The International Electrical Equipment Conference is jointly organised by Tecnalia and Orkestra and will take place in Bilbao (ES) on 18-19 October, 2017. This year’s focus will be on Smart Grids, Digitisation and Energy Storage. As digitisation, storage, new
The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Networks for Energy Transition (ETIP SNET) will organise four Regional Workshops covering the whole European Union, starting in Autumn 2017. The 2-day workshops aim to present and monitor the implementation of RD&I
Within the IDE4L project, PowerLabDK PowerLabDK of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) tested and co-developed an automation framework for both automation techniques and other new integration techniques that significantly improves the hosting capacity of the network. By automating the
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have set a record efficiency for a dual-junction solar cell. The efficiency was certified at 32.6%, surpassing the previous mark by a full percentage. Higher cell and module
PowerLabDK of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has just invested in a large supercomputer as the first element of a soon-to-be-launched new Digital Energy Lab, which will support the development of an integrated, flexible and market-based energy system as
The generation of wind energy depends to a significant extent on the changing weather conditions causing the yield from wind energy plants and farms to fluctuate every year. Onshore plants in Germany have been using indexes to compare the achieved
For the second year in a row, KU Leuven leads the Reuters ranking of Europe’s most innovative universities. According to Reuters, “KU Leuven earned its first-place rank, in part, by producing a high volume of influential inventions. Its researchers submit
Enel through its subsidiary Enel Green Power Chile Ltda. (EGPC) has started operations at the world’s first 100% emission-free “plug-and-play” commercial-sized micro-grid powered by solar PV as well as hydrogen-based and lithium-based storage. The facility is currently meeting part of
NREL participated in and provided technical input at an evaluation stage of a microgrid controller at EDF’s Concept Grid test facility. The Concept Grid is a smart-grid test facility designed to anticipate and facilitate the transition from electricity distribution
NREL’s Power Systems Engineering Center published 47 journal and magazine articles in the past year highlighting recent research in grid modernisation, all available in a new report. The articles can be grouped into four categories: Integrated Devices and Systems
