switchable and develop the hardware and fall by three to five percent. software for an energy management system in order to manage and spread the demand for energy. This will allow us to continue to More information guarantee security of supply to the consumer, but this does require If you would like to know more about the use of the intelligent acceptance by consumers: their appliances must be managed. network or the energy transition in Zeewolde, please contact We need to work with consumers to examine what they can do in their Louis Godschalk of Zeenergie via [email protected] household to make demand management possible. That requires a or call +31 (0)6 306 040 43. personalised approach. In order to engage consumers with the project, they are given the opportunity to invest in the generation of renewable energy through Zeenet, a local citizens’ energy cooperative, amongst other things. Intelligent Network Trials Innovating with energy

The aim of the Intelligent Networks innovation programme (IPIN) is to accelerate the introduction of intelligent networks in the Netherlands. In twelve trials we are gaining experience with new technologies, partnerships and forms of collaboration. The results of the trials are helping to resolve important issues relating to intelligent networks, such as the needs of consumers, new business cases and new laws and regulations. We are thus working cost-efficiently towards the large scale application of these networks.

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