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The energy system of the future

The energy system of the future will incorporate higher levels of production from renewable sources and greater consumer flexibility. It must also be robust and reliable. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will be used extensively to monitor, regulate and automate the grid.

Contact person

Knut Samdal
Research Director
901 43 638

FME CINELDI - Centre for Intelligent Electricity Distribution

• CINELDI develops the electricity grid of the future. • CINELDI works towards digitalising and modernising the electricity distribution grid for higher efficiency, flexibility and resilience. • CINELDI enables a cost-efficient realisation of the future flexible and robust electricity distribution grid.

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Expertise

Integrated energy systems

In the transition towards a sustainable energy supply of the future, it is essential to look at the interaction between different energy carriers such as electricity, heat, biofuels, natural gas and hydrogen. An integrated energy system that exploits interactions and strengths of different energy carriers will be flexible, cost-effective and reliable.  SINTEF Energy Research is home to a leading research community working on precisely this issue.
Ellen Krohn Aasgård
Research Manager
934 06 340

Integration of batteries in the electricity grid

An increase in electrification and distributed energy resources causes increased challenges in the distribution grid. These challenges can be lack of transfer capacity or poor power quality. In some cases, battery systems will be more cost-effective than traditional grid reinforcement. A battery system might therefore become a useful tool when grid companies are planning and operating the future distribution grid.
Kjersti Berg
Research Scientist
958 89 396

Laboratories

SINTEF Energy Lab

– a vital tool for energy research in Norway

Smart Grid Laboratory

NTNU and SINTEF have built a new National Smart Grid Laboratory in Trondheim with funding from the Research Council of Norway in cooperation with the Artic University of Norway and Smart Innovation Østfold.

Projects

BaSS - Electrochemical battery for voltage support in distribution grid

15 March 2021

BaSS aims to facilitate that battery energy storage systems (BESS) become an alternative to grid reinforcement for voltage challenges, when this is the most socio-economically rational solution. Several different services for voltage support may be relevant in the same power grid (value stacking). It is challenging to design control systems and methods for optimal rating of such a BESS.

Design of networks for loads in installations regarding regulations on delivery quality

16 March 2021

Electrification of the transport sector, fish farming facilities, the petroleum industry, etc. will cause increased and more complex electrical loads on the grid.

Fine - Flexible Integration of Local Energy Communities into the Norwegian Electricity Distribution System

22 December 2020

To mitigate global warming, energy demand by different sectors must migrated towards electricity and the share of renewable resources must be increased. This brings major investment needs and new challenges to the power system. Local energy systems can address some of the challenges like, keeping the demand and supply in balance all the time, maintaining good quality of supply, and social acceptance and participation in energy transformation.
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News

Knowledge is a dish best shared

09 December 2020

Four years have passed since the first seeds of CINELDI, the world's largest research centre on Smart Grids, were sowed. The centre's work is only half complete, but we are already seeing the first fruits.

A structured look at specific smart grid scenarios

23 April 2020

The smart grid of tomorrow will be one of the most complex systems ever developed. To better understand this complexity and prepare all relevant parties for the transition to come, CINELDI undertook a successful multidisciplinary foresight process.

The EERA conference – 10 years of lowering Europes CO2

26 June 2018

Nils Røkke is the Chairman of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA). This is his opening speech for the EERA 10-year anniversary. Last year, when we started to think about the EERA 10-year anniversary, the first question was whether to have an internal gathering of the EERA research community, or to celebrate it with partners and friends who have shared – and will share – this journey with us. The answer was quite immediate, and I am very pleased that today I can welcome representatives of both EERA and of the European energy research and innovation community at large.
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