EnergyDays

KOEN KOK | Professor Intelligent Energy Systems Eindhoven University of Technology

The Electricity System: Will network capacity scarcity be part of the new normal?
Capacity shortages in the Dutch electricity grid are almost constantly in the national news nowadays. The situation is triggering a hugely increased effort to reinforce the grid: network investments are up by an order of magnitude. Further, it triggers innovation, companies unite to share network connection capacities through energy hub concepts and local marketplaces, while network operators develop new contract forms and tariff mechanisms.

For the longer term a few questions remain unanswered:

• Will network capacity shortages become a thing of the past after the network investment wave currently unfolding?
• Will the current speedy innovation wave yield future-proof mechanisms to deal with congestion?
• Will the current measures be fast enough, or do we need to save energy in a hurry soon to keep the lights on?

In his talk, professor Koen Kok will try to provide answers to these questions.

BRAM CAPPERS | Co-Founder of Tibo Energy

Tackling netcongestion with data-driven energy orchestration  
Netcongestion has become a serious problem in the region. During the day, solar panels are tuned off to avoid the overload of the physical grid while in the evening fossil-fuel stations are used to compensate for any shortages. Companies are leaving our country, because they can no longer grow while thousands of them are waiting for additional capacity from the net. But are there other solutions besides expanding our grid?

In this presentation we show how we can use computer- and data science to better orchestrate energy in power networks enabling energy sharing and collaboration between companies through Energy Hubs.

HAN SLOOTWEG | Director of Asset Management, Enexis & professor in Smart Grids, TU/e

Congestion in the Dutch electricity grids – causes and mitigating measures
The demand for capacity of the electricity grid is surging. The Dutch network operators can not keep up and extend and reinforce the grid quickly enough. This leads to a shortage of network capacity and to network congestion, both for demand and generation. Requests for new grid connections and upgrades of existing grid connections can not be met and parties are referred to growing waiting lists with parties in need of grid capacity. The presentation will address the underlying causes of the growing grid congestion, as well as various approaches to deal with it.