Development of a Framework for Activation of Aggregator Led Flexibility

This paper presents a novel framework architecture for an online, real-time flexibility assessment and activation platform targeted at unlocking the potential of commercial buildings smaller industrial sites, thereby enabling greater levels renewable grid integration. Renewable integration targets in Europe up to 40% power generation from sources by 2030 over 90% 2050 aim decarbonize electrical increase electrification transport, industry, buildings. As increase, participation programs will be required much range sites balance grids hosting high generation. In this paper, online implementation standardized methodology, previously developed offline contract negotiations between stakeholders, is modified automate assessment. The automated then linked aggregator-based multi-building or site optimization stage, increased multiple sites. To implement assessment, models individual flexible systems were reviewed, selected, adapted, including physics-based, data-driven, grey-box models. A review found mixed-integer linear programming optimal approach selection demand response events.