Distributed energy production: drivers, challenges, and opportunities

Supervisor:

Vlad Trifa

Talk:

April 20, 2010

Report due:

April 13, 2010 (First version)
May 04, 2010 (Camera ready version)

Abstract:

The current electric power system mainly relies on large, centralized plants that can reliably produce electricity for a large number of consumers. Modern energy strategies, however, tend towards integrating distributed (and possibly renewable) energy sources in the electric power systems.

In this talk, we will first outline the primary drivers behind the growing interest in distributed electricity generation. Further, we will discuss the main technical, commercial, and regulatory burdens that need to be overcome in order to increase the penetration of distributed generation into the electricity grid. In this context, we will analyze the virtual power plant (VPP) approach and describe a commercial software application that provides for a generic VPP implementation. Further, we will discuss, based on a specific case study, the effect of introducing distributed renewable energy sources in the context of a flexible electricity tariff scheme.

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Further resources:

ETH ZurichDistributed Systems Group
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