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Marinopoulos
Antonios Marinopoulos received a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2003 from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He continued with post-graduate studies in the same University and he received a PhD in Power Systems Engineering in 2009. From 2010 to early 2017 he was with ABB Corporate Research Centre in Sweden, where he worked on renewable energy sources and energy storage grid applications as a principal scientist. Since March 2017 he has joined the "Smart Electricity Systems and Interoperability" project within the Electricity Distribution, Security and Markets Unit of Directorate C, DG JRC. His research interests are in the field of power systems and renewable energy sources, distributed generation, and battery energy storage.
Smart grid interactive tool
The JRC has developed an interactive dissemination tool to explain to general public what a smart grid is and what the expected challenges and benefits of achieving a smart grid are. For an animated flash version of the interactive tool please visit this page.
OBSERVING
The first pillar of our strategy is OBSERVING emerging power systems and smart grids
(go to second pillar SIMULATING AND TESTING)
We perform data collection on power systems and smart grid projects in order to update the JRC's European power system database and smart grid inventory. We constantly maintain and expand extensive European databases including commercial and proprietary data.
Here below you can learn about some crucial examples:
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We implemented a European-wide electricity grid model including more than 10,000 elements (nodes and lines) of Europe's transmission grid, starting from data from the European Transmission System Operators, which was complemented by other datasets from the European power system. More information here.
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We built and are maintaining the most comprehensive inventory of Smart Gird projects in Europe. The 2014 catalogue features more than450 Smart Grid projects scattered across Europe. Project results provide information about how Smart Grids can help integrate more renewables, accommodate electric vehicles, give more control to consumers over their energy consumption, avoid blackouts and restore power quickly when outages occur. More information here.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECOND LIST OF UNION PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST
The document presents the outcome of the evaluation process of candidate Projects of Common Interest in the area of Smart Grids, under the trans-European energy infrastructure regulation. The evaluation follows the guidelines of the assessment framework for Smart Grid projects, developed by the JRC within the EC Smart Grid Task Force.
A Smart Grid Simulation Centre at the Institute for Energy and Transport - Integration of large amounts of offshore wind energy
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In this paper the Smart Grid simulation centre facilities of the Institute for Energy and Transport (IET), Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission's (EC) are presented, providing a specific application of our work. The Smart Grid Simulation Centre is intended to combine electrical power components and communication/control equipment with system simulation tools. In this way the Centre can test grid
elements and evaluate different operation scenarios under various conditions. As a specific activity the cooperation in accessing multiterminal grids is described in this paper.
Zani
Alessandro Zani graduated in Informatics Engineering and holds a PhD in “Computational methods for forecasting and decision in Economics and Finance” (Università Degli Studi di Bergamo). With a Master in the Electricity Sector at Universidad Pontificia Comillas of Madrid (2008), in 2007-2008 he collaborated with the Regulation Department of Endesa. From 2008 he worked in RSE on topics related to power markets. Since October 2018 he has been collaborating with the Energy Security, Distribution and Markets Unit at JRC Ispra.
Evaluation of Smart Grid projects for inclusion in the third Union-wide list of Projects of Common Interest
The document presents the outcome of the evaluation process of candidate Projects of Common Interest in the priority thematic area of ‘smart grids deployment’, as set out in the trans-European energy infrastructure regulation. The evaluation follows the guidelines of the assessment framework for smart grid Projects of Common Interest, 2017 update, developed by the JRC and adopted within the smart grid Regional Group. The report aims to assist the smart grids Regional Group in proposing projects of common interest in the area of smart grids deployment to be included in the 3rd Union list of Projects of Common Interest.
Smart grid interactive tool
The JRC has developed an interactive dissemination tool to explain to general public what a smart grid is and what the expected challenges and benefits of achieving a smart grid are.
If your device or browser is not compatible with Flash Player click HERE for a non-flash version of the page [English].
Click HERE for the Italian version of the interactive tool.
Smart grid interactive tool (IT)
The JRC has developed an interactive dissemination tool to explain to general public what a smart grid is and what the expected challenges and benefits of achieving a smart grid are.
If your device or browser is not compatible with Flash Player click HERE for a non-flash version of the page. [English]
Click HERE for the English version of the interactive tool.