The OPENTUNITY project (Opening the electricity ecosystem to multiple actors in order to have a real decarbonization opportunity) is designed to drive the digitalization of the energy sector, aligning with the EU’s Energy Digitalization Roadmap. By demonstrating and integrating innovative solutions, the project aims to create a synergic energy ecosystem with advanced tools for grid operators, while enabling the prosumers to unlock the flexibility potential of their energy assets. The tools and solutions that will be developed within OPENTUNITY will be implemented and evaluated in four large-scale pilot projects in Greece, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland. The relevant solutions will help the acceleration of advanced flexibility markets, while supporting the integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and the expansion of e-mobility. The developed planning, monitoring, and control tools for power networks are expected to benefit electricity markets by contributing to an overall reduction in system costs.
ΙCCS, as the technical manager of the project, plays a critical role in its technical assessment and the definition of its use-cases. ICCS is also responsible for the development of tools that provide grid monitoring and control capabilities. The relevant solutions include state-estimation tools for system operators, as well as real-time thermal rating tools that utilize dynamic line rating algorithms. Advanced asset management modules will also be developed, including long-term solutions which target the end-of-life prediction of equipment, as well as short term asset management solutions focusing on fault detection of critical power system equipment. Moreover, ICCS will develop a network planning tool that offers insights on optimal distribution system upgrades with user defined objectives like cost reduction, maximum RES integration and investment deferral through flexibility mechanisms.
