RENS – Resilient Energy Node Stachusried
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RENS – Resilient Energy Node Stachusried is a municipal infrastructure project ensuring the power supply of critical and civil infrastructure. For the first time, a prioritized DC-coupled energy resilience architecture is implemented in a real municipality. The system operates economically and grid-supportive under normal conditions and automatically switches to stable island operation with black-start capability during grid outages. The innovation lies in the system architecture rather than the battery. RENS is based on long-term practical experience and designed as a scalable blueprint for municipalities.
The Jury‘s Statement
Municipalities must maintain their ability to act in energy supply even in the event of disruptions, extreme weather, or outages. The municipal energy resilience system (RENS), translates this task into a robust architecture that connects local infrastructure, responsibilities, and processes. Instead of merely adding individual measures, an integrated concept emerges that combines precaution, coordination, and restart. This gives the community controllable security and enables it to actively shape changes in the energy system. The strength lies in its transferability: the approach provides guidance and structure where previously only isolated solutions existed.
