Schneider Electric Unveils Growing Portfolio for Grid and Energy Industry Stakeholders

Schneider Electric is announcing several new technologies that help to solve challenges in renewable power generation, grid operation and equipment, and legacy fuels for grid and energy industry stakeholders

These new Schneider Electric energy technologies and recent projects are designed to provide more practical and sustainable solutions to areas facing potential short- and long-term energy uncertainty. The latest additions to Schneider Electric’s offerings are aimed at small, medium and large utilities, as well as energy players on the generation and demand sides of the grid.

These Schneider Electric new offers and project announcements address the dual challenge of energy security and decarbonization through the fundamental values of Grids of the Future, which help to enable energy transition and a net-zero future through their sustainability, flexibility, reliability and resilience, and efficiency.

Sustainability

• EcoStruxure for Renewables helps to extend digital twins from the design and engineering stage into the operations and maintenance stage of renewable energy installations. The new solution is designed for companies developing renewables projects, including hybrid projects, that mix solar, wind, and storage. It is also suited for industrial businesses on a mission to decarbonize by integrating hybrid power sources in their operations, such as on-site solar plus traditional gensets.
• Network decarbonization: Two important pilots of AirSeT pure air medium voltage switchgear technology are live in an installation in southern Germany. Distribution network operator Netze BW installed Schneider Electric's AirSet ring main unit in its network. Another important milestone is the large-scale installation of 17 primary AirSeT switchgear cubicles by grid operator ED Netze in November.
• Green energy: Schneider Electric is creating a strategy to help grid owners build a control room of the future capable of managing multi energy delivery, including green hydrogen, based on a work model developed with Gasunie in the Netherlands.

Flexibility

• Active Network Management: Schneider Electric and ENWL are working together to help increase the flexibility of the grid to connect more renewables, electric vehicles, energy storage and the increasing electrification of loads. EcoStruxure ADMS with DERMS module helps to enable flexible customer connection contracts and new types of grid services to help avoid grid constraints, defer infrastructure investments, and achieve carbon-free energy goals.
• EV charging orchestration: Working alongside EV manufacturers and German utilities such as EWE Netz and Bayernwerk Netz as part of the unIT-e2 project, Schneider Electric is helping to enable the electrification of transportation through more transparent and flexible grids. The project delivers energy management solutions and expertise, including EcoStruxure DERMS for grid optimization, smart charging infrastructure, and smart buildings with a focus on low voltage grid management.   

Reliability & Resilience

• EcoStruxure Grid Operation is a scalable software solution offering Outage Management and SCADA modules specifically tailored for small to medium-sized utilities. This modern technology that helps to maximize reliability, resilience and operational efficiency is easier to deploy and maintain while also serving as a foundation for a stepwise journey to Advanced Distribution Management.
• EcoStruxure XR Operator Advisor is a comprehensive array of services helping to enable field crews to service and maintain equipment using a digital overlay projected in real-time using 1:1 digital modeling for real-life assets.