EDGE - Efficient Distribution of Green Energy

The mission of the Efficient Distribution of Green Energy (EDGE) project is to radically improve integration of wind energy in the power grid through effective coordination of both electricity generation and consumption. Specifically, the project aims at developing rigorous methods for managing the flow of energy among actors - consumers and producers - connected to the power grid. In doing so, we extend results from other related projects, which tend to focus on existing technologies. Indeed, we note that the interplay among the dynamics of the power market, the dynamics of its actors, the constraints of the distribution network, and the limitations of communication solutions, has hitherto been largely neglected.
Our premise is that the design of a mechanism for flexible real-time energy management must take into considerations the dynamics of the actors, the dynamics of the market, the constraints of the distribution network and the variability and limitations of the communication network. Furthermore, price dynamics will become an important control issue in the future power system. The EDGE project focuses on the adequate on-line characterization of these dynamics. Subsequently, these characterizations act as an input to new robust control and market strategies that can reliably operate in such dynamic environments. Hence, the EDGE project provides a focused contribution to the foundation of tomorrow's flexible power system.
The consortium comprises two Danish universities and three international academic partners, who have strong background in control, optimization, energy technology, telecommunication, and economy. In addition, three industrial partners represent the central technologies in the project: thermal consumption, wind power production and energy distribution.