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Press Release14 March 2023Smart InfrastructureZug
Siemens completes Azores sustainable power project, creating a blueprint for other islands
The project on the Azores island Terceira combines software that forecasts energy consumption and production with a powerful battery-based energy storage system, allowing for greater and more reliable integration of renewable energy sources such as wind or solar into the power grid.
“With the
power of software and reliable energy storage, Siemens is helping customers
like EDA sustainably transform the energy system on Terceira,” said Sabine
Erlinghagen, CEO of Siemens Grid Software. “The project in the Azores
demonstrates how to steadily expand renewables and integrate them into the
power grid while reducing dependencies on fossil fuels and lowering CO2 emissions.
Expertise in connecting software and hardware plays a central role in the
energy transition. We look forward to other challenging and successful projects
in the Azores and around the world.”
”This project is an important
step towards a sustainable future for Terceira island and the Azores,” said
Nuno Pimentel, CEO of EDA. “The project allows us to better address the
instability caused by fluctuating renewable resources like wind energy and can replace
the diesel spinning reserve needed to cope with the challenges of maintaining
grid stability and the power quality requirements of an isolated system like
ours at all times.”
“Battery-based energy storage is critical to increasing the share of renewables and decarbonizing island power systems. Fluence is proud to have collaborated with Siemens to support EDA in their drive to innovate and lead the energy transition,” said Paul McCusker, SVP & EMEA President at Fluence.
The Azores have nine isolated autonomous energy
systems with great potential for renewable energy, mainly from wind, solar, and
geothermal sources. The challenge was to find the right balance between energy
production and consumption in the face of sharply fluctuating feed-in and
demand cycles. The project team worked with the customer with the goal of
providing a more secure power supply for island residents while steadily
increasing the share of renewables in the electricity mix to up to 50 percent.
Since 2018, based on
their knowledge and experience in the field of Battery Energy Storage Systems
(BESS), the consulting team of Siemens Power
Technologies International (PTI) has performed
several BESS sizing and integration studies for EDA. These studies aim to find
the solution that is best suited technically and economically, assess
viability, and specify the sizing and technical requirements
as a basis for tenders. During the implementation stage, PTI is supporting EDA
with BESS dynamic and integration studies. Different sets of scenarios are
considered in order to evaluate BESS response and ensure reliability, stability
and safety of the entire electrical system.
The Spectrum Power
Microgrid Management System (MGMS) from Siemens deployed on Terceira ensures
optimal interaction between all power generation assets, battery storage and
power consumption. It enables real-time monitoring and control of the entire
infrastructure as well as hourly or daily forecasts regarding production,
consumption, and storage use. These forecasts are based on a variety of data,
including weather information and historical data. The software allows the
operator to manage and optimize the complete microgrid.
The 15-megawatt battery-based storage system
supplied by Fluence is one of the largest stand-alone projects of this type (on
an island) in Europe. Fluence’s Gridstack system will deliver grid forming,
reactive power and short circuit capabilities. This allows excess renewable
energy to be captured and then fed back into the grid when not enough power is available
to meet demand, reducing the production of energy from fossil fuel sources. The
modular battery storage system can be expanded as needed.
You can find more information about
Spectrum Power MGMS here:
www.siemens.com/mgms
www.siemens.com/mgms
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