D-RES (Provision of distributed grid resilience using EVs during extreme weather events) is a collaboration project led by Dr Desen Kirli from University of Edinburgh along with Dr Laiz Souto from University of Bristol.
Project D-RES has a focus on digital twin modelling, which aims to ensure optimal use of existing assets, leveraging their flexibility to ensure energy security and interoperability as the volume of
renewables increases and the frequency of extreme weather increases due to climate change.
The project will model and assess the level of distributed resilience and future energy security that can be provided by electric vehicles (EVs). The project plans to use the DAFNI platform to create a digital twin of a representative UK network, which will be modelled in order to test the impact of failures resulting from climate disasters such as storm and/or flooding conditions. Following this, a mitigation strategy will be advised using a data-driven optimisation and distributed control approach.