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User`s guide and Manual - Demand Response in Industrial

1. The report will be submitted to the user as a two pages PDF file including the results following discussed 3 3 How to understand the results Structure of the report The report provided by the Visualization Tool is a two pages PDF file which include the following parts e A Radar Chart showing the level of completeness of the questionnaire in each of the considered four phases and the number of points achieved with the answer to the different questions e The DRIP Global Flexibility Potential Label which provides the customer with a ranking place according to his flexibility potential e A list of recommendations which the customer may use to improve his potential These recommendations are customized and depend on the answers to the questionnaire 3 3 1 Radar chart The radar chart shows the number of points achieved by the consumer in each of the four phases dimensions of the questionnaire It is presented in the report as it is shown in Figure 17 According to these points which are based on the answer of the users to the questionnaire it can be seen how far the consumer is from the maximum potential to be achieved The maximum potential does not only depend on the amount of manageable power but also on the abilities of employees available control and monitoring devices knowledge on DR issues etc This chart is very useful to help customers to understand why a potential grading has been given as well as to identify the
2. lt Life Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 ky x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 47 of 50 DRIP RECOMMENDATIONS ESSENTIAL CHANGES OR ADAPTATIONS e Congratulations Essential changes or adaptations are not required OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE POTENTIAL A Technological and Operational Requirements e Your are more flexible than you think The impact of habitual management operations in your cross sectional technologies allows you a higher flexibility than you have identified e You should keep more detailed information about the energy consumption of your plant It is essential to accurately evaluate the benefits of DR e You have product storage capacity for intermediate goods and this fact makes you flexible The more you can increase your storage capacity the more flexible you will be B Information and Know How Requirements e You should improve your knowledge regarding Demand Response And we can help you e You have the load profile of your factory but it is not enough You should think about installing some additional power meters to get more detailed information about the energy behavior of your processes Do not worry if you do not know where to install them or how many you should put We can help you C Organizational Requirements e You will need skilled staff at your facility to properly implement DR actions and use your flexibility It is good that you t
3. Yes CST2 Hot water for processes Cys Ys 4 ye CST3 Hot water for cleaningand DHW CYs Cys ye CST4 Cooling production and distribution C Yes Oys ye CSTS Ventilation tst S Cyes Cys Ys csTe Lighting tt sts S Cys Ys 4 ye Figure 10 Organizational requirements screen As in previous phases on the top of the screen there are three buttons to go to different parts of the application If the button E on the top left corner is pressed the user accedes to the main menu of the application appearing again the screen shown in Figure 1 On the other hand if the button on the top right corner is pressed the user accedes to the next part of the questionnaire phase IV The previous phase phase Il can be also accessed by pressing the button ESS The third phase of the questionnaire deals with organization requirements for Demand Response implementation mainly related to the way in that the schedule of activities in the plant is related to the energy consumption This phase is divided into the following sections 2 2 3 1 Section C I General The first question of this sections asks the customer about some potentials which could be already discovered in the factory so they could be used as starting point of a more detailed study In case the answer is affirmative a second question asks about the grade of implementation of Demand Response actions in the facilities specification of some specific actions performance
4. DIN EN ISO 50001 Yes have an EMS in progress to be certified according DIN EN 16247 1 Yes have an EMS certified according to an alternative system indicate Yes have an EMS in progress to be certified according to an alternative system indicate Yes have an EMS but it is not certified neither in progress to be certified No do not have an EMS x x Life Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 k x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 35 of 50 DRIP A I 2 Do you have some kind of measurements or data gathering in your plant C yes No A Il 3 If yes what type of metering system do you have Centralized contre ystem in Jaing meter readin em remotely man TO Nat Lf al automatic metel ea ding systems emi automatic notren Measurements are taken manuralliy D Othe indicate A 11 4 D0 you have internet or network connection in the proximity of electrical panels C Yes No A 1I 5 If yes where is the internet or network connection available lt Near the transformers less than 5 m Near the main electrical panels less than 5 m Near the secondary electrical panels less than 5 m Around the factory near the process machinery A lll USE OF ENERGY AND PROCESSES A I11 1 Which cross sectional technologies are available in your plant what is their approximate share in the annual consumption and whatis their energy supply s
5. Main Screen of the Visualization Tool The customer identification information has to be included here This information includes The complete name of the consumer The activity sector of the factory The complete address street and number The ZIP code The town where the factory is located Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 9 of 50 x lt Life Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 x DRIP e The province or state where the factory is located e The country where the factory is located This parameter is important as the evaluation is specific for each country market prices for each country are applied e The telephone where the consumer could be contacted e The fax number where the consumer could be contacted e The date in which the study is performed This parameter is important as some of the calculations performed by the tool are based on the current date e The contact person usually the same as filled the questionnaire e The e mail where the report produced by the Visualization Tool will be sent after the questionnaire has been submitted There are three buttons on this screen which can be used to implement the following actions to accede the questionnaire to print the questionnaire to submit the questionnaire and get the results The characteristic of each one of these options are detailed in the following sections 2 2 The questionnaire
6. The questionnaire can be acceded from the main menu by pressing the button When do so the form shown in Figure 2 appears by means of which any of the four parts of the questionnaire can be selected The complete questionnaire can be found in Appendix I Le h Page 10 of 50 DRIP C Organizational Requirements D Contractual Compliance Figure 2 Questionnaire Selection Form 2 2 1 Phase l Technical and Organizational Requirements When the button pees is selected in the form shown in Figure 2 the first part of the questionnaire regarding Technical and Operational Requirements appear as it is shown in Figure 3 VISUALIZATION TOOL DRIP Address ZIP Town Province Austria Sector A J GENERAL A 1 1 Number of employees A 1 3 Annual cost of electricity Electricity consumption A 1 4 Annual electricity consumption Total including the grid and other sources A 1 6 Peak power A 1 7 Electricity consumption ratio A TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS A1 2b Units Used to measure annual production A l 2a Annual production year kWh year A 1 5 Contracted power kw if different values contracted power on peak Summer kw Winter kw Summer 50 vi Winter 50 A 1 8 Are you supplying part of your electricity needs through self generation resources Yes No Nominal power Annual production F Diese kV kWh fue l Steam l CHP plant IT Photo I Other
7. The user can also submit the completed questionnaire anonymously without filling in the data regarding identification In any case the user has to indicate a valid e mail address where the report will be sent as well as the industrial sector of the facility for research purposes 4 7 Miscellaneous This LA represents the entire agreement between you and RWE relating to the V Tool and supersedes any previous agreements or representations No amendments or modifications to this LA will be valid unless it is in writing and signed by an authorised representative of RWE The invalidity or unenforceability of any clause in this LA will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining clauses This LA will be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of Germany whose courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes which may arise between you and RWE Le h Page 34 of 50 DRIP 9 APPENDIX I QUESTIONNAIRE Consumer Address ZIP Town Province Austria Sector A I GENERAL A 1 Number of employees A 2a Annual production A 1 2b Units Used to measure annual production A 1 3 Annual cost of electricity year Electricity consumption A 4 Annual electricity consumption kWh year A 1 5 Contracted power kW Total including the grid and other sources If different values contracted power on peak A 6 Peak power Summer kW Winter kW A 7 Electricity consumption rati
8. industry 1 4 To whom is it addressed within the facility G It should be handled by the head of maintenance of the facility with the support of someone from the department of quality It is recommendable that the questionnaire is filled in by the head of maintenance of the facility or someone with a deep knowledge on how energy is consumed in the different processes as the results obtained with the tool strongly depend on the accuracy of the information provided to the questionnaire It is also highly recommendable the support of the quality department in order to assess the suitability of processes to be stopped or shifted depending on the impact it may have on production 1 5 What type of information is required G Basically it is required technical information on the use of energy in the facility and knowledge abilities and interest of the staff on load management The questionnaire is divided into four parts and the information required to fill it in depends on the category of each of them e Technical and operational requirement The information necessary for this part is referred to the energy consumption in the factory electricity and others what the main characteristics of the processes are how energy is shared between the different processes and how the energy management is performed Me Page 7 of 50 DRIP e Information and Know How requirement This part requires information about the knowledge abiliti
9. of some pilot to test the potential etc L k Page 19 of 50 DRIP 2 2 3 2 Section C II Breaks and downtimes This section is focused on how breaks or downtimes affect the usual pattern of consumption of the different cross sectional technologies and processes For each one of them it is necessary to answer if some process or processes reduce their load rate more or less than 50 or even shut down when habitual pauses during the usual working schedule take place Just cross sectional technologies or processes which have been enabled in phase will be suitable to be chosen here 2 2 3 3 Section C Ill Organization and documentation Finally questions included in this section are referred to the capability of current employees to implement Demand Response strategies as well as to the type of available documentation for a more detailed study The question regarding the ability of current employees consider different alternatives from providing adequate training to current employees in order to make them capable to apply Demand Response strategies to the incorporation of new technical staff to deal with Demand Response The last question asks about the availability of documentation which may be necessary for a more detailed study electrical layouts historical production data floor plans etc Once the third phase of the questionnaire is completed the user may press the button so To TH ToP to go back to the top of th
10. on the top right corner is pressed the user accedes to the next part of the questionnaire phase Ill The previous part phase can be also accessed by pressing the button ESS This second phase of the questionnaire is focused on the knowledge and information which the customer may have regarding Demand Response and the use of flexibility in his facilities This phase is divided into the following sections mam menu VISUALIZATION TOOL sace Next B INFORMATION AND KNOW HOW REQUIREMENTS DRIP Ea Address ZIP Town Province Austria Sector B I GENERAL B 1 1 What is the level of knowledge you have regarding Demand Response Advanced Medium Basic None B 1 2 What is your willingness to participate in some kind of Demand Response action C am participating in some Demand Response program at present amnot participating in DR but am highly interested in amnot participating in DR but may be interested in if had more information amnot participating in DR and am not interested at all Hae aaa LLL B 1 4 Do you think that you have enough information about how Demand Response works and the benefits it provides C Yes No B 1 5 If no which kind of information do you need Technical requirements Economic benefits Environmental impact Legal requirements I Others indicate Figure 9 Information and Know How Requirements screen 2 2 2 1 Section B I General The first question o
11. questionnaire It is a different representation of the data presented in the radar chart Global flexibility potential grading The minimum score to achieve the different grading is represented in a bar chart To the left a blue column represents the points achieved by the customer in the different sections of the questionnaire A red dotted line represents the actual potential reached by the customer Summary box This part of the label located below the Global flexibility potential grading provides the customer with the following information e The total number of points achieved e The flexibility potential assigned represented by a letter from A to F and a coloured box with the legend of the potential The colour of the letter and the box are univocally linked to the assigned potential e The estimated flexible power expressed in kW and relative to the contracted power in This power is calculated based on the answers of customers to the questionnaire so that it is just a rough estimation which depends on the accuracy of the information provided by the customer in the questionnaire Therefore the real potential would necessarily have to be determined in a more detailed study on site e The estimated annual incomes which the use of flexibility may provide the customer They are evaluated by using the flexible power determined in the previous paragraph assuming 720 flexible hours per year the prices during on peak for redu
12. 23 25 25 25 26 26 Page 3 of 50 DRIP 3 4 3 3 2 Potential Label 3 3 3 Recommendations EXAMPLES 4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 OWNERSHIP AND GRANT LICENCE PROHIBITED USES NO WARRANTY LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TERMINATION DATA MANAGEMENT MISCELLANEOUS 5 APPENDIX I QUESTIONNAIRE 6 APPENDIX Il CASE OF APPLICATION 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY SPAIN FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY NETHERLANDS PAPERMAKING INDUSTRY GERMANY LOGISTIC CENTRE FOR FOOD STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION SPAIN 27 30 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 34 35 43 43 45 47 49 Page 4 of 50 DRIP Index of figures Figure 1 Main Screen of the Visualization TOol ccc cece cee cceeceeecees 9 Figure 2 Questionnaire Selection Form c ccc ceecceecceeccecceseceecceees 11 Figure 3 Technical and Organizational requirements screen l 11 Figure 4 Missing of essential information message l seceecceecceees 12 Figure 5 Technical and operational requirements screen Il Missing TOMA CION cer canccracnacaneuecenssuectetutors ones saeetesrweuesesccpeataceeane 12 Figure 6 Missing of essential information message Il eeeceeeeeees 13 Figure 7 Technical and operational requirements Cross sectional CO NOOO eet ere re eer ae ere en re ee eee 15 Figure 8 Technical and opera
13. E THE BENEFITS WHO CAN USE IT AND BENEFIT FROM THE TOOL TO WHOM IS IT ADDRESSED WITHIN THE FACILITY WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS REQUIRED HOW CAN GET IT AND WHAT ARE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ONCE THE PRE EVALUATION IS DONE WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP TO WHOM CAN CONTACT IF NEED MORE INFORMATION ee ee ee ee ee ee CON DO OF KR WYN 2 MANUAL AND TOOL ARCHITECTURE 2 1 GENERAL STRUCTURE 2 2 THE QUESTIONNAIRE 2 2 1 Phase l Technical and Organizational Requirements 2 2 1 1 Section A I General information 2 2 1 2 Section A II Data management control and measuring 2 2 1 3 Section A III Use of energy and processes 2 2 1 4 Section A IV Load Profile 2 2 1 5 Section A V Demand Response Flexibility 2 2 2 Phase Il Information and Know How Requirements 2 2 2 1 Section B I General 2 2 2 2 Section B II Load profile 2 2 3 Phase Ill Organizational Requirements 2 2 3 1 Section C I General 2 2 3 2 Section C II Breaks and downtimes 2 2 3 3 Section C Ill Organization and documentation 2 2 4 Phase IV Contractual Compliance 2 2 4 1 Section D I General 2 2 4 2 Section D II Electricity Contract 2 3 HOW TO PRINT THE QUESTIONNAIRE 2 4 HOW TO SUBMIT THE QUESTIONNAIRE 3 RESULTS 3 1 USEFULNESS OF THE RESULTS 3 2 HOW TO GET THE REPORT 3 3 HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE RESULTS STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT 3 3 1 Radar chart CO CO CON NN DD O 10 11 13 13 14 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 20 21 21 22
14. HP LaserJet 4 amp Microsoft Office Document Image Writer amp Microsoft XPS Document Writer amp SAPLOKAL nd ox cancel Figure 13 Print questionnaire Printer setup Then it is possible to choose a different printer and establish a different configuration by pressing the button Setup When the new printer has been chosen the button OK needs to be pressed When doing this a new confirmation message appears as shown in Figure 14 To confirm the print Le h Page 22 of 50 DRIP the user should press OK Otherwise the button CANCEL should be pressed to cancel the print DRIP PROJECT VISUALIZATION TOOL QUESTIONNAIRE m The report will be printed in printer FreePDF on Ne02 If agree press OK Otherwise press CANCEL to cancel the printing OK Cancel Figure 14 Print questionnaire Confirmation message The full version of the questionnaire is included in Appendix I 2 4 How to submit the questionnaire When the questionnaire has been completed the user should submitted it to the DRIP processing centre in order to get the evaluation and results about the flexibility potential of the considered facility The submission can be easily done by pressing the button sew in the main menu see Figure 1 When so an automatic e mail will be generated by using Microsoft OUTLOOK as it is shown in Figure 15 DRIP project Pre evatuation request EN INPUT VisualizationToo V18 ts
15. IP on and Know How Potential rements A Technical and Operational Organizational Requirements D Contractual Compliance B Informat Requirements ai regu Estimated Flexible Power 719 kW 28 of contracted power Estimated Annual Incomes 50 577 yr 5 of cost of electricity These results are estimates based on the own answers of the customer to the questionnaire and therefore they are not binding This is just a rough estimation based on the answers to this questionnaire The real potential should be determined by means of an in depth study Estimation assuming 720 flexible hours yeor a price of 8 29 cts kWh for the DR service and the on and off peak prices in the supply contract x lt Life Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 45 of 50 DRIP RECOMMENDATIONS ESSENTIAL CHANGES OR ADAPTATIONS A Technological and Operational Requirements e An Energy Management System needs to be installed in the facility An EMS certified according to DIN EN ISO 50001 is highly recommended e Internet or network next to the equipment to be monitored and controlled is essential for the implementation of DR actions C Organizational Requirements e You will need skilled staff at your facility to properly implement DR actions and use your flexibility You can provide with some training your employees or you can
16. Low a Technical and Operational Requirements 80 60 50 25 b Information and Know How Requirements 80 40 30 20 c Organizational Requirements 80 40 30 20 d Contractual compliance 80 40 30 20 Figure 18 Minimum score required for flexibility grades At the right of the radar chart there is a table summarizing the number of points obtained by the customer by dimension and compared with the total number of points that could be obtained also by dimension 3 3 2 Potential Label The DRIP Global Flexibility Potential Label has been designed to inform industrial customers about their degree of flexibility in a clear and easy to Le k Page 27 of 50 DRIP understand way The label summarizes the result of the pre evaluation performed by means of the Visualization Tool so that the most important results are represented here Depending on the points achieved by the customer which in turn depends on the answers to the different questions the potential grade is assigned There are six different potentials depending on the total grading e A gt Very high gt represented by bright green colour e A gt High gt represented by pale green colour e B gt Medium high gt represented by soft ereen colour e C gt Medium low gt represented by ye ow colour e D gt Low gt represented by orange colour e F Negligible gt represented by red colour It is important to point that a lo
17. No Yes No Yes No Sewage treatment O ves No C ves Ne O ves Na A II1 3 If there is a problem in the electricity supply to any of these cross sectional technologies which produces the interruption of one of them how does it affect the rest of the factory The factory The factory keeps working at The factory keeps working at must stop a load rate lower than 50 a load rate higher than 50 Steam production and distribution E Yes Yes Yes Hot water for processes Yes Yes Yes Hot water for cleaning and DHW E Yes C Yes Yes Cooling production and distribution E Yes Yes Yes Ventilation E Yes Yes Yes Lighting Yes Yes Yes Electronic devices and computing E Yes Yes Yes Compressed air C Yes Yes Yes ee Vacuumsystem i Osm O o Offices C Yes Yes Yes Sewage treatment E Yes C Yes Yes A I11 4 What are your main production processes their approximate share in the annual consumption and their number of shifts a day Share in the annual Description Shifts day Hours shift Days week electrical consumption Process 1 o o o o o o Process 2 0 o d o l o x l Process 3 0 0 0 0 Process 4 0 O 0o LF 0 OF Process 5 0 o E 0 E 0 E Process 6 0 o o z o oF l Process 7 0 F o o o Process 8 0 F o o o Cross sectional technologies 0 Other less significant processes 100 TOTAL ELECTRICIT
18. Y CONSUMPTION 100 x x ia Lie Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 37 of 50 DRIP x x k oe Le ky A 11 5 Can your interrupt reduce or reschedule the electricity supply to any of those production processes Partly Reducible Partly Reducible Interruptible more than 50 less than 50 Process 1 O ves Wa ves No ves No Process 2 ves No Cres No ves No Process 3 O ves No ves No O ves No Process 4 O ves No ves No O ves No Process 5 Ores Ne Cres Wo ves Ne Process 6 ves No ves No O ves No Process 7 ves No ves No O ves No Process 8 Yes No C ves Ne ves No A II1 6 If there is a problem in the electricity supply to any of these processes which produces the interruption of one of them how does it affect the rest of the factory The factory The factory keeps working at must stop a load rate lower than 50 Process 1 E Yes Yes Process 2 Yes Yes Process 3 C Yes C Yes Process 4 E Yes Yes Process 5 E Yes Yes Process 6 C Yes Yes Process 7 E Yes Yes Process 8 C Yes C Yes A I 7 Do you store the historical energy consumptions of your plant Yes but just keep the general consumptions of the plant Yes but just keep the consumptions of the most important proc
19. a Address ZIP Town Province Austria Sector A J GENERAL A 1 1 Number of employees A 1 2a Annual production A 1 2b Units Used to measure annual production A 1 3 Annual cost of electricity F year Electricity consumption A 1 4 Annual electricity consumption kWh year A 1 5 Contracted power kw Total including the grid and other sources If different values contracted power on peak A 1 6 Peak power Summer i kw Winter o kw A 1 7 Electricity consumption ratio Summer 50 v Winter 50 A 1 8 Are you supplying part of your electricity needs through self generation resources C Yes No Nominal power Annual production r r r r r A 1 10 What share in your annual consumption comes from the power grid 100 Note According to questions A I 4 and A 1 9 about the 0 of the electricity supply should be coming from the power grid Figure 5 Technical and operational requirements screen Il Missing information If the button OK is pressed the user can complete the missing information in order to accede to the next section or going back to the main menu Otherwise the following message appears when the button Cancel is pressed Le k Page 12 of 50 DRIP DRIP PROJECT VISUALIZATION TOOL QUESTIONNAIRE Are you sure you want to go to the next section without checking the missing information If you do not check this information the final report may not be correct Press OK to go to the ne
20. ained in a specific energy audit is necessary to define quantify and evaluate his full flexibility potential DRIP has also developed a Simulation Tool which could be used for this purpose A free version of it is available in the website of the DRIP project Www drip project eu 1 8 To whom I can contact if need more information The Visualization Tool has been developed in the framework of the EU Life DRIP Project coordinated by RWE In case you need more information you can contact Thomas Theisen Thomas Theisen rwe com RWE Deutschland AG Kruppstr 5 45128 Essen Germany Website www drip project eu email drip project rwe com Me Page 8 of 50 DRIP 2 MANUAL AND TOOL ARCHITECTURE This section provides the users of the Visualization Tool with the required technical assistance to use and understand the different sections of this application It includes the guidelines to fill in the questionnaire and the necessary instructions on how to proceed in order to get the results once the questionnaire has been completed 2 1 General structure The first step after downloading the questionnaire is opening the file Microsoft EXCEL 2010 or a most recent version is requested Once the file is open the main menu of the application appears as it is shown in Figure 1 Ed DRIP FLEXIBILITY PRE EVALUATION FOR DEMAND RESPONSE PROVIDERS VISUALIZATION TOOL Es Contact person Contact e mail Figure 1
21. ation of the flexibility potential manageable power of industrial customers The Visualization Tool is an application based on Microsoft EXCEL designed to help industrial customers in the identification of the flexibility potential they may have based on the abilities to manage their loads to get modifications in their usual pattern of energy consumption The tool is based on a questionnaire divided into four parts The questionnaire includes questions regarding technical and economic issues related to the energy consumption in the factory how energy is used in the different processes or how suitable is the customer to implement some kind of Demand Response Actions As a result the Visualization Tool provides with a DRIP Flexibility Label which includes a Flexibility Grading a preliminary estimation about the manageable power that the customer may have based on the answers to the questionnaire and some recommendations 1 2 Why do we need it and what are the benefits 2 Free easy to use and quick mechanism to get a first estimate of the suitability of 1 industrial consumers to manage their loads and make a profit of this The evaluation of the flexibility of industrial customers is a complex task which requires a detailed study and analysis of the different processes how they are linked how much energy they consume during the time and which are the driving parameters of such consumption This evaluation takes time a
22. contract someone to deal with Demand Response It is easy to make a profit of your flexibility with the proper team OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE POTENTIAL A Technological and Operational Requirements e An energy study should be done at the facility on order to analyze the energy consumptions e An automatic metering system would improve your potential e You should keep more detailed information about the energy consumption of your plant It is essential to accurately evaluate the benefits of DR e You should analyze more frequently your energy consumptions If you know where the energy is going to you will be able to easier identify where you can save more B Information and Know How Requirements e You should improve your knowledge regarding Demand Response And we can help you C Organizational Requirements e You already have the basic information necessary to perform a detailed energy study for identifying and quantifying the flexibility of your facilities However it would be fantastic if you could get some additional information regarding Historial production data Previous technical proposals internal or external regarding energy efficiency or DR The more information you have the easier is to identify your full potential D Contractual Compliance e You should consider a different contract for your energy supply More dynamic contractual models including different prices at different times during the day will give you a
23. ctions and off peak for recoveries provided by the customer in the questionnaire and the mean price in the pool market of the country where the factory is located Similarly to the estimated flexible power this is a rough estimation to give the customer a magnitude order of the potential benefits which the application of flexibility may have but the real benefits would need a more detailed study on site considering the real flexibility and the real market conditions applicable to the customer The DRIP Global Flexibility Potential Label has to be considered as it actually is an estimation to give the customer with little effort resources and time a general idea about the flexibility potential which he may have and the potential benefits which he may obtain It is important to point out that these estimations are performed in base of the information provided by the 1 Source Eurostat Electricity prices for industrial customers 201352 Page 29 of 50 DRIP customer in the questionnaire so that the more accurate is this information the more accurate the results obtained with the Visualization Tool The flexibility potential grading is calculated based on many different variables which depend not only on the amount of power the customer may manage but also on the equipment documentation knowledge and abilities of the customer to apply this flexibility in a proper way Therefore a high flexible power does not necessarily m
24. dimension or dimensions which could be improved which is also complemented with the list of recommendations also provided by the report To show this aspect more clearly the green line shown in the chart represents the border to achieve the next potential level The minimum score required to achieve the different grades of potential evaluated and adjusted during the DRIP project according to the tests performed in real facilities see Appendix Il is given by Figure 18 Le Page 26 of 50 DRIP A Technical and See the minimum requirements to achieve a grade Operational Veryh Requirements y high A Technical and Operational Requirements 43 2 points of 70 62 B Information and Know How Requirements 7 B Information 12 9 pointsof 15 86 H HEH Pett and know how l requirements D Contractual compliance C Organizational Requirements 6 7 pointsof 11 61 D Contractual Compliance 1 8 pointsof 4 45 TOTAL c 64 5 points of 100 64 Organizational requirements Figure 17 Radar chart in the report of final results Grades are assigned according to the total score achieved by the customer in the different dimensions of the questionnaire However a level can be obtained even if the minimum required score in each dimension is not reached always that the excess of points in some dimensions compensates the lack of points in others GRADE POTENTIAL Very high High Medium High Medium
25. e screen Once there it is possible to go back to the main screen by pressing the button E on the top left corner or going to the phase IV of the questionnaire by pressing the button L In case it is necessary the user can also go back to phase II by pressing the button ESS 2 2 4 Phase IV Contractual Compliance The user can accede to the this last phase IV by pressing the button in the form shown in Figure 2 or by means of the button next on the top right corner of the of phase IIl of the questionnaire When doing so the screen shown in Figure 11 appears L h Page 20 of 50 DRIP man menu D CONTRACTUAL COMPLIANCE DRIP Ea Address ZIP Town Province Austria Sector DA GENERAL D 1 1 Have you ever contacted any market agent regarding power switch off reconnection More than one can be chosen Yes contacted a power supply company Yes contacted a DR Aggregator Yes contacted the TSO Yes contacted the distribution company of my area Yes contacted other indicate 7 No never D II ELECTRICITY CONTRACT D 11 1 What type of contract do you have for your electricity supply pay a flat price for the electricity consume and itis constant during the whole year havea two three periods contract so that pay a price for the peak and a different price for off peak have more than three prices during the year but my contract is not indexed to the pool market havea cont
26. e the mean prices for on peak and off peak periods in your electricity supply contract On Peak cts kWh Off Peak cts kWh Page 42 of 50 DRIP 6 APPENDIX II CASE OF APPLICATION 6 1 Food processing industry Spain A Technical and See the minimum requirements to achieve a grade Operational Very high Requirements d A Technical and Operational Requirements 43 2 pointsof 70 62 B Information and Know How Requirements B Information 12 9 points of 15 86 and know how requirements CO irrational R ais 6 7 pointsof 11 D Contractual ra compliance D Contractual Compliance 18 pointsof 4 TOTAL c 64 5 pointsof 100 64 Organizational requirements GRADING BY SECTION GLOBAL FLEXIBILITY POTENTIAL GRADING ai Grading 64 5 points of 100 DRIP Potential A Technical and Operational B Information and Know How Requirements D Contractual Compliance E Organizational Requirements requirements Estimated Flexible Power 971 kW 55 of contracted power Estimated Annual Incomes 107 874 yr 9 of cost of electricity These results are estimates based on the own answers of the customer to the questionnaire and therefore they are not binding This is just a rough estimation based on the answers to this questionnaire The real potential should be determined by means of an in depth study Estimation assuming 720 flexible hours yeor a price o
27. ean that the customer has a high potential grade if the rest of issues are not properly addressed Also some hidden potential is evaluated by means of key questions which the consumer may have even if he is not aware of that recommendations at the end of the report would also highlight this aspect if this is the case 3 3 3 Recommendations The last part of the report includes a list of recommendations which the customer could put into practise in order to improve his flexibility potential Recommendations are presented as shown in Figure 20 and they are divided into two blocks RECOMMENDATIONS if i ESSENTIAL CHANGES OR ADAPTATIONS A Technological and Operational Requirements An Energy Management System needs to be installed in the facility An EMS certified according to DIN EN ISO 50001 is highly recommended Internet or network next to the equipment to be monitored and controlled is essential for the implementation of DR actions C Organizational Requirements You will need skilled staff at your facility to properly implement DR actions and use your flexibility You can provide with some training your employees or you can contract someone to deal with Demand Response Itis easy to make a profit of your flexibility with the proper team OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE POTENTIAL A Technological and Operational Requirements An energy study should be done at the facility on order to analyze the ener
28. ecommendations second page of the report The Potential Quantification includes different charts where the current abilities of energy consumers to modify their usual patterns of energy consumption are highlighted In these charts customers can easily see what is their current potential and how far they are from being more flexible and so increment the potential benefits from using this flexibility This aspect is detailed according to technical know how organizational and contractual issues Such as the dimensions of the questionnaire so that consumers can establish a strategy and decide what actions perform first to improve the potential The Improvement Recommendations mean a guideline to the consumer to improve his potential by improving some specific issues which are addressed in the questionnaire 3 2 How to get the report Once the user has submitted the questionnaire the information will be uploaded in the application and the report with the results of the analysis will be send to the customer This is a semi automatic process so that the report should be available to the user no later than two working days after the submission of the questionnaire If after two days the user has not received the report a new submission should be done In order to open the report ACROBAT Reader needs to be installed in the computer You can get a free version of the software at http get adobe com reader Le h Page 25 of 50 DRIP
29. es and interest of the customer on Demand Response e Organizational requirements Information about the behaviour of processes according to the current schedule of work the ability of employees to use and apply the flexibility to the processes and available documentation is required in this part e Contractual compliance Finally some basic concepts about the electricity contract of the factory are also required for this part 1 6 How can I get it and what are the system requirements The tool can be downloaded from the DRIP project website You will need MS Excel 2010 to fill in the questionnaire and ACROBAT reader to see the results The questionnaire can be freely downloaded from the website of the project http www drip project eu downloads html The file is based on Microsoft EXCEL 2010 ACROBAT Reader is also necessary in order to open the report of results which is sent by e mail in pdf format once the questionnaire is submitted 1 7 Once the pre evaluation is done what is the next step A detailed study in the customer s facilities is necessary to define and quantify accurately the full flexibility potential of the customer P et The Visualization Tool provides with a quick estimation about the customer flexibility potential based on the answers to the questionnaire which may limit the accuracy of the obtained results Therefore and in depth evaluation based on detailed information of the customer obt
30. esses Yes keep detailed information about the consumption in all of the processes No do not store information about my historical energy consumptions A IIl 8 If yes for how long have you been storing this information less than 1 year Mare than 1 year and less than 2 years Mare than 2 years and less than S years Mare than S years A 11 9 Based on present or historical data do you analyze the energy consumptions in your facility Yes but just considering the present consumptions less than 1 month of data Yes have analyzed my historical consumptions some time more than 1 year ago Yes have analyzed my historial consumptions some time less than 1 year ago Yes periodically analyze my historial consumtions No never have analyzed my energy consumptions Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites The factory keeps working at a load rate higher than 50 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Page 38 of 50 DRIP A IV LOAD PROFILE A 1V 1 What is the shape of your load profile have a flatload curve have power peaks which happen aproximately at the same time during the day have power peaks which depend on the production schedule but they can be predicted have power peaks which depend on the production schedule and cannot be predicted A IV 2 In case you have
31. f 11 43 cts kWh for the DR service and the on and off peak prices in the supply contract x Life Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 k x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 43 of 50 DRIP RECOMMENDATIONS ESSENTIAL CHANGES OR ADAPTATIONS e Congratulations Essential changes or adaptations are not required OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE POTENTIAL C Organizational Requirements e You will need skilled staff at your facility to properly implement DR actions and use your flexibility It is good that you think your employees are capable but they need some training on DR Let s make your employees become DR experts x amp Life Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 k x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 44 of 50 DRIP 6 2 Food processing industry Netherlands A Technical and See the minimum requirements to achieve a grade Operational Requirements A Technical and Operational Requirements 20 8 points of 70 30 B Information and Know How Requirements B Information 2 1 pointsof 15 14 iil a 7 ntractual and know how compliance C Organizational Requirements 4 8 pointsof 11 gt 43 D Contractual Compliance 1 3 pointsof 4 TOTAL 29 1 pointsof 100 29 Organizational requirements GRADING BY SECTION GLOBAL FLEXIBILITY POTENTIAL GRADING i Grading 29 1 points of 100 DR
32. f the secondary pannels of the factory Technical documentation of the machinery installed in the factory Historical production data for at least two years General floorplan of the buildings of the factory Detailed floorplans of the different sections and processes of the factory Detailed information about the control and metering devices installed in the factory Technical proposals developed by the engineering staff of the factory regarding energy efficiency or DR Technical proposals developed by external auditors regarding energy efficiency or DR Consumer Address ZIP Town Province Austria Sector D I GENERAL D I 1 Have you ever contacted any market agent regarding power switch off reconnection More than one can be chosen Yes contacted a power supply company Yes contacted a DR Aggregator Yes contacted the TSO Yes contacted the distribution company of my area Yes contacted other indicate No never D II ELECTRICITY CONTRACT D II 1 What type of contract do you have for your electricity supply pay a flat price for the electricity consume and it is constant during the whole year C havea two three periods contract so that pay a price for the peak and a different price for off peak C have more than three prices during the year but my contract is not indexed to the pool market C havea contract indexed to the price of electricity in the pool market D I1 2 What ar
33. f this sections asks the customer about his level of knowledge regarding Demand Response which may be advanced medium basic or none je 4 De ere 3 Page 17 of 50 DRIP Following the willingness of the customer to participate in some kind of Demand Response actions is figured out and in such case the type of program in which the customer may be participating The last question of this section refers to the available information which the customer may have regarding the benefits which Demand Response may provide The kind of information in which the customer may be interested needs to be also indicated 2 2 2 2 Section B II Load profile The availability of load measurements is essential in order to evaluate the potential impact of Demand Response in industrial facilities as well as for verification and settlement purposes in case of Demand Response is provided to a third party Therefore this section requires information about the type of measurements regarding the load profile which may be available for the customer general data measurements detailed by processes etc Once this second phase of the questionnaire is completed the user may press the button to go back to the top of the screen Once there it is possible to go back to the main screen by pressing the button on the top left corner or going to the phase Ill of the questionnaire by pressing the button In case it is necessary the user can also
34. go back to phase by pressing the button ESS 2 2 3 Phase Ill Organizational Requirements The user can accede to phase III by pressing the button in the form shown in Figure 2 or by means of the button E on the top right corner of the of the phase II of the questionnaire When doing so the screen shown inFigure 10 appears Le h Page 18 of 50 DRIP mam menu VISUALIZATION TOOL C ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS DRIP ES Consumer Address ZIP Town Province Austria Sector C I GENERAL C 1 1 Have you already discovered some flexibility potential in your processes Yes No C 1 2 If yes what is the grade of implementation of demand response actions in your facilities have identified some potential but have not taken any initiative have identified some potential and am specifying some actions to be implemented C have identified some potential and have implemented some pilot to test my real potential C have identified my potential and use my demand response capabilities habitually C l BEAKS AND DOWNTIMES C ll 1 Is the electricity consumption of some process shut down or reduced during breaks or downtimes Yes No C 11 2 If yes which processes or cross sectional technologies are affected and how The process The process keeps working ata The process keeps working ata is shut down load rate LOWER than 50 load rate HIGHER than 50 CST1 Steam production and distribution C Yes Yes
35. gy consumptions An automatic metering system would improve your potential You should keep more detailed information about the energy consumption of your plant It is essential to accurately evaluate the benefits of DR You should analyze more frequently your energy consumptions If you know where the energy is going to you will be able to easier identify where you can save more B Information and Know How Requirements You should improve your knowledge regarding Demand Response And we can help you Figure 20 Recommendations to improve the flexibility potential A Essential changes or adaptations They are referred to the minimum requirements technical and organizational which would be necessary to implement any kind of pe Page 30 of 50 DRIP flexibility action a minimum guarantee of success In particular the minimum requirements to be satisfied by the customer in order to achieve a good flexibility qualification are related to The existence of an Energy Management System The existence of a Data Gathering System The existence of internet or network connection Basic knowledge and training on Demand Response of the technical staff of the factory Availability of the load profile of the factory Availability of some basic documentation electrical layouts floor plants and metering B Other recommendations to improve the potential They are recommendations which may help the customer to improve the pote
36. he type of consultation integral energy audit for the whole plant for efficiency purposes integral energy audit for the whole plant for other purposes than efficiency or energy audit for some specific processes compressed air air conditioning etc More than one option may be chosen 2 2 1 2 Section A II Data management control and measuring Information about the devices and systems used in the factory for management control and measuring of variables involved in the energy consumption is gathered in this section AP h Page 13 of 50 DRIP The first question refers to the availability and type of an Energy Management System EMS in the facility certified or in process to be certified The following question is referred to the type of measurements performed in the factory centralized control system including metering automatic meter reading system remotely manageable local automatic meter reading systems nor remotely manageable or manual process The last question refers to the availability of internet or network connection next to the electrical panels 2 2 1 3 Section A III Use of energy and processes This sections is probably the most complex to be completed due to the level of detailed information regarding how energy is consumed in the different processes It is important to have information as much accurate as possible in order to have a good estimation of the potential in the final report When detailed info
37. hink your employees are capable but they need some training on DR Let s make your employees become DR experts e You already have the basic information necessary to perform a detailed energy study for identifying and quantifying the flexibility of your facilities However it would be fantastic if you could get some additional information regarding Electrical layouts of secondary panels of the factory The more information you have the easier is to identify your full potential Page 48 of 50 DRIP 6 4 Logistic centre for food storage and distribution Spain A Technical and See the minimum requirements to achieve a grade Operational High Requirements i A Technical and Operational Requirements 38 1 points of 70 54 B Information and Know How Requirements B Information 6 4 pointsof 15 43 and know how requirements co alima R 2 ts 6 6 points of 11 2 D Contractual i compliance D Contractual Compliance 1 8 pointsof 4 TOTAL 52 9 pointsof 100 Organizational requirements GRADING BY SECTION GLOBAL FLEXIBILITY POTENTIAL GRADING onal of Ln B Information and Know How Requirements Grading 52 9 points of 100 DRIP Potential A Technical and Operati D Contractual Compliance Requirements C Organizational requirements Estimated Flexible Power 213 kW 30 of contracted power Estimated Annual Incomes 25 937 yr 7 of cost of electricity These resu
38. indicate A1 10 What share in your annual consumption comes from the power grid 100 gt Note According to questions A I 4 and A 1 9 about the 0 of the electricity supply should be coming from the power grid Figure 3 Technical and Organizational requirements screen I x x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Ue Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 k Page 11 of 50 DRIP On the top of the screen there are two buttons to go to different parts of the application If the button on the top left corner is pressed the user accedes to the main menu of the application appearing again the screen shown in Figure 1 On the other hand if the button on the top right corner is pressed the user accedes to the next part of the questionnaire Some information requested in the questionnaire is essential in order to get reliable results in the final report If some of this information is missing when the user tries to leave this part of the questionnaire pressing either the buttons MAIN MENU or NEXT the boxes requiring such information are turned in red Figure 5 while the next message appears DRIP PROJECT VISUALLZATION TOOL QUESTIONNAIRE 2 Some essential information is missing Please check before going Se ahead Press OK to check Figure 4 Missing of essential information message I ma menu VISUALIZATION TOOL A TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS DRIP E
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40. lity You acknowledge that RWE is licensing the V Tool to you free of charge and on the condition that the limitations set out in this LA will apply RWE excludes all liability whether in contract tort negligence or otherwise in respect of the Software and or any related documentation provided to you by RWE including but not limited to liability for loss or corruption of data loss of contracts loss of income loss of profits loss of cover and any consequential or indirect loss or damage of any kind arising out of or in connection with this LA however caused This exclusion shall apply even if RWE has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage AP h Page 33 of 50 DRIP 4 5 Termination RWE may terminate this LA at any time with immediate effect upon written notice to you This LA shall automatically terminate if you a Fail to comply with any terms and conditions herein or b Voluntarily return the V Tool In the event of termination you must immediately destroy any and all copies of the V Tool Unless terminated earlier the restrictions on your rights to use the V Tool expire upon expiration of the copyright to the V Tool 4 6 Data management By submitting the completed questionnaire to get the report provided by the Visualization Tool the user authorizes RWE to store and handle the submitted data for market studies This information will be treated as confidential and it just be used aggregated
41. lts ore estimates based on the own answers of the customer to the questionnaire and therefore they are not binding This is just a rough estimation based on the answers to this questionnaire The real potential should be determined by means of an in depth study Estimation assuming 720 flexible hours year a price of 11 43 cts kWh for the DR service and the on and off peak prices in the supply contract xX amp Life Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 k x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 49 of 50 DRIP RECOMMENDATIONS ESSENTIAL CHANGES OR ADAPTATIONS e Congratulations Essential changes or adaptations are not required OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE POTENTIAL B Information and Know How Requirements e You should improve your knowledge regarding Demand Response And we can help you e You have the load profile of your factory but it is not enough You should think about installing some additional power meters to get more detailed information about the energy behavior of your processes Do not worry if you do not know where to install them or how many you should put We can help you x x Life Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 4 x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 50 of 50
42. m i M Hi would like to explore my flexibility potential more in detail Please forward the Potential Report to Contact Consumer e mail Figure 15 Submit questionnaire Automatic e mail generation Regarding this e mail it is important to point out that pe Page 23 of 50 DRIP The e mail already includes the attachment of the EXCEL file with the questionnaire The e mail contains the contact information provided in the Main Menu of the questionnaire Missing information or mistakes on this part especially regarding the e mail address could make impossible the submission of the report The e mail is automatically generated by using Microsoft OUTLOOKe so this software needs to be installed in the computer from which the questionnaire will be submitted In order to get the automatic e mail generated the reference Microsoft 14 0 Object Library needs to be activated To check that follow these steps o When Microsoft EXCEL is open go to the menu Developer and then open the screen of Visual Basic o Open the menu Tools gt References Then the box shown in Figure 16 will appear References VBAProject Available References W Visual Basic For Applications w Microsoft Excel 14 0 Object Library OLE Automaton Microsoft Office 14 0 Object Library Microsoft Forms 2 0 Object Librar H Microsoft Qutlook 14 0 Object Library Ref Edit Control Solver VBAProject ComponentOne AwkOne Control VideoSof
43. n important advantage when using your flexibility Page 46 of 50 DRIP 6 3 Papermaking industry Germany A Technical and See the minimum requirements to achieve a grade Operational meam E Med Requirements ium high A Technical and Operational Requirements 29 2 pointsof 70 42 7 B Information and Know How Requirements NG B Information 5 0 pointsof 15 33 A and know how Pa requirements c o cational R i 28 pointsof 11 25 D Contractual 2 compliance D Contractual Compliance 2 7 pointsof 4 TOTAL 39 6 pointsof 100 40 Organizational requirements GRADING BY SECTION GLOBAL FLEXIBILITY POTENTIAL GRADING 7 Grading 39 6 points of 100 DRIP Potential rements Organizational B Information and Know How i requirements A Technical and Operational Requirements D Contractual Compliance Requ E Estimated Flexible Power 616 kW 4 of contracted power Estimated Annual Incomes 40 139 yr 1 of cost of electricity These results are estimates based on the own answers of the customer to the questionnaire and therefore they are not binding This is just a rough estimation based on the answers to this questionnaire The real potential should be determined by means of an in depth study Estimation assuming 720 flexible hours year a price of 9 05 cts kWh for the DR service and the on and off peak prices in the supply contract x amp
44. n initial estimation about the profitability of load shifting included in the final report requisites Page 21 of 50 DRIP Once the last phase of the questionnaire is completed the user may press the button co To THe Tor to go back to the top of the screen Once there it is possible to go back to the main screen by pressing the button SE on the top left corner or going to the phase Ill of the questionnaire by pressing the button 2 3 How to print the questionnaire When the questionnaire has been filled in the user can easily get a printed copy of his answers To do this the user should press the button in the main screen of the application see Figure 1 If so the confirmation message shown in Figure 12 appears i DRIP PROJECT VISUALIZATION TOOL QUESTIONNAIRE _ The report will be printed in printer S050A0154 P001A3319 on Ne04 If agree press OK If you prefer a different printer press CANCEL and choose another one Figure 12 Print questionnaire Confirmation message The printer which the user has defined by default will appear in the confirmation message to print the questionnaire If agree the user may press OK to get the questionnaire printed out If a different printer is desired for example to get a PDF file the button Cancel should be pressed If so the box shown in Figure 13 appears Printer Setup Printer S050A0154 P001A3319 p amp S050A0 154 P00 143498 E
45. nd resources to the customer who usually needs the support of an external consulting company Consequently this analysis is translated into a significant cost which uses to make customers reluctant to develop this kind of evaluation The Visualization Tool is an easy to use mechanism by means of which industrial customers could obtain an initial estimation even if rough about the flexibility potential they may have Based on the result of this analysis AP Page 6 of 50 DRIP customers may get not only an estimation about their current potential but also a list of recommendations to improve it and become even more flexible The more flexible is a customer the higher is the benefit which can be obtained when such flexibility is put into the market The time required to complete the questionnaire would be between one and two hours depending on the knowledge of the person filling it in and the available information just downloading the file from the internet which is a significant advantage in terms of time and cost 1 3 Who can use it and benefit from the tool 2 Any kind of small and medium industrial customer interested on load management 1 and how it can provide with benefits The Visualization Tool has been designed to analyse the flexibility potential of small and medium industrial customers Help from a specialized consulting company can be requested but it can be directly used by the technical staff of the own
46. ntial but they does not mean an significant change regarding the current situation of the facilities 3 4 Examples The tool has been tested in the four industrial sites participating in the DRIP project Moreover the results have been validated by comparison to the subsequent detailed analysis where the full potential of customers was accurately evaluated and identified By means of this testing and validation procedure the criteria for weighting the different questions in the grading of the flexibility potential has been updated and adjusted The four sample reports are shown in Appendix II Page 31 of 50 DRIP 4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT RWE Deutschland AG RWE as developer of the so called Visualization Tool V TOOL is willing to license this application based on Microsoft EXCEL to you on the condition that you accept all of the terms contained in the following end user Licence Agreement LA Please read the LA carefully before downloading the Software By exercising the option to download the Software you agree to be bound by the terms of this LA 4 1 Ownership and grant licence RWE retains all rights including but not limited to copyright and other intellectual property rights anywhere in the world You are granted free of charge the following non exclusive non transferable and limited rights a You may download a copy of the V Tool onto one computer or server solely f
47. o Summer 50 Winter 50 A 8 Are you supplying part of your electricity needs through self generation resources C Yes No A I 9 Which self generation technologies do you have Nominal power Annual production Diesel generator kW kWh year l Steam turbine kW kWh year CHP plant kW kWh year Photovoltaic system kW kWh year l Other indicate kw kWh year A 1 10 What share in your annual consumption comes from the power grid 100 Note According to questions A I 4 and A I 9 about the 0 of the electricity supply should be coming from the power grid Thermal consumption others than electricity A 1 11 Annual thermal energy consumption kWh year M just consume electricity A 1 12 Have energy studies or consultations ever been carried out at your facility C Yes No A 1 13 If yes when did the last one take place indicate year A 1 14 If yes indicate the type of consultation Integral energy audit for the whole plan for efficiency purposes More ar ONE CAN pe CHOSEN E Integral energy audit for the whole plant for other purposes than efficiency Energy audit for some specific process compressed air air conditioning A II DATA MANAGEMENT CONTROL AND MEASURING A I1 1 Does a certified Energy Management System EMS exists Yes have an EMS certified according DIN EN ISO 50001 Yes have an EMS certified according DIN EN 16247 1 Yes have an EMS in progress to be certified according
48. or non commercial academic research purposes provided that the computer used for running the software is running a validly licensed copy of the operating system for which the V Tool was designed b You may make copies of the V Tool as may be necessary for back up and archival purposes provided that each copy is kept in your possession and provided you reproduce RWE s copyright notice on each copy You must acknowledge use of the V Tool using the following form of words and citations in all publications and presentations of research carried out using the Software The analysis presented in this document has been carried out using the Visualization Tool developed by RWE in the framework of the DRIP Project You must comply with all applicable laws relating to the use of the Software The licence granted to you under this LA is personal to you You shall not permit any third party to access modify or otherwise use the V Tool nor shall you access modify or otherwise use the V Tool on behalf of any third party 4 2 Prohibited uses You must not remove or alter any copyright notices on any and all copies of the V Tool AP h Page 32 of 50 DRIP You may not without written permission from RWE a Use copy modify merge or transfer copies of the V Tool or any documentation provided by RWE which relates to the V Tool except as provided for in this LA b Distribute rent lend lease transfer or sub license the V Too
49. oss sectional processes Production processes TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION Figure 7 Technical and operational requirements Cross sectional technologies B Production processes They are processes themselves directly related to the production of a specific good final or intermediate Like in the case of the cross sectional technologies the first step is to check the processes available at the factory by doing click with the mouse in the checking box next to each one of them They are very specific and depend on the type of industry so that next to each checking box it is necessary to write a description for each of the available processes Then it is necessary to include the share in the annual electricity consumption in this case just for electricity and the use of energy during the year shifts day hours shift and days week A 1 4 What are your main production processes their approximate share in the annual consumption and their number of shifts a day Description Share in the annual Days week electrical consumption Process 1 Process 2 Process 3 Process 4 Process 5 Process 6 Process 7 JJ MANE Added t shells Process 8 Cross sectional technologies Other less significant processes TOTAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION Figure 8 Technical and operational requirements Production processes Le k Page 15 of 50 DRIP Either for the cross sectional technologies as for the produc
50. oss sectional technologies are affected and how Steam production and distribution The process is shut down The process keeps working ata load rate LOWER than 50 C yes No The process keeps working ata load rate HIGHER than 50 Hot water for processes Hot water for cleaning and DHW Cooling production and distribution Ventilation Lighting Electronic devices and computing Compressed air Vacuum system Process 1 Process 2 Offices Sewage treatment Process 4 Process 5 Process 6 x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 Page 41 of 50 DRIP C lll ORGANIZATION AND DOCUMENTATION C ll1 1 Are employees capable to sufficiently understand apply and implement Demand Response strategies C Yes but thev have not formation on Demand Response so an adequate training would be necesary C Yes they have some basic knowledge on Demand Response issues Yes they have a good experience and training on Demand Response issues C No do not think that they are capable but could incorporate someone to deal with Demand Response No do not think that they are capable and will not contract anyone else to deal with Demand Response C 111 2 Do you have updated documentation on the following topics Electrical layouts of the main electrical panels of the factory transformer and general distribution panels Electrical layouts o
51. ource Share in the annual energy consumption Use of energy I O S a D D Q Q lt Electricity Other sources Steam production and distribution O 4 X O 4 X O 4 S xe Q 4 5 Q O 4 L O 4 L O 4 O 4 Hot water for processes Cooling production and distribution 0 0 0 of 0 Z Ventilation 0 0 0 0 Lighting 0 0 0 0 F Checking summary Electricity Other sources Cross sectional processes 0 0 Production processes TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION x x ia Lie Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 36 of 50 DRIP A 11 2 Can your interrupt reduce or reschedule the electricity supply to any of those cross sectional technologies Partly Reducible Partly Reducible Interruptible more than 50 less than 50 Steam production and distribution C Yes No C Yes No C Yves No Hot water for processes O ves No C Yes No C Ye No Hot water for cleaning and DHW ves Na C ves Ne O ves No Cooling production and distribution C ves No C yes No C Yves No Ventilation Yes No Yes Ne Yes Ne Lighting C ves No C ves No C ves No Electronic devices and computing O ves No C ves Ne ves No Compressed air ves No ves No ves No Vacuum system C Yes No C Yes No C Yes No Offices ves
52. power peaks do you perform some kind of peak load management Yes perform peak load management manually Yes perform peak load management automatically No do not perform peak load management A IV 3 Is your load profile affected by seasonality Yes my processes depend on the external temperature so that my profile is different in Summer and Winter Yes my processes depend on the load work and it highly varies during the year Yes my processes show seasonality due to other reasons No my profile does not show seasonality A IV 4 What is your production load capacity in high and low season Production load capacity in high season X Production load capacity in low season A V DEMAND RESPONSE FLEXIBILITY AV 1 Which of your production processes operate continuous and discontinuously during one shift Process 1 Cantinuaus Discontinuans Process 2 Contimuaws Discontinuans Process 3 Cantinuaus Discantinuwaus Process 4 Cantinuaus Discontinuans Process 5 Cantinwaws Discontinuans Process 6 Cantinwaus Discantinnaus Process 7 Cantinuaus Discontinuans Process 8 Contimuwaws Discontinuans AV 2 Do you have product storage capacity for intermediate or prefabricated goods which are used in following processes Yes have intermediate storage capacity in some process for longer than 1 hour Yes have intermediate storage capacity in some proce
53. ract indexed to the price of electricity in the pool market D I1 2 What are the mean prices for on peak and off peak periods in your electricity supply contract On Peak cts kWh Off Peak cts kWh Figure 11 Contractual Compliance screen Similarly to other phases on the top of the screen there are two buttons to go to different parts of the application If the button on the top left corner is pressed the user accedes to the main menu of the application appearing again the screen shown in Figure 1 On the other hand if the button L on the top right corner is pressed the user accedes to the previous part of the questionnaire phase Ill This last phase of the questionnaire includes some information regarding the type of contract used by the customer for the electricity supply This phase is divided into the following sections 2 2 4 1 Section D I General This sections refers to previous contacts which the customer may have established with some market agent supplier aggregator system operator regarding the possibility to play with the flexibility of the factory switch off reconnections 2 2 4 2 Section D II Electricity Contract This last section of the questionnaire refers to the type of contract which the customer has for the electricity supply flat price period structured contract indexed to the pool market The prices in the contract for on peak and off peak periods are also requested in order to get a
54. rmation is not available estimations done by the technical staff of the factory based on their experience become essential in order to properly complete this section Energy consuming processes have been divided into two groups A Cross sectional technologies Cross sectional technologies are energy consuming processes composed of one or more machines or devices which use energy in order to provide with an auxiliary service but they are not directly related to the production of a good final or intermediate 11 cross sectional technologies have been identified such as steam production and distribution ventilation or compressed air The first step is to check the cross sectional technologies available in the facility by doing click with the mouse in the checking box next to each one of them see Figure 7 Then the questions related to such technology in the rest of the questionnaire will be enabled For each technology it is necessary to include the share in the annual energy consumption for electricity and others and the use of energy during the year hours day and days week Le h Page 14 of 50 DRIP A lll USE OF ENERGY AND PROCESSES AJL1 Which cross sectional technologies are available in your plant what is their approximate share in the annual consumption and what is their energy supply source Share in the annual energy consumption Use of energy Electricity Other sources Days per week Checking summary Cr
55. s which could affect the initial flexibility of the factory For the different productions processes it is necessary to indicate if they are continuous or discontinuous during one shift that means if there are scheduled stops or not during the usual pattern of consumption of each process Finally a question regarding the capacity of some processes to store intermediate or prefabricated goods used in the following processes is done as well as about the time during which this intermediate storage capacity could be applied Once this first phase of the questionnaire is completed the user may press the button co To THe To to go back to the top of the screen Once there it is possible to go back to the main screen by pressing the button 1 on the top left corner or going to the phase II of the questionnaire by pressing the button Next Le i Page 16 of 50 DRIP 2 2 2 Phase Il Information and Know How Requirements The user can accede to this part by pressing the button in the form shown in Figure 2 or by means of the button on the top right corner of the questionnaire When doing so the screen shown in Figure 9 appears As in phase on the top of the screen there are two buttons to go to different parts of the application If the button S55 on the top left corner is pressed the user accedes to the main menu of the application appearing again the screen shown in Figure 1 On the other hand if the button Ed
56. ss for a period between 30 minutes and 1 hour Yes have intermediate storage capacity in some process for less than 30 minutes No do not have intermediate storage capacity for any process x amp x Life Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 k x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 39 of 50 DRIP Consumer Address ZIP Town Province Austria Sector B I GENERAL B I 1 What is the level of knowledge you have regarding Demand Response C Advanced Medium Basic None B 1 2 What is your willingness to participate in some kind of Demand Response action C am participating in some Demand Response program at present C am not participating in DR but am highly interested in C amnot participating in DR but may be interested in if had more information am not participating in DR and am not interested at all B 1 3 If your are participating at present or you are interested in some Demand Response program could you indicate what type More than one can be chosen Direct Load Control Interruptible Load Capacity Reserves Real Time Pricing _ Time of Use Pricing Other indicate B 1 4 Do you think that you have enough information about how Demand Response works and the benefits it provides B 1 5 If no which kind of information do you need Technical requirements Economic benefits Environmental impact Legal requirements O
57. t VSFlexGrid 7 0 Light AbapEditorScipting 1 0 Type Library AccessibilityCplAdmin 1 0 Type Library Acrohat Access 3 0 Tyne ihrary Microsoft Qutlook 14 0 Object Library Location C Program Files MSOffice Office 14 MSOLUTL OLB Language Standard Figure 16 Verification of object library MS Outlook 14 0 o Verify that the object library Microsoft Outlook 14 0 is checked If not check it and press OK In any case you can always send the EXCELg file with the questionnaire as an attachment to the address drip project rwe com Page 24 of 50 DRIP 3 RESULTS This section is devoted to explain how the results of the analysis performed by the Visualization Tool can be obtained and how these results should be understood Based on the answers of the users to the questionnaire and a pre established score to each potential answer a grading is obtained in order to show how far the consumer is from the full potential he may have according to his technical characteristics 3 1 Usefulness of the results Results provided by the Visualization Tool show an estimation of the flexibility potential that industrial customers may have This flexibility potential is not just referred to the amount of power which can be delivered of managed by customers but also to the ability capabilities and means to do it successfully Results can be divided into two blocks Potential Quantification first page of the report and Improvement R
58. thers indicate B II LOAD PROFILE x kX e fe ka B II 1 Is the electrical load profile available to your company C Yes have the total load curve which is supplied by the distributor utility Yes have the total load curve which register by my own metering system C Yes have the total load curve and partial profiles of some of my processes C Yes have the total load curve and detailed profiles of all my processes No do not have this information Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 x Action B 4 Definition of certification prerequisites C Yes No Page 40 of 50 DRIP Consumer Address ZIP Town Province Austria Sector C I GENERAL C I 1 Have you already discovered some flexibility potential in your processes C yes No C 1 2 If yes what is the grade of implementation of demand response actions in your facilities C have identified same potential but l have nat taken any initiative l have identified same potential and am specifying same actions ta be implemented have identified seme potential and have implemented some pilat to test my real pakentiall Ihave identified my potential and use my demand response capabilities habitually C ll BEAKS AND DOWNTIMES x kX e fe ka C ll 1 Is the electricity consumption of some process shut down or reduced during breaks or downtimes C I1 2 If yes which processes or cr
59. tion processes it is necessary to answer some questions regarding the possibility to interrupt or reduce load for each of them In particular the possibility to interrupt and partly reduce more or less than 50 each one of them must be addressed The impact of eventual problems in the supply to each cross sectional technology or process needs to be also completed attending to if such problems could make the factory stop or reduce the load rate below or above the 50 of the full capacity The last questions of this sections are referred to the availability of historical data about the energy consumption of the plant type of measurements and how long they have been gathered and how often energy studies are done by using such historical data on the energy consumption of the factory 2 2 1 4 Section A IV Load Profile Questions in this section are referred to the shape of the load profile flat load curve repetitive peaks eventual peaks and the type of peak load management to control the power peaks if any The impact of seasonability different consumptions during the year is also considered by means of questions referred to the type of parameters affecting the energy consumption during the year external temperature load work other reasons and the production load capacity in high and low seasons 2 2 1 5 Section A V Demand Response Flexibility The last sections of this first part of the questionnaire is referred to the aspect
60. tional requirements Production processes 15 Figure 9 Information and Know How Requirements SCreen eeeeeees 17 Figure 10 Organizational requirements screen cece cece cee ceeeceecceees 19 Figure 11 Contractual Compliance SCreen cc cece cece cee cceeceeeceecceees 21 Figure 12 Print questionnaire Confirmation MeSSae cceeeceeceeees 22 Figure 13 Print questionnaire Printer SEtUP cece eee c cece ec eeceeceeees 22 Figure 14 Print questionnaire Confirmation Me SSAGE cceececceeceees 23 Figure 15 Submit questionnaire Automatic e mail generation 23 Figure 16 Verification of object library MS Outlook 14 0 cece eee 24 Figure 17 Radar chart in the report of final results cece eee eens 2 Figure 18 Minimum score required for flexibility grades ccceeceees 27 Figure 19 DRIP Global Flexibility Potential Label ccc cece ee eens 28 Figure 20 Recommendations to improve the flexibility potential 30 Lf Page 5 of 50 DRIP 1 INTRODUCTION This document describes the VISUALIZATION TOOL developed in the framework of the project Demand Response in Industrial Production DRIP providing with the necessary guidance to use it and understand the obtained results 1 1 What is the Visualization Tool Tool based on a questionnaire implemented in MS EXCEL for a preliminary evalu
61. w potential does not mean that a consumer is not flexible but a higher effort may be required to provide this flexibility due to different reasons lack of knowledge lack of specific equipment etc The list of recommendations included at the end of the report will indicate to the consumer how to face such handicaps GRADING BY SECTION GLOBAL FLEXIBILITY POTENTIAL GRADING n N we be in R Grading 64 5 points of 100 DRIP a c t a a o c m A Estimated Flexible Power 971 kW 55 of contracted power Estimated Annual Incomes 107 874 yr 9 of cost of electricity J on and Know How g mati fo D Contractual Compliance A Technica requirement B These results are estimates based on the own answers of the customer to the questionnaire and therefore they are not binding This is just a rough estimation based on the answers to this questionnaire The real potential should be determined by means of an in depth study Estimation assuming 720 flexible hours year a price of 11 43 cts kWh for the DR service and the on and off peak prices in the supply contract Figure 19 DRIP Global Flexibility Potential Label BU avi phase A a Saute Page 28 of 50 DRIP The label shown in Figure 19 is divided into three parts A Grading by section This is a bar chart representing the percentage of points achieved by the customer in the different dimensions of the
62. xk e i Lie Environment Policy and Governance x European Commission LIFE Programme y DRIPe Demand Response in Industrial Production Life Project Number 11 ENV DE 340 Action B4 Visualization Tool Guide User Manual Date 03 12 14 ee e I The energy to lead Instituto Ingenieria Energ tica c oe x 2 ggas CAMPOFRIO essen KLINGELE E A PFIN A WE RARES PROPRIETARY RIGHTS STATEMENT This document contains information which is proprietary to the DRIP Consortium Neither this document nor the information contained herein shall be used duplicated or communicated by any means to any third party in whole or in parts except with prior written consent of the DRIP consortium DRIP Title of the ae Delivocable Visualization tool guide User Manual Action Action title Action leader Definition of certification prerequisites SK ental Development of visualization tools Main Author Project partners Klingele Campofrio involved Type Distribution level E PU Public O CO Confidential only for members of the consortium including the Commission Services Status E In Process O Approved Further information www drip project eu A Bg 4 ce eo r Lf PERC gP x Action b 4 Definition of certification prerequisites Page 2 of 50 DRIP Index 1 INTRODUCTION WHAT IS THE VISUALIZATION TOOL WHY DO WE NEED IT AND WHAT AR
63. xt section or Cancel to check Figure 6 Missing of essential information message Il If the button OK is pressed the user will accede to the Main Menu or the Next section depending on the previous selection without uploading the missing information which may produce important mistakes in the final report Otherwise the user will be able to upload the information in the questionnaire if Cancel is pressed This first phase of the questionnaire is divided into the following sections 2 2 1 1 Section A I General information This section includes information regarding the size of the factory number of employees production and annual electricity cost and the energy consumption characteristics Regarding the electricity consumption it is necessary to indicate the annual consumption including all the electricity which is coming from the grid as well as supplied by other sources Other characteristic information to be supplied here is the contracted power the peak power and the share of electricity consumption in summer and winter and the part of electricity used by the consumer which is coming from the grid Information about self generation technologies available at the plant is also requested The thermal annual consumption provided by other sources than electricity should be also indicated The last question in this section refers to previous studies or consultations carried in the past at the facility as well as t

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