VTT Co-built Environmentally Friendly, Solar-Powered Chiller
The effects of climate change increasingly impact the demand and need for cooling. VTT of Finland and German company ZAE Bayern have built an emission-free, solar-powered 10kW chiller. The project …
DTU Takes Lead in New Project Paving the way for an Integrated Energy System across Nordic Countries
Denmark is one of the countries in Europe that has the largest amount of direct current (DC) connections, yet lacks methods for optimal coordination and management of them. DC connections …
COTEVOS Updates White Book “Business Opportunities and Interoperability Assessment for EV Integration”
The COTEVOS project (Concepts, capacities and methods for Testing EV systems and their interOperability within Smart Grids) presents an updated version of its white book “Business Opportunities and Interoperability Assessment …
Sandia’s Solar Glitter closer to Market with New Licensing Agreement
Power Technology,Inc., founded by a Sandia National Laboratories scientist-turned-entrepreneur, has received a license for a “home-grown” technology that could revolutionise the way solar energy is collected and used. The licensing …
DNV GL launches Smart Cable Guard 2.0 to locate and prevent outages in a more digitalised power grid
As the number of renewables and smart electronics added to the electricity network is constantly increasing, the power grid must cope with more dynamic stress each year. Grid operators need …
NREL Researchers lend their DER Integration Expertise to IEEE Power & Energy Magazine’s March/April Issue
The March/April issue of IEEE Power & Energy Magazine features new ideas and solutions on how to tackle challenges and take advantage of the opportunities of more distributed energy on …
NREL publishes Landmark Residential Solar PV + Energy Storage Cost Breakdown
The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a landmark report extensively detailing component and system-level cost breakdowns for residential PV solar systems equipped with energy storage. Though costs …
ERIGrid on Co-simulation and Integrated Laboratory Based Validation Methods
Smart grids link various types of energy technologies such as power electronics, machines, grids, and markets via communication technology, which leads to trans-disciplinary, multi-domain system. Simulation packages for assessing system …
NREL aiming for Superefficient Solar
NREL researchers found a winning combination of materials to create a high-efficiency solar cell: a bottom layer of gallium arsenide and a top layer of gallium indium phosphide, the …
VITO contributes to detailed Solar Map of Flanders
Many owners of buildings could benefit from a sunny roof by using solar panels or a solar boiler, yet do not realise the opportunity they are passing up. The Solar …
DERlab General Assembly Welcomes TNO as New Member and Prof. Graeme Burt as New Spokesperson of the Association
The DERlab Association held its annual General Assembly on 22 March, 2017, in Arnhem (NL) to report on the work of the association, consider members’ advances in their laboratory capabilities, …
ETIP SNET selects over 200 Experts to take an Active Part to its Working Groups
ETIP SNET launched a call for experts in January and has attracted over 400 applicants. 200 experts were selected as direct and full members and another 200 as observer by …
Enel begins Construction of the Americas’ Largest Solar Photovoltaic Plant
Enel, through its Mexican renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power México (EGPM), has started construction works at its 754 MW1 Villanueva solar photovoltaic plant in Viesca, Coahuila State, which is the …
DNV GL’s expanded KEMA High-Power Laboratory performs first-ever Ultra-High-Voltage Component Tests
  DNV GL has started the testing of ultra-high-voltage (UHV) grid components has started at its recently expanded KEMA High-Power Laboratory (HPL) in Arnhem, the Netherlands. KEMA HPL is the …
ERIGrid Powering Progress in Smart Grids: Interview with Project Coordinator
As the ERIGrid project launches its second call for transnational access to Europe’s leading smart grid infrastructure , Project Coordinator Dr Thomas Strasser of AIT describes in an interview to …