On the 3rd and 4th December partners from the project consortium gathered in Sant Cugat del Vallès, near Barcelona in Spain, to have the final general assembly. Important discussions on the test to be carried out in this last month involving data collection tied to physical and simulation tests were at the centre of the meeting.
One of the most interesting approached can be that of matching the capabilities of the container with that of the services offered, it is a theoretical approach that needs to be tackled. It is necessary to find out which services are profitable and which services provided by the container are not profitable. Tests will be carried out just to the very end of the project in this month of December. The virtual tests depends also on the physical test and have certain deviations related to the inverters.
We must bear in ind that current battery chemistry is not matching the original battery chemistry proposed at the beginning of the project, thus talks centered on what were the solutions proposed that were carried out and performed well so their benefits can be found and analyzed in the immediate future. It is very important for the project to plan the development of tests that will serve for gathering data and the ulterior analysis of such data.
Regarding the Energy Management System (EMS) the consortium is trying to find out how the information used by the EMS and generated by it can make the HESS useful and how can we exploit the results from this productivity. On the other hand the simulations made by the internal controller can help on the decision making about the battery charging and load management. The optimization of the charging EV was another important issue also discussed during the meeting.
The meeting provided a crucial opportunity to consolidate project insights and prepare for final evaluations and potential future developments. Use Case Analysis focused on identifying and evaluating potential scenarios where the project’s energy management system (EMS) could provide strategic value. The team examined different operational contexts, such as peak load management, energy storage optimization, and electric vehicle charging strategies. By systematically mapping out various use cases, partners could assess the system’s adaptability, performance under different conditions, and potential economic benefits. This analytical approach helps translate theoretical capabilities into practical applications, ensuring the project’s technologies can be effectively deployed across diverse energy management scenarios.
These last weeks of the project will be very intense and we hope to get tangible results that help in developing a new generation of battery-based hybrid storage solutions for smarter, sustainable and more energy efficient grids and behind-the-meter systems.
