DESIGN NETWORK

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DESIGNETZ is a research project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy , which was launched on the basis of a resolution by the German Bundestag . The project is being implemented within the framework of the SINTEG - Smart Energy Showcase in North Rhine-Westphalia , Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland .

As part of DESIGNETZ, innogy SE is working with 46 partners from industry, the energy sector, politics and municipalities as well as research and development to develop solutions for a functioning, safe, efficient and integrated energy system of the future based on a high proportion of renewable energies.

Goal setting

The aim of DESIGNETZ is to create the necessary solutions for the success of a decentralized energy transition. Renewable energies are to be integrated into the energy system and, at the same time, network expansion is to be reduced to a minimum. In order to achieve this goal, many decentralized individual solutions have to be combined into an overall system. DESIGNETZ integrates around 30 innovative sub-projects into an intelligent energy network. It is important to ensure security of supply also in the future.

purpose

In the energy system of the future, electricity generation and consumption will change. These changes are already evident today. There are already more than 1.7 million decentralized generation plants that feed green electricity from wind power, solar energy or biomass into the grid. More than 90 percent of the systems are connected to the distribution networks. The feed-in from renewable energies fluctuates over the course of the year and depending on the time of day and weather. The power grid has to compensate for these fluctuations, but is currently not designed to do so. The more plants for generating electricity from renewable energies are connected to the distribution network, the more power fluctuations in changing weather conditions become significant. At the same time, electricity consumption is increasing, because electromobility and the coupling of different sectors (e.g. heating or transport sector) will change the consumption behavior of private households and companies. In the project, a broad portfolio of technical and market-oriented solutions is implemented in different networks and network levels, analyzed and evaluated during operation. The DESIGNETZ sub-projects represent different solution strategies and address the areas of energy market / trade, intelligent network operation and information and communication technology. Each of the sub-projects represents a new type of solution in the local context and the corresponding supply task.

Model region

DESIGNETZ extends over the three federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Not only do more than 22 million people live here, the countries also cover all of the major energy-related challenges that need to be taken into account in the context of the energy transition. The mixture of sparsely populated regions, metropolises and industrial centers is typical for Germany. The combination of the three federal states therefore forms an ideal model region. The results to be expected there can be applied to almost all federal states in Germany.

Project structure

Project coordinator innogy SE
Model region North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
Residents approx. 22 million
Project costs approx. € 65.6 million
advancement approx. € 29.3 million
Project partner 47
running time 01/01/2017 to 12/31/2020

The focus of the project is on the 30 or so DESIGNETZ sub-projects and their connection to form a meaningful and representative shop window. The subprojects are integrated into an overall system and evaluated in nine work packages.

Project partner

Individual evidence

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