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settembre 04, 2020 - Siemens

Siemens supports the energy transition on the Azores

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  • One of the largest stand-alone battery-based #energy storage systems to be installed in an island in Europe
  • Intelligent microgrid application to predict #energy consumption and production
  • Reduction of more than 3,500 tons of CO2 emissions per year

Siemens Smart Infrastructure, in partnership with Fluence, was awarded a contract by the Portuguese #energy provider EDA – Electricidade dos Açores to build a battery-based #energy storage system on Terceira, the second biggest island in terms of electrical consumption of the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. The project aims to make the island more sustainable and is scheduled for completion in 2021.

The Azores have nine isolated autonomous #energy systems with significant potential for renewable #energy, mainly from wind, hydro and geothermal sources. “The #energy storage system we’re implementing will help Terceira Island transition to a new #energy mix. The technology will enable an increased share of renewable #energy, limiting the consumption of fossil fuels and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It will also strengthen the island’s #energy independence by providing more flexibility, capacity, resilience and autonomy to its power grid,” explained Fernando Silva, Director of Smart Infrastructure at #siemens Portugal.

The system uses Fluence’s latest generation technology, which combines factory-built hardware, advanced software and data-driven intelligence. With a power capacity of 15 megawatt (MW), the Gridstack system will be one of the largest stand-alone (island) battery-based #energy storage systems in Europe. Pre-configured to handle the most demanding grid applications, it will mainly regulate frequency and voltage of the electrical grid, increase the security of supply providing spinning reserve, and absorb and store excess #energy produced by renewable sources and feed it back into the grid during times of peak consumption or low production. Implementing this system, associated with a further expansion up to 6 MW of renewables or endogenous resources, such as geothermal, will enable the island to double its share of renewables in the medium-term, from 20-30 percent to more than 60 percent. Replacing a part of the diesel-based power supply with renewables will result in a reduction of 1,150 tons in annual diesel consumption, and a decrease of CO2 emissions by more than 3,500 tons per year. This roughly corresponds to the CO2 emissions of about 1,500 cars driving approximately 20,000 km per year

To increase the system’s efficiency, a sophisticated microgrid management system will be used. It affords real-time monitoring and control of the entire infrastructure as well as prediction of #energy consumption, production and usage of storage for several hours or even days based on weather forecasts. “This enables us to set out an optimized operation strategy and reach an optimal balance between consumption and production of #energy, and increase the security of supply for our customers” said Duarte José Botelho da Ponte, Chairman of the Board of Directors of EDA – Electricidade dos Açores. “With the storage technology in combination with the microgrid application, we aim to maximize the integration of renewable #energy sources on Terceira. At the same time, we would like to ensure a power supply at the highest standards of quality and reliability.” 

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