Key topics for a successful Connection Network Codes (CNC) implementation: The perspective of European technology manufacturers 1st Grid Connection European Stakeholder Committee Ljubljana, 18/03/2016 ORGALIME – The European Engineering Industries Association The European Engineering Industries Association

Key implementation topics 1. National implementation of all CNC  to be clear  to start swiftly and  to be as harmonised as possible

2. DCC to support a fair & non-discriminatory Demand Response market 3. A proper & timely coordination with European and International standardisation work 18/03/2016

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1. A clear, swiftly starting and as harmonised as possible national implementation of all CNC Issue: A large proportion of non-exhaustive technical requirements, where further specification are delegated to the national implementation; in many Member States the processes for national specifications are not clear/not defined by CNC: 

Request to provide sufficient information about the national specification process:    

Who is in charge of the process? Which requirement is being specified? When does the process start and when does it end? What are the final deliverables? Etc.

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Request to involve technology manufacturers throughout the process on non-exhaustive requirements

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Recommendation to pursue a harmonised approach when specifying the non-exhaustive requirements, and in in alignment with existing International and European Standards, or, in coordination with on-going International and European Standardisation work (for example, CLC TC8x).

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2. DCC to support a fair & nondiscriminatory Demand Response market Issue: Grid stability and Demand Response participation should be considered as two major achievements of the DCC since mutually reinforcing. 

The DCC should ensure a proper sharing of the value across the chain.

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All CNCs should enable fair access for all consumers to the market for Demand Side Flexibility, (incl. through aggregation): no technical requirements to hamper this.

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Important principles for the implementation of the DCC:    

Rewarding the participation of all actors according to the value created Allow for voluntary agreements between end-user (demand facility owner) and TSO on providing DSR on a contractual basis Allow for third parties to fulfil the requirements on behalf of the end-user (aggregation) Allow for workable information sharing requirements for the end-consumer or through third parties

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3. Support for a proper and timely coordination with European and international standardisation work Issue: (1) Still insufficient link between standardisation and establishment of network codes. Late efforts by ENTSO-e to identify changes that will affect existing or new network equipment. (2) CNCs are complex and do not necessarily tie in with realities of technology manufacturers that then have to supply compliant equipment. 

Manufacturers design units following international and European standard rather than specific units for each country

(3) CNCs requirements are not meant for existing equipment - failure risk in the power supply system and contradicting requirements about information exchange  

Recommendation for alignment of CNCs/national specifications with existing European and International standards and ongoing works on such standards. Recommendation to Member States, competent authorities and system operators to fully implement DCC Article 6.3 (f); RfG Article 7.3 (f); HVDC Article 5.3 (f) 18/03/2016

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42 Member associations, 24 countries €1,800 billion of annual output, >10 million people employed National Associations

Austria FEEI FMMI Belgium AGORIA Bulgaria BASSEL Croatia Croatian Chamber of Economy HUP

Great Britain BEAMA EAMA GAMBICA Hungary MAGEOSZ

Slovenia GZS-MPIA

Spain SERCOBE Switzerland SWISSMEM

Ireland IEEF

Sweden TEKNIKFÖRETAGEN

Italy ANIE ANIMA

Associate members

Latvia MASOC

Denmark DI

Lithuania LINPRA

Finland

Luxembourg ILTM

Turkey MAKFED Sector Associations

AFECOR CEIR EFCEM

Federation of Finnish Technology Industries

France FIEEC FIM Germany VDMA WSM ZVEI

The Netherlands FME METAALUNIE

EGMF EURALARM EUROPUMP FEM PNEUROP

Norway Norsk Industri Poland PIGE Portugal AIMMAP ANEME

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