Energy Communities
Cordeel Bulgaria is involved in the establishment of an industry-leading commercial Energy Community
The Cordeel Group is an European leader in the development of Energy Communities, with Cordeel Bulgaria participating in pilot projects under the Horizon Europe program. To refine the latest in Energy Communities and meet the needs of our clients, Cordeel Bulgaria plays a significant role in the Horizon Europe-funded CREATORS project. CREATORS involves 17 partners from 8 countries, aiming to test and prove the "Energy as a Service" model through Energy Communities.
Cordeel Bulgaria, along with Cordeel Group and the Spanish engineering company COMSA, are leading specialists in monitoring and simulation (I.LECO), emulation for Digital Twins (Typhoon HIL), and financing (ep group and BAX) to develop a comprehensive energy-as-a-service proposal for clients through the Energy Communities model.
The project started in 2020 and will conclude in 2024. The project partnership supports a total of 20 energy communities in Europe in the creation phase, with 4 main sites in Estonia, Spain, Belgium, and Slovenia; 6 followers in Bulgaria, France, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Spain; and 10 replication sites selected through an open and transparent process.
Why Are Energy Communities Created?
Energy communities are systems that connect renewable energy producers and consumers in a coordinated system, monitoring and analyzing their consumption through an intelligent algorithm. Unlike sites with unmanaged consumption, which constantly draw maximum power from the Electricity Distribution Company without consumption control, an energy community allows site operators to utilize produced energy for their business needs.
Reducing Electricity Bills
Energy communities generate savings on electricity bills by optimizing self-consumption and limiting dependence on volatile energy market prices. The infrastructure and software work together to coordinate consumption and production and store unused generated renewable energy.
Reliable Electricity Transmission
An energy community reliably powers multiple consumers within the Community, protecting them from wider fluctuations and unstable power supply. Renewable energy production in the Community is designed and managed to prevent excessive wear and tear and damage to the distribution network and infrastructure caused by uncontrolled overloads. As industries and construction
move towards electrification, having the infrastructure to reliably handle increased consumption will be a competitive advantage for sites, especially those anticipating an increase in electric vehicles in the future.
Cordeel Bulgaria's Proven Energy Community
Cordeel Bulgaria has designed the construction of a photovoltaic plant to power its energy community and produce renewable energy to charge its fleet of electric vehicles.
Cordeel Bulgaria is testing the process of creating and operating energy communities at several different sites, including the company's main office building, a cold storage warehouse, and a regional landfill depot.
Ultimately, renewable energy production will be connected and coordinated with points of consumption, both within its own site and at adjacent sites and medium-sized industrial facilities in remote areas. With energy communities, Cordeel Bulgaria aims for a 70% level of self-consumption by actively coordinating its generation and consumption.
Discover more about Cordeel Bulgaria's research and innovation work and the practical benefits of the Energy Communities model by contacting us.
