{"id":5881,"date":"2020-06-30T11:36:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T10:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=5881"},"modified":"2021-03-30T14:51:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:51:34","slug":"the-e-regio-project-for-a-distributed-local-energy-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/the-e-regio-project-for-a-distributed-local-energy-market\/5881\/","title":{"rendered":"The E-Regio project: for a distributed local energy market"},"content":{"rendered":"
At E-Regio<\/a>, we investigate different local market concepts for energy. This is primarily for the pure energy trade, but local flexibility trade is also subject to research. An overview of local energy markets and associated literature can be found in Sumper, 2019<\/a>.1 In particular, the concepts described by Bremdal and Ilieva (2019) have been important for the type of work that has been conducted in E-Regio.2 Multiple models are reviewed and discussed regarding trade, market design and market management. Market pools, centralised operations, peer-to-peer trade, and hybrid markets which combine energy exchanges with flexibility services are also described. Common to most of the models is that they are only supported by simulations.<\/p>\n In the ERA-Net funded project \u2018E-Regio\u2019, the aim has been to demonstrate a full-scale implementation of market models suited to different business models. One concept addresses a centralised approach designed to offer flexibility to the Swedish frequency market, as well as supporting local energy trade when flexibility sale is not demanded or when other opportunities become available.<\/p>\n Another demonstrator is located in Skien, Norway. This market is organised around the Skagerak football stadium. The local market concept implemented here applies a fully distributed market design with peer-to-peer trade and the ability to mix exchanges of energy with ancillary services that can benefit the local grid owner. The distributed approach will be described here.<\/p>\n