- Name
- Maren Istad
- Title
- Pilot Project Coordination
- Organization
- SINTEF Energi AS
Pilot Projects
In the pilot projects we test and verify technologies and solutions for the future intelligent electricity distribution system. In real environments.
CINELDI develops knowledge, methods, and tools which will be tested in laboratories, simulated environments, and field pilots. The pilot projects are as such important parts of CINELDI and are an integrated part of the research and development in the FME. The pilot projects support the objectives and vision of CINELDI as well as the scenarios for the future distribution system developed in WP6. Pilot projects in CINELDI shall contribute to develop cost-efficient solutions and innovation on the system level of the future electricity distribution system of 2030-2040.
Distribution of pilot projects

CINELDI has pilot projects within four thematic areas
Sensing and digital monitoring
- Machine learning in grid inspection - Glitre Nett - (8)
- Digital Inspection - Glitre Nett - (9)
- Digital Inspection - ABB Electrification - (13) Finalised
- Smart Cable Guard - Elvia - (18) Finalised
- Digital Inspection - Elvia - (23) Finalised
- Flexible power grid by dynamic operation - Heimdall power (28)
Application of AMR/grid data
- Added value from Smart meters - Aidon - (2)
- Risk-based distribution network planning - Glitre Nett - (10) Finalised
- Predicting peak load in secondary substations - Glitre Nett - (11) Finalised
- Probabilistic planning methodology - Norgesnett - (20) Finalised
- Development area Molobyen - Arva - (24) Finalised
- Data Driven Failure Risk Assessment for Predicting maintenance - Elvia - (25) Finalised
- Detection of earth faults based on data from smart meters - Elvia - (29)
- Creation and use of management data in 3D in the field - Elvia (31)
- Condition-based maintenance of substations - Glitre Nett (32)
Fault handling and self-healing
- New relay concept - Elvia - (1)
- Automated recoupling in smart secondary substation - Lnett - (6) Finalised
- Faster fault location - Elvia - (12)
- An algorithm for self-healing - Lede - (16)
- Fault indicators - Lede - (17)
- Fault handling and self-healing - Elvia - (22)
Flexibility
- NODES flexibility platform - Linja - (3)
- Flexibility market - Fagne - (4)
- Utsira: An islanded grid on an island - Fagne - (5)
- Batteries as voltage support- Lnett - (7) Finalised
- Optimisation of local balancing with battery - Lede - (14) Finalised
- Transition to and from island mode - Lede - (15) Finalised
- Active homes - Elvia - (19) Finalised
- iFleks - Statnett - (21)
- Fast Frequency Reserve - Lede - (26) Finalised
- System for use of flexible resources - BKK - (27)
- Identifying flexibility with AI - Embriq - (30)