PV Direct Use on Community Level | Case Book Case Book PV Direct Use on Community Level Cases and Living Labs SET-Plan Action 4 – Energy Systems Innovation Action A4-IA2.2-5 Version 1 – August 2019 Seite 1 This edition was substantially supported by: PV Direct Use on Community Level | Case Book 0 Imprint About Innovation Action A4-IA2.2-5 (SET-Plan Action 4) The Innovation Action A4-IA2.2-5 Families of living labs to develop technology – service systems for direct use of PV energy on an aggregated level of multi-family buildings, districts or communities aims to optimize direct consumption of PV energy on an aggregated level of multifamily buildings, districts or communities. This can be seen not only as a starting point for business model development and consumer empowerment, but also for mobilising flexibility potentials for power grids, integrating the end user. This case book represents the status of projects and Living Lab initiatives from stakeholders as of August 2019. Contact For further information about this paper and the Stakeholder Initiative of Innovation Action A4-IA2.2-5 activities please contact: > Hemma Bieser, avantsmart: [email protected] > Gaëtan Masson, Becquerel Institute: [email protected] Legal notice Notice must be taken that this publication contains information from European projects, provided by the project teams, unless stated otherwise. This publication should not be construed to be a legal action of SET-Plan Action 4 or its bodies unless adopted pursuant to the SET-Plan. This publication does not necessarily represent state-of the-art and it may be updated from time to time. Third-party sources are quoted as appropriate. The publishers are not responsible for the content of the external sources including external websites referenced in this publication. This publication is intended for information purposes only. It must be accessible free of charge. Neither SET-Plan Action 4 Innovation Action A4-IA2.2-5 nor any person acting on its behalf is responsible for the use that might be made of the information contained in this publication. Copyright Notice © SET-Plan Action 4 Innovation Action A4 IA2.2-5, 2019. Reproduction is authorized, provided the source is acknowledged. Seite 4 PV Direct Use on Community Level | Case Book 1 Preface Time to act! EU Member states representatives from 15 countries and industry experts from relevant Technology and Innovation Platforms, gathered in a Working Group supervised by the European SET-Plan Governing Board, to elaborate an Implementation Plan for SET-Plan Action 4 “Increase the resilience and security of the energy system“ (January 2018).1 The document leverages the consensus of participating countries around the R&I actions to be implemented in coordination, in order to achieve the challenging targets of decarbonised European energy system. More than 20 Innovation Activities are identified, clustered under two complementary Flagship Initiatives: ‘Develop an Optimised European Power Grid’ and ‘Develop Integrated Local and Regional Energy Systems’. Defining common goals and coordination is important but not sufficient: we need to act! To this aim, the involvement of Implementation Stakeholder Groups including industry, SME and R&D partners as well as critical stakeholders from the particular innovation ecosystem, is necessary to foster the development of the required technologies and solutions for the energy transition. This brochure is a first attempt in the field of PV Direct Use on Community Level, collecting engaged innovative stakeholders and initiatives all over Europe. Michael Hübner and Michele de Nigris Implementation Working Group SET-Plan Action 4 Chairs Vienna/Milano August 2019 Michael Hübner Senior Expert, Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology Co-Chair SET-Plan MS Working Group on SET-Plan Action 4- Energy Systems [email protected] Michele de Nigris Director Dept. Sustainable Development and Energy Sources, Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE S.p.A Italy Co-Chair SET-Plan MS Working Group on SET-Plan Action 4- Energy Systems [email protected] 1 https://setis.ec.europa.eu/system/files/set_plan_esystem_implementation_plan.pdf Seite 5 PV Direct Use on Community Level | Case Book 2 In a nutshell The four Ds – decarbonization, decentralization, digitalization and democratization - are the main drivers for energy transition in Europe. The Clean energy for all Europeans package of the European Union provides a new framework for the transition process. It places consumers at the heart of the Energy Union. Energy systems, markets and regulation are undergoing profound changes while active consumers are more integrated into the energy system. By the definitions ofenergy communities, the Clean Energy Package opens up new possibilities for smart services and innovative business models. It can be seen as enabler and game changer for energy innovation as it gives the opportunity to remove some existing regulatory boundaries. All over Europe project consortia are currently developing new business models and smart services, taking advantage of digital technologies. This development goes beyond R&D of renewable technologies. New collaboration and community models are investigated in order to implement renewable and smart technologies as basis for scaling up and making a significant impact to reaching the climate and energy targets. On the one hand these projects are fostering the installation of PV power, on the other hand new concepts are developed where renewable energy is consumed and stored locally within a certain region. Energy consumers are playing a central role - in Living Lab environments, they have an active part as co-creators in the innovation process. The SET-Plan Innovation Action A4-IA2.2-5 Families of living labs to develop technology - service systems for direct use of PV energy on an aggregated level of multi-family buildings, districts or communities targets at optimizing direct consumption of PV energy on an aggregated level of multifamily buildings, districts or communities. To reach the targets, a stakeholder initiative was launched to exchange knowledge and to initiate new projects. The goal of this paper is to give an overview of the stakeholder landscape and of European frontrunner projects. It provides a compact overview on PV self-consumption projects and Living Lab initiatives that are currently in progress or have been finished recently in differenturopean E countries. The projects are bundled in the following five thematic clusters: 1. Living Labs and Energy Community Initiatives 2. Energy Trading, Community Models and Advanced Services 3. Energy Grids and Integration of E-Mobility 4. Sector Coupling (heating, interseasonal storage, hydrogen) 5. Blockchain and AI-based Business Models and Services At the end of this document relevant contact data and links are provided, as well as an outlook on upcoming activities, organised by the stakeholder initiative. Seite 6 PV Direct Use on Community Level | Case Book 3 Table of content 0 Imprint ......................................................................................................................4 1 Preface .....................................................................................................................5 2 In a nutshell ............................................................................................................6 3 Table of content ......................................................................................................7 4 Motivation and goal ...............................................................................................8 5 About the SET-Plan and the Implementation Plan: Bringing strategy into action .................................................................................9 5.1 Ten Key Actions for research and innovation ........................................................... 10 5.2 Innovation Activity A4-IA2.2-5 ..................................................................................... 11 5.3 First results ..................................................................................................................... 13 6 Latest developments on regulatory framework ............................................. 14 7 Project Clusters and Project Descriptions ........................................................ 16 7.1 Cluster 1: Living Labs and Energy Community Initiatives ....................................... 17 7.1.1 SINFONIA - Smart Initiative of cities Fully cOmmitted to iNvest in Advanced large-scaled energy solutions .............................................................................. 18 7.1.2 Living Lab: Energy Community Sibratsgfäll ....................................................... 20 7.1.3 OurPower ................................................................................................................ 22 7.2 Cluster 2: Energy Trading, Community Models and Advanced Services .............. 25 7.2.1 PV-Prosumers4Grid (PVP4Grid) ........................................................................... 26 7.2.2 DIGISOL .................................................................................................................... 28 7.2.3 FLEXCoop ................................................................................................................ 30 7.2.4 MERLON ..................................................................................................................