Recording of Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 13:10 .

Transnet BW's Isabel Bohn Highlights Urgency of Addressing Grid Congestion in Southern Germany Through Distributed Flexibility and Demand-Side Management

Transnet BW, one of Germany's four transmission system operators (TSOs), faces significant challenges related to grid congestion due to the disparity between renewable energy generation in northern Germany and demand centers in the south. Isabel Bohn discusses these difficulties during her presentation on an EV project for system operation needs. With a planned phase-out of coal power plants by 2030 and no new investments in southern generation capacity, Transnet BW has identified a gap that could emerge from 2028 onwards. To address this challenge, they propose leveraging distributed flexibility resources such as electric vehicles (EVs), residential PV battery storage systems, and heating ventilation systems. These technologies are gaining traction among consumers without additional incentives since they fulfill primary needs like mobility and heating. A 2021 study indicates integrating demand-side flexibility into redispatching can save up to €228 million by 2028 in Baden-Württemberg alone. Transnet BW aims to incorporate this approach through Redispatching 2.0—extending it with voluntary market-based modules for greater efficiency—and has conducted pilot projects using EV pools as virtual power plants within their Mobility for Grid competence center.

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Speaker

Isabel Bohn
Advisor Flexibility
TransnetBW GmbH
Germany

Talk of session: Powering Tomorrow: E-Mobility Integration and Its Impact on Grids

Explore the integration and impact of e-mobility on power grids. Join us for a deep-dive into the seamless integration of electric mobility with power systems and discuss challenges, breakthroughs, and the crucial role of smart grids. Learn about effective strategies for large-scale e-mobility deployment, drawing insights from AVERE's advocacy of sustainable transportation. Examine the transformative effects of e-mobility adoption on grids and infrastructure, discuss resilience, capacity planning and adaptive measures. The focus will be on three key areas: e-mobility power system integration, e-mobility deployment strategies, and their impact on the grid and infrastructure.

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