ROBINSON’s main mission is to develop an integrated energy system to help decarbonise islands. Islands often find it challenging to ensure a clean, secure and cost-effective supply of energy. The key is to decrease dependency on fossil fuels and become energy self-sufficient through a mix of renewable energy generation and storage infrastructure.
To this end, the 18 partners of the consortium will work together to develop and deploy an integrated, smart and cost-efficient energy system coupling thermal and electrical networks, which will optimise the utilisation of local renewable energy sources. The system will be demonstrated on the island of Eigerøy (Norway) and lab-scale level replication studies will be conducted for the island of Crete (Greece) and the Western Isles (Scotland). Further replicability in other (European) islands and remote areas will be guaranteed by the modularity of the Energy Management System (EMS) that will be developed throughout the project.
TPG role
WP3 leader for system simulation and integration activities for the EMS (including tests in cyber-physical mode with the involvement of the third linked party SIT Technologies s.r.l. for the laboratory activities). Involved in WP1 for the layout definition, the component specification collection, theoptimization and benchmarking activities. Involved in WP2 for model development and verification. Contributing in WP4 (implementation of demonstration for aspects on the EMS), WP5 (for business model development) and WP6 (management and dissemination activities).