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5th European PV-Hybrid and Mini-Grid Conference
Conference Focus:
The topics of the conference include field experience and systems’ technology based on PV as well as small wind hybrid generation and concepts for the implementation of mini-grids. Developments in system components, advanced storage and back-up will be addressed. Moreover, new strategic approaches for optimizing design and operation will be presented. Issues of special interest will include possible synergies that could arise from the combination of mini-grid schemes with numerical weather forecast models, demand management, communication (ICT) technologies and socio-economic issues.
- Development and Application of Technologies
- Exchange of Results and Ideas
- Know-how Transfer
- Identification of R&D Needs
- Presentation of Field Experience
Date
Documents
Location
Spanien, Tarragona, Palau Firal i Congressos Tarragona
Scientific Committee
Conference Chairmen Tandem
Xavier Vallvé
Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA), Barcelona, Spain
Gonzalo Piernavieja
Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), Canary Islands, Spain
Scientific Committee
Prof. Dr. Sabry Abdel Mottaleb
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Dr. Houda Ben Jannet Allal
OME, Sophia Antipolis, France
Prof. Dr. Fernando Antúnes
University of Ceara, Cearea, Brasil
Jean-Louis Bal
ADEME, Paris, France
Roland Barthez
TENESOL – Total Energie S.A., La Tour de Salvagny, France
Dr. Osman Benchikh
UNESCO, Paris, France
Dr. Hendrik Bindner
Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark
Georg Bopp
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Freiburg, Germany
John Chadjivassiliadis
Nat. Delegate In MG/ EC PVTP, Glyfada-Athens, Greece
Dr.-Ing. Christian Dumbs
Schott France SAS, Clichy, France
Prof. Nikos Hatziargyriou
NTUA National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Philippe Jacquin
PhK Consultants, Ecully, France
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Kleinkauf
University of Kassel, Germany
Klaus Knecht
InWEnt - Capacity Building, Berlin, Germany
Philippe Malbranche
CEA – GENEC, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
Jean-Christian Marcel
TENESOL S.A., La Tour de Salvagny, France
Prof. Dr. Didier Mayer
Ecole des Mines de Paris, Sophia Antipolis, France
Bernard McNelis
IT Power Ltd., Chineham, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Pietro Menna
European Commission, DG TREN, Brussels, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Sener Oktik
Mugla University, Mugla, Turkey
Dr. Wolfgang Palz
Chairman World Council, Renewable Energies, Brussels, Belgium
Nikos Papadopoulos
Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Gonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo
Instituto Technológico de Canarias (ITC), Canary Islands, Spain
Dr. Christos Protogeropoulos
Phoenix Solar EPE, Athens, Greece
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmid
Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergie Energiesystemtechnik (IWES), Kassel, Germany
Prof. Dr. Petra Schweizer-Ries
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Department of Psychology, Magdeburg, Germany
Robert Soler
EDF RetD/Norm, Clamart, France
Dr.-Ing. Philipp Strauss
Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergie und Energiesystemtechnik IWES, Kassel, Germany
Dr. Stathis Tselepis
CRES - Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, Athens, Greece
Xavier Vallvé
Trama TecnoAmbiental S.L., Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Dr. Rakwichian Wattanapong
School of Renewable Energy Technology Retention (SERT), Phitsanulok, Thailand
You will meet
Users of renewable energy systems and mini-grid, users involved in rural electrification, manufacturers and suppliers of renewable energy systems and energy storage technology, energy consultants, public utilities, users from developing countries, development programme specialists, energy policy makers, other attendees.
Chairmen's Message
The 5th European Conference on PV-Hybrid Systems and Mini-grids will be held in Tarragona, Spain, on April 29th/30th, 2010.
We have the pleasure to invite you to actively participate in this European Conference, which will take place at a crucial moment, where changes are shaping the electricity generation and distribution paradigm of the future. Among the major driving forces of this transition are the development of both PV Hybrid systems and their integration into micro- and mini-grids for high penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES).
One of the main assets of solar radiation as energy source is its universality, and the value of PV technology is its capacity to convert it into clean electricity anywhere at any size. For this technology, the tremendous opportunities and challenges are to provide electricity supply to rural villages and scattered population, to refurbish, with PV hybrids, diesel power plants operating in existing remote villages and islands as well as increasing the security of supply in interconnected mini-grids. This universality is further broadened by adequate hybridization with small wind, biomass and other renewable energy sources and by sharing a common approach in both industrialized and developing countries. In European insular regions, like the Greek Archipelagos or the Canary Islands, with weak electrical systems, territorial protections and other barriers to the development of conventional grids, these distributed generation technologies are already being taken into consideration by energy policy makers and constitute excellent laboratories for testing technological, social and regulatory aspects that can be transferred to developing areas around the world as well as to continental systems.
PV hybrids are a growing comprehensive field that involves scientists, engineers, sociologists, economists and entrepreneurs of the public as well as the private sector, the academics as well as the field experience. Moreover from the technological point of view it offers a unique opportunity of cross-fertilization with other emerging technologies like smart-grids, hydrogen, electricity storage, and grid- connected PV, etc.
After the success of the previous 4 events we encourage submission of papers that contribute to broaden and share the knowledge in this area. The topics of the conference include field experience and systems’ technology based on PV as well as small wind hybrid generation and concepts for the implementation of mini-grids. Developments in system components, advanced storage and back-up will be addressed. Moreover, new strategic approaches for optimizing design and operation will be presented. Issues of special interest will include possible synergies that could arise from the combination of mini-grid schemes with numerical weather forecast models, demand management, communication (ICT) technologies and socio-economic issues.
High volatility of fossil fuel markets and the need to mitigate GHG emissions are stressing the need to look for ways to increase the use of indigenous clean renewable energy sources. PV-Hybrid systems and Mini-grids are a tool to contribute towards these objectives. We are looking forward to the opportunity to share with you all the exciting ongoing progresses in these fields and hope to meet you at the Conference.
Chairmen Tandem:
Xavier Vallvé, Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA), Barcelona, Spain
Gonzalo Piernavieja, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), Canary Islands, Spain
Sponsors
Supporting Organisations
Media Partners
Your Advantage
- You gain comprehensive information about the state of technology as well as latest results from research and development.
- The scope of the conference is intended to encourage a hearty open discussion of problems and future strategies to spread PV-HYBRID and MINI-GRID.
- The speakers are leading scientific and business experts.
- The programme structure and the conference venue best ensure exchange of views between participants and presenters.
- The detailed proceedings book and the CD-ROM with all talks and poster contributions will be handed over at the start of the conference and will serve you well as reference works.
Programme
Pre-Conference Seminar
Basics of Small Wind Turbines
Palau Firal i Congressos, Tarragona, Spain – April 28th, 2010
Small wind turbines can be combined with PV and other electricity generating components to provide electrical power in hybrid systems and mini-grids. The one-day seminar will give an introduction to small wind turbines, covering the following topics:
- potentials and challenges,
- state of technology, turbine concepts, system integration and optimisation,
- performance, costs, quality, safety and certification,
- planning, installation and operation,
- example projects and field experience.
The seminar will focus on small wind turbines with nominal power ranging from a few hundred watts up to about 30 kW.
Seminar Chairman
Paul Kühn, Fraunhofer-Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology IWES, Germany
Seminar language
English
Programme:
09.45 Registration/Welcome Coffee
10.15 Opening Address
Eckardt Günther, OTTI e.V., Germany
10.30 Introduction
Speaker: Paul Kühn, Fraunhofer-Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology IWES, Germany
Description: classification, potentials, market overview, costs, yield estimation, comparison of PV and small wind turbines
11.15 Small Wind Turbine Technology
Speaker: Holger Peters, INENSUS GmbH, Germany
Description: physical basics, rotor types, system components, applications for small wind turbines, wind site analysis
12.00 Lunch Break
13.30 Small Wind Turbine Requirements, Tests und Quality
Speaker: Ignacio Cruz, CIEMAT, Spain
Description: standards and certification, safety, product information and labelling, test and test procedures
14.15 System Technology for Small Wind Turbines
Speaker: N.N., SMA Solar Technology AG, Germany
Description: inverters for small wind turbines, overvoltage protection, integration in off-grid systems
15.00 Coffee Break
15:30 Example Projects
Description: planning, distribution, transport, siting, installation, operation and maintenance, performance, costs etc.
15.30 Speaker: Juande Bornay, Bornay Wind Turbines, Spain
16.00 Speaker: Balthasar Klimbie, Fortis Wind Energy, Netherlands
16.30 Speaker: N.N.
17.00 General Discussion
17.30 End
18.00 Get Together (self payement)
5th European Conference PV-Hybrid and Mini-Grid
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
09.00 Opening Address
Eckardt Günther, OTTI, Regensburg, Germany
Xavier Vallvé, TramaTecnoambiental (TTA), Barcelona, Spain
Gonzalo Piernavieja, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), Canary Islands, Spain
Opening Session: Political – Economical Framework
Chair: Xavier Vallvé, TramaTecnoambiental (TTA), Barcelona, Spain
Gonzalo Piernavieja, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), Canary Islands, Spain
09.25 Overview of IEA PVPS Task 11 PV-Hybrid Systems within Mini Grids
Konrad Mauch, IEA PVPS Task 11, Gabriola, Canada
09.40 Photovoltaic Revolution for Deployment in Developing Countries
Wolfgang Palz, World Council Renewable Energies, Brussels, Belgium
09.55 Legal and Financial Conditions for the Sustainable Operation of Mini-Grids
Guido Glania, Secretary General, Alliance Rural Electrification, Brussels, Belgium
10.10 EU Instruments to promote Renewable Energies in Developing Countries
Pablo Leunda Martiarena, Unit Water and Energy Facility, EuropeAid, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
10.25 Questions
11.00 Coffee Break and Visit to the Poster and Trade Exhibition
Markets, Socio – Economics and Education
Chair: Christos Protogeropoulos, Phoenix Solar EPE, Athens, Greece
Petra Schweizer-Ries, Otto-von Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg, Germany
11.30 PV-Hybridization of Diesel Electricity Generators: Conditions for Profitability and Examples in Different Power and Storage Size Ranges
Martin Gorn, SCHOTT Solar AG, Alzenau, Germany
11.45 Educational Suit of Designing PV-Hybrid Systems
Kenji Otani, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan
12.00 Renewable Energy Sustainable Programme for Intelligent Rural Electrification in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Brisa Ortiz, Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Freiburg, Germany
12.15 Techno-Economic Feasibility of Energy Supply of Remote Villages in Palestine by PV Systems, Diesel Generators and Electric Grid
(Case studies: Emnazeil & Atouf villages)
Ibrik Imad, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
12.30 Operation and Sustainability Issues of a Solar PV Mini Grid as a Tool for Rural Electrification in Uganda
Geofrey Bakkabulindi, Makerere University (CREEC), Kampala, Uganda
12.45 Discussion
13.10 Presentation of Sponsors
- SMA (Gold)
- Studer Innotec (Silver)
- Ingeteam (Bronze)
- OutBack Power Systems (Bronze)
13.25 Lunch and Visit to the Trade and Poster Exhibition
Components: Storage, Inverters, Backups
Chair: Georg Bopp, Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Freiburg, Germany
14.30 Can we rate Inverters for Rural Electrification on the Basis of Energy Efficiency?
Xavier Vallvé, TramaTecnoambiental (TTA), Barcelona, Spain
14.45 Test Procedures for MPPT Charge Controllers Characterization
María Camino, Instituto de Energía Solar – UPM, Madrid, Spain
15.00 Energy Storage for Mini-Grid Stabilization
Bella Espinar, MINES ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
15.15 Redox Flow Batteries – Already an Alternative Storage Solution for Hybrid PV Mini-Grids?
Matthias Vetter, Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Freiburg, Germany
15.30 Discussion
15.50 Poster Session
A Components: Storage, Inverters, Backups
A1 Performance of Conventional MPPT Techniques in the Presence of Multiple P-V Curve Local Maxima due to Partial Shading
Evagelia Paraskevadaki, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
A2 Photovoltaic and Thermal Collector (PV/T) Hybrid System’s Performance Analysis under the mild Climate Conditions of Izmir City
Dilsad Engin, Ege University Ege Tech., Izmir, Turkey
A3 Influential Parameters on a building integrated Hybrid PVT Concentrator
Daniel Chemisana, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
A4 Making Renewables dependable through Energy Storage
Martha Schreiber, Cellstrom GmbH, Eisenstadt, Austria
A5 The Solution to Combine and Manage Renewable Energies in Hybrid Applications and Mini Grids
Anne Pieter Haytema, Nedap NV, Groenlo, The Netherlands
B Systems Technology
B1 Control, Monitoring and Data Acquisition Architecture Design for Clean Production of Hydrogen from Mini-Wind Energy
Sebastián Villarroya, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
B2 Remote Telecom System including Photovoltaic Energy and H2 Production by Electrolysis
Graciano Martínez, INTA, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
B3 Effective Combination of Solar and Wind Energy Systems
Yiannis Tripanagnostopoulos, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
B4 Standardisation of Distributed Grid Support - An analogue Approach for the Smart Grid
Gunnar Kaestle, TU Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
16.15 Coffee Break and Visit to the Poster and Trade Exhibition
Systems Technology Part 1
Chair: Philipp Strauß, Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergie und Energiesystemtechnik IWES, Kassel, Germany
17.00 Control Methods for PV Hybrid Mini-Grids
Luiz Lopes, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
17.15 Partial AC-Coupling in Minigrids
Pierre-Olivier Moix, Studer Innotec, Sion, Switzerland
17.30 Discussion
17.40 Poster Session
C Field Experience
C1 Djungle Power – A More Remote AC Bus
Heinz-Wolfgang Boehnke, Technosol, Jork, Germany
C2 Quality Control Tools Applied to a PV Microgrid in Ecuador
María Camino, Instituto de Energía Solar – UPM, Madrid, Spain
C3 Integral Evaluation of Energy Supply Systems at Mountain Refuges
Hubert Deubler, Consultant, Marktschellenberg, Germany
C4 Hyress Project: Study Case of Tunisia. Installation, Set-Up and First Results
Ana Linares, ITER, S.A., Sante Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
C5 PV Hybrid Systems on Mountain Huts: Experience with the Project CAI ENERGIA 2000
Franco Filippi, E++, Dronero, Italy
D Simulation, Design and Testing
D1 TRNSYS Simulation of a System consisted of PV Panels and H2 Production and Storage to feed a Remote Telecom Application (Hidrosolar_H2)
Físicas Guillermo Gómez Prada, INTA, Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
D2 Photovoltaic Forecasting: A State of the Art
Bella Espinar, MINES ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
D3 PV*SOL 5.0 standalone - Simulation of a Stand-Alone AC System
Miguel Carrasco, Dr. Valentin EnergieSoftware GmbH, Berlin, Germany
D4 Effect of Wind Speed and Solar Irradiation on the Optimization of a PV-Wind-Battery System to Supply a Telecommunications Station
José L. Bernal-Agustín, Zaragoza University, Zaragoza, Spain
D5 Polysun: PV, Wind and Power-Heat-Cogeneration in One Design Tool
Andreas Witzig, Vela Solaris AG, Winterthur, Switzerland
D6 Comparative Study between Distributed and Centralised PV Generation in Island Power Systems under Variable Weather Conditions
Evangelos Rikos, C.R.E.S., Pikermi, Greece
D7 Development of a Test Facility for PV-Wind Hybrid Energy Systems
Mustafa Engin, Ege University Ege Tech., Izmir, Turkey
D8 Evaluation of a Micro PV-Wind Hybrid System in Nordic Climate Conditions
Frank Fiedler, SERC, Borlänge, Sweden
D9 Prismes: The INES Microgrid Platform
Franck Barruel, CEA-INES, Le Bourget du Lac, France
D10 Estimation of Electric Energy Consumption for Northern Brazilian Communities Based on Sozio-Economic Statistics
Achim Schreider, Lahmeyer International, Bad Vilbel, Germany
18.30 End of the First Conference Day
Guided City Tours will be provided from 18:30 – 20:00 hrs
20.00 Dinner, Hotel Husa Imperial Tarraco, Tarragona
Friday, April 30th, 2010
System Technology Part 2
Chair: Stathis Tselepis, CRES - Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, Athens, Greece
08.30 Normative Issues of Small Wind Turbines in PV-Hybrid Systems
Ignacio Cruz, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
08.45 Communication Solutions for PV-Hybrid Systems
Michael Müller, Steca, Memmingen, Germany
09.00 Towards flexible control and communication of mini-grids
Henrik Bindner, Risø National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
09.15 PV/Methanol Fuel Cell Hybrid System for Powering a Highway Security Variable Message Board
Mark Vervaart INES/CEA, Le Bourget-du-lac, France
09.30 Polygeneration Smartgrids: A Solution for the Supply of Electricity, potable Water and Hydrogen as Fuel for Transportation in Remote Areas
George Kyriakarakos, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
09.45 Implementation of the Bronsbergen Microgrid using FACDS
Jackie Lava, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
10.00 Discussion
10.30 Coffee Break and Visit to the Poster and Trade Exhibition
Simulation, Design and Testing
Chair: Henrik Bindner, Risø National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
11.15 A revisited Approach for the Design of PV-Wind Hybrid Systems
Luis Arribas, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
11.30 Optimization of a Wind/Diesel Hybrid Configuration in a Remote Grid with Battery Implementation: Case Study of Melinka Island
Alexandra Romàn, Lahmeyer International GmbH, Bad Vilbel, Germany
11.45 Provisional Acceptance Methodology of Installations and Online Data Submission of PV & Hybrid Kits in Remote Areas of Latin-America under the EC’s EURO-SOLAR Programme
Luis López-Mazanares, ITER, S.A., Sante Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
12.00 Discussion
12.15 Lunch and Visit to the Trade and Poster Exhibition
Poster Award
Committee: Georg Bopp, Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Freiburg, Germany
John Chadjivassiliadis, Nat. Delegate IN MG/EC / PVTP, Glyfada, Greece
Sener Oktik, Mugla University, Turkey
13.45 Award Ceremony
Two Winners
Field Experience Part 1
Chair: Jean-Christian Marcel, TENESOL, La tour de Salvagny, France
13.55 Experience of the Canary Islands in the Development of Insular 100% RES Systems and Micro-Grids
Gonzalo Piernavieja, Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), Canary Islands, Spain
14.10 Assessment of Photovoltaic Hybrid Power Systems in the United States
Gregory Martin, National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, USA
14.25 Solar Hybrid School Project in East Malaysia
Wolfgang Fürst, Kombinasi Solar Sdn. Bhd., Selangor, Malaysia
14.40 Questions
15.15 Coffee Break
Field Experience Part 2
Chair: Philippe Jacquin, PhK Consultants, Ecully, France
15.45 Eigg Island – Electrification of a British Island by a Unique PV-Wind-Hydro-Diesel Hybrid System
Frank Thim, SMA Solar Technology AG, Niestetal, Germany
16.00 A Pragmatic Performance Indication Framework for describing PV Hybrid Systems within Mini-Grids: Results from IEA PVPS Task 11 Activity 31
Andrew Swingler, Xantrex Technology Inc., Burnaby, Canada
16.15 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for the Supply of Services in rural Settlements of Mediterranean Partner Countries: The HYRESS Project – The Case Study of the Hybrid System – Microgrid in Egypt
George Papadakis, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
16.30 Discussion
16.45 Closing Remarks
Xavier Vallvé, TramaTecnoambiental (TTA), Barcelona, Spain
Gonzalo Piernavieja, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC),
Canary Islands, Spain
17.00 End of the Conference
Organisation Committee
Eckardt Günther
Gabriele Struthoff-Müller
OTTI e.V.
Renewable Energies
Wernerwerkstraße 4,
93049 Regensburg, Germany
Phone +49 941 29688-29
Fax +49 941 29688-17
gabriele.struthoff-mueller@otti.de
Conference Venue
Palau Firal i de Congressos de Tarragona
Tarragona Trade-Fair and Congress Centre
Arquitecte Rovira, 2
43001 Tarragona, Spain
Phone: +34 977 245 577
+34 977 249 788
Fax: +34 977 243 408
Fees
Basic Seminar Small Wind Turbines:
If registered until March 14th, 2010 | after March 14th, 2010
Per Person: € 250,- | 300,-
PV-Hybrid and Mini-Grid conference:
If registered until March 14th, 2010 | after March 14th, 2010
Per Person: € 700,- | 780,-
Member of OTTI and Supporting Organisations: Per Person: € 600,- | 650,-
Reduced fee for presenters: Per Person: € 360,-
From third participant on, every other participant of your company profi ts from our 15% discount on the conference fee.
Fees cover the admission to all sessions, invitation to all coffee breaks, two conference lunches,
a dinner, the conference proceedings and CD-Rom.
Accommodation
Please book your accommodation as soon as possible by yourself.
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Ambiance
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