ENERGY
HONEYWELL AND STOR GENERATION TO CUT ENERGY USE, BOOST REVENUE FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS
Automated Demand Response Allows Facility Owners to Get Paid for Trimming Consumption or Feeding Power to the Grid, Becoming Part of a Virtual Power Plant
adjust energy use in their buildings, creating virtual power plants (VPPs) to help stabilise the electrical grid.
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Stor Generation will use Honeywell’s automated demand response (ADR) technology to connect with facilities and aggregate energy savings tied to temporary adjustments in heating and cooling equipment, and other building systems. The same technology can combine and feed power from onsite generators into the grid. Companies and public entities that participate are compensated for their involvement. Stor Generation will provide aggregated electricity reductions from many buildings to programmes like National Grid’s Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) initiative. STOR and similar services help balance energy supply and demand, especially in response to the ebb and flow of electricity from wind turbines and other intermittent renewable energy sources, key to reducing the potential for outages. “To take part in STOR and receive the financial benefit, organisations must be able to offer at least 3 megawatts of demand reduction or generation, exponentially more energy than most businesses can afford,” says Scott Petersen, director for Honeywell Smart Grid Solutions. “Stor Generation can aggregate
oneywell has announced it is working with power- management company Stor Generation Ltd. to help organisations automatically
power from dozens of facilities, provide the reserves to National Grid and share the incentives with its customers — gains that could mean tens of thousands of pounds each year for an organisation.” “However, Stor Generation has to be able to ‘switch on’ these VPPs quickly, and provide National Grid with a measurable, verifiable account of the energy savings and generation delivered. Honeywell’s ADR technology is the only solution that can meet these requirements and, as a result, it will soon be connected into National Grid’s dispatch system.” The Honeywell platform is built around Akuacom, the company’s software as a service (SaaS) that allows aggregators and utilities to send signals to building systems when excess electricity is needed. The SaaS talks directly to the facility technology using an open communication protocol, Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR), and the subsequent changes are fully automated, which means flexibility and convenience for organisations and power providers alike. As Stor Generation signs up
companies for the programme, Honeywell will conduct site audits to design a load- shed strategy for the buildings, provide testing and training, and link each facility to the automated system. Building owners
will select and approve the specific energy management measures before they join the programme.
In addition, the ADR technology can help each organisation better manage electricity use every day and boost long- term energy efficiency.
Stor Generation will maintain the customer relationship, own the load curtailment portfolio and use Honeywell to make the end-to-end connections. “Honeywell’s solution enables us to offer clients a new source of revenue, with little or no impact on the building’s operation or its occupants,” said Stor Generation chief executive officer Dr. Azad Camyab. “It also provides clients with near real-time energy use awareness and visualisation, and gives them the ability to reduce their kilowatt-hours by offering site load flexibility. Participants also benefit from reducing their carbon footprint and will ultimately play an important and integral part in the UK decarbonisation strategy, supported by the UK government and Energy Regulator” We look forward to working with Honeywell to maximise this value for our clients.” Visit
honeywellsmartgrid.com or
follow HoneywellGrid on Twitter for more information on the company’s smart grid technology and services.
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