TY - JOUR
T1 - A system perspective to the deployment of flexibility through aggregator companies in the Netherlands
AU - Lampropoulos, Ioannis
AU - van den Broek, Machteld
AU - van der Hoofd, Erik
AU - Hommes, Klaas
AU - van Sark, Wilfried
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Recent developments in distribution grids, environmental policy, and the energy market liberalisation process, have resulted in a quest for flexibility in power systems operation, with the focus increasingly placed on the aggregation of distributed resources. A generic method is proposed for the identification of opportunities, barriers and potential solutions in developing flexibility mechanisms through aggregator companies by concentrating on the market integration aspects. The method is applied to the Netherlands as a case study, and the outcome is a state-of-the-art review of the electricity market development concerning all relevant issues for advancing the market integration of aggregator companies within the Dutch system and in line with the new European grid codes. Opportunities were framed among six categories which outline the potential for the provision of market-based products and services in the Dutch system, whereas barriers were decomposed into market, regulatory, technical and social issues. A set of recommended actions is provided to facilitate the market integration of aggregator companies in the Netherlands, which point out the need for policy interventions and follow-up research activities.
AB - Recent developments in distribution grids, environmental policy, and the energy market liberalisation process, have resulted in a quest for flexibility in power systems operation, with the focus increasingly placed on the aggregation of distributed resources. A generic method is proposed for the identification of opportunities, barriers and potential solutions in developing flexibility mechanisms through aggregator companies by concentrating on the market integration aspects. The method is applied to the Netherlands as a case study, and the outcome is a state-of-the-art review of the electricity market development concerning all relevant issues for advancing the market integration of aggregator companies within the Dutch system and in line with the new European grid codes. Opportunities were framed among six categories which outline the potential for the provision of market-based products and services in the Dutch system, whereas barriers were decomposed into market, regulatory, technical and social issues. A set of recommended actions is provided to facilitate the market integration of aggregator companies in the Netherlands, which point out the need for policy interventions and follow-up research activities.
KW - Aggregator company
KW - Barriers
KW - Demand side management
KW - Electricity market
KW - Flexibility service
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045771557&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.03.073
DO - 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.03.073
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85045771557
VL - 118
SP - 534
EP - 551
JO - Energy Policy
JF - Energy Policy
SN - 0301-4215
ER -