In order to further promote the activities of DC grids and to bring them to the market, ZVEI and companies from industry, academia and research founded an Open Direct Current Alliance. The use of DC technology is intended to support and implement the social goal of a resource-saving and CO2-neutral world. The founding of the ODCA is the starting point for moving closer to a resource-saving and CO2-neutral world. With the ODCA, we want to bring the insights and solutions of DC technology into international distribution. DC delivers several benefits for a modern industrial power grid: efficient integration of renewable energy, lower resource consumption, reduced feed-in power, stable grids and an open system for users.
- Vision - With the use of direct current technology, we support the social goal of a resource-conserving and CO2-neutral world.
- Our mission is to build the international DC ecosystem and to establish DC technology across applications.
- Objectives
- Ecosystem: Close cooperation between users, planners, manufacturers, suppliers, research institutions and associations
- Dissemination: International dissemination of knowledge and solutions on DC grids. Conformity label for investment security for manufacturers and users.
- Technology, research and standardisation: implementation of requirements. Platform for the design of further research projects. Target group-relevant standardizatio
- Politics and regulation: Direct current is an important building block for the energy transition. Support in the development of the necessary framework conditions.
- Target Groups - Manufacturer | Supplier | Users | Grid operator | Planner | Installer | Industry associations | Science | Standardization | Politics and Society
