SmartNet is a 3-years-long project involving 22 partners from 9 European Countries, including TSOs, DSOs, Universities and research centres as well as manufacturers and telecommunication companies. What are the goals of our project? What’s the impact on the energy sector? Who are the actors involved and which challenges are they facing? Watch the video to learn […]
SmartNet was born from the need to propose practical and realistic solutions to the integration of Renewables in the electricity transmission network. What were the main difficulties that you encountered – or are still encountering – during your endeavour? The SmartNet project is built around the idea to compare five different coordination schemes, representing different […]
The European Utility Week 2017 has offered important opportunities for the dissemination of the project SmartNet. SmartNet took part to the cycle of presentations dedicated to the Horizon2020 projects which participate in the BRIDGE initiative coordinated by the European Commission. In this frame, the SmartNet Project Coordinator, Gianluigi Migliavacca carried out a general presentation of […]
SmartNet at the European Utility Week On Wednesday 4 October, the SmartNet Project coordinator Gianluigi Migliavacca will participate in the Panel: Towards A Pan-European Approach To Data Handling The European Commission is supporting, via Horizon 2020 – the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever – close to market projects on Smart Grids and Energy Storage. SmartNet […]
European Utility Week | Amsterdam, 3-5 October 2017 On 3 and 5 October 2017, our Project will participate in two sessions of the next edition of the European Utility Week: Connecting the smart community. European strategy to achieve a smooth transition towards a low carbon energy supply is at the heart of this event, which brings together […]
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENERGY INNOVATION The SmartNet Project invites you to “The transition to a flexible electricity market” Symposium which will be held on 11 July in Barcelona. There is a need to find answers and propose solutions to the increasing integration of Renewable Energy Sources in the existing electricity transmission network. The subsequent technological […]
26 – 28 June 2017 | Bilbao The third General Meeting of the SmartNet Project has been hosted by our partner Tecnalia in Bilbao, Spain. From Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 June 2017, the Work Packages presented the results of their work and discussed together with the other WPs the planning of the next activities. […]
18-22 June 2017 | Manchester PowerTech is the IEEE PES anchor conference in Europe and has been attended by hundreds of delegates from around the world. SmartNet Project participated in the conference to exchange ideas and discuss the results of their research and development work. Towards and Beyond Sustainable Energy Systems. In a dedicated Special session, the team of SmartNet […]
Guiding the way to a smart and flexible electric grid The SmartNet Project Coordinator, Gianluigi Migliavacca talked with Science Impact about the challenges involved in integrating renewable energy sources into Europe’s existing electricity transmission network and how our project will support future innovations in this area. The article has been published in the June issue of […]
The SmartNet Project joins the Energy Days Initiative promoted by the EU Commission in the context of the Sustainable Energy Week. Our team is pleased to participate in the online debate organised by the Florence School of Regulation: Ancillary services from distribution: how to manage the revolution? Moderated by: Nicolo Rossetto (FSR) Speakers: Marco Rossi (SmartNet, […]
The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) has recently published consultation document C16-DS-29-03 on “Guidelines of Good Practice for Flexibility Use at Distribution Level”. The purpose of this consultation paper is to explore the use of flexibility services at the distribution level of the electricity network and gather views from respondents on the following key […]
The SmartNet Project will participate in the 24th International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity Distribution hosted by CIRED on 12-15 June in Scotland. CIRED is a leading forum where the electricity distribution community meets and discusses critical technical issues. It covers: The whole field of Electricity Distribution Systems and associated services, including dispersed and embedded generation issues […]
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