Energy Web, the non-profit building operating systems for energy grids, and Stedin, the Dutch distribution system operator (DSO), announced a partnership today to deploy a future-proofed solution for managing energy assets. This would include DSO-native devices, such as smart meters and distribution automation devices, and consumer/prosumer devices commonly referred to as distributed energy resources (DERs).
As part of the collaboration, Energy Web and Stedin will work together on a decentralized asset management system, which will initially be tested on intelligent electronic devices for substation automation. Through the initial tests, the project partners hope to gain valuable insights into how decentralization can help with the management of future grid assets. Moreover, the project will test the ability of grid operators to maintain grid security without requiring hardware changes.
In the face of an evolving energy market, modern DSOs are experiencing increasing challenges as a result of the decentralization of the distribution network. Technology that was previously located within physical substations, including monitoring equipment, is now spread across the distribution network as the number of DERs, including wind, photovoltaics (PV), and electric vehicles (EVs), increases.
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Energy Web is a global, member-driven non-profit accelerating the low-carbon, customer-centric energy transition by unleashing the potential of open-source, digital technologies. Our Energy Web Decentralized Operating System (EW-DOS) enables any energy asset, owned by any customer, to participate in any energy market. The Energy Web Chain — the world’s first enterprise-grade, public blockchain tailored to the energy sector — anchors the EW-DOS tech stack. The Energy Web ecosystem comprises leading utilities, grid operators, renewable energy developers, corporate energy buyers, IoT / telecom leaders, and others.
