SINTER Project at the conference "Science and Innovation of the Energy Sector"
March 17, 2011
The consortium SINTER presented yesterday the results of the project in the framework of the Conference on "Science and Innovation of the Energy Sector." This event, organized by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, was held at the facilities of CIEMAT.
Cristina Garmendia, Minister for Science and Innovation, visited the stand SINTER Project showing interest in the results. She was particularly She was particularly interested in the ADES-bladed wind turbine and project managers explained that the flexibility of this turbine makes it ideal for a project like SINTER.
The SINTER consortium consists of INYCOM , ADES, CIRCE Foundation, Aragon Hydrogen Foundation, National Center for Hydrogen and CIEMAT-CEDER.
Sinter Project Network Stabilization Intelligent Systems , whose main object is to demonstrate the usefulness of the integration of renewable energies (wind, solar and hydro), including storage (hydrogen, supercapacitors, batteries, hydraulic pump, etc.), with network stabilization functions in weak, saturated or isolated networks.
The project activity runs from April 22, 2009 to December 31, 2011 (funded in the E plan framework and FEDER funds, by the Ministry of Science and Innovation until 31 August 2010). The cost of this initiative amounted to 4.2 billion euros, of which 2.89 million were provided by the Ministry of Science and Innovation through E Plan and the FEDER.
Network Stabilizer Systems that SINTER Project has developed are a viable alternative to address the problems of weak , saturated or isolated grids. Furthermore, they have great advantages, both economic and environmental benefits compared to the solutions proposed in the present: building new power lines, upgrading of existing lines or installing generators, among others.
For rural environments, network stabilizers proposed in this project help to ensure the quality and security of supply from renewable sources in the area, without new power lines. The ultimate goal is to reduce or eliminate network disruptions that generate disconnections and fluctuations of voltage or frequency . In summary, the project aims to demonstrate in practice that can make local generation of energy as supporting the development of rural areas.
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