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ESI in Ireland and Europe Fintan Slye CEO EirGrid Group, Transmission System Operator, Ireland and Northern Ireland
ESI in Ireland and Europe
Fintan Slye CEO EirGrid Group,
Transmission System Operator, Ireland and Northern Ireland
Ireland Power System
2,500 MW 9,900 MW 2x500 HVDC 36 TWh 7,500 MW 3,000 MW 18% RES
max 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑
min 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑
𝑅𝐸𝑆
𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑑
𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙
𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑅𝐸𝑆
European Energy Roadmap 2050 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
19% 39%
Energy Mix Heat & Transport
Electricity
18%
55%
42% Electricity Mix
RES-E
Potential RES-E
EirGrid is seeing the system impacts first…
* Based on analysis of Na/onal Renewable Energy Ac/on Plans (NREAPs) as submi=ed by Member States
…and is already managing high RES integration
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
05-‐Dec 04:00:00s
09-‐Dec 08:00:00s
13-‐Dec 12:00:00s
17-‐Dec 16:00:00s
21-‐Dec 20:00:00s
26-‐Dec 00:00:00s
30-‐Dec 04:00:00s
% SNSP
Month Nov-‐2013 Dec-‐2013 Jan-‐2014 Feb-‐2014 Mar-‐2014 Apr-‐2014 May-‐2014 Jun-‐2014 Jul-‐2014 Aug-‐2014 Sep-‐2014 Oct-‐2014 Hours>45% 5% 24% 21% 27% 18% 10% 16% 3% 1% 7% 0% 23%
Real Time Operational Limits
50% 75%
Wind Curtailment Levels Maximum Allowable Real Time Wind Level
DS3 DS3 -‐ Smart Grid Technology Smart Grid Technology
We are solving the challenges …
Demonstration Projects
Smart Grid InnovaPon
Hub
Smart Grid Innovation Hub
Demo Projects Demonstration
Projects
DS3 Ramping
0 – 5s 5 – 90s 90s – 20min 20min – 12hr
Inertial Response
Reserve
Ramping
POR
SOR
TOR1
TOR2
RR
Ramping
SIR
FFR
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 8 hr 12 hrMW
Average Ramp Up Requirement (Total)
2010 -‐ Full Year (Jan-‐Dec)
2020 -‐ Base Case
Increased Ramping requirement
New System services products
Fuel Mix
GAS
COAL
WIND
IMPORTS CHP
PEAT
European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E)
41 TSOs
from 34 countries
532 million
citizens served
828 GW
generation
305
Thousand Km of transmission lines
202020 - Europe’s changing energy landscape…
Variable generation Thousands of small units
Huge flows all over Europe
Ten Year Network
Development Plan
R&D Tools for Market
IntegraPon
Network Codes
Adequacy Forecasts
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Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) A pan-European development plan for transmission investment projects that answer the three pillars of EU energy policy; • Security of Supply • Integration of RES • Completion of the IEM
44%mid term
56%long term
78%
22%
AC > 300 kV 29600 km 83%
17%
Total projects 42100 km
DC 9600 km
AC < 300 kV 2900 km
upgrade
new
Research and innovation is critical Research clusters harness expertise across industry and academia
In conclusion • Energy system in transition.
• Energy System Integration is both a consequence and a requirement of this transition.
• Europe has an outstanding opportunity to exploit synergies by working towards a shared energy vision.
• EirGrid is leading the way in RES integration.
• Research, innovation and collaboration are key.
Thank you
Additional slides
R&D Roadmap 2013-2022 “When you are face to face with a difficulty, you are up against a discovery.”
WILLIAM THOMSON, 1ST BARON KELVIN
R&D at the TSO-level plays a crucial role in Europe’s ability to meet its low carbon objectives Key areas of focus: • Integration of new network technologies; • Pan-European standardisation of system modelling;
• Operations and data exchange; • Exchange of knowledge.
Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP)
• Identifies pan-European investment needs for electricity transmission systems.
• Published biennially (Dec 2014).
• Formal mandate to develop under Regulation (EC) 714/2009 & 347/2013.
• Sole instrument for selecting EU Projects of Common Interest (PCIs).
