EFFORT - Electrification and flexibility services from Greenport North
Demonstration activities
The established models and methods in the project will be tested and verified in various demonstration scenarios during EFFORT.
Setting up demonstration scenarios at a workshop
The industries, and utility company of the port, as well as Hjørring Kommune are invited to a workshop at the port in the summer of 2023. The main purpose of the workshop is to obtain input from relevant local actors. Concretely, inputs are wanted for the possible scenarios that must be analyzed and tested during the project, as well as for the establishment of possible symbiosis networks and sector coupling, which will form the basis for the data analyzes and energy efficiency by sector coupling. The workshop will include presentations, dialogues, a tour at the port and room for discussion.
Analysis and discussion of models of flexibility
During EFFORT, several models will be set up and be analyzed. The results of these analyzes will continuously be presented. The presentation of the results must give rise to making valuable improvements, that adjusts the models to best suit the real conditions at the port. The demonstration activity will also lead to discussions about the possibilities of energy storage at the port and what potential positive impact this can have on the load of local electricity grid.
Implementation and testing of local data hub
In the summer of 2023, the local data hub will be implemented at the port, where IT infrastructure will be connected to the companies from the port, whom are part of the project. After the implementation, the data hub is tested with the specific data collected from the companies. The test forms the basis for a verification of the data hub's functions and data storage options at the demonstration site.
Real-time data-driven analyses
To gain insight into how flexibility services can be used in the electricity market, the developed methods are continuously tested throughout the project period. The methods are verified via data from the data hub, where the project partner, Centrica Energy Trading, also makes a concrete assessment of the data's application basis in the electricity market. In this connection, project partner Nord Energy Net also provides an assessment of the dynamics in relation to voltage regulation and capacity management on the electricity grid.
Road map
The results of analysis regarding energy efficiency and the possibilities for sector coupling will be discussed in the final phase of the project. The purpose is to begin the initial work on sector coupling at the port at a system level. Ultimately, a roadmap is drawn up for possible sector coupling opportunities for the port. The roadmap is drawn up in collaboration with the industries and utility companies of the port as well as the port itself and Hjørring Kommune.