Dynamic demand-response system for sustainable production through information technology networking for efficient energy utilisation, marketing and generation
Description
The spread of demand response (DR) programs in Europe is a slow but steady process. Delfine is a project that addresses this problem with an interdisciplinary project team and develops a solution for the participation of industrial end customers in both price- and incentive-based DR programs. The aim is to determine the influence of such programs on the grid as such as well as on the development of electricity costs in the manufacturing industry and to integrate an increased share of renewable energies in the electricity grid. With the support of Stadtwerke Trier as the energy supplier and a multidisciplinary consortium with complementary expertise, this project aims to find a technical solution that can be applied in various areas.
From the automated creation of generation and demand forecasts to the dynamic design of electricity prices and the energy-efficient, intelligent use of production resources, an integrated data network is being developed using semantic middleware. The holistic view of the issues addressed by the interdisciplinary project consortium makes it possible to develop business plans for the use of the project results by electricity providers, aggregators and the manufacturing industry and to achieve sustainable utilization of the project results beyond the project duration. The progress of the project will also be discussed in a public working group.
The project title Delfine stands for: Dynamic demand-response system for sustainable manufacturing through information technology networking for efficient energy use, marketing and generation.
The project addresses the public call "Digitalization of the Energy Transition" formulated within the 7th Energy Research Programme of the German Federal Government. Delfine is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) under the administration of Project Management Jülich on the basis of a resolution passed by the German Bundestag.
