Prague, 23 November 2011 – Aproject named Grid4EU, aimed at the development of smart grids in the European Union, has been launched officially. It is so far the largest demonstration project in power engineering supported by the European Union. Six European energy companies are taking part in it Contact online >>
Prague, 23 November 2011 – Aproject named Grid4EU, aimed at the development of smart grids in the European Union, has been launched officially. It is so far the largest demonstration project in power engineering supported by the European Union. Six European energy companies are taking part in it – including CEZ Group.
The Grid4EU project launching ceremony was held yesterday in Paris, associated with the signing of the 7th Framework Programme Grant Agreement between the European Commission and the French electricity distributor company ERDF, project coordinator.
"The Grid4EU project significantly aids in the implementation of the energy strategy chosen by the European Union at its beginning and is part of acollection of pilot projects in the EU on the basis of which the future strategy in the area of smart grids will be defined," says Richard Vidlicka, CEO of CEZ Distribuce.
The Smart Region project
The pilot Smart Region project, undertaken by CEZ Group in Vrchlabi as part of its FUTUR/E/MOTION framework, aims to verify the functionalities of the smart grid concept. The concept involves adistribution grid with an innovated design, which can efficiently integrate the activities of all connected users, centralized and local power generation facilities and consumers, allowing them to play an active role and incorporating new distribution grid functions.
"Participation in Grid4EU is agreat opportunity for CEZ Group – we will be the first energy company in the Czech Republic to test anumber of state-of-the-art technologies in practice, while getting access to the expertise and experience of our partners abroad," says Milan Spatenka, Director of the Distribution Development Department, CEZ.
The Smart Region demonstration project also aims to test the crisis mode of distribution grid operation (insular operation). This will involve using local generation facilities and new progressive technologies – in particular smart meters.
CEZ Group collaborates in the pilot Smart Region project with four partners from an international consortium of companies implementing the Grid4EU project, namely ABB CR, Cisco CR, Current Group and Siemens CR. These companies provide CEZ Group with innovative technologies that are necessary for the implementation of smart grids under the pilot project. For news from the project, visit
Information about partners of the Smart Region project
ABB CR will deliver innovative technologies for the distribution grid under the Smart Region project. These are necessary for the implementation of anew approach to energy grid control and management. The technical solution is based on state-of-the-art electronic units allowing ahigh level of automation for low and high voltages.
Cisco is aworldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. They will be designing communication and data architecture, monitoring and IT security for the Smart Region project.
Current Technologies International is asupplier of real-time distribution grid operation monitoring. The monitoring is based on smart metering, analysis and prediction. Current Technologies is delivering distribution grid operation monitoring equipment and high-speed telecommunication solutions for high and low voltage lines under the Smart Region project.
Siemens has been participating in the creation and development of the smart grid concept that allows smart and efficient management of electricity. Siemens will provide acontrol system with advanced control and distribution grid functions for the pilot Smart Region project.
The Czech demonstrator focused on the implementation of solutions which are not yet common in distribution grids, but which have a strong potential for future roll out. The tested solutions cover the most urgent challenges for DSOs: increasing the renewable energy hosting capacity of the grid and implementing EV charging stations and energy storage. Beyond the technical developments, the Czech demonstrator also aimed to propose grid codes and standard updates in order to secure future smoother integration of selected smart grid solutions. The demonstration confirmed the expected increase of the DER hosting capacity in LV and MV grids, as well as the added value of Smart EV charging and Smart energy storage concepts to introduce increasing flexibility in the distribution grids.
Various areas in the Czech Republic
The DER hosting capacity in the demonstration areas increased up to:
Testimonial of the Czech project team
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This project has received funding from the European Union''s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement n°731289
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