ABOUT FGW

Goals and objectives

We are networking the energy sector and are now standardising the renewable technical language for the decentralised energy supply of tomorrow. In this way, we ensure trust, create technical guidelines together and influence standardisation work worldwide with our topics.

Networking

This is where experts can find out about new regulatory requirements, test methods and trends and network in cross-industry or specialised working committees for guideline work or research projects.

FGW Members

FGW members are institutions that can be categorised into the following interest groups:

  • Manufacturers and suppliers
  • Plant operators, consultants and planners
  • Grid operators
  • Testing laboratories, assessors and certification bodies
  • Regional authorities
  • Research facilities

You can find our list of members and the current composition by sector here.

Technical guidelines for the standardisation of technical language and test procedures

For innovations in the field of decentralised energy, we need a uniform technical language and standards as generally recognised rules of technology that are either compatible with other standardisation or can bring about changes to standards quickly. However, general recognition also requires consensus to be reached in the coordination processes, which are moderated by a neutral office.

Guideline work is linked to language development. We merge specialist languages from different disciplines into a new nomenclature for decentralised energy supply, taking into account all relevant standards and guidelines.

A database with the current definitions and terms of all FGW Technical Guidelines can be found here.

Decentralised energy supply of tomorrow

Together, we support and promote the development and smooth operation of a renewable energy supply, taking into account requirements that are as feed-in-specific as possible and at the same time non-discriminatory, as well as net neutrality for electricity grids. At FGW, gaps in regulation or technical conditions were and are recognised at an early stage.

Together with our members, we anticipate and answer questions relating to the joint system behaviour of decentralised energies and the interconnected grid, control and regulation, communication, maintenance and servicing as well as system optimisation of all technologies involved in the energy supply.

‘Decentralised energies’ are not to be understood here in the sense of marginal generation units, but rather to address issues of changing energy that go beyond renewable energies.

At the same time, the members of the FGW agree that the common goal of a complete renewable energy supply exists.

Fast and flexible development on a neutral level

By involving all interests, the lowest common denominator can be developed most quickly and as the most favourable, comparable, resilient, implementable and generally recognised test procedure.

In order to always reflect the state of the art, these test methods must be quickly available and auditable, and the entire industry must participate in the work and contribute the necessary technical expertise.

Flexible handling of the respective FGW rules of procedure also ensures that they are drawn up quickly. The general rules of procedure leave plenty of room for manoeuvre in terms of working methods and participation, which can be regulated by extended rules of procedure as required and as the weight of the guidelines increases.

During the guideline work, the office remains neutral towards the members; with regard to adopted guidelines, FGW vehemently represents them on behalf of the members in other standardisation committees and towards the regulatory authorities.

In general, in addition to the topics already being worked on at FGW, new issues can be submitted via the FGW office and requested in writing. All established topics are described here.

Global sale of the guidelines

There is great interest in globally standardised test procedures. FGW is increasingly selling translated guidelines to other European and international countries and is enjoying growing success with the solutions developed here.

Many members are unable to directly shape international standardisation work. FGW acts here as an information interface with many advantages for all parties involved, coordinates comments and statements and thus considerably increases the voice of German submissions. At the same time, there is great international interest in established and proven procedures. FGW also feeds into international IEC committees via national mirror committees.

New harmonisation in the area of EU regulation requires all member states to adapt to EU directives across Europe. FGW can quickly provide compatible and generally applicable procedures as a basis for national testing regulations.

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