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Specific Challenge:The legislative proposals on the energy market that the Commission adopted on 30 November 2016 (the Clean Energy for all Europeans Package) and for which political agreement has been reached last year, in particular the revised Electricity Directive and the revised Electricity Regulation, promotes that network operators procure services (such as balancing, congestion management and ancillary services) from assets connected to the network both at transmission and at distribution level, in a coordinated way[1]. This will enable more efficient and effective network management and optimisation, for the benefit of increased demand response and the ability to integrate increasing shares of renewables. The same pool of resources will be used by Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and Distribution System Operators (DSOs): actions by both can mutually affect each other. In cooperation with market participants and national authorities, they have to define the services they want to procure, and have to set up ways to procure them in a coordinated, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.
Scope:The focus is on one project that demonstrates the setting-...
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Specific Challenge:The legislative proposals on the energy market that the Commission adopted on 30 November 2016 (the Clean Energy for all Europeans Package) and for which political agreement has been reached last year, in particular the revised Electricity Directive and the revised Electricity Regulation, promotes that network operators procure services (such as balancing, congestion management and ancillary services) from assets connected to the network both at transmission and at distribution level, in a coordinated way[1]. This will enable more efficient and effective network management and optimisation, for the benefit of increased demand response and the ability to integrate increasing shares of renewables. The same pool of resources will be used by Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and Distribution System Operators (DSOs): actions by both can mutually affect each other. In cooperation with market participants and national authorities, they have to define the services they want to procure, and have to set up ways to procure them in a coordinated, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.
Scope:The focus is on one project that demonstrates the setting-up of markets and digital platforms where electricity TSOs and DSOs can procure grid services from suppliers, aggregators and possibly individual consumers. The focus is also on demonstrating how suppliers, aggregators and possibly individual consumers can use large-scale and small-scale assets/devices owned by consumers and connected to the electricity network to deliver such services to TSOs and DSOs, at a large-scale, i.e. at a size that has a systemic relevance for TSO and DSO operations. The aim is to demonstrate how such markets and platforms will increase cost-efficiency in (future) network operations and create consumer benefits by rewarding them for flexibility in energy (production or consumption) or power through the delivery of grid services, and to facilitate the implementation of the demonstrated markets and platforms by other TSOs and DSOs. Therefore, the markets and platforms should enable the integration of relevant digital technologies like Internet-of-Things, Artificial Intelligence, cloud and big data services.
The selected project should build on experience and best-practices from previous and ongoing projects (in particular those supported under the call LC-SC3-ES-5-2018-2020 in 2018), and aim to deliver one set of protocols and standards with respect to platforms for the procurement of grid services. Building on existing projects, the project will define, test and demonstrate in real-life the operation of integrated, system-based and coordinated markets and platforms, that TSOs and DSOs jointly set up with suppliers and aggregators (but that can also be operated by other parties), for (a set of) grid services, in particular balancing, congestion management, ancillary services. The selected project will also define, test and demonstrate how DSOs and TSOs procure and use these services in a coordinated, transparent and non-discriminatory manner for grid management purposes, in a way that:
will contribute to the development of a seamless pan-European electricity market that makes it possible for all market participants (if necessary via intermediaries such as energy suppliers or aggregators) to provide grid services in a market that is transparent and non-discriminatory;enables TSOs and DSOs to improve predictability and anticipate network problems, through the procurement of services via markets that incentivise connected consumers, buildings, devices (including small-scale generation) to adapt their energy (consumption or production) or power;facilitates scaling up the platforms and markets to spread its use by making it as easy as possible for suppliers, aggregators or consumers directly to offer grid services based on other or new small-scale and large-scale assets/devices on these markets, if necessary through as easy and automated pre-qualification processes as possible, Facilitating scaling up can also be done through integrating new services into existing platforms and/or links new services to existing markets as much as possible, by taking into account the ability to integrate future network services that support the energy network transition (e.g. those needed in scenarios with large RES penetration) and by being compatible across borders in line with EU rules, including applicable rules on market coupling and balancing;demonstrates scalability to deal with the increasing amount of data coming from more and more connected assets/devices that can provide grid services and requires near real-time big data processing, by developing and testing the appropriate ICT infrastructure;allows procurement based on the specific location and grid conditions (if necessary); The selected project also will:
Define the needs of network operators for system operation, and turn these into services and products, based on interaction with suppliers, aggregators and energy service companies, that test what services can be provided by what assets;define and test 1) standardised products and key parameters[2] for grid services; 2) the activation process for the use of assets for these services; 3) the settlement process for payment related to these services; 4) simultaneous procurement of these services by a TSO and a DSO from assets in the DSO network that are connected to that TSO’s network;recommend a limited set of standardised products and key parameters[2] for grid services that as reference for any TSO or DSO in the European electricity market;Verify the effectiveness of the services and products with respect to the technological capabilities of the assets (e.g. duration, ramp-up/ramp-down, islanding), including to ensure reliability of supply under different network conditions;Design and develop ICT systems and infrastructure that will facilitate open (non-proprietary) standardised and interoperable multi-party data-sharing and facilitate scaling-up, including across borders (at least in the EU), between all actors that use the markets and platforms for grid services. This shall be based on a description of the technical requirements and the specifications at the level of the interfaces required for the markets and platforms for grid services (e.g. between DSOs and TSOs: TSOs and TSOs; DSOs and DSOs; TSOs and suppliers/aggregators/consumers/prosumers; DSO and suppliers/aggregators/consumers/prosumers) and shall include ways to effectively address cyber-threats.make use as much as possible existing open reference architectures, such as FIWARE, and ongoing developments, in particular through a close cooperation with the projects selected under the call ‘DT-ICT-11-2019: Big data solutions for energy’;Aim to deliver one set of protocols and standards with respect to platforms for the procurement of grid services;Identify the relevant system data that enable market participants to better assess and forecast the need for grid services and publish such data (as much as possible);Test innovative ways to promote consumer participation, engagement and perception, such as peer-to-peer trading, and innovative ways to secure transactions, such as via distributed ledgers and blockchain;investigate the possibilities for innovative pricing and compensation (including through local markets) for consumers that own or use the assets that provide the grid services, taking into account tariff and tax systems;Provide recommendations to TSOs and DSOs for improvement paths in system operation to enable the integration of new services and products in system operation;Include a credible business plan to ensure that the tested and demonstrated platforms and markets will continue operation (and further will be further replicated/developed by as many other TSOs and DSOs as possible) in real-life after the project ends; In relation to the organisation, the selected project is expected to:
Make use of financial support to third parties for at least 2.5% of the EU contribution to the project for the incorporation of developers (SMEs and start-ups) of innovative energy services (in particular for household consumers).Cooperate with projects supported under the topic LC-SC3-EC-3-2018-2020 that approach the challenge more from a consumer’s perspective and work with Digitisation of Energy projects, funded under the following topics: SC3-ES5-2018, and ensure that selected projects build on the ongoing work of those selected in 2018;SU-DS04-2018-2020: Cybersecurity in the Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES): an armour against cyber and privacy attacks;DT-ICT-10-2018: Interoperable and smart homes and grids;DT-ICT-11-2019: Big data solutions for energy;as well as with the projects funded under topic LC-SC3-EE-13-2018-2019-2020: Enabling next-generation of smart energy services valorising energy efficiency and flexibility at demand-side as energy resource where innovative consumer energy services will be developed and tested regarding their business viability and consumer acceptance.For this purpose, proposals must foresee a work package for cooperation with other selected projects and earmark appropriate resources (5-10% of the requested EU contribution) for coordination and communication efforts and research work associated with cross-cutting issues. This collaboration will be formalized in a dedicated work package. Coordinate their work with NRA's, ENTSO-E, the DSO organisations and other stakeholders and take into account the experience from other projects through cooperation in the BRIDGE initiative[4]. An indicative budget share of at least 2% of the EU contribution is recommended for the cooperation activities under the BRIDGE initiative. TRL will range between 5 and 8 (see part G of the General Annexes).
Proposals should comply with the requirements stated in the section 'Common requirements' of the introduction to the part on the Smart citizen-centred energy system.
The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of between EUR 20 to 22 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
Expected Impact:Solutions will demonstrate how markets and platforms for grid services will enable cost-efficient model(s) for electricity network management and integrate higher shares of renewables to support the energy transition. Solutions will also demonstrate how markets and platforms for grid services can be implemented at systemic level in real-life and how they can be scaled up and are replicable across the EU energy system. Solutions will also contribute to opening up significant new revenue streams for consumers and (small-scale) producers to provide grid services, and increase the hosting capacity of RES in the electricity system through smart grid management. They will provide the foundations for new network codes, for example on demand-response.
Cross-cutting Priorities:Open InnovationRRI
[1]see a.o. the proposed Guideline on Electricity Balancing, Article 31 and 32 of the Directive on the internal electricity market, COM(2016)864, 2016/0380(COD), Article 53 of the proposal for a Regulation on the internal electricity market, COM(2016)861, 2016/0379(COD) [ to be updated when legal texts are adopted
[2]where such parameters don't exist yet at EU level
[3]where such parameters don't exist yet at EU level
[4]http://www.h2020-bridge.eu/
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Características de la financiación
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the Work Programme.
Consortia shall involve:
at least 2 energy suppliers and at least 2 ESCOs or independent aggregators,Transmission System Operators (TSO) from at least 5 different Member States and/or Associated Countries (this doesn't exclude participation of additional TSOs from non-Member States),8 Distribution System Operators (DSO) from several Member States and/or Associated Countries, with at least 3 of those DSOs operating in the area covered by the transmission system of any of the participating TSOs.
Proposal page limits and layout: please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission system below.
3. Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the Work Programme.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual.
4. Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreements:
Information on the outcome of evaluation (single-stage call): maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
Signature of grant ag... 1. Eligible countries: described in Annex A of the Work Programme.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the Work Programme.
Consortia shall involve:
at least 2 energy suppliers and at least 2 ESCOs or independent aggregators,Transmission System Operators (TSO) from at least 5 different Member States and/or Associated Countries (this doesn't exclude participation of additional TSOs from non-Member States),8 Distribution System Operators (DSO) from several Member States and/or Associated Countries, with at least 3 of those DSOs operating in the area covered by the transmission system of any of the participating TSOs.
Proposal page limits and layout: please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission system below.
3. Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the Work Programme.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual.
4. Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreements:
Information on the outcome of evaluation (single-stage call): maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
Signature of grant agreements: maximum 8 months from the deadline for submission.
5. Proposal templates, evaluation forms and model grant agreements (MGA):
Innovation Action:
Specific provisions and funding rates
Standard proposal template
Standard evaluation form
General MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
Annotated Grant Agreement
6. Additional provisions:
Horizon 2020 budget flexibility
Classified information
Technology readiness levels (TRL) – where a topic description refers to TRL, these definitions apply
For grants awarded under this topic beneficiaries may provide support to third parties as described in part K of the General Annexes of the Work Programme. The support to third parties can only be provided in the form of grants. The respective options of Article 15.1 and Article 15.3 of the Model Grant Agreement will be applied. Each consortium will define the selection process of the third parties for which financial support will be granted (with a maximum of EUR 60.000 per party[[In line with Article 23 (7) of the Rules for Participation the amounts referred to in Article 137 of the Financial Regulation may be exceeded, and if this is the case proposals should explain why this is necessary to achieve the objectives of the action.]]). Up to 2,5% of the EU funding requested by the proposal may be allocated to the purpose of financial support to third parties.
Members of consortium are required to conclude a consortium agreement, in principle prior to the signature of the grant agreement.
8. Additional documents:
1. Introduction WP 2018-20
10. Secure, clean and efficient energy WP 2018-20
18. Dissemination, Exploitation and Evaluation WP 2018-20
General annexes to the Work Programme 2018-2020
Legal basis: Horizon 2020 Regulation of Establishment
Legal basis: Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation
Legal basis: Horizon 2020 Specific Programme
7. Open access must be granted to all scientific publications resulting from Horizon 2020 actions.
Where relevant, proposals should also provide information on how the participants will manage the research data generated and/or collected during the project, such as details on what types of data the project will generate, whether and how this data will be exploited or made accessible for verification and re-use, and how it will be curated and preserved.
Open access to research data
The Open Research Data Pilot has been extended to cover all Horizon 2020 topics for which the submission is opened on 26 July 2016 or later. Projects funded under this topic will therefore by default provide open access to the research data they generate, except if they decide to opt-out under the conditions described in Annex L of the Work Programme. Projects can opt-out at any stage, that is both before and after the grant signature.
Note that the evaluation phase proposals will not be evaluated more favourably because they plan to open or share their data, and will not be penalised for opting out.
Open research data sharing applies to the data needed to validate the results presented in scientific publications. Additionally, projects can choose to make other data available open access and need to describe their approach in a Data Management Plan.
Projects need to create a Data Management Plan (DMP), except if they opt-out of making their research data open access. A first version of the DMP must be provided as an early deliverable within six months of the project and should be updated during the project as appropriate. The Commission already provides guidance documents, including a template for DMPs. See the Online Manual.
Eligibility of costs: costs related to data management and data sharing are eligible for reimbursement during the project duration.
The legal requirements for projects participating in this pilot are in the article 29.3 of the Model Grant Agreement.
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