Showcasing Smart Energy Systems from Northeastern Germany
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Showcasing Smart Energy Systems from Northeastern Germany. WindNODE Report 2018 WINDNODE REPORT 2018 3 What does a successful energy transition look like? The WindNODE project “Energy and Art” brought 50 different visions of the energy transition to life. Find out more in the section “New Perspectives on Energy” or at www.energie-und-kunst.de/en 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS WINDNODE REPORT 2018 5 Table of Contents The Four Focus Areas ...................................................................................... 32 The Subprojects .................................................................................... 36 – 149 WindNODE Report 2018 ICT Networking Platform .................................................................................. 36 Flexible Generation and Regional Power Plants ................................................. 46 Efficient Operating Concepts for Power Grids .................................................... 56 Connected End Customer ................................................................................. 70 Editorial ......................................................................................................... 06 Market Design and Regulation .......................................................................... 84 What Drives Us ............................................................................................... 08 New Flexibility Options: Sector Coupling ............................................................. 90 Industrial Load Shifting Potential .................................................................... 106 Lab Notes ................................................................................................ 10 – 13 Neighbourhood Concepts and Smart City ........................................................ 122 The Model Region .................................................................................... 14 – 29 Participation and Dissemination ..................................................................... 132 Facts and Figures ............................................................................................. 14 Berlin .............................................................................................................. 18 The Visitor Sites ........................................................................................... 150 Brandenburg ................................................................................................... 20 Special Feature: New Perspectives on Energy ..................................... 152 – 161 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ..................................................................... 22 Energy Meets Art ............................................................................................ 153 Saxony ............................................................................................................ 24 Energy and Art – Visions of a Successful Energy Transition ................................ 156 Saxony-Anhalt ................................................................................................. 26 e-storys – Electricity, Energy & Literature ......................................................... 158 Thuringia ........................................................................................................ 28 Solar Punk Festival Berlin 2018 ........................................................................ 160 The Partners ................................................................................................... 30 List of Abbreviations .................................................................................... 162 Glossary ....................................................................................................... 163 Photo Credits ............................................................................................... 163 WindNODE is a pluralistic project – not only at the administrative level, but especially with regard to those participating and our target audience. We care about people, independent of gender. Publishing Information ................................................................................ 164 Therefore, to the best of our ability, we have used gender-neutral language. 6 EDITORIAL WINDNODE REPORT 2018 7 On the Way to Editorial The German energy transition has so far been an electricity transition – and with great success. Well over one third of German electricity comes from renewables. In the WindNODE region, this figure is as high as 56 per cent. The energy transition was met with less success in other sectors, such as mobility and heat. We will miss the national CO2 reduction target for 2020 by a significant margin. With these mixed results, we are now entering the “second phase of the ener- gy transition”. We are faced with important questions: how can we safely and efficiently integrate even larger quantities of volatile energy from wind and sun into the electrical energy system? Will we succeed in the decarbonisation of our energy system via sector coupling, in other words through more intensive electri- fication of fossil-dominated sectors such as mobility and heat? And what role will digitalisation play in all this (whatever that may be in the specific cases)? WindNODE has assumed the task of developing model solutions for this “second % phase of the energy transition”. Since 2017, over 70 partners in all eastern German states, including Berlin, have been working together in a value creation network that takes into account technical, economic, regulatory and societal aspects of the intelligent energy system. At the halfway point of our showcase project, we in- vite you to discover in this report who we are and what we do. We present to you 100 the WindNODE region and our network of visitor sites, guide you through our 50 Renewables subprojects and explain how we intend to use WindNODE to get people interested in and enthusiastic about the energy transition. Success is made possible by the work of many. Above all, we extend our gratitude “ With WindNODE, we have created the to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), which established first large-scale reality lab in eastern the framework and funding for our work with the programme “Smart Energy Germany. It is where we develop Showcases – Digital Agenda for the Energy Transition” (SINTEG). Project Man- transferrable model solutions for the agement Jülich (PtJ) is a reliable partner, providing professional support for all smart energy system of the future. funding questions. We sincerely thank the six participating states, whose leaders have taken over patronage of WindNODE, for their support and valuable input. But a reality lab is not only about Over 400 people are involved in the project work within WindNODE – some work- markets and technologies: it is an ing full-time, others providing their expertise as needed. We thank them all for agile network of hundreds of experts. their outstanding cooperation. Special thanks go to the members of the steering It organises the exchange of ideas, committee, the workstream coordinators and the project coordinator 50Hertz, encourages participation and acts who exhibit great dedication to the joint project on a voluntary basis. as a highly visible testament to the competence of our energy region. It At the halfway point, WindNODE is in perfect shape. We cordially invite you to helps advance the regulatory frame- take the time to learn about us and our work. Enjoy the read – and do not hesitate work thanks to the experimentation to contact us if you would like to learn more. By the way: additional insights into clause. And, last but not least, it is a our work can also be gained at the roughly 30 visitor sites open to everyone. source of inspiration that reminds us of the opportunities behind the ener- gy transition – for innovation, export Markus Graebig and new jobs.” Project Director WindNODE WindNODE looks toward a future in which our electrical energy needs are nearly entirely met from renewable sources. 8 WHAT DRIVES US WINDNODE REPORT 2018 9 “ WindNODE makes the energy transition visible and tangible. It is an important motivation for our participation. Together with the What Drives Us WindNODE partners, we investigate opportunities and possibilities, such as the potential for identifying flexibility in the area of industrial energy consumption.” Over 400 colleagues from more than 70 partners work together Danny Günther Siemens AG within WindNODE to create a positive vision of the energy transition. In the steering committee, seven institutional members represent the WindNODE partners and focus on the strategic orientation of the joint project. “ In WindNODE, we coordinate the work on energy data market places that offer the various stakeholders on the energy market simpler access to relevant data for demand-response scenarios and more. Among other projects, we are working on developing the netzdaten-berlin.de pilot and on demonstrating how the provision and continued use of energy- relevant data can lead to new offerings and services.” Prof. Dr. Ina Schieferdecker Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS “ WindNODE is an exceptional “ We work to ensure that the pro ject because it unites many im- energy transition succeeds on portant stakeholders, shaping the a practical level. From the very direction of the energy transition. start, we were excited about Therefore, we are very pleased to WindNODE as a