A digital infrastructure for integrating decentralized assets into redispatch : Decentralized Redispatch (DEER) : interfaces for providing flexibility

In response to the challenges posed by an increasingly decentralized energy system characterized by a high penetration of renewable energy sources, grid operators are experiencing heightened pressure to effectively manage grid congestion. Concurrently, both the European Union as well as the German government's ambitious climate targets are fostering the proliferation of small-scale systems like heat pumps, photovoltaic systems with battery storages, and electric cars, thereby enhancing the flexibility potential for redispatch operations. The project "Decentralized Redispatch (DEER): Interfaces for providing flexibility" aims to explore the integration of decentral flexibility into congestion management practices. This White Paper provides an overview on the project's first outcomes and the necessary background technologies and methods. The project's primary focus lies in designing an architecture in the context of a multi-agentsystem that facilities secure and sovereign communication among all stakeholders in such a decentralized redispatch, ensuring data security, data privacy, and verifiability. The DEER project sets out to analyze the potential of leveraging self-sovereign identity management methods, combined with technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs and distributed ledgers, as a robust framework for achieving these objectives.