- Ericsson awarded two European Commission funded
projects as part of the Horizon 2020 Programme
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announces it has
been awarded two European Commission funded projects as part of the
Horizon 2020 Programme. Collaborating with its partners in the
utilities sector and academia, Ericsson will undertake innovative
research using 5G technologies to solve the challenges faced by the
utilities industry today.
SUCCESS is one of the projects aimed at developing
new solutions based on 5G technologies to ensure the security of
energy networks and grids with a particular focus on smart
metering. The project has 16 partners from industry, academia and
utilities and runs for duration of 26 months, and started on May 1,
2016.
The other project, named RE-SERVE, is aimed at
developing new techniques and solutions based on 5G technology to
assist energy providers with balancing the voltage and frequency of
the power grid to maintain a stable power supply to society, while
at the same time increasing the proportion of power generated by
volatile renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy.
With duration of 30 months and 11 partners from industry, academia
and utilities, the project started on October 1, 2016.
Ericsson Eurolab in Aachen, Germany, will take the
lead on both projects, with Professor Antonello Monti from the RWTH
Aachen University as the Technical Manager.
Electrical Supply Board Networks (ESB Networks), a
leading company in the energy sector in Ireland at the forefront of
smart metering activities, is a key partner across both projects
and will implement trials in the resulting solutions from the
projects in their home market.
Marguerite Sayers, Managing Director, ESB
Networks, says: "Smart energy networks are key to successfully
integrating high levels of distributed renewable energy, electric
heating and electric transport, and thereby help to deliver a
decarbonized future. Advances in smart networks can only be made
through pioneering thought leadership and the adoption of next
generation technologies.
"Through this collaboration, ESB is engaging with
Ericsson, a world leader in communications technology, and European
academia, to develop and trial new technologies and standards which
will advance the long-term sustainability of the energy industry.
Both SUCCESS and RE-SERVE are pioneering projects which will help
ensure the security and resilience of energy networks through the
transition to decarburization. This partnership demonstrates ESB
Networks' commitment to achieving innovative solutions, exploiting
new technologies and methodologies to deliver for both our
customers and future societies."
Charlotta Sund, Head of Customer Group Industry
& Society, Ericsson, says: "With the ongoing transformation of
all industries being enabled by 5G, the Internet of Things and
Cloud technologies, Ericsson is committed to engaging with leading
industry partners in researching and innovating for the world in
which everything that can benefit from a connection will be
connected. We are delighted to be working with leading utilities
and research institutes in exploring and solving the challenges
associated with such key issues as cyber security and managing the
utilization of maximal renewables while maintaining grid stability
and security of supply."
Professor Antonello Monti, Technical Manager, RWTH
Aachen University, says: "Future grids will be customer-centric
infrastructures: end-users now prosumers will interact with grid
operations. RE-SERVE and SUCCESS are two perfectly complementary
projects to paint the picture of these futuristic systems. While
RE-SERVE will define how the technical interaction should happen,
SUCCESS will define how to make sure this interaction is secure,
where the end goal is to create a flexible and secure system ready
for a carbon-free society."
The partners in the SUCCESS project are:
Ericsson GmbH, ASM Terni SpA, KEMA Netherland BV,
ECRO SRL, Electrica SA, Engineering-Ingegneria Informatica SPA, ESB
Networks DAC, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Kungliga Tekniska
Hoegskolan, OY L M Ericsson AB, P3 Communications GmbH, P3 Energy
& Storage GmbH, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule
Aachen, Synelixis Solutions Ltd, TeamWare SRL, Vrije Universiteit
Brussel.
The partners in the RE-SERVE project are:
Ericsson GmbH, Compania Nationala de Transport
Alenergiei Electrice Transelectrica SA, Centrul Roman al Energiei
(Romanian Energy Centre), ESB Networks DAC, Flexible Elektrische
Netze GmbH, GridHound UG, Politecnico di Torino,
Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Universitatea
Politehnica din Bucuresti , University College Dublin, National
University of Ireland, Waterford Institute of Technology.
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