A Demand Response platform for power grids
Sense Reply supported a global energy operator with an integrated IoT platform for energy asset management and access to the energy flexibility market.
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The challenge
To respond to the growing need for energy flexibility and resilience in electrical grids through demand aggregation systems.
SCENARIO
From energy operators to aggregators of energy flexibility
In the context of the transition to a more sustainable energy system, the increasing adoption of renewable sources poses new challenges, such as managing intermittency and the unpredictability of production. Unlike traditional power plants, these sources require new solutions to ensure energy flexibility — that is, balancing supply and demand, reducing the risk of overloading electricity grids, and monitoring grid stability.
In this scenario, a large international energy operator engaged us to develop a customised solution capable of operating on a global scale, aimed at managing energy flexibility programmes in a secure, scalable, and efficient manner. The request involved creating a platform based on IoT and cloud technologies to facilitate participation in Demand Response programmes across different countries.
The solution
Monitoring and aggregating the consumption of energy assets
Sense Reply proposed a solution based on its proprietary RIPA accelerator (Reply IoT Platform Accelerator), which enables the management of the entire cycle of processes necessary to monitor and aggregate the energy consumption of distributed assets — including commercial and industrial sites, telecommunications facilities, data centres, and electric vehicle charging stations — and to create energy flexibility solutions. This solution allows the precise ranking of participants in Demand Response events, continuously monitoring the performance of each asset to ensure adherence to contractual commitments and secure communication with TSOs (Transmission System Operators). Given the need for continuous monitoring of the solution, a system has been implemented to ensure network stability, proactively intervening to maintain high performance and security. Additionally, through the integration of Artificial Intelligence, the platform can accurately predict future consumption, optimising asset selection in real-time for each Demand Response event.
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The results
Economic optimisation in each country
Thanks to the solution implemented by Sense Reply, the customer can now effectively manage Demand Response programmes on a global scale, integrating energy assets and secure data connections with national electricity grid operators. The performance of Demand Response events is closely monitored, helping the customer comply with contractual obligations and maximise economic advantages.
End-to-end application
From the control of energy assets to data integration with energy operators and TSOs.
Rollout multi-country
The solution manages energy assets and integrates with TSOs in over 10 countries.
Energy-asset independence
It is possible to integrate any type of energy asset thanks to the IoT platform, which can communicate with all major industrial communication protocols.
Sense Reply is the Reply group company specializing in end-to-end solutions for the decarbonization of the Energy & Utilities, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Telecommunications, Smart Cities, Transport, and Infrastructure sectors. Leveraging the power of IoT and AI technologies, Sense Reply supports market-leading companies operating in these sectors in transforming business models, processes, and enterprise architectures toward energy transition, enabling Things-to-things, Human-to-things, and AI-to-things models.