News


Harder choices needed with regard to grid expansions in order to meet objectives of the energy transition

System operators go to great lengths to solve the problem of capacity scarcity (also called congestion) on grids. Nevertheless, they will not be able to complete all of their planned projects on time because of, among other reasons, staff shortages, protracted license-application procedures, and equipment shortages. These are some of the conclusions of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) following an assessment of the system operators’ investment plans.

The grids of system operators TenneT, Liander, Enexis, and Stedin, are currently already unable to meet demand for transmission capacity. That is why ACM is in favor of a joint strategy, together with the Minister for Climate and Energy Policy, local governments, system operators, and other market participants.

Manon Leijten, Member of the Board of ACM, explains: “Our assessment of the investment plans shows that, over the next ten years, system operators will not and cannot completely solve transmission capacity scarcity. That is why, in the coming years, harder choices must be made when it comes to grid expansions. In that context, ACM finds it important that system operators are able to prioritize projects that contribute to the energy transition.”

That is why ACM calls on the Minister for Climate and Energy Policy to draw up a general prioritization framework that system operators can use to prioritize projects related to the energy transition. The system operators (through their trade association Netbeheer Nederland), too, recently called on the Minister to come up with a framework as soon as possible. ACM obviously would like to help in that process. If the Minister does not come up with a framework, the system operators will have to continue to decide themselves (within the statutory boundaries) which grid expansions and grid upgrades they carry out first, and which they carry out later, on the basis of their public duty.

ACM has sent a letter to the Minister for Climate and Energy Policy, informing him about the outcomes of ACM’s assessment of the system operators’ investment plans. In that letter, ACM says that, in its estimation, the problem of congestion will increase over the next few years, and that security of the grids may be at risk. The fact that system operators Liander and Stedin have chosen to prioritize expansion of their networks means that they accept that the necessary replacement investments cannot always be done on time. ACM understands this choice, given the enormous investments that need to be made. At the same time, it is important that quality does not decrease to such an extent that security of supply comes under pressure. ACM will pay extra attention to that balance in the next assessment of the quality safeguarding system.

ACM did not find any non-necessary investments in the system operators’ investment plans. In addition, all plans but one are considered to be sufficiently transparent, which means that the system operators can now finalize them. System operator TenneT still needs to adjust several points in the investment plan for the land-based grids that it operates. In its plans, TenneT, for example, failed to include information about the choices it makes for the projects it will build first and for those it will build later.


28-03-2022 Source: ACM


Source for checking current applicable (and new) standards

Overview of new publications of the Netherlands Standardization Institute, including European standards, will be published on https://www.officielebekendmakingen.nl/staatscourant  This is a good source to check every quarter to see the new standards and European guidelines.


KMS energy group will support you regarding the use of standard in your project if you have any questions contact info@kmsenergy.eu


SIL platform meeting – 2022-03-16

KMS Energy Group is a member of the Dutch NEN SIL-Platform, Mr D van Suijlekom represents KMS Energy Group within this group.

The SIL Platform is an independent group of experienced users of the SIL philosophy, according to the IEC standards 61508 and 61511 in the Dutch process industry. The SIL Platform is linked to the Royal Dutch national standardization committee NEC 65 following the international work of IEC/TC 65 industrial measurement, control and automation. This time there was a group meeting at NRG in Petten, the discussion topic was  Functional Safety in de nuclear sector by NRG and the presentation of the final paper  “A Practical Approach to a Safety Requirement Specification (SRS) as defined in NEN-EN-IEC 61511-1 : 2017.

For a free copy of this guide (SRS) or questions regarding SIL related items, please contact Mr D. van Suijlekom at d.van.suijlekom@KMSenergy.eu.


We also offer trainings in SIL and IEC standards. More information about can be found at www kmsacademy.eu


KMS Energy Group representation at SIL platform

KMS Energy Group is a member of the Dutch NEN SIL-Platform, Mr D. van Suijlekom represents KMS Energy Group within this group.

The SIL Platform is an independent group of experienced users of the SIL philosophy, according to the IEC standards 61508 and 61511 in the Dutch process industry. The SIL Platform is linked to the Royal Dutch national standardization committee NEC 65 following the international work of IEC/TC 65 industrial measurement, control and automation.

The group has released a first paper called “A Practical Approach to a Safety Requirement Specification (SRS)” based on questions on how to deal with different safety issues, especially how to handle the 29 positions requirements of the Safety Requirement Specification as defined in NEN-EN-IEC 61511-1 : 2017.

 

For a free copy of this guide or questions regarding SIL related items, please contact Mr D. van Suijlekom at d.van.suijlekom@KMSenergy.eu.


We also offer trainings in SIL and IEC standards. More information about can be found at kmsacademy


We Support The Ocean Cleanup

 

The Ocean Cleanup is designing and developing cleanup systems to clean up what is already polluting our oceans and to intercept plastic on its way to the ocean via rivers.

A significant percentage of the plastic that enters the oceans from rivers and other sources during a transfer that can take many years, drifts into large systems of circulating ocean currents, also known as gyres. Once trapped in a gyre, the plastic will slowly break down into microplastics and become increasingly easier to mistake for food by sea life. (Source: The Ocean Cleanup)

 


Uitvoering advies diensten Kummer + Matter Nederland – gemeentelijk vervoerbedrijf Amsterdam project De Entree / Stationseiland

Breda, januari 2020 – Strukton System sluit een overeenkomst met de KMS ENERGY GROUP voor het leveren van diensten op het gebied van project management en contract management support UAV-GC project alsmede engineering hoogspanning, voor hun project hub project uitbreiding tram verbindingen voor het gemeentelijk vervoerbedrijf Amsterdam