Enhancing the business model of distributed storage through optimized multi-service operation for TSO, DSO and generation owners: The VENTEEA real example

The French “VENTEEA” smart grid initiative is a 3.5year field demonstration project that aims at enabling an easier integration of renewables in MV distribution networks. Among the various industrial pilots of new technologies and grid management systems that are tested within the project, this paper focuses on the 2 MW / 1.3 MWh lithium-ion battery commissioned in 2015. This paper describes the multi-service control approach that has been designed for this unit and provides some operational feedback from the first 8 months of operation.