HEDNO is the main DSO in Greece responsible for the distribution network in the whole country. The total length of Network 228.900 km, of which the Medium Voltage Network (M.V) is 107.500 km and L.V 121.400 km. HEDNO is responsible to 154.950 MV/LV Substations and 224 HV/MV Substations. The installation of distributed generation (mainly PVs) makes the management of the distribution network difficult. HEDNO is also the operator of the Non-Interconnected Systems in Greece, namely the islands that is not interconnected with the main grid. The second Greek demo site is an island called Kythnos. Kythnos is an island and a municipality in the Western Cyclades with a population of 1.632 people. Kythnos has a thermal generation installed capacity of 4.97 MW with a peak power consumption of 2.7 MW. It has medium voltage and low voltage distribution lines. Kythnos was the site for the first European PV plant installation.
The electricity mix of Kythnos Island is dominated by diesel and fuel oil.
27 April - 7pm: citizen’s engagement workshop.
More information can be found here!
Currently the management of the electrical system is carried out by the thermal power plant. A central Energy Control Centres (ECC) in Athens and a local ECC on the island are to be established by HEDNO.
NOTE: please note that as the project is developing in a dynamic way, changes are always possible.
In the last couple of months the project has organised 4 citizen engagement workshop in 4 different pilot sites in Greece, Spain, Belgium and Italy. These pilot site workshops were planned and designed to contribute to the overall project objectives to include citizens in the different decision-making processes. The community engagement workshops informed the citizens about the deployment of the WiseGRID tools in their neighborhood and provided a platform to ask questions and to give feedback and suggestions.
We gathered feedback of each workshop:
The recruitment workshop was held 2017/06/07 in Kythnos island with local citizens, WiseGRID project leaders and local municipality officials.
The meeting included a small introduction to WiseGRID project, previous projects overview in the island, an introduction speech of the Mayor of the Island, a discussion session with local citizens and participants.
The goal for this recruitment workshop was to raise awareness and recruit as much as possible people in order to bring more awareness to local pilot site in Kythnos. The event held initiated important discussions and main questions and emerged local participants to be involved in the project.
Workshop to explain and demonstrate the WiseGRID tools that will be deployed in Kythnos.
More information can be found here (English).
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να βρείτε εδώ (Ελληνικά).
On 16 October 2019, an engagement workshop will be organised in Kythnos to give citizens and other relevant stakeholders the latest updates about the deployment of the WiseGRID tools in their neighborhood. This event will provide a platform for users of the tools to share experiences, feedback and suggestions.
The workshop, who will be directed towards WiseGRID testers, policy makers and citizens of Kythnos, is being organised by the partner AEGEA, the Aegean Energy & Environment Agency, in collaboration with the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, REScoop.eu.
The workshop will take place in the city town hall and will combine informative sessions with an open and interactive discussion and a networking reception.
After 4 years and 3 awards, the partners of WiseGRID are coming together to present their findings and showcase how the WiseGRID tools can enable a decentralised energy system where all market players, including cooperatives and small and medium-sized enterprises can equally participate in the energy market.
Register your attendance to the Final Conference! The event includes an overview of achievements, panel discussion and networking lunch. Participate in hands-on demonstrations of the tools and engage in discussions with fellow participants.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Programme
10:30 - Registration and coffee
11:00 - Welcome and introduction to the WiseGRID project - Mr. Antonio Marqués, ETRA
11:15 - Project achievements - Álvaro Nofuentes and Esteban Pastor
11:45 - Panel discussion and questions from the audience
Moderated by Myriam Castanié, REScoop.eu
• Josh Roberts, Advocacy officer, REScoop.eu
• Ine Swennen, Pilot site representative, Ecopower cv
• Antonis Papanikolaou, WiseHOME developer, Hypertech
• Francesca Santori, DSO representative, ASM Terni
12:45 - Networking lunch
14:00 - Roundtables WiseGRID tools
| • WiseHOME, WiseCOOP | • WG Cockpit |
| • WiseCORP | • WG FASTV2G, WiseEVP |
| • WG STAAS/VPP | • WG RESCO |
15:30 - Closing - By Antonio Marqués, ETRA
15:40 to 16:00 - Networking drinks
When/Where
Monday April 6th from 10:30 until 16:00
Les Ateliers des Tanneurs, Rue des Tanneurs 60A, Brussels, Belgium
Contact
Website: www.wisegrid.eu
Mail: vaiva.indilaite@rescoop.eu
Register - Limited spaces!
BRIDGE is an initiative by the European Commission to bring together Horizon 2020 projects in the fields of smart grids and energy storage with its General Assembly taking place February 11th - 12th in Brussels.
One of the aims of the assembly is for the Working Groups to present their reports that cover cross-cutting issues such as Data Management, Business Models, Regulation and Customer Engagement along with the Task Forces who cover Energy Communities, Replicability/Scalability Analysis and Joint Communication.
Another aim is for projects to share what they are learning and to find any common ground between the findings of other projects. ETRA's Esteban Pastor Calatayud promoted the findings of WiseGRID to the assembly and shared recommendations for the future, seen here on Twitter.
Practicalities
The event will take place on Tuesday April 21st online.
Participation is free of charge but registration is mandatory since the number of participants is limited. Registration is on a first come, first served basis, so be sure to register if you would like a space.
Program
10.00 - 10.20
Welcome and introduction - Mr. Antonio Marqués, ETRA
10.20 - 10.40
Project achievements
Esteban Pastor Calatayud, Álvaro Nofuentes Prieto, ETRA
10.40 - 11.45
Panel discussion and questions from the audience.
Moderator: Myriam Castanié, REScoop.eu
Speakers:
• Josh Roberts, Advocacy officer, REScoop.eu
• Mariana Stantcheva, EU Commision (TBC)
• Vincent Dierickx, EnergieID
• Antonis Papanikolaou, WiseHOME developer, Hypertech
• Francesca Santori, DSO representative, ASM Terni
• Esteban Pastor Calatayud, ETRA
11.45 - 12.00
Offline Break
12.00 - 13.15
Presentation of WiseGRID tools
• WG Cockpit + StaaS/VPP - Alberto (ETRA), Francesca (ASM), Giusi (ENG)
• WiseCORP + WiseCOOP - Diego (ETRA), Vincent (EID
• WiseEVP + FASTV2G - Julio (ITE), Joachim (PARTA), Esteban (ETRA)
13.15 - 13.30
Conclusion - Antonio Marqués, ETRA
The Romanian Energy Center is pleased to invite you to the Stakeholders Consultation Event and synergies within the European H2020 Projects SOGNO, WISEGRID, PHOENIX, CROSSBOW and DEFENDER. The event will be organized as an Online Video-Conference, will stimulate discussions and will include Demonstrations of the Tools and Solutions developed within the EU Projects.
Objective: Dissemination of the Projects Solutions for the Management of Variable Renewable Energies and Storage Units enabling more Secure Smart Grid; Identify synergies within EU H2020 Projects, and Consultation with Stakeholders on the preliminary results on T&D grid operation, regulation, standardization, as well as New Solutions and Services proposed to TSOs and DSOs for improving the operation and security of the electricity grid; Presentation of integrated solutions and Business Models for the integration of more RES into the European Smart Grid with increased protection and fast mitigation of the Cyber-Attacks against assets and the Networks of the Future.
Do you have questions about the project, tools or pilot sites? Let us know.
