West Grid Synergy

Principal European demonstrator of smart grids for gas, West Grid Synergy is a powerful and ambitious project and a trailblazer in its contribution to the gas activities of SMILE. 

The project aims to demonstrate the reality of a territory powered 100% by green gas by adapting infrastructures, management and use of networks.  

New gas infrastructures: 

• A 43km gas pipeline provides an outlet for biomethane production in Mauges 
• The first two “backfeeding” installations in France to send surplus biomethane from the distribution networks to the transport networks. 

New solutions combining networks and digital 

• Optimisation of “backfeeding” systems. 
• Dynamic regulation of the delivery pressure at the interface between the transport network and the downstream distribution network which receives biomethane supply. 
• Indicator to promote the production of renewable gasses in the territories. 
• Predictive maintenance. 

  GRTGaz-Noyal-Pontivy 

Added value of the project : 

• Maximise the integration of renewable gasses at the lowest costs. 
• Develop new uses for renewable and local gas. 

Start date : 

• June 2017:  launch of demonstrators. 
• 2019: start up and deployment of other installations.