Pilot Region "Valle d'Aosta" Status Quo Report and Masterplan Author: Andrea Tampieri, Roger Tonetti (AOSTA) Alessandro Pini Prato, Matteo Repetto (NCN) Contact: [email protected],mob.+39 0165.27.45.70 AOSTA Status Quo Reports are contributing to AlpStore WP4, Action 4.2 Masterplans are contributing to AlpStore WP5, Action 5.2 Work Package Responsible WP4, University of Liechtenstein, Professor Peter Droege Work Package Responsible WP5, Novae Alsace (Freshmile), Arnaud Mora Lead Partner B.A.U.M. Consult Ludwig Karg, Patrick Ansbacher, Anja Lehmann, Dr. Michael Stöhr Region "Valle d'Aosta", Italy Status Quo and Masterplan Contents 1 Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 8 2 The Pilot Region ............................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 General description .................................................................................................................. 9 2.1.1 Key data .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.1.2 Existing energy and climate activities ............................................................................... 12 3 Status quo of Energy System ......................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Energy Production .................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.1 Conventional Power Plants ............................................................................................... 13 3.1.2 Renewable Energies .......................................................................................................... 13 3.1.3 Water ................................................................................................................................ 13 3.2 Energy consumption .............................................................................................................. 20 3.2.1 Electric energy .................................................................................................................. 20 3.2.2 Thermal energy ................................................................................................................. 24 3.2.3 Transports ......................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.4 Conclusions ....................................................................................................................... 25 3.2.5 Trends ............................................................................................................................... 27 3.3 Energy transmission and distribution .................................................................................... 30 3.3.1 Power Grid ........................................................................................................................ 30 3.3.2 Metering ........................................................................................................................... 32 3.3.3 (Smart) grid issues and development status .................................................................... 32 3.4 Energy storage ....................................................................................................................... 34 4 Future Energy System .................................................................................................................... 35 4.1 Regional Energy Production ................................................................................................... 35 4.1.1 Conventional Power Plants ............................................................................................... 35 4.1.2 Renewable Energies .......................................................................................................... 35 4.1.3 Hydro-electric ................................................................................................................... 35 4.2 Regional Energy Consumption ............................................................................................... 45 4.2.1 Electric energy .................................................................................................................. 45 4.2.2 Thermal energy ................................................................................................................. 46 2 Region "Valle d'Aosta", Italy Status Quo and Masterplan 4.2.3 Transport .......................................................................................................................... 47 4.2.4 Trends ............................................................................................................................... 48 4.3 Transmission and Distribution Grids ...................................................................................... 49 4.3.1 Stressors for the Regional Power Grid .............................................................................. 49 4.3.2 (Smart) Grid Solutions ....................................................................................................... 49 5 Future Energy Storage ................................................................................................................... 50 5.1 Storage Requirements ........................................................................................................... 50 5.1.1 Short Term Storage ........................................................................................................... 50 5.1.2 Long Term Storage ............................................................................................................ 51 5.2 Potentials for Regional Storage ............................................................................................. 52 5.2.1 Hydrogen Storage Technologies ....................................................................................... 52 5.2.2 Pump Storage .................................................................................................................... 52 5.2.3 Thermal Energy Storage Systems – Low Temperature ..................................................... 54 5.2.4 Mobile Batteries (Electric Vehicles) .................................................................................. 54 5.2.5 Stationary Batteries .......................................................................................................... 55 5.3 Benefits of Regional Energy Storage ...................................................................................... 56 6 Framework for future Storage Systems ........................................................................................ 58 6.1 Governance ............................................................................................................................ 59 6.2 Technology Trends ................................................................................................................. 62 6.3 R&D activities ......................................................................................................................... 63 6.4 Stakeholders .......................................................................................................................... 63 7 Master Plan ................................................................................................................................... 64 7.1 Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 65 7.1.1 Vision ................................................................................................................................ 65 7.1.2 Goals ................................................................................................................................. 65 7.2 Regional Storage Park ............................................................................................................ 67 7.2.1 Hydraulic plants pumping storage .................................................................................... 67 7.2.2 Distributed smart nodes and stationary batteries ........................................................... 67 7.2.3 Thermal storage in buildings ............................................................................................ 68 7.2.4 Mobile batteries ............................................................................................................... 68 7.3 Storage Roadmap ................................................................................................................... 70 3 Region "Valle d'Aosta", Italy Status Quo and Masterplan 7.3.1 Measures and Projects ..................................................................................................... 70 7.3.2 Timelines, milestones and Controlling.............................................................................. 71 8 References ..................................................................................................................................... 72 4 Region "Valle d'Aosta", Italy Status Quo and Masterplan List of tables Table 1 Demographic information .......................................................................................................