000798031 001__ 798031 000798031 005__ 20230215042530.0 000798031 0247_ $$2CORDIS$$aG:(EU-Grant)883710$$d883710 000798031 0247_ $$2CORDIS$$aG:(EU-Call)H2020-LC-SC3-2019-NZE-RES-CC$$dH2020-LC-SC3-2019-NZE-RES-CC 000798031 0247_ $$2originalID$$acorda__h2020::883710 000798031 035__ $$aG:(EU-Grant)883710 000798031 150__ $$aProviding flexibility to the grid by enabling VPPs to offer both fast and slow dynamics control services$$y2020-04-01 - 2023-03-31 000798031 371__ $$aINEA INFORMATIZACIJA ENERGETIKA AVTOMATIZACIJA DOO$$bINEA DOO$$dSlovenia$$ehttp://www.inea.si$$vCORDIS 000798031 371__ $$aWaterford Institute of Technology$$bWIT$$dIreland$$ehttp://www.wit.ie/$$vCORDIS 000798031 371__ $$aSWW WUNSIEDEL GMBH$$bSWW WUNSIEDEL GMBH$$dGermany$$ehttp://www.s-w-w.com$$vCORDIS 000798031 371__ $$aRWTH Aachen University$$bRWTH$$dGermany$$ehttp://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/~a/root/lidx/1/$$vCORDIS 000798031 371__ $$aUniversity of Bologna$$bUNIBO$$dItaly$$ehttp://www.unibo.it/en/homepage$$vCORDIS 000798031 371__ $$aCENTRUL ROMAN AL ENERGIEI - CRE$$dRomania$$ehttp://www.crenerg.org$$vCORDIS 000798031 371__ $$aALPIQ DIGITAL AG$$bAlpiq Digital AG$$dSwitzerland$$ehttp://www.alpiq.com$$vCORDIS 000798031 371__ $$aIT Consult$$bIT Consult$$dGermany$$ehttp://www.itconsult-eu.de/$$vCORDIS 000798031 371__ $$aUNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN$$bNUID UCD$$dIreland$$ehttp://www.ucd.ie$$vCORDIS 000798031 371__ $$aERICSSON GMBH$$bERICSSON$$dGermany$$vCORDIS 000798031 372__ $$aH2020-LC-SC3-2019-NZE-RES-CC$$s2020-04-01$$t2023-03-31 000798031 450__ $$aEdgeFLEX$$wd$$y2020-04-01 - 2023-03-31 000798031 5101_ $$0I:(DE-588b)5098525-5$$2CORDIS$$aEuropean Union 000798031 680__ $$aWith the dramatic growth of renewables, now is the time to revise the VPP concept. VPPs need to support not only the promotion of intermittent renewables (RES) but also the integration of all Distributed Energy Resources (DER) into the full scope of grid operations. Such a leap raises challenges: optimal combination of DER and RES in a new generation of VPPs is needed to jointly provide grid supportive flexibility with slow reaction time known from day-head and intra-day markets, as well as real-time reaction to provide fast frequency and inertial response and dynamic-phasor driven voltage control ancillary services. In a nutshell, in a DER-based power electronics-driven network VPPs need to play all the roles that synchronous machines play in a traditional system. Flexibility can be provided by going beyond electrochemical storage and exploring opportunities offered by Power2X or inverters. Demand Side Management or low-cost solutions such as Power2Heat could be deployed in a neighbourhood expanding the concept of VPPs to the concept of a Local Energy Communities. EdgeFLEX links technical solutions to societal expectations. Short reaction times can be addressed by 5G-powered edge clouds linking dispersed devices in near real-time. In this respect, a new concept of VPPs, with communications corresponding to multiple layers of dynamics, becomes possible. EdgeFLEX proposes a new architecture for VPPs deploying such a multi-layer solution, paving the way for a fully renewable energy system. VPPs are brought to a new level, enabling them to interact on markets offering various ancillary services to System Operators. EdgeFLEX will develop this next generation VPP concept and demonstrate it in the context of 3 field trials and lab tests. It will explore innovative optimisations, financial tools and business scenarios for VPPs and assess the economic and societal impact. It will actively work to remove barriers by contributing to standards and European level regulation. 000798031 909CO $$ooai:juser.fz-juelich.de:880478$$pauthority$$pauthority:GRANT 000798031 909CO $$ooai:juser.fz-juelich.de:880478 000798031 970__ $$aoai:dnet:corda__h2020::c992d5b9ee58ab30114f7c5520ef69b3 000798031 980__ $$aG 000798031 980__ $$aCORDIS 000798031 980__ $$aAUTHORITY