European and International Projects

The aim of this European project (cn 864276) is to develop and test an innovative design of the electricity market that can meet the current needs of society in transition to a 100% renewable electrical system.  The project's framework is the current process of energy transition to an integration energy system, with close interconnection (technical and commercial) between energy sectors and vectors and addresses   an innovative market design that meets these objectives.  New designs, actors and market products will be tested in  a simulation environment that reproduces characteristics of the  real market – including errors and limited predictability of actors and risk aversion. The performance of market design - with respect to quantitative indicators such as security of supply, average costs for consumers and recovery of investment costs - will be compared with a reference calculation of an ideal energy system, which will also be developed in this project. The project will be involved stakeholders representing the main areas of the sector - consumers, large and small power plants, network operators, distributors and aggregators - e.g. in the testing of optimization and simulation models, in order to ensure the economic and social acceptability of the process and the results of the project.

Partners: LNEG (coordinator), TUDelft, VTT, TNO, Imperial College, ISEP, BitYoga, EnBw, SmartWatt.

Project Role: Author and proponent of the concept and coordinator of the consortium and project with the European Commission/INEA.

Budget: 3.99 Meuro (LNEG: 652 kEuro).

https://traderes.eu/

The IMPROVEMENT Project "Integration of combined cooling, heating and power microgrids in zero-energy public buildings under high power quality and continuity of service requirements" is a project funded by the INTERREG SUDOE Program, of a markedly multidisciplinary nature and that brings together skills in the area of modeling and integration of energy systems, energy management in buildings, renewable energies, smart micro-grids and consumer monitoring and management systems. This project has as general objective to renovate existing public buildings, converting them into buildings with almost zero energy needs, and to do so integrates micro-networks with renewable sources and combined generation of heat, cold and electricity, equipped with storage systems. 

Partners: CNH2 (Coordinator), UCLM, ENSMA - LIAS, IST, LNEG, JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA, UCO, AAE, UPVD. 

Project Role: LNEG participation coordinator, responsible for the Portuguese case study and pilot and member of the Project R&D team. 

Budget (LNEG): 380 kEuro

Improvement (improvement-sudoe.es) 

The "Long-Term Joint European Union - African Union Research and Innovation Partnership on Renewable Energy" project is a project funded by the European Union  (H2020) that integrates several sub-projects distributed by workpackages, and aims to create a long-term partnership between African and European entities in the area of Renewable Energies and support collaborative research and innovation projects,  and develop innovative renewable energy projects to promote the sharing of knowledge and methods to combat climate change. LNEG participates in 2 WPs corresponding to the PURAMS sub-project (WP10), which involves the development of an autonomous solar stove for rural communities in Africa, with case studies in Mozambique, Rwanda and Kenya; and the SetaDIsma sub-project (WP13), with the aim of fostering microgrids in Africa with a focus on the electrification of communities and case studies in Algeria and Kenya. In both projects lneg has a more active participation in the evaluation and mapping of solar and wind resources, and contribution to the business plan to be developed in the context of each project.

Partners: Leap-RE brings together 83 entities from both continents.  List of partners at https://www.leap-re.eu/

Project Role: Member of the R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): 379 kEuro

LEAP-RE | Europe-Africa Partnership for Renewable Energy 

 The main objective of this project is the development of a new European Wind Atlas, which will serve as a basis for studies evaluating wind potential.

The NEWA project aims to present improvements in atmospheric flow modeling methodologies and define a set of good wind data use practices in the area of wind energy. It is intended that the set of results obtained become a key instrument not only for wind turbine manufacturers and promoters, but also for public authorities and decision-makers. Overall, the new Atlas will provide a set of high-resolution data available to the scientific and business community, obtained through a set of experimental campaigns with high-precision equipment (sonic anemometers, LiDARs, Radioprobes, etc.) to be carried out in several European countries, the Baltic And North Sea. The statistics of this Atlas will cover the whole of Europe with a resolution of 20-30 meters at least 10 relevant heights of wind turbines.

Partners: DTU, DNV GL, Vestas, 3E, KU Leuven, Nazka Mapps, ATM-PRO, Cenaero, Fraunhofer IWES, ForWind, IPE, ERI VIRAC, UL, LEGMC, UPORTO, INEGI, IPMA, LNEG, CENER, CIEMAT, UCM, UIB, IC3, BSC, UU, WeatherTech Scandina ABvia, IZTECH, METUWIND, ITU.

Project Role: LNEG participation coordinator and member of the Project R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): 140 kEuro

New European Wind Atlas 

This project had, as main objective the development of actively controlled consumer air conditioning systems and evaluation of their contribution to the flexibility of systems with high penetration of renewable generation.

Air conditioning (AC) systems in commercial buildings account for approximately 40% of all electricity consumption. In this project, the multi-split AC systems for office buildings were equipped with cold storage units and consumer management systems, which were installed in four public buildings in Lisbon, one in the LNEG Ed. G and three of the Lisbon City Council (CML). In the LNEG facilities of the LISCooL project, the consumption of The CAs is monitored and the total consumption of net load (total load- pv generation) is controlled due to the generation of the photovoltaic system existing in the roof of the building connected to the campus micronetwork. The project aims to develop optimized management models of ac consumption control, as well as develop new business models for electricity traders, maximizing the use of renewable energy using two operational strategies: i) Automatic Response to Consumption (ADR) and ii) "Virtual Power Plants" (VPP). The technical effectiveness of the system to ensure a stable supply of renewable energy will be evaluated, alongside the business models for both modes of operation.

Partners: NEDO, LNEG, Daikin, everis, EDP Inovação, Efacec, Lisbon City Hall.

Project Role: LNEG participation coordinator and member of the Project R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): 1.3 MEuro ("in kind"/estimate)

LISCooL | LNEG Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia 

IRPWIND was not a conventional R&D project, but an integrated research programme combining a number of strategic research projects and support activities in the field of wind energy, designed and operationalised with the aim of harnessing European research potential in the medium/long term and maximising its results.

The concept behind this program was based on the success of existing initiatives that supported the SetPlan Agenda and the EERA-Wind R&D Program, whose organizational structure and participation were mirrored in this consortium. Going beyond carrying out research projects, the IRPWIND project has integrated capacities and resources around the development of high-risk technologies to enable Europe to maintain its global competitive position in terms of excellence in the research, development and operationalisation of wind technologies.

LNEG activities were essentially related to Workpackage 8 – WP81 - European-scale wind farm cluster control, technical, operational, economical and security of system; WP82 - Forecasting Tools for Wind Power Plant Operation and WP83 - Power Market Design and Modelling for High Wind Penetration.

Partners: DTU RISOE, ECN, CENER, Fraunhofer IWES, CRES, SINTEF, LNEG, CNR, Tubitak, CIEMAT, ForWind, University of Stratclyde.

Project Role: Coordinator of national participation and member of the R&D team of the project.

Budget (LNEG): 566 kEuro

Home - IRPWIND 

The BUILD UP Skills FORESEE Project, funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe program, aimed to implement the priority measures identified in the 2014-2020 Roadmap, within the framework of the Build Up Skills – Portugal project.

The project aims at the involvement at national level of the different actors in the process of training workers in the construction sector, energy efficiency area (EE) and renewable energy sources (RES). It is thus intended to overcome barriers and omissions of competences in various professions to achieve the national objectives for 2020, and to constitute a properly qualified workforce with relevant skills in the feasibility and implementation of national action plans for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies.

Partners: LNEG; DGEG; ADENE; ANQEP

Project Function: Responsible for the teaching materials used in the Wind Energy module.

Budget (LNEG): 286 kEuro

This project was created to implement an international research infrastructure of WindScanner technology. This is a remote sensing equipment with the ability to measure 3D wind over long distances. It aims to meet the needs of the European wind energy community for 3-D wind field measurements in the latest wind turbine models, wind farms, buildings and other wind flow barriers (bridges, forests and mountains). The main objective of this project was the preparation of the implementation phase of the research infrastructure involving technological testing, legal issues and the development of a user platform for measured data, processing routines and rules, as well as the definition of user level and access fees. LNEG has participated in several working subgroups, such as data access and rules and user levels for data accessibility. At the end of the project a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by all partners for the implementation of the legal entity WindScanner.EU.

Partners: RisoE-DTU, CENER,ECN,CRES,Fraunhofer,SINTEF,LNEG, INETI, FORWIND OL, UPorto, IPU.

Project Function: Design and coordination of LNEG activities in the European PROJECT ESFRI WindScanner - WindScanner.eu and responsible for the case study in Costa Portuguese.

Project Role: Coordinator of national participation and member of the R&D team of the project.

Budget (LNEG): 364 kEuro

Start - WindScanner.eu 

The aim of this project was to create scientific mechanisms to effectively combat the challenges related to the implementation of technologies faced by society in a proactive way bringing together different actors with complementary knowledge and experience.  In this sense, a "Mobilization and Mutual Learning Action Plan (MMLAP)" was defined, which allowed forging partnerships between research organizations and different social actors, developing forms of dialogue and cooperation between science and society at different stages of the R&D process.

Partners: BRGM, Triarii, Bellona; Juelich; CERTH; UniRoma; LNEG, ZERO; NIVA; CIUDEN; UEDIN; SMASH; EnergyIN; FNR.

Project Role: Member of the R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): 240 kEuro

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/288980

The objectives of the DemoWfloat project were to develop methodologies that demonstrated the financial sustainability of floating wind turbines for installation in deep areas, such as: Development of viable methodologies for evaluating wind resources on the high seas using floating meteorological systems; Calculation of uncertainties; Characterization of the performance deficit of the wind turbine due to its installation in a floating oscillation structure; demonstration of the accuracy of the structural numerical models of floating platforms, as well as the expected operating conditions and their ability to survive in open sea conditions; Assessment of the level of risk, probability of failure and expected availability of floating wind turbines in order to allow the identification of reference methodologies for Due Diligence by financial entities.

Partners: WindPlus; PPEL, Vestas, LNEG, EDP-Inov., WavEC, Box BI, SGURR, NREL.

Project Function: Design and coordination of LNEG activities in the project. Responsible for the characterization of wind potential on the north coast of Portugal, for the selection of LIDAR equipment (fixed and floating) and for evaluating the performance of the Vestas V80 turbine according to IEC 61400-12.

Budget (LNEG): 421 kEuro

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/296050

As part of this R&D project (under contract from EDP-Internacional), a methodology was developed by LNEG to plan the implementation of wind farms. A Wind Atlas of Venezuela was calculated, identifying the optimal location of new weather and anemometric stations, the equipment was specified and the experimental campaign was conceived, under which a first set of stations was installed. Venezuelan technicians were trained (locally and at LNEG) to become operators and station managers. Similar activities were planned in the field of Solar Energy. The numerical and training work was completed. Those of an experimental nature were interrupted (sine die) at the request of venezuelan entities.

Partners - LNEG, EDP International, POS SA and CORPOELEC.

Project Function: Responsible for the wind sector: selection and specification and recommendation of equipment, development of the Wind Atlas, installation of equipment, development of methodologies to plan the use of wind resources, training of local teams.

Budget (LNEG): 820 kEuro

The Seanergy 2020 project aimed to formulate, develop and promote concrete policy recommendations on how best to deal with the political obstacles present in European Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) plans to provide adequate management for the parsimonious implementation of renewable technologies at sea and to facilitate the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive 20-20-20.

Parceiros: EWEA; University of Birmingham; 3E; Stifftung Offshore Windenergie; Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland, LNEG, Klaipeda University Coastal Research and Planning Institute, CRES.

Project Role: Design and coordination of LNEG activities in the European Project IEE Seanergy 2020 and responsible for case study on the Portuguese Coast and characterization of MSP in Portugal, Spain and Ireland.

Budget (LNEG): 154 kEuro

https://maritime-spatial-planning.ec.europa.eu/projects/delivering-offshore-electricity-eu-spatial-planning-offshore-renewable-energies-and

The main objective of the Norsewind project was the development of tools for characterising wind resources in the North Sea, in a first phase, and later - based on the application to the berlengas case study - of the extension of the methodologies developed to other Seas and Oceans,  contributing to the development of offshore wind potential on a global scale. To achieve this goal, new experimental campaigns were carried out on various North Sea oil and gas extraction platforms, using weather stations, whose  data  were used in the validation and calibration of data obtained with the new external remote sensing laser  technology, LIDAR . The wind database for the North Sea region of this project was constructed with information of diverse technical origin and  high quality, to mention, conventional cup anemometry, lasers (LIDAR) and satellite data (SAR and QuickSat), for the regions under study.

One of the data sources under the NORSEWind project consisted of the Berlengas anemometric station ("case study" of validation and replication) and mesoscala models were applied for the construction of wind potential mappings (e.g. Offshore Wind Potential Atlas developed by INETI). The methods and know-how developed up to INETI/LNEG have been put at the service of the national and European offshore wind sector. INETI's role was the coordination and planning of the installation and testing (LIDAR) installed in September 2009 on Berlenga Island with a planned operating period of 18 months, then extended until the end of the project, as well as coordinator of GIS mapping and economic evaluation of wind potential in the North Sea and atlantic coast.

Parceiros: Oldbaum Services Ltd, DTU, Garrad Hassan & Parceiros;  INETI/LNEG; FCUL; ISET/Fraunhfauer IWES; Kjeller Vindteknikk; DTU/DTU-Wind; University of Strathclyde; WINDTEST; Scottish Enterprise; Dong Energy; Nautilus Associates; BP Alternative Energy; Statoil Hydro ASA; 3E; BOOST Technologies.

Project Function: Design and coordination of LNEG activities and responsible for WP4 - Wind Atlas Validation. Coordination and planning of the operation and testing of a LIDAR system installed on Berlenga Island September 2009 for a period of 18 months.

Budget (LNEG): 416 kEuro

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/219048

The project "Design and Operation of Power Systems with Large Amounts of Wind Power" is a Think-Tank formed in  2006 within tcp IEA Wind for the study and development of methodologies enhancing a high wind participation in electroproducer systems ensuring stability and safety of operation of electrical systems. In recent years, and given the similitude of the impacts of photovoltaic generation, this project has extended its dominance to the integration of VRE (variable renewable energy) systems.

Optimal aggregation and study of the complementarity of variable renewable generation in time. Evaluation of reserves associated with the offer of power guarantee of virtual plants. Development of virtual power plant models and their participation in electricity markets. [2018-20].

Integration of Renewable Systems. Optimisation of Renewable Power Plants. Maximization of renewable penetration in Energy Systems and Electricity Markets. [2015-17].

Characterization of excess wind production and its mitigation by the installation/ operation of pumping systems. Cost/benefit assessment. Energy and economic impact of EVs as distributed energy storage units. [2012-14].

Optimization of the Operation of the Electrical System and the Infrastructure of the network for the Integration of Variable Generation on a Large Scale. Active distribution networks, Consumer Management and new markets. Renewable Virtual Power Plants. [2009-12].

Coordination of the collection of wind production operation data to assess production fluctuations in the national electroproducer system (REN, Generg, LNEG collaboration in conjunction with FCT Fluct.Wind project). [2006-2008].

Parceiros: VTT, Hydro Quebec, SGERI, DTU Wind, TSO Energinet.dk, EWEA, LNEG, Fraunhofer IWES; ECAR; TSO Terna, AIST, Kansai University, ECN, TUDelft, SINTEF, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, KTH, DG & SEE, NREL e UWIG, entre outros.

Project function: Coordination of national partners: INESC-Porto/INESC-Tec; (2006-2010) and REN (2006-2014). Design, scientific coordination of LNEG's participation and member of the R&D team in the International Energy Agency's research project "Design and Operation of Power Systems with Large Amounts of Wind Power" (Annex 25 to Implem.  IEA IA R,D&D Wind Turbine Systems Agreement).

Budget (LNEG): n.a.

https://iea-wind.org/task25/

O projecto PETER consistiu na concepção de um parque experimental de energias renováveis na Herdade da Mitra, em Évora integrando um sistema de microgeração de abastecimento eléctrico em Portugal, através da integração de diferentes unidades utilizadoras de fontes renováveis: fotovoltaica, eólica, gasificação e digestão anaeróbica.

Parceiros – Univ. Extremadura; Diputación Provincial de Badajoz; Dirección General de Investigación, Desarrollo Tecnológico e Innovación de la Junta de Extremadura; IDAE- Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energia; CIEMAT- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas; Univ. Évora; INETI(LNEG); ADRAL- Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo.

Função no Projecto: Responsável pela caracterização do potencial eólico na Herdade da Mitra e selecção das turbinas eólicas a instalar. Membro da equipa de I&D.

The overall objective of this project was the development of tools to plan the integration of wind farms into the electricity grid. Including platforms for simulation and analysis of the stability of the power system, including: i) Establish an international forum for the exchange of knowledge and experiences in the modeling of wind farms for studies of energy systems. (ii) develop, describe and validate models of wind farms; (iii) establish and operate a common database for reference testing of wind turbines and wind farms. The contribution of LNEG (INETI) focused on the development and validation of dynamic models of turbines and wind farms in Matlab/Simulink and ABB/Simpow environments.

Parceiros: SINTEF, RISO, INETI, ABB, NREL, ECN, LNEG, TUDElft, UCD, UMIST, VTT, Chalmers Univ.

Project Role: Coordinator of national participation and member of the R&D team of the project.

Budget (LNEG): n.a

https://iea-wind.org/task-directory/; https://www.sintef.no/globalassets/upload/energi/pdf/iea-wind-task-21-wind-farm-models-w-cover.pdf

The main objective of the Interreg III ENERSUR project was to develop maps of renewable resources - wind, solar and biomass, to identify the main renewable resources in this region, contribute to regional planning and investment in the Algarve. Several measurement campaigns were carried out, measuring wind and radiation parameters, and the mapping of the biomass resource was also developed. This project was also used to test spatial interpolation techniques for evaluation of wind resources with methodologies designed specifically for complex terrain, ToolComplex, using data from measurements obtained from various meteorological masts.

Partners: AREAL, LNEG

Project Role: Responsible for the contribution of wind energy and member of the R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): 80 kEuro

The PO-Mistral project was dedicated to the development and validation of dynamic models of turbines and wind farms in order to study the impact of these plants on the local electricity grid. The main activities under the NATO SfS PO-Mistral project were: i) selection of transducers and data acquisition system (DAS) distributed to monitor the dynamic operation of wind farms in weak networks (insular and isolated); ii)Aerodynamic tunnel calibration of an ultrasonic anemometer for 3D characterization of the flow and evaluation of wind farms operation in dynamic regime for experimental validation of numerical models and their installation in the Wind Farm of S. J., Azores; iii) Definition and conduction of the experimental campaign of monitoring of the operation of the Wind Farm of S. J. ; iv) development of mistral software for the generation of wind correlated synthetic series by applying the Shinozuka method (application of inverse FFT to medium functions of spectral power density); and v) Development of dynamic models of the Wind Farm and Local Network of the Island of S. J. (Azores).

The PO-Mistral Project allowed to start the detailed dynamic modeling of wind farms in LNEG (INETI) and proceed to the validation of the developed models. These models have been integrated into the successively updated and extended versions within the framework of the European Projects PowerControl and WIRING, and a new operation version has been developed integrating the self-adjusting dynamic modeling of local networks, with the development of a demo version of the software and its manual. The models developed under this project made it possible to provide services to the national and foreign business fabric and to apply in subsequent R&D projects, e.g. JOR3 PowerControl and JOR3 WIRING

Partners: INTERG/IST, EDA, LNEC, LNEG(INETI), EDP.

Project Role: Scientific Responsible at INETI, responsible for the development of dynamic models and the monitoring of the São Jorge Wind Park, Azores. Member of the R&D team of the PO-Mistral Project.

Budget (LNEG): n.a

The objective of the European POWERCONTROL project (EC JOR-3-CT95-0067) was to develop and analyse concepts for power control of wind turbines using intelligent power management and conditioning systems, energy storage with pumping systems ("add-on" or integrated), PQ control and electrochemical systems.

LNEG/INETI contributed to the development of dynamic models of wind farms and local network and applied the concepts and models developed to the case of the study of the integration of wind generation in Madeira Island. As part of this European project, the "Detailed Dynamic Model for the Integration of Wind Farms into theElectricity Grid" - INPark was involved.

Partners: RISO, ABB, LNEG(INETI), AREAM, Scan Energy, EuroScan, ESBInt.

Project Function: Conception, scientific coordination and responsible for the participation of INETI. Member of the R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): n.a

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/JOR3950067

The objectives of the European WIRING project (EC JOR3-CT98-0245) were the development of models and algorithms for the assessment of the integration and impacts of wind generation on weak networks (and isolated systems). The contribution of LNEG (INETI) consisted in the dynamic modeling of turbines, wind farm and local network of The Island of Samos (Greece) with a view to the management of wind generation in congested networks. The development of turbine models with pitch angle variation (Vestas V29, Samos wind farm) was developed for experimental validation of the models and the development of dynamic models and algorithms for dynamic simulation adaptive to the network topology for application to the evaluation of energy quality delivered according to IEC 61400-21.

Parceiros: DEWI; CRES; LNEG(INETI); FH-WHV; NTUA; PPC

Project Function: Conception, scientific coordination and responsible for the participation of INETI. Member of the R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): n.a

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/JOR3980245/de

The objective of this project, financed by the Altener programme of the European Union through contract 4.1030/Z/95-160 (DGXVII), was to assess the wind potential in the Marão and Alvão Mountains. To this end, 11 anemometric stations were installed, installed and characterized in the region, and INETI assessed wind potential in the contracted sites, in most of which were subsequently developed wind farms.

Partners: ITIDAI, INETI(LNEG)

Project Role: Technical-scientific officer of INETI and member of the R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): n.a

Execution of the study of the integration of wind converters in the Electric Power System (in a transitional and stationary regime) using dynamic models of wind turbines and local network. Project contracted by EDP - Electricity of Portugal under the Joule II program (Contract No. JOUR-0043-P).

Partners (in Portugal): EDP, (IST and INETI/LNEG - subcontractors).

Project Role: Member of the R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): n.a

The project consisted of the study of the integration into the electricity grid of a "10 MW Wind Farm in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region". The project was financed by the Valoren program (contract PV/91/LVT/124) and in its scope a wind turbine was physically scanned in the laboratory, by coupling a direct current motor to an asynchronous machine, in an isolated system (self-excited generator), and in connection with edp's distribution network.

Parceiros: ELKRAFT Consult, DGE, Myram Informatics, DEA-Danish Energy Agency, LNEG (LNETI)

Project Role: Member of the R&D team.

Budget (LNEG): n.a

*Note - this was the first private wind power project in Portugal that later originated the first private wind plant in the south of the country (near Sagres).