APS’s work on the Stakeholder Community Engagement Strategy and the Integration of the EMS & SPT tools

During September, APS focused on supporting EDP, which is leading the REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING & STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT activities. It also provided NORCE with the Port of Sines’ stakeholder information in order for the stakeholder community engagement and social acceptance strategy to be defined.

APS will also be contributing on the Requirements/functional specifications of EMS & SPT components task and will be working with TECNALIA on the preliminary assessment of the flexibility potential resources of the Portuguese site in the implementation of the use cases.

This contribution will help with the integration and the adjustment of future tools such as the EMS (Energy Management System) and SPT (System Planning Toolbox) that will be developed under the Integration and Demonstration at the Pilot Sites activity.

“With these tools we expect to achieve an optimization and centralized management of our electrical grid and related sectors in the port. The distribution grid will be centrally managed in parallel with our incorporation of renewable energy systems (PV, wind & wave energy systems). We also expect to see flexibility in the port’s loads with the integration of Onshore Power Supply (OPS) systems“

The future incorporation of the interface of the EMS upon the port’s logistic single window (JUL) will allow for load prediction.

“With an early engagement of all stakeholders involved we expect to centrally manage the overall port energy system for different customers and terminal owners, enhancing the electrical load flexibility and creating a strong connection with all transport sectors to increase its electrification and reducing emissions”.