Barriers regarding scalability and replicability of smart grid projects

This paper assesses the scalability and replicability of smart grid projects, by means of the identification of limitations and barriers faced by these projects. Factors have been identified that impact a project's scalability and replicability by means of a review of demonstration projects. Th...

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Main Authors: May, Kristof, Vingerhoets, Pieter, Sigrist, Lukas
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
Barriers
Conferences
Demonstration
Dew
Economics
Europe
Markets
R&D
Remuneration
Replicability
Scalability
Smart Grid
Smart grids
Standardization
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Summary:This paper assesses the scalability and replicability of smart grid projects, by means of the identification of limitations and barriers faced by these projects. Factors have been identified that impact a project's scalability and replicability by means of a review of demonstration projects. The factors are of technical, economic, regulatory and social acceptance nature, and they describe requirements for scalability and replicability. Data was collected from ongoing European smart grid demonstration projects through the use of an elaborated questionnaire on the identified factors. Which allowed to quantify the status quo to what extent projects have taken these factors into account. Dew to their nature the derived factors can be categorized in technical, economic and regulatory & stakeholder related factor areas The obtained results allowed the identification of barriers, i.e. limitations regarding the scalability and replicability of smart grid projects. In particular projects face barriers regarding the absence of standards, the physical limits of the existing infrastructure, the absence of cost-benefit analyses, the neglect of varying macro-economic factors, stakeholder involvement and from the dependency of projects on regional or national regulatory frameworks and market designs.
ISSN:2165-4077
2165-4093
DOI:10.1109/EEM.2015.7216773