CoordiNet Project

The objectives of the "CoordiNet" project have been to advance greater coordination between transmission and distribution system operators in order to contribute to the development of a more sustainable, efficient, secure, and resilient energy system. The objectives of the project have been to test the implementation of new flexibility services to solve the new technical and operational challenges due to the growing decarbonization of the energy mix and the new uses of electricity.

The Coordinet project has involved 23 companies and institutions from ten countries, with three large-scale pilot projects in Spain, Greece, and Sweden. It has been funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 program.

From 2019 to 2022, 8 companies and institutions led by e-distribución, have worked on the different pilots developed in Spain to advance the foundations of an electricity system where the flexibility of the resources connected to the grid -generation, demand (consumers) and storage- will facilitate more efficient use of the electricity system and allow greater integration of renewable capacity.

The Spanish pilot has been developed in 5 locations: Cadiz, Malaga, Murcia, Alicante, and Albacete, where the implementation of flexibility services to solve the technical and operational needs of the grid has been tested. The flexibility provided by more than 1,100 MW of generation from renewable energy farms, cogeneration power plants, batteries, and municipal consumption loads has been used to contribute to the resolution of saturations in the high, medium, and low voltage grid, voltage control in the grid, the operation of controlled islanding and also frequency services.

REE, e-distribución, i-DE, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, N-Side, ONE, Tecnalia, and Malaga City Council have worked together to establish the basis of the flexibility services in a real project.

You can find all the information about the project at https://coordinet-project.eu/