PowerMatching City, the First Total-Concept Smart Grid Project, Explained at T&D/Smart Grids Europe
Summary
It has demonstrated that it is possible to create a smart grid with a corresponding market model, which enables consumers to freely exchange electricity, without compromising on comfort and convenience.DNV KEMA’s Albert van den Noort says: “In phase 1, we proved that the smart grid works from a technical point of view.It has demonstrated that it is possible to create a smart grid with a corresponding market model, which enables consumers to freely exchange electricity, without compromising on comfort and convenience.This closed-circuit community represents a smart energy system on a micro-scale, offering a blueprint for entire cities to be part of symbiotic energy generation and exchange.The project was recently selected as the top sustainable project at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.First integrated smart grid solutionAlbert van den Noort, smart grids specialist at DNV KEMA and projectmanager of PowerMatching City says the project started in 2007, “to demonstrate in practice how large shares of decentralized energy resources (DER) and demand response work under normal grid conditions.DNV KEMA’s Albert van den Noort says: “In phase 1, we proved that the smart grid works from a technical point of view.