Contel Smart Energy
✕ EDF Renewables
Urban Microgrid Resilience
Client: EDF Power Solutions
Project: 20 MWh Urban Microgrid in Tel Aviv
Sector: Energy Storage & Grid independency
Contel Smart Energy
✕ EDF Renewables
Urban Microgrid Resilience
Challenge
EDF sought to deploy its first urban microgrid—a 20 MWh standalone BESS—in a dense Tel Aviv neighborhood.
The system needed to:
• Provide 24+ hours of backup power to a major academic faculty
• Alleviate urban grid congestion
• Enable energy arbitrage in Israel’s complex tariff landscape
• Strict urban fire safety, regulatory hurdles, and evolving project requirements added complexity.
Contel Smart Energy Role
Contel delivered a full-stack control solution, including:
Energy Management System (EMS): Smart scheduling & SoC optimization
SCADA: Real-time visibility, CATL BESS integration, Intuitive dashboards with weather, and alarm systems
Cybersecurity layer: Secured API links to EDF trading desk and grid operator
Custom features: One-click backup mode, calendar-based operations (weekends, holidays, peak rates)
Contel acted as an agile partner, supporting EDF across design, commissioning, and remote operations.
Results
Remote O&M-ready: EDF and third-party teams operate via Contel platform, Energynie
Fast-track build, despite tight urban constraints
24/7 NOC support with rapid incident response
Future-ready: Built-in flexibility for future PV integration and new grid services
Conclusion
This flagship project proves that city-scale energy resilience is viable today—with the right
mix of smart controls, modular tech, and agile collaboration.
Client testimonials
Building a microgrid in a dense urban area is like conducting an orchestra, every component must play in synchronization. Contel Smart’s flexibility and deep technical understanding helped us overcome the unique challenges of building Israel’s first urban microgrid that meet high urban standards.
Ilan Kotlovski, Sr. Project Engineer
– EDF Power Solutions
Contel brought EDF far more than a technical solution, they brought partnership.Their commitment, flexibility, and creative problem – solving were essential to overcoming the unique challenges of this project and made all the difference in bringing this complex project to success
Mika Reichel, Energy Storage & Optimization Engineer
– EDF Power Solutions
About EDF Power Solutions
EDF power solutions Israel, part of the global EDF Group (the French National Electricity Company), is the leading company in the growing and competitive Israeli renewable energy market. As part of a foremost world corporation, EDF power solutions Israel is a market leader in the Israeli energy landscape with the financial stability and prove capabilities to develop, plan and execute ground-breaking projects on a national scale
with proven track record.
