Tuesday. 20 February 2018
Nobel laureate Rae Kwon Chung speaks about the advent of HVDC supergridsThe author of the “Green growth” concept asserts that the key to developing supergrids is private initiative driven by breakthrough technologies. Investors will then push for political agreement between countries Both European and Asian experts are focusing on the challenging tasks of system integration and transmission of renewable energy over…
Thursday. 08 February 2018
Eurelectric President hands over Power Sector Vision to European CommissionBrussels, 8 February 2018 – On the occasion of the Power Sector Vision event, eurelectric President and CEO of the Italian energy group Enel Francesco Starace presented Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission, with the Vision Declaration for the electricity industry in Europe signed by national associations and CEOs of major…
Thursday. 01 February 2018
The updated BRIDGE brochure available online!BRIDGE is glad to present in its brochure the four new H2020 projects selected end 2017 to join the initiative! The BRIDGE initiative is a living platform welcoming every year new EU funded projects, selected by the EC, in the field of smart grid and energy storage. Clustered in cross-functional working groups, these projects bring…
Wednesday. 31 January 2018
ETIP SNET Governance: 1 new Chair, two new Vice-Chairs and a new WG1 Chair to kick-off 2018Nikos Hatziargyriou takes chairmanship of ETIP SNET, Maher Chebbo and Emmanouil Kakaras become Governing Board vice-chairs while Antonio Iliceto takes WG1 chairmanship. At the 8th meeting of the Governing Board of the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Networks for the Energy Transition on 24 January 2018, Nikos…
Friday. 26 January 2018
Host a Session at the #EUSEW18 Policy ConferenceThis year, the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is back from 4 to 8 June for its 13th edition, and with it the most important European conference in Brussels dedicated to sustainable energy policy issues. It is time to make an impact and take the lead in the clean energy transition by hosting a session at the EUSEW Policy…
Thursday. 25 January 2018
National Webinar Series: ETIP SNET and SmartGrids Austria on Smart Energy SystemsThe European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Networks for Energy Transition hosted the first in the series of National Webinars in collaboration with Technology Platform Smart Grids Austria on January 18, 2018. The National Webinar Series is dedicated to the presentation of national and regional platforms and provides…
Wednesday. 24 January 2018
EDSO’s Nikos Hatziargyriou takes chairmanship of ETIP SNETAt the 8th meeting of the Governing Board of the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Networks for the Energy Transition (ETIP SNET) on 24 January 2018, Nikos Hatziargyriou started his chairmanship of the platform. He succeeds Konstantin Staschus, ENTSO-E Chief Innovation Officer, who has been Chairman of the ETIP SNET since its…
Wednesday. 17 January 2018
Innovation Key to Europe’s Energy Future – INTERVIEW with ETIP SNET Chairs in “Impact”An interview featuring ETIP SNET Chairman and Vice Chairs: Konstantin Staschus; Nikos Hatziargyriou and Thierry Le Boucher was conducted buy “Science Impact” in late 2017. In the interview they share their thoughts on some of the major energy challenges facing Europe and the role innovation plays in addressing these…
Tuesday. 16 January 2018
Households poised to become energy dealersA more flexible grid will give room to more market players trading renewables. It can also lead to a fair price for the electricity Households and small businesses using independent power systems, or microgrids, still find it hard to cope without their national electricity grids. Despite the rising popularity of photovoltaic plants and…
Friday. 12 January 2018
All ETIP SNET 2017 Regional Workshop Presentations Available OnlineETIP SNET, in collaboration with various regional partners held four successful workshops throughout 2017 in Aachen (Germany), Lisbon (Portugal), Nicosia (Cyprus), and Riga (Latvia). Together they gathered over 400 participants from all over Europe to share knowledge on local projects and identify research priorities. The ETIP SNET…
