The DSR (Demand Side Response) Workshop focuses on ways to create a two-sided power market in Russia, with both generation and demand participating to create an optimal dispatch. Image courtesy of Max Boschini, Flickr
An ideal power market should be two-sided, with both generation and demand participating to create an optimal dispatch. However developing a significant level of Demand Side Response (DSR), or flexible demand, has been a problem in almost all the markets in the world, and it is especially a problem in the Russian power market, which is practically one-sided. The aim of the workshop will be to review experiences with DSR in different countries, mainly USA, UK and Europe, and to discuss possible ways of introducing DSR in Russia. International experts have been invited to share their experiences and suggest a way forward.
P R O G R A M
October 02 (Thursday) FIRST DAY
Can DSR help the power market?
The first day will be devoted to DSR helping power markets to reach optimal equilibrium. The main focus will be on reducing the demand peaks to alleviate generation capacity problems. Also the role of aggregators in combining small and medium-size generators will be discussed.
| 09:30-09:45 | Participants’ gathering |
| 09:30-10:00 | Welcoming coffee |
| 10:00-10:15 | Prof. Janusz Bialek (Director of Skoltech Energy Systems Center) – «Introduction to Skoltech and the workshop» |
| 10:15-11:00 | Prof. Carlos Batlle (Comillas University, Spain) – «Review of experiences with DSR in Europe» |
| 11:00-11:45 | Joel Mickey (Grid Operations at ERCOT, USA) – «Participation of Demand Response in the ERCOT wholesale and retail markets» |
| 11:45-12:00 | Coffee |
| 12:00-12:45 | Veniamin Khanaev (Energy Systems Institute, Irkutsk) – «Estimation of Demand Side Response Potential under Expansion of Electric Power Systems of Russia» |
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45-16:00 | Opportunities and barriers for applying DSR in Russia: Discussion and Comments of the representatives of industry |
October 03 (Friday) SECOND DAY
Can DSR help with running the power system?
The second day would be devoted to DSR helping more on the engineering side, i.e. management systems, emergency control, network congestion, voltage control, deferment of investment and frequency control.
| 09:30-09:45 | Participants’ gathering |
| 09:30-10:00 | Welcoming coffee |
| 10:00-10:15 | Prof. Janusz Bialek (Director of Skoltech Energy Systems Center) – « Introduction to Skoltech and the workshop» |
| 10:15-11:00 | Mark Triplett (Managing Director, Demand Response Management Systems, Alstom Grid) – «Global demand side management drivers and trends» |
| 11:00-11:45 | Prof. Phil Taylor (Newcastle University, UK) – «Experiences of using Demand Side Response by a Distribution System Operator in the UK» |
| 11:45-12:00 | Coffee |
| 12:00-12:45 | Dr. Dan Tomozei (Политехническая школа Лозанны, Швейцария) – «12 GECN: A Demand-Response Mechanism for Providing Grid Ancillary Services» |
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45-14:30 | Elena Stashkevich (Irkutsk State Technical University) – «Daily Load Curve Optimization for Active Consumers» |
| 14:30-16:30 | DiscussionComments of the representatives of industry |
Contact person at Skoltech
Ivan Bogdanov
8 (910) 450-62-73
i.bogdanov@skoltech.ru
* The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university in Skolkovo, Russia, a suburb of Moscow. Established in 2011 in collaboration with MIT, Skoltech educates global leaders in innovation, advances scientific knowledge, and fosters new technologies to address critical issues facing Russia and the world. Applying international research and educational models, the university integrates the best Russian scientific traditions with twenty-first century entrepreneurship and innovation.