Recording of Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2025 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 10:12 .

Matthias Kuring Discusses Optimization and Economic Benefits of FCR Cooperation in Balancing Capacity Collaborations.

Matthias Kuring discusses the shift from balancing energy cooperations to focusing on balancing capacity cooperations, specifically highlighting Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) cooperation. He explains that Grid System Operators (GSOs) need to procure necessary balancing services in real time and this procurement process can be optimized through cooperative efforts. The FCR cooperation involves multiple GSOs working together to optimize frequency containment reserve procurement, with a new collaboration involving IPACA set to begin soon. This cooperation must adhere to system operation guidelines ensuring sufficient local balancing service availability within each GSO while respecting core demand and exchange limits. The German GSO initiated its participation in 2011 alongside Swissgrid for a common auction project, which expanded over time now including nine countries covering about 50% of continental Europe's initial FCR demand. Although there's no legal mandate for joining the FCR cooperation, economic benefits such as reduced costs have motivated GSOs' involvement; an example cited is achieving approximately €120 million welfare in 2023 due mainly to lowered procurement expenses despite uncertainties regarding BSPs' behavior without such collaborations.

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Speaker

Matthias Kuring
Senior Expert Balancing Concepts
50Hertz Transmission
Germany

Talk of session: Tackling Transmission and High-Capacity Connection Challenges

Grid planners face the complex challenge of transmitting energy from emerging renewable generation hubs to demand centers, while also addressing the growing need for high-capacity connections for storage plants, electrolyzers, and data centers. These developments present significant challenges for grid planners, grid operators, service providers and project developers. This session will explore the technical, regulatory, and logistical hurdles involved in managing these demands and examine innovative solutions to ensure reliable, efficient grid integration and future-proof energy systems. It also discusses the importance of system planning and examines how different stakeholders can contribute to optimization efforts that enable better prioritization of investments and the achievement of European goals.

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker

Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz
Director Energy Systems
Renewables Grid Initiative
Germany

To Talk

No Transition Without Transmission

Speaker

Dr. Anser A. Shakoor
Executive Leader
GE Vernova
United Kingdom

To Talk

Grid Planning Optimization: How to Save Resources and Deliver on Targets

Speaker

Dr. Alexandre Oudalov
Manager Power Systems of the Future
Hitachi Energy Germany AG
Germany

To Talk

The Value of BESS as a Transmission Asset (SATA) for the Power System

Speaker

Dr. Sankara Subramanian
Utility Market Leader
Saft Batteries
France

To Talk

Evaluation of the Economic Surplus Generated by the European Balancing Platforms

Speaker

Dr. Dominik Schlipf
Team Manager System Balance
TransnetBW GmbH
Germany

To Talk

Panel Discussion

Speaker

To Talk

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