HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2024-01-05: Hydrogen production and integration in energy-intensive or specialty chemical industries

CENER has interest in participating in proposals, carrying out the development and validation of a comprehensive Energy Management System (including electrical energy and substances) as an optimisation tool capable of blending industry demand-side management with the maximisation of economic benefit and lifespan of hydrogen production technology.

The Grid Integration, Energy Storage and Hydrogen Department has about 20 years’ experience in grid integration research, demonstrated in projects such as LIFE FACTORY MICROGRID, OSMOSE, STARDUST or STORY.

Its main activities are electromagnetic transients’ analysis (in particular voltage dips, with simulations using specific software), distributed Generation and smart Grids (electrical and thermal, including microgrid design; control design and optimization; implementation, simulation models development and storage systems integration) and power flow analysis and dynamic response of the electrical system using dedicated software (PSS/E, DigSilent...).

Furthermore, the Department has developed a proprietary Energy Management System (EMS) based on a configurable HMI for multitechnological Power Plants and Microgrids, that integrates industrial communication protocols, advanced Smart Strategies for power plant, energy optimization including optimal storage management, energy market and weather forecast, power plants elements control and other control systems (i.e. SCADA). So, it has a strong expertise in developing EMS systems.