ISGAN Library

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Energy communities’ impact on grids – Energy community embedment increasing grid flexibility and flourishing electricity markets

Discussion Paper

This paper first gives a brief overview of energy communities developments, followed by an analysis of the impact of large-scale implementation of energy communities on the power grids. This is pursued by discussing economic processing in the power industry and business organization, as both are crucial for promoting viable energy communities. The paper finalizes conclusions and recommendations on innovation and research activities

Target audience: National/state government or energy policy makers; Local/regional government ; DSO/Utility/Grid Owner

How to Improve the Interoperability of Digital (ICT) Systems in the Energy Sector

Discussion Paper

The discussion paper investigates how to improve the interoperability of digital (ICT) systems in the (electric) energy sector.
It presents and discuss various approaches for designing the system-of-systems, different approaches for enabling and verify the ICTinteroperability in Smart Grids and motivates the need for interoperability improvements in the energy sector.

Target audience: DSO/Utility/Grid Owner; National/state government or energy policy makers

Network planning and decision making under uncertainty

Discussion Paper

How to handle uncertainty, complexity, new risks and threats? – Points at different possibilities how to develop and maintain a competent, capable and resilient workforce.

Target audience: DSO/Utility/Grid Owner

Network planning and decision making under uncertainty

Policy Brief

How to handle uncertainty, complexity, new risks and threats? – Underlines the need to develop and maintain a competent, capable and resilient workforce.

Target audience: National/state government or energy policy makers

Methods for Customer Dialogue Planning

Fact Sheet

A factsheet summarising several methods for customer dialogue which can be used by National regulatory authorities and other actors to compile and make use of customer perspectives.

Target audience: Local/regional government/regulator

TSO-DSO Coordination: the UK case

Insights Paper

This insights paper investigates the UK landscape of coordination and alignment of processes and procedures within DSO and ESO in the UK and identifies further potential gaps that may hinder participation of innovators in flexibility markets.

Target audience: DSO/Utility/Grid Owner

Stakeholder Opinions on Flexibility Usage in Electric Energy Systems

Technical Report

A detailed report based on intricacies of flexibility within the Austrian, Canadian, and Korean electricity systems. Discussed stakeholder views on technical, regulatory barriers and opportunities to use flexibility as a potential network reinformcement tool.

Target audience: DSO/Utility/Grid Owner

A Transition Perspective on Demand-Side Flexibility in the Integrated Energy System. Insights from The Danish ISGAN Annex 7 Project 2017-2021. UNEP DTU Partnership. Published in September 2021 in Copenhagen

Technical Report

Actors, transition, collaboration.

Target audience: National/state government or energy policy makers

Decentralised Energy Futures. Emerging New Logics of Energy System Organisation

Paper

Transition, institutions, decentralization.

Target audience: National/state government or energy policy makers

ISGAN Wiki

Online Wiki

Platform for increased understanding of various aspects to agree on a shared language.

Target audience: National/state government or energy policy makers; Local/regional government ; DSO/Utility; Grid Owner

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