Smart Grids
Description
At the New Year meeting of the Electrical Engineering Department, 2011 was declared the "Year of the Smart Grid". Not only are the technologies within 'Smart Grids' interesting, they can also serve us for lower energy consumption. Renewable energy, energy savings and electric transport place demands on grids, which are currently being considered and experimented with. The consumer can be given a different, more active role in this. Will this role be understood, or will reactions lead to these developments becoming politically stranded?
This symposium will be held as the first of the two meetings mentioned in this.
Programme:
15.40 Reception with coffee/tea
16.00 Opening by Dominic Brügemann, chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering
16.10 Klaas Hommes, Tennet: "Connection policy and grid development from the TSO"; Grid developments in the Netherlands and Europe, and
Developments requesting transport capacity and congestion management.
16.40 Martijn Bongaerts, Alliander; on behalf of Netbeheer Nederland: Changes in the function of medium- and low-voltage grids; how do "Smart Grids" interact with this? Information needs of the systems, and communication between consumers and the grid operator. Economic aspects of Smart Grids.
17.30 Frits Verheij, Director Smart Energy, NV Kema: One year experiences from the demonstration project Power Matching City, at Hoogkerk (Groningen). Explanation of the project; End-user involvement; Concrete results
18.00 Break, with soup and sandwiches
18.50 Geert Verbong, TU/e: Unrealistic expectations about the role of consumers in the smart grids of the future? The organisation of smart grids and the possible roles of consumers in them will be compared with ideas about them (active participation and price incentives). What should the living labs and pilots show about this?
19.20 Stefan Versluis, Shifft: How do we prepare the customer of the future for his changing role? Consumer Smart Grid; Behavioural Change; Sustainable Gaming.
19.50 Closing discussion and conclusions by the chairman
20.00 Closing, followed by informal chat over drinks until 20.30.
Location
Hotel Gorinchem, Van Hogendorpweg 8-10,
4204 XW Gorinchem
Organiser
Elektrotechniek
Name and contact details for information
ir. D.I. Brügemann at the e-mail address below