The closing event of the MetaPV project was held in Brussels to present the project’s conclusions and recommendations for policy-makers, regulators, industry and technical experts. The MetaPV project, supported by the European Commission and one of the first real life smart grid projects with photovoltaics, has shown in a test area in Flanders, Belgium, how PV can actively support grid management in hosting distributed generation and how to integrate an increasing share of variable renewables in the grid.
Together with the project partners, AIT presented the major outcomes of the project. Benoît Bletterie (AIT-Energy) introduced the technical results of the project and in particular how the hosting capacity of distribution networks can be increased by smart inverters.
For more information about the results of the project, read the Final Guide and visit www.metapv.eu
FINAL REPORT
Background information
MetaPV is one of the first real-world European photovoltaic (PV) smart grid demonstrations projects. The project aimed to test and implement voltage control strategies based on reactive power from PV and battery storage. This is a big step in enabling the development and connection of more renewable power to achieve the European renewable energy target shares. Over 128 households and industrial participants have installed active PV systems in a test area in the Belgian province of Limburg.
MetaPV is the result of unique international collaboration between the market, the industry and high level research. By bringing together the expertise of system operators, inverter manufacturers, renewable energy experts and researchers, MetaPV is providing realistic and innovative solutions demonstrating the power of PV for grid optimisation.
MetaPV is done by a consortium of 3E, the AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology, Infrax, LRM, SMA Solar Technology, and the University of Ljubljana.
The MetaPV project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 239511.