The main objective targeted by the SMARTV2G Project aims at connecting the electric vehicle to the grid by enabling controlled flow of energy and power through safe, secure, energy efficient and convenient transfer of electricity and data. This will entail, among other specific objectives, the development of a new generation of technologies allowing the seamless and user-friendly energy load of electric vehicles in urban environments in the frame of an intelligent energy supply network managed by an embedded control system.

The INTrEPID project aims to develop technologies that will enable energy optimization of residential buildings, both performing an optimal control of internal sub-systems within the Home Area Network and also providing advanced mechanisms for effective interaction with external world, including other buildings, local producers, electricity distributors, and enabling energy exchange capabilities at district level. The project will have then three main objectives:A.

SUNSHINE delivers innovative digital services, interoperable with existing geographic web-service infrastructures, supporting improved energy efficiency at the urban and building level. Specifically, SUNSHINE delivers a smart service platform accessible from both a web-based client and from an App for smartphones and tablets. In particular, the SUNSHINE platform will allow: 1) Automatic large-scale assessment of building energy behaviour based on data available from public services (e.g. cadastre, planning data etc.).

A smart ICT concept will be implemented in existing public buildings in Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Greece in order to reach energy savings in annual and peak consumption up to 35% and to provide social-economic benefits to building users, to building managers, to public authorities and to distributor network operators. The ICT concept proposed with this action will be based on the off-the-shelf “Far Echo” ICT system, developed by the partner FAR Systems for the targeted countries Italy, Slovenia and Greece.

Develop a dedicated innovative toolbox to support the grid security approach of transmission system operators (TSOs).

Wind on the Grid is a project focused on preparation of the European electricity network for the large-scale integration of wind farms through the design. development and validation of new tools and devices for its planning. control and operation in a competitive market.

Existing wide area measurement system will be upgraded with protection and control functions. Relevant critical operation scenarios will be investigated in due course.

Demand side management and renewable producers will be integrated in TSO's ancillary services as additional tertiary reserve power for load frequency control.

The project aims at: • simple. controlled. safe. reliable and optimized interconnection of individual DG units to distribution network – part of power system communication infrastructure; • development of PCCI (Point of Common Coupling Interface) family modules – hardware and software solutions; • middleware for communication of individual PCCI modules with the system control center and centralized control of individual and aggregated DG units – Virtual Power Plant

Dynamic thermal rating will be incorporated in SCADA/EMS environment. Network analyses will use near real time system capabilities. Calculation of element ratings will use ambient parameters from relevant geographical areas