The objective of EcoGrid EU is ambitious – to develop a prototype of a European Smart Grid market platform.
The demonstration will take place on the Danish island Bornholm where 2.000 households by means of more flexible consumption will show how Europe can manage over 50 % wind power and other fluctuating and less predictable renewable energy sources1.
– EcoGrid EU is mainly motivated by the challenges of balancing wind power fluctuation related to the European power system. The key idea of the project is to introduce market- based mechanisms close to the operation phase that will release valuable balancing capacity from distributed energy resources (DER), particularly from flexible energy consumption, says Ove Grande (SINTEF), Coordinator of EcoGrid EU.
Read more at:
• www.eu-ecogrid.net
• Newsletter No 1 February 2012