PEAK
Integrated peer-to-peer platform for energy trading and active grid control
Project Leader
Duration
-Budget
261.408 €In cooperation with
Helmut Schmidt UniversityUniversity of Wuppertal
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Forschungsstelle für Energiewirtschaft
PSI GridConnect
PSI EnergyMarkets
Funding
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and EnergyUnit
Faculty of Life SciencesMore information about PEAK
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The transformation of the energy system has resulted in the ongoing decentralisation of the electricity grid, with a fluctuating supply of wind and solar energy. Additionally, the German electricity market has treated the grid as a single 'copperplate' and neglected the grid topology. This regularly leads to network bottlenecks and the curtailment of renewable energy sources (RES) through feed-in management measures in the distribution network. This results in high costs for consumers through compensation payments.
The approach within PEAK is to use this decentralisation while simultaneously taking the network topology into account. With the PEAK platform, RES operators can trade the energy generated directly with consumers within their network (peer-to-peer trading). Network condition forecasts are used to anticipate network bottlenecks through the use of flexible consumers and manufacturers. The process is secured and logged by a blockchain utilising smart contracts, which are triggered automatically.
In addition, a toolchain will be developed, which can be used as a blueprint for other peer-to-peer trading and smart grid projects.
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