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NETWORK / 13 / NOVEMBER 2018 funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 680515. The application of a real-time DER Management System (DERMS) platform, the demonstra- tor sites were enabled for DSR and market participation. The platform, which makes use of IoT technology, enables mass meter- ing within the factory, interfaces to external markets, and provides visibility of real-time energy consumption and carbon intensity. The impact of avoiding DUoS red band periods was estimated by offline modelling based around historical data. The results illustrated that although the savings aren't extensive, a saving in the magnitude of a few thousand pounds can be achieved by responding to both DUoS red band periods and avoiding high system buy/sell price periods. The detailed offline facility energy model - ling also considered the impact of DER on the demonstrator site energy import. The half-hourly, historical modelling tool is configured to calculate the effect of adding rooŽop PV and energy storage (ESS) to the factory site. The addition of DER assists with reducing carbon emissions and imported energy. It provides additional savings from avoided network charges and potential addi- tional revenue streams from net site export. The DERMS architecture provides real- time monitoring and control of the opera- tional devices in the factory. The platform delivers the required energy data, such as energy consumption and key perfor- mance indicators, which are presented on a production dashboard. This enables the factory facility managers to visualise energy consumption in real-time, allowing them to make informed decisions on produc- tion planning for their own benefit while benefitting the network. Other strands of the project integrated this detailed energy data into factory scheduling and process optimisation processes. There is great potential for DSR to assist with network balancing and this project is informing the benefits and the enablement process. The results serve to highlight the energy reduction and cost reduction ben- efits for the demonstrator site. The aggregat- ed impact on peak demand from multiple factories participating in DSR services will not be insignificant. The addition of DER was found to assist greatly in the reduction of carbon emissions and imported energy. The outputs from the project highlight that as more factories embrace the Fac- tory 4.0 concept it will be easier and more beneficial to deploy DERMS platforms to participate more widely in a range of DSR, other on-site energy management and DER integration initiatives. The development of different services, and the creation of competitive markets with the DSO transi- tion, will provide more revenue streams for C&I customers, and while optimisation is re- quired to ensure production targets are still met, DERMS control capability will enable further participation and add to network flexibility overall. 1 https://www.nationalgrideso.com/balancing- services/demand-side-response-dsr N E T W O R K I N N O V A T I O N CISBOT ROBOTS ARE NOW REMEDIATING CRITICAL SECTIONS OF THE UK GAS NETWORK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER THAMES CISBOT technology is deployed in high profile and densely populated areas of London such as Clapham, The Strand, Oxford Street, Kennington and Balham – as well as other parts of the UK including Portsmouth. Gas networks such as SGN and Cadent con nue to deploy CISBOT to reduce costs, improve customer experience and minimise their carbon footprint – all without taking a single customer offline. IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ELIMINATE CUSTOMER INTERRUPTIONS MINIMISE AFFECT ON COMMUNITIES REDUCE TRAFFIC DELAYS PIPELINE ROBOTICS Call us at +1-631-667-9200 or visit www.ulcrobo cs.com