IOS 11 SYSTEM STORAGE GROWING SOFTWARE
And a market-focused case study from the Technical University of Denmark has collected data associated with P2P relationships between the different energy market players.Īt the time of writing, data collection and development of all software modules is complete, and PDMFC researchers have been working closely with developers to integrate all software to the EMB3Rs platform so that each module can analyze data in a standardized way. In the final pieces of the data puzzle, a super-user case study from the Portuguese Energy Agency adene has provided data from hundreds of thousands of commercial building and households to explore what happens to the platform when a user wants to analyze massive volumes of data. Meanwhile, network-focused case studies have provided data from heating and cooling, and district heating networks, in Sweden, Portugal and the UK. For example, industry-focused case studies, including an industrial park in Greece and cement plant in Portugal, have supplied data from potential providers and users of excess energy. To program the modules, partners from a range of case studies have been busy collecting vast amounts of project data from digging costs and energy flows to local energy tariffs and regulatory framework information. "The user will want to configure a simulation, run it and then examine the results without caring what has been going on between the platform and the modules," says Fernandes. On top of these four energy data-crunching modules, a simulation manager module coordinates how the modules interoperate as a user runs his or her energy simulation while a reporter module organizes the output for the end-user. And then a Business Model module will allow platform users to explore the financial, environmental and risk implications of any energy set-up. Meanwhile, the Market module calculates an overall economic analysis of a potential energy system, depending on market types such as centralized or peer-to-peer (P2P) conditions.
A GIS module will find the best and cheapest way to connect different heat sources and sinks while a Techno-Economic module can find the least cost option for using excess thermal energy across an entire energy supply chain.
As PDMFC researcher, David Fernandes, highlights: "Module integration is almost complete and soon, the user will be able to simply define their initial conditions and then receive a user-friendly result."ĮMB3Rs initially comprises four key modules that have been programmed to handle different types of energy-related technical and economic data. PDMFC is responsible for integrating the modules to the platform and also ensuring the software interoperates seamlessly. These modules will be crucial to mapping the supply and demand of thermal energy from different stakeholders and will also determine the cheapest option to connect potential users. In October 2021, EMB3Rs partners from across Europe gathered in Portugal, at Lisbon-based Information Systems business, PDMFC, to learn how the platform's all-important software modules will be integrated to the open source tool.