Presentation 1: Distributed Restart: Energy Restoration for tomorrow

The Distributed Restart project is a national innovation (NIC) project funded by Ofgem. It aims to demonstrate a world first by coordinating Distributed Energy Resources (DER) for a bottom-up approach to Black Start.  The presentation will provide an overview of the project and present the progress to date.  This will be followed by a more technical discussion on how Distributed Restart could be implemented on distribution networks in GB, what the main technical considerations are, and how these could be addressed.

Presentation 2: System Restoration using DERs: Challenges and Possibilities

System restoration is currently a transmission-led approach of starting large conventional generators with self-start capability and energising a skeleton network. Increasingly, transmission connected fossil-fuelled generators are decommissioned around the world to meet the emissions targets. This makes it imperative to explore the possibility of using distribution connected DERs to support the whole system restoration.

The presentation focus on the learnings from the Distributed Restart project which looks into the possibility of using 11kV and 33kV connected DERs to restore parts of the distribution network and form distribution restoration zones which can then be expanded to include transmission assets and thereby enable a faster system restoration.