French smartgrids solutions: flexibility levers for electricity grids
Conference organized by:
Business France – Think Smartgrids – Tenerrdis
Wednesday, June 22nd – 12.00 to 13.00 pm – Hall 4, Infrastructure Forum
PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE
Introduction: Alp Koesesoy, THINK SMARTGRIDS & SOPRASTERIA – Conference introduction (5′)
First speaker: Jean Dobrowolski, ENERGY POOL – “Virtual power plants and microgrids, new flexibility levers for system operators and Utilities” (14′)
Second speaker: Florent Cadoux, ROSEAU TECHNOLOGIES – “Non-firm grid connections for low-voltage generators: feasibility and benefits” (14′)
Third speaker: Speaker, METEOSWIFT – Tbc (14′)
Fourth speaker: Loïc Fargette, ENERGIENCY – EN-SURE – AI-based energy consumption forecasting (14′)
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Business France is the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, responsible for fostering export growth by French businesses, as well as promoting and facilitating international investment in France. It promotes France’s companies, business image and nationwide attractiveness as an investment location, and runs the V.I.E international internship program. Founded on January 1, 2015, Business France has 1,500 personnel, both in France and in 70 countries throughout the world, who work with a network of public- and private-sector partners.
Created in 2005, the Tenerrdis energy cluster in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region supports sustainable economic growth and the creation of long-lasting jobs in the new energy technology industries. It coordinates a 244 members network spanning industry, government, academia, and scientific research to address the challenges of the energy transition. Tenerrdis strives to remain at the leading edge of trends like distributed energy, the digitalization of the energy industry, grid flexibility, and carbon-free energy. The cluster’s focus industries are shaping the energy and digital revolutions
Think Smartgrids federates and represents the French smart grid ecosystem, with a hundred members, from startups to large groups and grid operators, research laboratories, universities, and clusters, covering the entire smart grid value chain: electronic engineering, utilities, automation, telecommunication equipment and information systems, business models, training, and regulation. Think Smartgrids aims to develop the smart grid sector in France and to foster international collaborations on behalf of its members. It is a member of the Global Smart Grid Federation.