KNESS RnD Center
KNESS RnD Center — is an innovative and technological developments center in the renewable energy sector. This is where we foster ideas, research technologies, create and implement innovative products and solutions to develop renewable energy and address global energy challenges.
100% Renewable — is our main goal.
We bring it closer by working on essential solutions for accelerating the energy transition, increasing the power system resilience and implementing energy saving activities.
We bring it closer by working on essential solutions for accelerating the energy transition, increasing the power system resilience and implementing energy saving activities.
Creating opportunities
to achieve 100% RES
Tools to increase the power system resilience
Increasing RES equipment's efficiency
and service life
30+ innovators,
including PhDs
KNESS RnD Center is the KNESS Group’s internal innovation gauge. Here, research and development activities are aimed at using the latest technologies and addressing the current and future needs of the renewable energy industry. All developments are aligned with the company’s development pace, values, and priorities.
The team generates ideas, draws up and tests hypotheses, researches, develops and implements innovations, crucial for accelerating the energy transition leading to a clean and secure future for everyone.
The RnD team is engaged in:
- improving and enhancing existing products and processes;
- developing new products and solutions in the energy sector that meet current challenges, in particular: improving grid resilience, achieving energy independence, increasing energy systems security and reliability, improving the energy system’s management and monitoring;
- search for new business models.
Energy innovations by KNESS RnD Center are integrated into all KNESS Group’s business directions
KEY ACTIVITIES OF KNESS RND CENTER
From Idea to Product: implemented solutions by KNESS RnD Center
Energy storage system
1 MW energy storage system (lithium iron phosphate (LFP) technology) has been developed, designed, and manufactured. Based on this solution, a project with a capacity over 10 MW has been implemented and is now operating in Ukraine’s ancillary services market.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS)
Software and hardware complex for managing energy storage systems. The system takes into account all equipment operating modes and is integrated with the trading platforms of JSC “Market Operator” and the market management system. This allows trading operations for an ESS to be generated from a single interface and automatically executed according to specified parameters.
Versatile mounting structures for ground-based and rooftop power plants
More than 1 GW of solar power plants in Ukraine, Poland and Latvia have been constructed using the mounting structures designed and manufactured by KNESS.
PV.SCADA
Dispatch center of KNESS Service uses PV.SCADA as the main tool to manage more than 2,5 GW of solar power plants located in Ukraine and Latvia. The system is being constantly upgraded to meet the latest needs.
PV Forecast
Solar power plant generation forecasting system.
Forecasting from 2 hours to 7 days ahead, using artificial intelligence (AI training for every single plant)
Forecasting from 2 hours to 7 days ahead, using artificial intelligence (AI training for every single plant)
Power plant controlLer
PV. Protocol Convertor: getting data of all equipment (cycle from 1 to 10 seconds, depending on the available infrastructure);
PV. Plant Controller: setting the parameters for the inverter: provides active power control, regulation of reactive power and voltage at the power output point;
DataLogger: local data storage during the last 2 months (with subsequent data synchronization in case of Internet network failure at the PV plant).
Ievgen Didichenko,
co-owner and CBDO of KNESS
“Innovation is one of KNESS's core values, motivating us to continuously develop. The interest in searching for the latest solutions is inherent in all areas of our activity and is most clearly embodied in the research and development of our R&D center. Since 2017, this has been our key to studying and creating advanced technologies, improving existing solutions, and responding quickly to market challenges.
The focus of KNESS RnD Center's activities is the development and implementation of modern technologies to improve the efficiency, sustainability, and reliability of the renewable energy sector. The rapid development of technologies and the challenges facing our country today are the main drivers of our activities. That is why our team of developers focuses on researching long-term energy storage technologies and developing solutions for high-quality energy asset management.
One of the significant advantages of KNESS RnD Center developments is high-quality validation in a business environment, proven performance in real working conditions, and continuous improvement in line with contemporary requirements.”
