The overarching idea of the project is that current technology and technical requirements for large-scale flexible resources—such as backup generators, electric boilers, batteries, and other hybrid resources—allow for rapid and reliable activation. This activation meets the requirements for participation in various balancing markets, resolving grid congestion, and addressing operational needs in local distribution networks.
The project will focus on:
- Demonstrating technologies and solutions for activating existing large-scale resources to significantly increase flexibility in the energy system.
- Identifying typical adaptation needs and costs to make different resource types available for market participation, as well as exploring opportunities for interaction between electrical and thermal flexibility from electric boilers.
- Aggregating large-scale resources to offer a complete flexibility portfolio with both upward and downward regulation reserves.
- Interaction between DSO/TSO to ensure participation in the balancing market without compromising local grid conditions.
Through the project, at least 50 MW of installed capacity—comprising different resource types from various industrial partners—is expected to be made available and prepared for participation in the balancing market by implementing necessary modifications, instrumentation, and adaptations.
The project is led by SIVA Eiendom Holding AS.