Siemens teams for grid project in Rome
Italian power distribution system operator (DSO) Areti is to use Siemens technology to manage local electricity grids.
A set of algorithms developed by Siemens for the RomeFlex project enables the Roman DSO to make the grid smarter and more resilient.
The RomeFlex (Reshaping Operational MEthods to run grid FLEXibility) project builds on the EU Platone project to create a Local Flexibility Market that is accessible by a range of stakeholders connected to the Roman DSO MV and LV power grids.
The project is scalable and replicable by all the DSOs active in Italy and all the stakeholders involved can participate with their generation and consumption by modulating their loads on MV and LV grids managed by the DSO.
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Platone – PLATform for Operation of distribution NEtworks – was a four-year Horizon 2020 funded European project that finished late last year. This brought together 12 partners from Belgium, Germany, Greece and Italy to develop grid management platforms that were tested in three European demonstration examples.
In the next ten years, it is estimated that the peak electricity demand on the Roman DSO power grid will increase from 2,200 MW to 3,300 MW. To manage this growth in energy demand and prevent the grid from criticalities like blackouts or voltage violations, Areti is going to increase its grid capacity by moving to a digital system.
“With our RomeFlex project, we’re proudly driving innovation in Italy and Europe, using flexibility in order to make the grid smarter, more resilient and future proof. This means exploiting software to forecast congestion and grid issues in time to run sustainable and cost-effective actions, enabling us to keep the grid stable and reactive for all the Roman citizens. Collaboration with Siemens is critical to make this local flexibility project successful, in order to create a blueprint not only for Italy but also in the rest of Europe,” said Ercole De Luca, Head of Innovation at Areti.
“With RomeFlex, Areti is confirming its pioneering spirit. Since the EU Platone project, we have been jointly developing new technologies and grid software combining IT and OT. It will propel Areti towards next level grid management, based on a Digital Twin, that enables power utilities to successfully deal with growing complexity and increase the much-needed grid capacity, accelerating the path to net zero,” said Alessandro Masi, Head of Siemens Grid Software in Italy.
The platform comes from Siemens Grid Software, a business unit of Siemens Smart Infrastructure, and is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.
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