The project is being implemented within the framework of German-Russian cooperation, coordinated by KRAFTWERK Renewable Power Solutions GmbH from Berlin. Other partners of the project are ENABLING PV-executors eclareon GmbH and the German Solar Industry Association on the German side, as well as the UDPO Energy Institute for Advanced Training of PJSC Kubanenergo, the National Research University of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Moscow Power Engineering Institute) and the non-profit partnership for the Development of renewable energy "EUROSOLAR RUSSIA" on the Russian side. The project is being implemented with the financial support of the German Ministry of Economy and Energy (BMWi).
This demonstration and training project is aimed at promoting the implementation of the law on microgeneration and related Regulatory Documents on the introduction of decentralized solar electricity into the power grid in Russia. The measures envisaged by the project will make solar microgeneration acceptable to the industry, so that it can develop positive market dynamics. This, in turn, is designed to provide sustainable support for the German and Russian solar industry, for which a new application segment is opening up in the Russian energy market, but which, nevertheless, needs active and sustainable development. The key element is to determine the optimal regulation of the output of energy from solar microgeneration facilities to the general power grid. Without this, the law will not be able to have a stimulating effect on the market. The participation of the MPEI and the Kubanenergo Institute will ensure that the energy policy consultations provided under this project meet all the technical requirements of Russian distribution network operators for the implementation of these provisions.
It is here that the project begins with the connection to the network of a demonstration photovoltaic system with a capacity of more than 5 kW, as well as related studies of its behavior in the distribution network and, based on this, the development of the concept of connecting to the network and using excess generation with practical transmission of the results as a training program for Russian distribution network operators. As part of the training program jointly developed by the project partners, a number of distribution network operators from the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov Region will be trained on the basis of the UDPO Energy Institute for Advanced Training of PJSC Kubanenergo using the skills and knowledge acquired during the project. At the end of the project, the training materials developed within the framework of this project will be transferred to the teachers of the Kubanenergo Institute in Krasnodar and the MEI, so that they can train network operators in Russia and thereby further disseminate and multiply the knowledge gained.
The project "Solar Microgeneration" includes:
1. Installation of a 5 kW/p solar power plant connected to the grid at the UDPO training ground of the Energy Institute for Advanced Training of PJSC Kubanenergo for demonstration and testing purposes.
2. Conducting a two-day educational seminar on the integration and operation of photovoltaic microgeneration systems in distribution networks for representatives of grid organizations, local installation companies, educational institutions and other interested parties.
3. Development of training materials and conducting a seminar for associate professors with the aim of their further dissemination in Russia through the project partners.
4. Development of the concept of the procedure for connecting photovoltaic microgeneration systems to the electrical network, as well as the development of rules for the excess input of generated photovoltaic electricity based on the German experience in this field.
As part of the project, KRAFTWERK Renewable Power Solutions GmbH donated a 5 kW solar power plant connected to the grid. KRAFTWERK also designed this system together with the UDPO Energy Institute for Advanced Training of PJSC Kubanenergo, and then installed it with the Krasnodar company Clever Energy LLC and handed it over to the institute for further operation.
This SPP is intended for training the personnel of network organizations and installation companies, as well as for conducting tests. The SES is installed on a ground structure, as well as on a simulated roof to demonstrate various types of solar panel fasteners. The SES also includes a weather station and a monitoring system connected to the Internet, which allows the Institute to conduct practical classes within the framework of educational programs, including for the purpose of calculating the performance of such systems and factors affecting it.
Up-to-date information about the system operation status, as well as statistical data, can be found on the official website of Fronius monitoring equipment in real time. You can use this link to view the data and monitor the operation of the system.
An online educational seminar was also held on November 9-10, 2020, as part of the project. More than 20 people took part in the seminar at the UDPO Energy Institute for Advanced Training of PJSC Kubanenergo in Krasnodar: representatives of network and sales organizations, installation companies and universities. More than 40 participants from the Krasnodar Territory, Rostov Region, Moscow and other regions took part in the online format of the seminar. The main speaker at the seminar was Dr. Alexander Kiryuchin, a lecturer at the Department of Hydropower and Renewable Energy Sources of the National Research University of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute in Moscow and at the same time a professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the University of Applied Sciences in Constanta (HTWG).
The developed training materials will continue to be used for advanced training programs both at the UDPO Energy Institute for Advanced Training of PJSC Kubanenergo and at the National Research University of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Moscow Power Engineering Institute). To this end, on November 10, 2020, Dr. Alexander Kiryukhin conducted a training course for associate professors. Based on these materials, seminars will be prepared for network operators, installation companies and other interested organizations of the energy industry in other regions of the Russian Federation.
The final stage of the project for 2020 is the development of a concept proposal for the procedure for connecting photovoltaic microgeneration facilities to the electric grid and regulating the excess supply of generated solar electricity.