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R&D in Statnett

Åpen informasjon / Public information

This is Statnett

• Statnett is the Transmission System

Operator in the Norwegian energy system

• Statnett operates and owns about 11 000 km
• f lines and cables and approximately

150 transformer stations throughout Norway

• Operations are monitored continuously by
• ne national control centre and two regional

control centres

• Statnett is also responsible for

interconnectors to Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands

Regional control center south National control center

Regional control center north Surveillance center

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Changes that challenge the way the Nordic Power System is planned and operated

Norway is part of the Nordic synchronous area

import + production = export + consumption + losses

Flexibility Capacity Inertia Frequency quality

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Statnett and other grid operators should drive and envision development and qualification of new technology.

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Report No. 14 to the Storting (2011–2012)

“ ,, “ The main objective with our commitment to research, development

and demonstration in the energy field is to contribute to increased value creation and a safe, cost-effective and sustainable utilization

• f the Norwegian energy resources.,,

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Report No. 25 to the Storting (2015–2016)

Why R&D?

Voltage upgrading

6 billions

Live line work

35 millions

Concrete tower foundation

1,3 billions

Minimum electrical clearances

500 millions

Pre-fabricated steel foundation

500 millions

High temperature lines

89 millions

10-15 BN

…in addition to an increased level of safety, digitalization and know-how NOK saved since 1997

AutoDig

Top 3 Innovation Challenge 25-30 % compared to SN pylons

M pylon – External guy-wires Installing aircraft warning markers using a robot SHE Price reduced 50% per AWM

Digital Station

Transformers lifetime utilization

2,5 billions 20 millions per station

Improving supply reliability

2,9 billions

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Energy research saves Norway for billions of NOK

• Report ordered by Norwegian Research Council
• 3 projects where Statnett participated have an estimated

saving potential of 60,4 billion NOK

• Research has contributed to
• Data for better decisions
• Strengthened education and knowhow
• Strengthened national research environment
• Advancing knowledge frontiers through international

cooperation

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R&D vision 2020–2023

Stimulate and encourage innovation

towards the realization of a fully electrified

Norway

Statnett’s R&D efforts will lead to increased

know-how, innovation and added value

in a safe, secure and sustainable power system

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Statnett's R&D in a nutshell (2018)

123 employees involved 8 MEuro invested Total portfolio ~ 180 MEuro 63 ongoing projects Patent Safety price Smart Grid Center Innovation price

Other 58 % Statnett project owner 25 % Statnett partner 17 %

OUT OF 100 PROJECTS IN THE NVE INCENTIVE SCHEME FOR R&D

R&D budget 1997-2019 25% of our R&D projects are led by women

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Co-operation in the energy system

Digital, safe and cost-effective assets Continuous know-how development

R&D programs 2020 - 2023

Realtime control and effective markets

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R&D Programs 2020 - 2023

Monitoring and control philosophy Operational challenges and ​ Market design

Real-time control and effective markets

Digital facilities Personnel safety

Digital, safe and cost-effective assets

Primary Components, ​ external impact and retrofit​ Smart data and Cyber Security Smart flexible grid development Climate / environment Electrification and co-operation

Co-operation in the energy system

Cooperation with universities Industrial Ph.D. Funding professorship

Continuous know-how development

EHS Cost Digitalization Know-how Value creation The projects deliver in the following areas

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Our R&D programs 2020 - 2023

Real-time control and effective markets

Develop methods and system solutions that contributes to effective data-driven and automated decision support for future challenges in market and system operation.

Digital, safe and cost-effective assets

Develop expertise, methods, solutions and technology that contribute to digital, secure and cost-effective assets and their management

Co-operation in the energy system

Develop and drive interaction between network level, customers and industries and mature markets for flexible resources and capacity. Data driven grid planning.

Continuous know-how development

Build strategic knowledge environments at universities, research institutions and the industry in general through strategic alliances with selected environments to develop competence for the future.

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Building knowledge Research Uncertainty about future technology Certain Highly uncertain Development Increased involvement from Statnett Increased self-financing

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Implementation

• perational

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Uncertain 2050 2040 2020

R&D Line Responsible unit:

How we innovate

Qualification & Data Science

2030

Pilot

Now

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Our areas of digitalization

Faster response Prediction Model development User interface Robots Self-diagnosis Digital infrastructure Cyber physical security

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Cooperation in Norway and the Nordic region

• Norway
• Statnett drives innovation and has a

leading role among grid operators in Norway

• Nordic cooperation
• Nordic R&D group
• NER – new funding source - NordGrid
• Flagship project - NEWEPS

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Our projects deliver on important areas for Statnett

Know-how Cost Digitalization EHS Value creation

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Co-operation in the energy system

Samhandling i energisystemet

Electrification and co-operation

• Increase electrification against a low

emissions society

• Co-operation between energy carriers

Smart flexible grid development

• Consumer flexibility and flexible resources

Climate / environment

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Goal: Increase electrical and renewable energy system for the future

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GRAN

New framework to reduce grid construction's negative impact on nature

Why?

• Grid construction has an impact on nature

Goal

• Better and more effective measures to limit

human impact on nature

• Reduce impact on nature and greenhouse

gas emissions form wetlands

Where are we now?

• Continuous data collection in several

places in Norway

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Smart grid development

Why?

• Statnett needs methods to analyze alternatives to grid expansions
• Can we postpone or reduce investments?

Goal

• Develop methods for mapping and analyzing future needs and

actions

• Overview of suitable tools that can reduce consumption spikes

Where are we now?

• The potential for alternative measures is relatively large
• Tools must be further developed and tested
• Effective solutions require cross-sector cooperation!

Traditional solution Alternative solution

Focus: Areas with a growing power consumption

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NORFLEX

Why?

• Increased utilization of flexible resources will contribute to more

efficient operations and reduced grid investments

Goal?

• Test whether and how a trading platform can provide access to

local resources both for TSOs and DSOs, without constricting each other.

• Deepening insights into the framework required to facilitate the

utilization of flexible resources

Where are we now?

• Currently, DSOs and TSO discuss the potential role of a trading

platform

• System operators prepare requests for procurement
• A information film is completed

Demo Trading platform

Demo Agder Demo Glitre Demo Møre

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Digital, safe and cost-effective assets

Digitale, sikre og kosteffektive anlegg

Primary Components, external impact and retrofit

• Increase the life of our assets through better knowledge about

components and by developing retrofit methods

Digital facilities

• Better assets management through the use of digital solutions

Personnel safety

• Increase personal safety through new working methods and

new technology

Goal: Lifespan extension, asset management and personal safety

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SPACERBOT

Why?

• Statnett installs spacers on new lines, and

replaces old spacers on existing lines

What do we hope to achieve?

• A safer, faster and cheaper method for

installing spacers

Where are we now?

• Project scope is being defined and the project

is expected to start soon

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Composite utility pole

Development of composite utility poles for 420 kV transmission towers

Why?

• Statnett wants safer and cheaper pylons that can be built faster

Goal

• Develop a composite pole for 420 kV
• Simple visual expression, light weight
• Reduced number of helicopter flights
• Shorter construction duration, increased safety

Where are we now?

• The tower design shall be optimized and the dimensioning

completed

• Next step is to produce two prototype and test them for mechanical

and electrical properties

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Alumast

Design of aluminum pylons adapted to automated production

Why?

• Statnett wants safer and cheaper pylon solutions that can be

built faster

Goal

• Increased safety, reduced cost
• New methods for calculation and manufacturing
• Increased value throughout the value chain
• Effective working method

Where are we now?

• Aluminum pylon designed, produced and tested in 2017
• The prototype passed the tests for load and vibrations

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MIND Cables

Mass Impregnated Cables

Why?

• Need to learn more about how the capacity of cables

can be better utilized

Goal

• Increase the transmission capacity of new MIND

HVDC cables from 840 MW to 1.1 GW

• Define operational limits for existing cables

Where are we now?

• The project has started

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ICEBOX

Ice monitoring, forecasting, mapping, prevention and removal toolbox Why?

• Ice on lines and transmission towers is a serious problem
• The transmission lines are not dimensioned for the most

extreme ice loads → breakdown and power outages is a possible consequence

Goal

• Reduce the icing problems significantly by better

dimensioning tools, surveillance and prediction methods and ice removal and anti icing technology

Where are we now?

• Establishing ice measurements on several lines
• Testing a 72 hours ice forecasting system
• Mapping of technology for anti-icing and ice removal

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Monitoring and control philosophy​

• Automated monitoring and control
• Solutions for real-time communication and data exchange

Operational challenges and market design​

• Technology and methods for integrating renewable

energy

• Increased information exchange and common balancing

markets

Smart data and cyber security

• From "big data to smart data"
• Targeted and effective mechanisms to identify, protect,

detect, respond and recover from cyber threats

Real-time control and effective markets

Sanntidsstyring og effektive markeder

Goal: Develop intelligent and automated system and market solutions of the future

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SPANDEx

Synchrophasor/PMU Application Integration and Data Exchange

Why?

• Applying PMU-data to our grid operations allows us to better manage

power fluctuations that are becoming larger and more unpredictable

Goal - Better control of the power flow

• Test existing PMU applications and developing new → introduce

PMUs in operational mode

• Transition from surveillance to protection and control

Where are we now?

• PhasorPoint is configured and the system control centres have

received training

• Implemented applications for voltage control and frequency oscillation
• Preparing business case and roadmap for implementation

PMU - Phasor Measurement Unit

• Measures phase angle

and amplitude of current and voltage 50 times per second

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Sandbox - for the future of monitoring and control

• Monitoring, protection and control of the

electrical power system

• WAMS, WACS, WAPS (WAMPAC)
• Real-time asset management

(digital twins, etc.)

• Monitoring av natural hazards (weather,

avalanch, floods, landslide, fire, ice etc.) using satellite?

• Real-time risk monitoring
• Real-time drone inspections
• Man-Machine Interface (MMI)
• Cyber Security

Not more of the same - but the next big thing!

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NEWEPS

Nordic Early-Warning Early-Prevention System

Why?

• Limit the risk of frequency fluctuations and blackouts in a

system that is in a fundamental transition – that is to become 100% renewable and much more integrated

Goal

• Be able to monitor and control the system closer to real-

time and develop ways to respond automatically when dynamics change and do this jointly with the Nordic TSOs

Where are we now?

• The project is in a preparatory phase, expected start-up

first half of 2019

• NEWEPs will be a supplement to the national information

systems of the TSOs

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Drones

Why?

• More efficient operations and asset management
• Increased operational security

Goal

• Reduce risk for accidents
• Automatic inspections and fault localization
• Simplify documentation of assets and fault locations

Where are we now?

• Two ongoing projects for automatic drone operations:
• Automatic surveillance of sub station assets
• Artificial Intelligence for processing of sensor data

(e.g. image recognition)

Åpen informasjon / Public information Project portfolio Project proposals Phase 1 Evaluation Phase 2 Preparation Phase 3 Start-up

KPN – September 4 IPN – September 25 Feedback to proposer Dead line proposals Depends on the project May 31 July 1

158 proposals in 2019

http://www.statnett.no/en/Sustainability/Research-and-Development-/Project-proposals/ProjectProposal/

Processing of project proposals

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To sum up

• R&D is essential for Statnett to succeed
• Systematic innovation approach implemented
• Employee engagement important for an innovative Statnett
• R&D is a collaborative effort of suppliers, DSOs, universities

and research institutes

http://www.statnett.no/Samfunnsoppdrag/Forskning-og-utvikling/ http://www.statnett.no/en/Sustainability/Research-and-Development-/

The future is electric and digital!