AUTONOMY
- Title:
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Autonomous Open Energy Communities: A New Paradigm for Power Grid Operations (AUTONOMY)
- Start Year:
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2024
- End Year:
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2029
- Funding Body:
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Science Foundation Ireland
- Research partner/host:
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MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, UCC, Ireland.
School of Engineering and Architecture, UCC, Ireland.
- Project Partners:
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ESB Networks
- Research Area:
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Power Systems, Electricity Grids, Energy Communities
- Principal Investigator:
Introduction
Power grids are undergoing fundamental changes: the adoption of renewable generation; the electrification of transport and heating; and the extension of communications and control to the individual user. Despite these changes, the methods and technologies used to operate the grid are not ready for the transition to a decentralised system based almost entirely on renewables. AUTONOMY proposes the world’s first autonomous community energy management system, demonstrating the advantages of an electricity grid supported by autonomously-operated, decentralised cells over present centralised command and control approaches. It pioneers a novel transfer learning approach to exchange expert knowledge amongst energy manager agents in different communities across the grid, as part of a wider strategy to decentralise grid energy balancing and coordinate multiple energy resources at the local level.
Work Packages
AUTONOMY is implemented in three work packages:
(WP1) Development and simulation proof-of concept of the autonomous energy community manager; (WP2) Laboratory demonstrator and testing in living laboratory environment; and
(WP3) Design of grid planning models that reflect the future evolution of the system, enabling fairer grid and market access.
Contact
Name: Dr. Barry Hayes
Email: ei.ccu@seyah.yrrab
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