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Description
Energy System Innovation (ESI) intends therefore to test and promote the “system innovation” initiatives in order to guarantee the integration of the most valuable resources for the electricity grid and that goes beyond the existing barriers.
In line with the process launched by the projects of Resolution 300/2017, the first field of study of ESI will be the world of distributed resources, with the objective of intercepting the growing interest of stakeholders and of the entire system, unlocking the potential value of these resources for the Italian electricity system.
The roadmap provides firstly for a technological assessment of the single resources (such as electric vehicles or conditioning systems) and, subsequently, the launch of initiatives aimed at testing the aggregates of resources.
The testing of the single resource aims at identifying its potentials and limits evaluating both the specific technological features (for stand-alone resources and/or if a power chain is necessary, as in the case of the charging station/car connection in electric mobility) and the current control and communication methods and proposing possible upgrades to facilitate their integration into the grid (or “grid-integration”).
The testing at the aggregate level, instead, is designed to assess the performance and reliability of the aggregates, with focus on the possible critical issues linked to the multiplicity of resources in the control, communication and monitoring phases. The results of the testing will be shared with the system and used to define the subsequent actions (for example, "industrial" pilot projects and/or structural regulatory changes).
Terna, in its role of operator of the National Electricity Transmission Grid, is very interested in characterizing electrical vehicles as a potential flexibility resource for the system, with the aim to guide at best the evolution of the markets in order to enable the participation of these resources in the Ancillary Services Market in the most appropriate forms.
The first ESI project will be specifically dedicated to the systematic identification of the real flexibility potential in the electric vehicle (EV)-recharging infrastructure (EVSE) combination.
What and where
Involve the main technological stakeholders of the sector of the electric mobility to test on the assets, which represent the reference market, the provision of flexibility services.
The results of the testing will also allow fostering the appropriate “near-term” technological developments so that the foreseen mass adoption of electric mobility in the coming years can happen with technologies (EV and EVSE) ready for grid integration, maximizing the benefits for developments aligned with the system needs.
The reference facility for the tests will mainly be the Terna’s E-mobility Lab, the experimental laboratory operating at Terna’s Turin office. The Lab was developed with the objective of testing the technical potential and limits of smart charging and V2G applications, characterizing the performance of cars and recharging infrastructure and qualifying the entire technological chain.
Source: Terna