INTRODUCTION

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LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SEMINAR Role of DER in the
EU and current status in the Baltic States
INTRODUCTION EU PROJECT SOLID-DER ON DER
INTEGRATION IN THE EU ELECTRICITY SECTOR
VACLOVAS MIŠKINIS VILNIUS, MARCH 6, 2007
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Presentation plan

• Introduction
• Definitions of distributed generation
• General characteristics of SOLID-DER project
• The main objectives of the project
• Structure of the project
• Major barriers for DER integration.

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Power system in liberalized market
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Power system with distributed generation
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Presentation plan

• Introduction
• Definitions of distributed generation
• General characteristics of SOLID-DER project
• The main objectives of the project
• Structure of the project
• Major barriers for DER integration.

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Distributed Generation (DG)

• Many definitions have been proposed to describe
  power that comes elsewhere than from traditional
  large power plants feeding electricity into the
  networks
• The integrated or stand alone small electricity
  generation sources
• Installed within the distribution system or at a
  customers side
• Intended to meet specific capacity or reliability
  needs
• Applications that benefit the power system,
  specific end-user or both.

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Distributed Generation (by technologies)

• High efficiency combined heat and power plants
• Small gas turbines
• Fuel cells
• Technologies supplying small scale power and
  using renewable energy sources (biomass, hydro,
  geothermal plants, photovoltaic, wind power
  plants, etc.).

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Other definitions

• Distributed Power, which means DG plus energy
  storage devices
• Distributed Energy Resources, which means
  distributed power plus demand side measures
• Decentralised Power a broader concept which
  indicates power generation sources available in
  specific location, for instance off shore wind
  parks of any size and connected to transmission
  or distribution grid.

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Presentation plan

• Introduction
• Definitions of distributed generation
• General characteristics of SOLID-DER project
• The main objectives of the project
• Structure of the project
• Major barriers for DER integration.

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General characteristics (1)

• 6 FP A Coordinated Action towards the
  promotion and consolidation of all RTD activities
  for large-scale integration of DER in the
  electricity market
• 6 BP Koordinavimo veikla, skirta skatinti
  ir stiprinti mokslinius tiriamuosius darbus,
  placiai panaudojant paskirstytuosius energijos
  išteklius elektros rinkoje

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General characteristics (2)

• Duration November 2005-October 2008
• 17 research institutes and universities from 12
  countries
• Main objective unite RTD activities within the
  EU-25 aiming at large scale integration of DER
  into the European electricity market.

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Project consortium
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Presentation plan

• Introduction
• Definitions of distributed generation
• General characteristics of SOLID-DER project
• The main objectives of the project
• Structure of the project
• Major barriers for DER integration.

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Key issues for DER integration

• Increase the common wide understanding of DER
  solutions by enhancing transparency and awareness
  of benefits to all stakeholders of DER
  integration
• Explain and convince market players, technical
  regulatory bodies and decision makers about
  benefits of DER solutions
• Establish and consolidate wide DER integration
  RD community by including particularly new MS
  stakeholders.

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Specific objectives of the project

• Identification/monitoring and assessment of
  critical issues, developments, innovations and
  solutions
• Legislation, regulation, market access and policy
  support
• Benefits of new business models for DER
  integration
• Breakthroughs in DER, network control and
  enabling technologies
• Interconnections requirements, system solutions
  and interfaces, etc.

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Dissemination of knowledge and experience

• To overcome great diversity in opinions
• To bring stakeholders together and to enhance
  awareness of DER solutions
• To examine of knowledge transfer in new Member
  States
• To organize training/teaching of experts in the
  field of DER integration.

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Presentation plan

• Introduction
• Definitions of distributed generation
• General characteristics of SOLID-DER project
• The main objectives of the project
• Structure of the project
• Major barriers for DER integration.

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Changes of electricity production in Lithuania (1)
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SOLID-DER work plan for first 18 months
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Evaluation phases of RD results
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Presentation plan

• Introduction
• Definitions of distributed generation
• General characteristics of SOLID-DER project
• The main objectives of the project
• Structure of the project
• Major barriers for DER integration.

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Major barriers

• Lengthy and complicated administrative procedures
  for investors in DER power plants
• Dominant position of DSOs in negotiating network
  access and non-transparent connection procedures
• Unstable support mechanisms which causes
  difficulties for long-term planning of projects
• Lack of knowledge about advantages of DER.

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THANK YOU !
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SOLID-DER project schedule