European RD&I Demonstration activities related to smart grids are key to test and validate the functionalities of new products and services in controlled but real environment. However, being the grid sector regulated the development and validation of innovative solutions is often slowed down.
Energy Transition needs innovation acceleration. Many of the changes needed are related to evolving relationship between the different energy stakeholders. Two main drivers foster innovation in the energy sector: demonstration and regulation. Demonstration enables to test new products and services in real environment, to fine-tune them and to measure their real impact; regulation defines the framework and the technical and economic relations between the different agents operating in the energy sector.
In this context, Regulatory Innovation Zones for Smart Energy Networks (or “Innovation Sandboxes”) are an opportunity to close that gap, speeding-up market uptake, while enabling European Regulatory Bodies to test various temporary schemes and mechanisms without modifying the regulatory framework.
AURES II - Renewable energy Auction Database and overview of auction schemes ...Leonardo ENERGY
Recording at https://youtu.be/gF-XicTOi2M
The project AURES II (Auctions for Renewable Energy Support) investigates design options for renewable energy auctions and gives recommendations on their use.
AURES II has collected data comprising the design elements, as well as the awarded auction prices and realisation rates in a single database based on the renewable energy auctions implemented in the EU. Based on this, our project aims to gain new quantitative insights on how design elements influence auction performance.
This webinar will present the Auction Database and a first, holistic overview of the design elements used in the various countries of the EU.
Electric vehicle grid integration policies to benefit consumersLeonardo ENERGY
Electric vehicles can unlock extensive value for consumers, the grid and the environment — if we integrate them strategically into the power system. This webinar explores three key strategies for EV grid integration: smart pricing, smart technology and smart planning. Presenters: Dr. Julia Hildermeier and Christos Kolokathis, RAP
September 2019 edition of the DecarbEurope primer on electric vehicles, reviewing some of the major issues to address in the coming years:
* low-emission zones
* right-to-plug
* 150 kW network
Power to the people: shifting control over electricity to citizens and consumersLeonardo ENERGY
Efficient electricity prices are only the first step to unleashing the potential for consumers to help drive the energy transition. In this webinar, David Robinson from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies will present on how consumers can help decarbonize the electricity system and how to engage the demand side through a combination of price and non-price incentives.
Flexibility needs at system level and how RD&I projects are leveraging these ...Leonardo ENERGY
Recording at https://youtu.be/cd5bRnSM0zI
The presentation provides an introduction to flexibility solutions, which can be used to increase efficiency in power systems. The solutions considered for the webinar are network level solutions. This introduction is followed by the presentation of FlexPlan and CoordiNet as examples of RD&I projects where flexibility solutions are being developed to change the power system landscape.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The EU's energy efficiency policies scrutinise...Leonardo ENERGY
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) promotes accountability and transparency, and acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the EU citizens. ECA recently published two reports about EU energy efficiency policies (about appliances and buildings).
This webinar will present ECA’s role in the EU policy process, how it relates to evaluation, and the main conclusions from the two recent reports.
CoordiNet- Large scale demonstrations for TSO-DSO CooperatioLeonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/xgfUd6acBfk
The CoordiNet project aims at demonstrating how Distribution System Operators (DSO) and Transmission System Operators (TSO) shall act in a coordinated manner to procure and activate grid services in the most reliable and efficient way through the implementation of three large-scale demonstrations.
The need to model coupled energy networks to transition to a decarbonized futureLeonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/2A-aVb6OHTE
The coordination between planners and operators of coupled energy systems will allow the further integration of renewable energy sources in the electricity network by storing energy in fuel form over long periods of time using power-to-gas, the recovery and more efficient use of heat, and the decarbonization of industrial processes and transportation modes that can’t be electrified. Energy networks, such as electricity grids and natural gas pipeline networks, have traditionally been planned and operated independently. In order to enhance the integration and coordination of different energy networks, they must be planned and operated in coupled ways. Different energy networks have historically been and are still modelled by different tools. In this presentation we will discuss the need model coupled energy systems in a single framework and we will introduce encoord’s Scenario Analysis Interface for Energy Systems (SAInt), a software application to model, plan, and operate coupled energy networks.
AURES II - Renewable energy Auction Database and overview of auction schemes ...Leonardo ENERGY
Recording at https://youtu.be/gF-XicTOi2M
The project AURES II (Auctions for Renewable Energy Support) investigates design options for renewable energy auctions and gives recommendations on their use.
AURES II has collected data comprising the design elements, as well as the awarded auction prices and realisation rates in a single database based on the renewable energy auctions implemented in the EU. Based on this, our project aims to gain new quantitative insights on how design elements influence auction performance.
This webinar will present the Auction Database and a first, holistic overview of the design elements used in the various countries of the EU.
Electric vehicle grid integration policies to benefit consumersLeonardo ENERGY
Electric vehicles can unlock extensive value for consumers, the grid and the environment — if we integrate them strategically into the power system. This webinar explores three key strategies for EV grid integration: smart pricing, smart technology and smart planning. Presenters: Dr. Julia Hildermeier and Christos Kolokathis, RAP
September 2019 edition of the DecarbEurope primer on electric vehicles, reviewing some of the major issues to address in the coming years:
* low-emission zones
* right-to-plug
* 150 kW network
Power to the people: shifting control over electricity to citizens and consumersLeonardo ENERGY
Efficient electricity prices are only the first step to unleashing the potential for consumers to help drive the energy transition. In this webinar, David Robinson from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies will present on how consumers can help decarbonize the electricity system and how to engage the demand side through a combination of price and non-price incentives.
Flexibility needs at system level and how RD&I projects are leveraging these ...Leonardo ENERGY
Recording at https://youtu.be/cd5bRnSM0zI
The presentation provides an introduction to flexibility solutions, which can be used to increase efficiency in power systems. The solutions considered for the webinar are network level solutions. This introduction is followed by the presentation of FlexPlan and CoordiNet as examples of RD&I projects where flexibility solutions are being developed to change the power system landscape.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The EU's energy efficiency policies scrutinise...Leonardo ENERGY
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) promotes accountability and transparency, and acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the EU citizens. ECA recently published two reports about EU energy efficiency policies (about appliances and buildings).
This webinar will present ECA’s role in the EU policy process, how it relates to evaluation, and the main conclusions from the two recent reports.
CoordiNet- Large scale demonstrations for TSO-DSO CooperatioLeonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/xgfUd6acBfk
The CoordiNet project aims at demonstrating how Distribution System Operators (DSO) and Transmission System Operators (TSO) shall act in a coordinated manner to procure and activate grid services in the most reliable and efficient way through the implementation of three large-scale demonstrations.
The need to model coupled energy networks to transition to a decarbonized futureLeonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/2A-aVb6OHTE
The coordination between planners and operators of coupled energy systems will allow the further integration of renewable energy sources in the electricity network by storing energy in fuel form over long periods of time using power-to-gas, the recovery and more efficient use of heat, and the decarbonization of industrial processes and transportation modes that can’t be electrified. Energy networks, such as electricity grids and natural gas pipeline networks, have traditionally been planned and operated independently. In order to enhance the integration and coordination of different energy networks, they must be planned and operated in coupled ways. Different energy networks have historically been and are still modelled by different tools. In this presentation we will discuss the need model coupled energy systems in a single framework and we will introduce encoord’s Scenario Analysis Interface for Energy Systems (SAInt), a software application to model, plan, and operate coupled energy networks.
Applying behavioural insights to demand side energy policies and programmes: ...Leonardo ENERGY
What behavioural factors act as barriers to energy saving behaviours, to the uptake of energy efficient, clean energy technologies and of sustainable mobility options? How can energy ministries, regulatory agencies and utilities leverage behavioural insights (BIs) to design and implement more effective energy policies and programmes?
In this webinar, Elisabetta Cornago from the International Energy Agency will present insights from the forthcoming Users TCP and IEA report on behavioural insights and demand side energy policy. Through the webinar, she will highlight behaviourally-informed policy interventions and programmes designed to encourage households and businesses to curb their energy consumption, to prompt investment in energy efficiency and in the uptake of renewable energy, and to encourage a shift to sustainable transport behaviours.
Peer-to-Peer energy trading and community self-consumptionLeonardo ENERGY
Electricity markets are experiencing a shift to a more decentralized structure. While peer-to-peer (P2P) markets are a promising strategy to grant consumers and small-scale producers a more active role in energy markets, in reality they face multiple complex barriers. As one of the first local P2P energy markets worldwide actually deployed, the Quartierstrom project explores the feasibility and impact of a P2P energy market in the real world in a pilot with 37 households.
Introducing the Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumpti...Leonardo ENERGY
Launched in September 2019, the Global Observatory is a three-year collaborative research project led by University College London (UCL) under the User-Centred Energy Systems Technical Collaboration Programme by the International Energy Agency (IEA). It represents a forum for international collaboration to understand the policy, regulatory, social and technological conditions necessary to support the wider deployment of peer-to-peer, community self-consumption and transactive energy models. It includes 130 participants from 10+ countries, representing a range of sectors (academia, industry, non-profits) and currently working on the researching and implementation of these new business models. To learn more, please visit: https://userstcp.org/annex/peer-to-peer-energy-trading/.
Presentation About State of Play of European SET-Plan Action 4 on Smart Networks for the Energy Transition at SET-Plan Conference in Bucharest, June 2019
INTERPRETER – Local flexibility solutions leveraged by RD&I projects as syste...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/ueVkeVCbCCw
This presentation provides an introduction to flexibility solutions, focused on DSO and demand-side innovative service enabling solutions. This introduction will be followed by the presentation of ATTEST and INTERRFACE as examples of RD&I projects where these flexibility solutions are being developed at the European level.
Heating without the hot air: Principles for smart heat electrificationLeonardo ENERGY
Heating in buildings is responsible for almost a third of total EU energy demand. And most of that heat is met by burning fossil fuels. In order to decarbonise heating, electrification is seen by many as a key strategy. The transformative challenge of the electrification of heating should not be underestimated. It will require strategic, ongoing policy and governance support. It requires a well-coordinated approach that cuts across several areas — buildings, individual and district heating systems, the power sector and existing heating fuel supply infrastructure. In this webinar, Dr. Jan Rosenow and Dr. Richard Lowes present pragmatic principles and policies for smart electrification of heating in Europe.
The webinar will be based on a recent RAP report which can be freely downloaded at https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/heating-without-hot-air-principles-smart-heat-electrification/
SET-Plan level, national and Regional Initiatives on Energy Communities, PV C...Michael Hübner
SET-Plan level, national and Regional Initiatives on Energy Communities, PV Community Self Consumption, Flexible and Energy Positive Districts
on 18 June 2019, 9:00-13:00, Scotland House, Rond-Point Schuman 6, 1040 Brussels, Belgium Brussels (Metro Station Schuman).
Registration: https://forms.gle/vr462xsvTf6riqKv7
The National Stakeholder Coordination Group (NSCG) of the ETIP Smart Networks for the Energy Transition is a sounding board and exchange platform for national R&I stakeholders in the area of smart energy systems and networks, enabling them to contribute actively to the European SET-Plan Action 4 and the implementation of its Implementation Plan. The NSCG addresses national R&I policy makers, R&I funding program managers, key research institutes (typically members of EERA), R&I platforms (“Technology Platforms” or similar – typically consisting of grid operators, technology providers, R&D-institutes) and experts from regulators.
The meeting will bring together the following SET-Plan Initiatives in order to provide networking opportunities and support creating synergies with national and regional initiatives:
• Stakeholder Initiative on PV Community Self Consumption (Supported by SET-Plan Action 4 Member States Working Group, ETIP PV, Solar ERA-Net, JPP ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems)
• Task Force on Energy Communities (Supported by BRIDGE, SET-Plan Action 4 Member States Working Group, JPP ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems)
• Initiative on Flexible or Energy Positive Districts (Supported by SET-Plan Action 3.2 Member States Working Group, JPI Urban Europe)
The meeting addresses particularly national and regional initiatives, demo projects, living labs, etc. in these fields as well as members of the above named SET-Plan initiatives.
Smart4RES - Data science for renewable energy predictionLeonardo ENERGY
Recording at https://youtu.be/kn8X6kIfo6I
The prediction of Renewable Energy Source (RES) production is a worldwide challenge for Smart Grids. In this webinar, you will learn next-generation solutions proposed by the European Project Smart4RES:
· Future power system applications based on RES forecasting,
· Innovative weather and RES forecasting products to increase performance by 10-20%.
Many new business models and types of entrepreneurs are emerging to accelerate the energy transition. We will share first findings on how these new business models look like and the new type of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial capabilities needed to operate successfully in the complex, uncertain energy transition, and of course reflect briefly on what this means for policy.
Tools and Services for Energy Management - ICTFOOTPRINT.eu WebinarICT FOOTPRINT .eu
A free webinar with crucial information about tools to all those who want to improve ICT energy efficiency in their business.
In a less than 1 hour, two experts on energy efficiency in ICT: Jaak Vlasveld (Director of GreenIT Amsterdam) and Rabih Bashroush (Coordinator of Eureca project) help you start your energy efficiency journey, focusing on public datacenters and server rooms: how to procure and manage sustainable ICT capacity.
Jaak Vlasveld explains how to achieve energy efficiency gains without impacting performance and stability of ICT and how much is the impact of Life Cycle Assessment of buying new IT equipment. Plus, Jaak shares with the audience success stories about implementing sustainable IT. Sustainability in data centresare addressed by Rabih Bashroush, where you learn how to identify and procure environmentally sound and sustainable data centres.
Time to step up performance-based energy efficiency measurement and verificat...Leonardo ENERGY
How can you know for sure the energy you’ve saved through your building renovation? The answer is that you can’t! But, by measuring energy consumption and taking account of other factors, such as the weather and building occupancy, you can make a much better estimate than by simply relying on installers’ claims of effectiveness. This is well understood in industry, where contracts for energy efficiency projects are routinely set up to reward energy service companies for the savings made, based on measurement and verification protocols such as IPMVP. This shifts much of the technical risk of underperformance onto the energy service contractor, aligning incentives and driving better performance. Policy makers in the US have begun to apply these principles to utility-delivered energy efficiency programmes in the buildings sector as part of efforts to drive up performance and provide better value for money for bill payers. The EU now has the opportunity to follow suit.
Five actions fit for 55: streamlining energy savings calculationsLeonardo ENERGY
During the first year of the H2020 project streamSAVE, multiple activities were organized to support countries in developing savings estimations under Art.3 and Art.7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
A fascinating output of the project so far is the “Guidance on Standardized saving methodologies (energy, CO2 and costs)” for a first round of five so-called Priority Actions. This Guidance will assist EU member states in more accurately calculating savings for a set of new energy efficiency actions.
This webinar presents this Guidance and other project findings to the broader community, including industry and markets.
AGENDA
14:00 Introduction to streamSAVE
(Nele Renders, Project Coordinator)
14:10 Views from the EU Commission and the link with Fit-for-55 (Anne-Katherina Weidenbach, DG ENER)
14:20 The streamSAVE guidance and its platform illustrated (Elisabeth Böck, AEA)
14:55 A view from industry: What is the added value of streamSAVE (standardized) methods in frame of the EED (Conor Molloy, AEMS ECOfleet)
14:55 Country experiences: the added value of standardized methods (Elena Allegrini, ENEA, Italy)
The recordings of the webinar can be found on https://youtu.be/eUht10cUK1o
Future Electricity Markets: key pillars with high shares of wind and PVLeonardo ENERGY
More and more countries world-wide are targeting high shares of wind and solar photovoltaics in their electricity mix. To integrate high shares of these variable renewable energy sources, the electricity system needs to become more flexible in order to balance supply and demand at all times. The webinar will discuss key design features of future electricity markets, including incentives for more flexible fossil-fuel based and renewable-based power generation, modifications to the design of electricity markets, incentives for more flexible demand, and storage options.
New business models for distribution grid stakeholders under high penetration...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/F53mrwelvVI
The webinar mainly targets DSOs, and potential flexibility providers (VPPs, aggregators, flexible consumers), but it is also relevant to all other stakeholders with an interest in the topics of smart distribution grids, local flexibility services and aggregation. These includes, but is not limited to: regulators, academics and researchers on these topics, retailers, or software and data service providers.
Using human-centred design to improve energy efficiency programsLeonardo ENERGY
Human-centred design is being used to make the NSW energy savings scheme more effective. We started with research that identified six key insights for improved scheme operation. It found that the scheme is complex and its fragmented tools and systems create unnecessary barriers to entry. We then used workshops to develop six corresponding opportunities for improved service delivery. To scale up we need streamlined manual processes, more collaboration and improved digital systems. This is especially relevant given recent announcements that the scheme is being extended to 2050.
This talk will present the research, and will place it in the context of changes announced as part of the NSW Energy Strategy. It will explore small, medium and long term changes to scheme delivery identified through the HCD process and our proposed next steps.
The NSW Energy Savings Scheme started in 2009. It has so far delivered projects that will save 27,000 gigawatt hours of energy and $5.6 billion in bill savings over their lifetimes.
This workshop will focus on how this new tool supports innovation in the energy transition and on analysing the innovative experimentation tools available and their application in Europe. A round table with regulatory authorities, companies, and research centres will provide leads on the relevance of Energy Regulatory Sandboxes to facilitate the market launch of innovations helpful to move towards a decarbonized economy. This Workshop runs as part of the European cooperation TR@NSNET project.
Calculation Tools & ICT Insights on energy saving: SAT-S, Save@Work, GreenSpe...ICT FOOTPRINT .eu
The 4th ICTFOOTPRINT free webinar has crucial information on ICT Calculation tools and Sustainable ICT insights on energy savings, on 23rd February 2017, 15:00 CET. All those who want to improve ICT energy efficiency in their business are welcome to join us in this exciting webinar.
After years of seemingly infinite IT resources, software developers are facing new efficiency challenges on smartphones and IoT devices. Mobile users want more features, but not less battery life. Thomas Corvaisier (CEO of GREENSPECTOR) introduced the concept of software eco-design, and tell us how it may help lowering the consumption of IT resources while preserving performance and user experience.
Frédéric Croisson, from Deloitte Sustainability, showcased the ICTFOOTPRINT.eu Self-Assessment Tool for Services (SAT-S), a useful, quick and easy-to-use tool that calculates the carbon footprint of your ICT services. The tool helps users not only to make informed decisions about how to make an ICT service sustainable, but also discover the impact of ICT devices & activities in terms of Green House Gas emissions and primary energy consumption.
Energy savings can be achieved thanks to simple sustainable daily practices, which can be implemented by organisations employees. Karen Robinson shared some sustainable ICT practices and introduce the save@work initiative, which encourages public sector employee’s to come together in teams to reduce the energy consumption of their building by making small changes to their everyday energy consuming behaviours. Adding an element of competition to the project has been a significant driver in encouraging teams to really examine and challenge those unconscious energy consuming behaviours. The scale of working in a large office has also highlighted those practices that on their own seem to make almost insignificant savings but when applied across an office of over 300 people, have a very different impact.
Assessment of smart grid initiatives: the ISGAN smartgrideval toolkitLeonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/nUEP6WQ8aUg
Smart grid initiatives have grown the complexity of planning activities, the related wide-range impacts require broad approaches for being properly accounted. The webinar analyses current practices and use cases of the assessment approaches. The advantages of combining Cost-Benefit and Multi-Criteria analyses are presented. A tutorial on the smartgrideval software developed as a part of ISGAN activities is provided.
Ensuring European Energy Transition: key research and innovation actions need...Leonardo ENERGY
Konstantin Staschus and Sophie Dourlens will present the new ETIP SNET Implementation Plan (IP) 2017-2020 which is to be released on 5 October 2017
The Implementation Plan aims at listing the short-term priorities for R&I in ETIP SNET’s scope and as defined by the action 4 of the EU’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan: Increase the resilience, security and smartness of the energy system. It is based upon the ETIP-SNET R&I roadmap 2017-2026 which specifies the long-term R&I activities for the evolution of the European energy system and published in January 2017.
The Implementation Plan is the result of a long and comprehensive stakeholders consultation process which makes it widely recognised by all the European energy transition stakeholders.
Applying behavioural insights to demand side energy policies and programmes: ...Leonardo ENERGY
What behavioural factors act as barriers to energy saving behaviours, to the uptake of energy efficient, clean energy technologies and of sustainable mobility options? How can energy ministries, regulatory agencies and utilities leverage behavioural insights (BIs) to design and implement more effective energy policies and programmes?
In this webinar, Elisabetta Cornago from the International Energy Agency will present insights from the forthcoming Users TCP and IEA report on behavioural insights and demand side energy policy. Through the webinar, she will highlight behaviourally-informed policy interventions and programmes designed to encourage households and businesses to curb their energy consumption, to prompt investment in energy efficiency and in the uptake of renewable energy, and to encourage a shift to sustainable transport behaviours.
Peer-to-Peer energy trading and community self-consumptionLeonardo ENERGY
Electricity markets are experiencing a shift to a more decentralized structure. While peer-to-peer (P2P) markets are a promising strategy to grant consumers and small-scale producers a more active role in energy markets, in reality they face multiple complex barriers. As one of the first local P2P energy markets worldwide actually deployed, the Quartierstrom project explores the feasibility and impact of a P2P energy market in the real world in a pilot with 37 households.
Introducing the Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumpti...Leonardo ENERGY
Launched in September 2019, the Global Observatory is a three-year collaborative research project led by University College London (UCL) under the User-Centred Energy Systems Technical Collaboration Programme by the International Energy Agency (IEA). It represents a forum for international collaboration to understand the policy, regulatory, social and technological conditions necessary to support the wider deployment of peer-to-peer, community self-consumption and transactive energy models. It includes 130 participants from 10+ countries, representing a range of sectors (academia, industry, non-profits) and currently working on the researching and implementation of these new business models. To learn more, please visit: https://userstcp.org/annex/peer-to-peer-energy-trading/.
Presentation About State of Play of European SET-Plan Action 4 on Smart Networks for the Energy Transition at SET-Plan Conference in Bucharest, June 2019
INTERPRETER – Local flexibility solutions leveraged by RD&I projects as syste...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/ueVkeVCbCCw
This presentation provides an introduction to flexibility solutions, focused on DSO and demand-side innovative service enabling solutions. This introduction will be followed by the presentation of ATTEST and INTERRFACE as examples of RD&I projects where these flexibility solutions are being developed at the European level.
Heating without the hot air: Principles for smart heat electrificationLeonardo ENERGY
Heating in buildings is responsible for almost a third of total EU energy demand. And most of that heat is met by burning fossil fuels. In order to decarbonise heating, electrification is seen by many as a key strategy. The transformative challenge of the electrification of heating should not be underestimated. It will require strategic, ongoing policy and governance support. It requires a well-coordinated approach that cuts across several areas — buildings, individual and district heating systems, the power sector and existing heating fuel supply infrastructure. In this webinar, Dr. Jan Rosenow and Dr. Richard Lowes present pragmatic principles and policies for smart electrification of heating in Europe.
The webinar will be based on a recent RAP report which can be freely downloaded at https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/heating-without-hot-air-principles-smart-heat-electrification/
SET-Plan level, national and Regional Initiatives on Energy Communities, PV C...Michael Hübner
SET-Plan level, national and Regional Initiatives on Energy Communities, PV Community Self Consumption, Flexible and Energy Positive Districts
on 18 June 2019, 9:00-13:00, Scotland House, Rond-Point Schuman 6, 1040 Brussels, Belgium Brussels (Metro Station Schuman).
Registration: https://forms.gle/vr462xsvTf6riqKv7
The National Stakeholder Coordination Group (NSCG) of the ETIP Smart Networks for the Energy Transition is a sounding board and exchange platform for national R&I stakeholders in the area of smart energy systems and networks, enabling them to contribute actively to the European SET-Plan Action 4 and the implementation of its Implementation Plan. The NSCG addresses national R&I policy makers, R&I funding program managers, key research institutes (typically members of EERA), R&I platforms (“Technology Platforms” or similar – typically consisting of grid operators, technology providers, R&D-institutes) and experts from regulators.
The meeting will bring together the following SET-Plan Initiatives in order to provide networking opportunities and support creating synergies with national and regional initiatives:
• Stakeholder Initiative on PV Community Self Consumption (Supported by SET-Plan Action 4 Member States Working Group, ETIP PV, Solar ERA-Net, JPP ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems)
• Task Force on Energy Communities (Supported by BRIDGE, SET-Plan Action 4 Member States Working Group, JPP ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems)
• Initiative on Flexible or Energy Positive Districts (Supported by SET-Plan Action 3.2 Member States Working Group, JPI Urban Europe)
The meeting addresses particularly national and regional initiatives, demo projects, living labs, etc. in these fields as well as members of the above named SET-Plan initiatives.
Smart4RES - Data science for renewable energy predictionLeonardo ENERGY
Recording at https://youtu.be/kn8X6kIfo6I
The prediction of Renewable Energy Source (RES) production is a worldwide challenge for Smart Grids. In this webinar, you will learn next-generation solutions proposed by the European Project Smart4RES:
· Future power system applications based on RES forecasting,
· Innovative weather and RES forecasting products to increase performance by 10-20%.
Many new business models and types of entrepreneurs are emerging to accelerate the energy transition. We will share first findings on how these new business models look like and the new type of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial capabilities needed to operate successfully in the complex, uncertain energy transition, and of course reflect briefly on what this means for policy.
Tools and Services for Energy Management - ICTFOOTPRINT.eu WebinarICT FOOTPRINT .eu
A free webinar with crucial information about tools to all those who want to improve ICT energy efficiency in their business.
In a less than 1 hour, two experts on energy efficiency in ICT: Jaak Vlasveld (Director of GreenIT Amsterdam) and Rabih Bashroush (Coordinator of Eureca project) help you start your energy efficiency journey, focusing on public datacenters and server rooms: how to procure and manage sustainable ICT capacity.
Jaak Vlasveld explains how to achieve energy efficiency gains without impacting performance and stability of ICT and how much is the impact of Life Cycle Assessment of buying new IT equipment. Plus, Jaak shares with the audience success stories about implementing sustainable IT. Sustainability in data centresare addressed by Rabih Bashroush, where you learn how to identify and procure environmentally sound and sustainable data centres.
Time to step up performance-based energy efficiency measurement and verificat...Leonardo ENERGY
How can you know for sure the energy you’ve saved through your building renovation? The answer is that you can’t! But, by measuring energy consumption and taking account of other factors, such as the weather and building occupancy, you can make a much better estimate than by simply relying on installers’ claims of effectiveness. This is well understood in industry, where contracts for energy efficiency projects are routinely set up to reward energy service companies for the savings made, based on measurement and verification protocols such as IPMVP. This shifts much of the technical risk of underperformance onto the energy service contractor, aligning incentives and driving better performance. Policy makers in the US have begun to apply these principles to utility-delivered energy efficiency programmes in the buildings sector as part of efforts to drive up performance and provide better value for money for bill payers. The EU now has the opportunity to follow suit.
Five actions fit for 55: streamlining energy savings calculationsLeonardo ENERGY
During the first year of the H2020 project streamSAVE, multiple activities were organized to support countries in developing savings estimations under Art.3 and Art.7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
A fascinating output of the project so far is the “Guidance on Standardized saving methodologies (energy, CO2 and costs)” for a first round of five so-called Priority Actions. This Guidance will assist EU member states in more accurately calculating savings for a set of new energy efficiency actions.
This webinar presents this Guidance and other project findings to the broader community, including industry and markets.
AGENDA
14:00 Introduction to streamSAVE
(Nele Renders, Project Coordinator)
14:10 Views from the EU Commission and the link with Fit-for-55 (Anne-Katherina Weidenbach, DG ENER)
14:20 The streamSAVE guidance and its platform illustrated (Elisabeth Böck, AEA)
14:55 A view from industry: What is the added value of streamSAVE (standardized) methods in frame of the EED (Conor Molloy, AEMS ECOfleet)
14:55 Country experiences: the added value of standardized methods (Elena Allegrini, ENEA, Italy)
The recordings of the webinar can be found on https://youtu.be/eUht10cUK1o
Future Electricity Markets: key pillars with high shares of wind and PVLeonardo ENERGY
More and more countries world-wide are targeting high shares of wind and solar photovoltaics in their electricity mix. To integrate high shares of these variable renewable energy sources, the electricity system needs to become more flexible in order to balance supply and demand at all times. The webinar will discuss key design features of future electricity markets, including incentives for more flexible fossil-fuel based and renewable-based power generation, modifications to the design of electricity markets, incentives for more flexible demand, and storage options.
New business models for distribution grid stakeholders under high penetration...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/F53mrwelvVI
The webinar mainly targets DSOs, and potential flexibility providers (VPPs, aggregators, flexible consumers), but it is also relevant to all other stakeholders with an interest in the topics of smart distribution grids, local flexibility services and aggregation. These includes, but is not limited to: regulators, academics and researchers on these topics, retailers, or software and data service providers.
Using human-centred design to improve energy efficiency programsLeonardo ENERGY
Human-centred design is being used to make the NSW energy savings scheme more effective. We started with research that identified six key insights for improved scheme operation. It found that the scheme is complex and its fragmented tools and systems create unnecessary barriers to entry. We then used workshops to develop six corresponding opportunities for improved service delivery. To scale up we need streamlined manual processes, more collaboration and improved digital systems. This is especially relevant given recent announcements that the scheme is being extended to 2050.
This talk will present the research, and will place it in the context of changes announced as part of the NSW Energy Strategy. It will explore small, medium and long term changes to scheme delivery identified through the HCD process and our proposed next steps.
The NSW Energy Savings Scheme started in 2009. It has so far delivered projects that will save 27,000 gigawatt hours of energy and $5.6 billion in bill savings over their lifetimes.
This workshop will focus on how this new tool supports innovation in the energy transition and on analysing the innovative experimentation tools available and their application in Europe. A round table with regulatory authorities, companies, and research centres will provide leads on the relevance of Energy Regulatory Sandboxes to facilitate the market launch of innovations helpful to move towards a decarbonized economy. This Workshop runs as part of the European cooperation TR@NSNET project.
Calculation Tools & ICT Insights on energy saving: SAT-S, Save@Work, GreenSpe...ICT FOOTPRINT .eu
The 4th ICTFOOTPRINT free webinar has crucial information on ICT Calculation tools and Sustainable ICT insights on energy savings, on 23rd February 2017, 15:00 CET. All those who want to improve ICT energy efficiency in their business are welcome to join us in this exciting webinar.
After years of seemingly infinite IT resources, software developers are facing new efficiency challenges on smartphones and IoT devices. Mobile users want more features, but not less battery life. Thomas Corvaisier (CEO of GREENSPECTOR) introduced the concept of software eco-design, and tell us how it may help lowering the consumption of IT resources while preserving performance and user experience.
Frédéric Croisson, from Deloitte Sustainability, showcased the ICTFOOTPRINT.eu Self-Assessment Tool for Services (SAT-S), a useful, quick and easy-to-use tool that calculates the carbon footprint of your ICT services. The tool helps users not only to make informed decisions about how to make an ICT service sustainable, but also discover the impact of ICT devices & activities in terms of Green House Gas emissions and primary energy consumption.
Energy savings can be achieved thanks to simple sustainable daily practices, which can be implemented by organisations employees. Karen Robinson shared some sustainable ICT practices and introduce the save@work initiative, which encourages public sector employee’s to come together in teams to reduce the energy consumption of their building by making small changes to their everyday energy consuming behaviours. Adding an element of competition to the project has been a significant driver in encouraging teams to really examine and challenge those unconscious energy consuming behaviours. The scale of working in a large office has also highlighted those practices that on their own seem to make almost insignificant savings but when applied across an office of over 300 people, have a very different impact.
Assessment of smart grid initiatives: the ISGAN smartgrideval toolkitLeonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/nUEP6WQ8aUg
Smart grid initiatives have grown the complexity of planning activities, the related wide-range impacts require broad approaches for being properly accounted. The webinar analyses current practices and use cases of the assessment approaches. The advantages of combining Cost-Benefit and Multi-Criteria analyses are presented. A tutorial on the smartgrideval software developed as a part of ISGAN activities is provided.
Ensuring European Energy Transition: key research and innovation actions need...Leonardo ENERGY
Konstantin Staschus and Sophie Dourlens will present the new ETIP SNET Implementation Plan (IP) 2017-2020 which is to be released on 5 October 2017
The Implementation Plan aims at listing the short-term priorities for R&I in ETIP SNET’s scope and as defined by the action 4 of the EU’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan: Increase the resilience, security and smartness of the energy system. It is based upon the ETIP-SNET R&I roadmap 2017-2026 which specifies the long-term R&I activities for the evolution of the European energy system and published in January 2017.
The Implementation Plan is the result of a long and comprehensive stakeholders consultation process which makes it widely recognised by all the European energy transition stakeholders.
Jean-Michel Glachant launches the Future Power Grid Managers Programme. Opening Seminar: setting the scene & projects launching, 3 October 2013, Florence
Webinar : What's the impact of regulation on energy communities? Cases from B...Cluster TWEED
2nd training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities: 'What's the impact of regulation on energy communities? Cases from Belgium, France & Italy'.
This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
How to Replicate solutions for the flexibility challenge? ReFlex Guidebook pr...Leonardo ENERGY
This webinar provides guidance on characteristics and specificities of replication of Flexibility Use-Cases aimed at end-user’s services, supply side services, infrastructure modifications and direct energy storage. It highlights insights from the forthcoming ReFlex Replicability-Guidebook, drawing on the learning experience form ReFlex partners’ 8 demo sites in 4 countries (AT, CH, DE and SE) and a comprehensive socio-technical replicability concept, including the levels of technical functionality, market institutions and regulation, social and political practices, social networks and micro- and macro-economy.
The ReFlex-Guidebook include 4 Use-Cases. We will outline which socio-technical context factors are to be looked at before prospective replication projects are planned and implemented. The webinar will provide a checklist and information on some tools to support demo regions and the wider group of stakeholders in smart grid and smart energy system in co-creating and advancing their smart grid initiatives and replication projects.
Watch the launch of the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) from Ofgem and Innovate UK. The SIF is seeking ambitious, innovative projects to help accelerate the transition to Net Zero. Applications for this first phase must come though energy network operators but the SIF offers opportunities for other businesses with innovative solutions for the energy networks who are expected to play an important role as partners.
Presented by John Parsons Project Coordinator European Smart Metering Alliance at the IEA DSM Programme workshop in Brugge, Belgium on 10 October 2007.
Overview of the FlexPlan project. Focus on EU regulatory analysis and TSO-DSO...Leonardo ENERGY
Webinar recording at https://youtu.be/4s2GGlu-ylc
The FlexPlan project (https://flexplan-project.eu/) aims at establishing a new grid planning methodology making use of storage and flexible loads as an alternative to the build-up of new grid elements. After introducing the project, the webinar will focus on pan-European grid planning regulation and present practices of TSOs and DSOs.
This report looks at how policymakers and regulators from across Europe can and are encouraging innovative digital business models in the solar PV ecosystem. It aims to support European policy makers identify existing best practices for the uptake of digital solar services in Europe.
The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)Leonardo ENERGY
The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) aims to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. It seeks to improve new technologies and bring down costs by coordinating research and helping to finance projects. The SET-Plan promotes research and innovation efforts across Europe by supporting technologies with the greatest impact on the EU's transformation to a low-carbon energy system. It promotes cooperation amongst EU countries, companies, research institutions, and the EU itself.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is an impartial and independent provider of R&D services. The presentation outlines our competences related to energy systems and gives examples of results accomplished in partnership with the industry. Presentation at Wasa Wind and Solar exhibition.
SECO looks at how to manage the energy demands of the many elements when you have many sources, including the grid, but also local wind turbines, solar panels, geo-thermal as well as a local generator and possible energy storage. SECO optimises this many-to-many problem to ensure demand is met and that the cost of energy is minimised.
Similar to Regulatory Innovation Zones for Smart Energy Networks (20)
A new generation of instruments and tools to monitor buildings performanceLeonardo ENERGY
What is the added value of monitoring the flexibility, comfort, and well-being of a building? How can occupants be better informed about the performance of their building? And how to optimize a building's maintenance?
The slides were presented during a webinar and roundtable with a focus on a new generation of instruments and tools to monitor buildings' performance, and their link with the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) for buildings as introduced in the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
Link to the recordings: https://youtu.be/ZCFhmldvRA0
Addressing the Energy Efficiency First Principle in a National Energy and Cli...Leonardo ENERGY
When designing energy and climate policies, EU Member States have to apply the Energy Efficiency First Principle: priority should be given to measures reducing energy consumption before other decarbonization interventions are adopted. This webinar summarizes elements of the energy and climate policy of Cyprus illustrating how national authorities have addressed this principle so far, and outline challenges towards its much more rigorous implementation that is required in the coming years.
Auctions for energy efficiency and the experience of renewablesLeonardo ENERGY
Auctions are an emerging market-based policy instrument to promote energy efficiency that has started to gain traction in the EU and worldwide. This presentation provides an overview and comparison of several energy efficiency auctions and derives conclusions on the effects of design elements based on auction theory and on experiences of renewable energy auctions. We include examples from energy efficiency auctions in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, and US.
A recording of this presentation can be viewed at:
https://youtu.be/aC0h4cXI9Ug
Energy efficiency first – retrofitting the building stock finalLeonardo ENERGY
Retrofitting the building stock is a challenging undertaking in many respects - including costs. Can it nevertheless qualify as a measure under the Energy Efficiency First principle? Which methods can be applied for the assessment and what are the results in terms of the cost-effectiveness of retrofitting the entire residential building stock? How do the results differ for minimization of energy use, CO2 emissions and costs? And which policy conclusions can be drawn?
This presentation was used during the 18th webinar in the Odyssee-Mure on Energy Efficiency Academy on February 3, 2022.
A link to the recording: https://youtu.be/4pw_9hpA_64
How auction design affects the financing of renewable energy projects Leonardo ENERGY
Recording available at https://youtu.be/lPT1o735kOk
Renewable energy auctions might affect the financing of renewable energy (RE) projects. This webinar presents the results of the AURES II project exploring this topic. It discusses how auction designs ranging from bid bonds to penalties and remuneration schemes impact financing and discusses creating a low-risk auction support framework.
This presentation discusses the contribution of Energy Efficiency Funds to the financing of energy efficiency in Europe. The analysis is based on the MURE database on energy efficiency policies. As an example, the German Energy Efficiency Fund is described in more detail.
This is the 17th webinar in the Odyssee-Mure on Energy Efficiency Academy.
Recordings are available on: https://youtu.be/KIewOQCgQWQ
(see updated version of this presentation:
https://www.slideshare.net/sustenergy/energy-efficiency-funds-in-europe-updated)
The Energy Efficiency First Principle is a key pillar of the European Green Deal. A prerequisite for its widespread application is to secure financing for energy efficiency investments.
This presentation discusses the contribution of Energy Efficiency Funds to the financing of energy efficiency in Europe. The analysis is based on the MURE database on energy efficiency policies. As an example, the German Energy Efficiency Fund is described in more detail.
This is the 17th webinar in the Odyssee-Mure on Energy Efficiency Academy.
Recordings are available on: https://youtu.be/KIewOQCgQWQ
This webinar analyses energy efficiency trends in the EU for the period 2014-2019 and the impact of COVID-19 in 2020 (based on estimates from Enerdata).
The speakers present the overall trend in total energy supply and in final energy consumption, as well as details by sector, alongside macro-economic data. They will explain the main drivers of the variation in energy consumption since 2014 and determine the impact of energy savings.
Speakers:
Laura Sudries, Senior Energy Efficiency Analyst, Enerdata
Bruno Lapillonne, Scientific Director, Enerdata
The recordings of the presentation (webinar) can be viewed at:
https://youtu.be/8RuK5MroTxk
Energy and mobility poverty: Will the Social Climate Fund be enough to delive...Leonardo ENERGY
Prior to the current soaring energy prices across Europe, the European Commission proposed, as part of the FitFor55 climate and energy package, the EU Social Climate Fund to mitigate the expected social impact of extending the EU ETS to transport and heating.
The report presented in this webinar provides an update of the European Energy Poverty Index, published for the first time in 2019, which shows the combined effect of energy and mobility poverty across Member States. Beyond the regular update of the index, the report provides analysis of the existing EU policy framework related to energy and transport poverty. France is used as a case study given the “yellow vest” movement, which was triggered by the proposed carbon tax on fuels.
Watch the recordings of the webinar:
https://youtu.be/i1Jdd3H05t0
Does the EU Emission Trading Scheme ETS Promote Energy Efficiency?Leonardo ENERGY
This policy brief analyzes the main interacting mechanisms between the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). It presents a detailed top-down approach, based on the ODYSSEE energy indicators, to identify energy savings from the EU ETS.
The main task consists in isolating those factors that contribute to the change in energy consumption of industrial branches covered by the EU ETS, and the energy transformation sector (mainly the electricity sector).
Speaker:
Wolfgang Eichhammer (Head of the Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets @Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI)
The recordings of this webinar can be watched via:
https://youtu.be/TS6PxIvtaKY
Energy efficiency, structural change and energy savings in the manufacturing ...Leonardo ENERGY
The first part of the presentations presents the energy efficiency improvements in the manufacturing sector since 2000, and the role of structural change between the different branches and energy savings. It will compare the improvements in Denmark and other countries with EU average. This part is based on ODYSSEE data.
The second part of the presentation presents the development in Denmark in more detail, and it will compare the energy efficiency improvement, corrected for structural change, with the reported savings from the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme.
Recordings of the live webinar are on https://youtu.be/VVAdw_CS51A
Energy Sufficiency Indicators and Policies (Lea Gynther, Motiva)Leonardo ENERGY
This policy brief looks at questions ‘how to measure energy sufficiency’, ‘which policies and measures can be used to address energy sufficiency’ and ‘how they are used in Europe today’.
Energy sufficiency refers to a situation where everyone has access to the energy services they need, whilst the impacts of the energy system do not exceed environmental limits. The level of ambition needed to address energy sufficiency is higher than in the case of energy efficiency.
This is the 13th edition of the Odyssee-Mure on Energy Efficiency Academy, and number 519 in the Leonardo ENERGY series. The recording of the live presentation can be found on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEAdYbI0wDI&list=PLUFRNkTrB5O_V155aGXfZ4b3R0fvT7sKz
The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative Prod...Leonardo ENERGY
The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative Product Efficiency Call to Action, by Melanie Slade - IEA and Nicholas Jeffrey - UK BEIS
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex Proofs
Regulatory Innovation Zones for Smart Energy Networks
1. Regulatory Innovation Zones
for Smart Energy Networks
Current activities contributing to Innovation Action
A4-IA0-4 „Regulatory Innovation Zones”
of the SET-Plan Action 4 Implementation Plan
September 2018
3. The European Strategic Technology Plan
Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)
The SET-Plan is the technology pillar of the EU's energy and climate policy
The SET-Plan, adopted by the European Union in 2008, is a first step to establish an energy technology
policy for Europe. It is the principal decision-making support tool for European energy policy, with a
goal of:
• Accelerating knowledge development, technology transfer and up-take;
• Maintaining EU industrial leadership on low-carbon energy technologies;
• Fostering science for transforming energy technologies to achieve the 2020 Energy and Climate
Change goals;
• Contributing to the worldwide transition to a low carbon economy by 2050.
4. 10 Key Actions of the SET – PLAN
• 10 Key Actions (2015)
• „Declarations of Intent“ (2016)
• Member States and Stakeholders
6. SET-Plan Action 4 - Landscape
IWG
IWG
IWG
IWG
IWG
MSWG
A4
ETIP SNET
Governing Board
European
Commission
ETIP SNET Working Groups NSCG
ERA-Net SES
Smart Grids +
RegSys
European Technology and
Innovation Platform on
Smart Networks for the Energy
Transition
SET-Plan
Steering
Group
(EC + MS)
ETIP RHC
ETIP PV
ETIP Geothermal
Stakeholders
• transnational
• national
• regional
• Industry
• reseach
• academia
• need owners
EERA-JPs
7. SET-Plan Action 4 Implementation Plan (1)
Flagship Initiative 1: Develop an Optimised European Power Grid
Enabling the appropriate level of reliability, resilience and economic efficiency, while integrating variable
renewables, such as wind and solar generation by providing increased flexibility thanks to innovative tech-
nologies enhancing customer participation, integrating better storage, making the best use of connections
with other networks (e.g. heat and cold, transport) and optimising the use of flexible sustainable combined
power and heat generation.
Flagship Initiative 2: Develop Integrated Local and Regional Energy Systems
that make it possible to efficiently provide, host and utilise high shares of renewables, up to and beyond
100% in the local or regional supply by 2030, enabling regions and local communities to realise their high
sustainable energy ambitions. They shall provide tailor-made solutions that meet the local and regional
requirements and demand. At the same time they shall link to a secure and resilient European energy sys-
tem, enabling the participation in inter-regional exchange of energy as well as in sharing responsibility to
maintain the overall system, considering a sustainable use of local and global resources.
Published Jan 2018
9. Upcoming Events
• WORKSHOP on PV Self Consumption- International exchange of R&D Project
Leaders and Living Lab Initiatives
• (October 23rd 2018, Belgian Energy Hub, Brussels)
• A4-IA2.2-5 Families of living labs to develop technology - service systems for direct
use of PV energy on an aggregated level of multi-family buildings, districts or
communities
ttps://setis.ec.europa.eu/system/files/set_plan_esystem_implementation_plan.pdf
(page 84).
• More Information
• Registration
•
Symposium on Interoperability at Connectathon Energy 2019
• (January 28-31 2019, Vienna)
• implement action A4-IA0-5 “Process Chain for Interoperability of ICT Systems of
the SET-Plan Action 4
• More Information
10. Regulatory Innovation Zones
Energy SandBoxes
Actual activities contributing to Innovation Action
A4-IA0-4 „Regulatory Innovation Zones”
of the SET-Plan Action 4 Implementation Plan
September 2018
Fernando Garcia, Co-chair National Stakeholders Coordination Group
15. National Stakeholders Coordination Group
Conference - Webinars
►In the 3th National Stakeholders Coordination Group Meeting, 22/5/18
►Innovation Sandboxes? How to coordinate innovation efforts with
regulatory developments.
►2 Webinars end Sept (14th) - Oct (in preparation).
►Energy Sandboxes / Regulatory Innovation Zones: closing the gap
between innovation and market. Participation UK, Netherlands,
Germany, Portugal, France, Singapore.
►Objective: knowledge sharing regarding the implementation of
Innovation Sandboxes.
16. National Stakeholders Coordination Group
Proposal for further steps
►Deeper analysis of the Innovation Sandbox mechanism.
►Contents:
►Conceptual description of the mechanism
►Guidelines, best practices and recommendations to implement new
SandBoxes or improve existing ones.
►Catalog with the SandBoxes implementations
►Collaboration between the Activity A4-IA0-4 dedicated to Regulatory Innovation
Zones (Set Plan’s Implementation plan) and ISGAN Academy.
17. Thank you for
your attention!
Fernando García
FUTURED Representative
ETIP SNET NSCG cochair
fgarciama@naturgy.com
www.etip-snet.eu www.futured.es
24. What is a regulatory sandbox?
What a sandbox is
• Agreement to lighten Ofgem’s regulation for a trial.
• Offers relief from a licence condition (derogation) or bespoke guidance on interpretation that we
agree to be bound by for duration of trial.
• In practice we jointly develop trial plan with applicants, helping them understand what is possible.
What a sandbox is not
• A sandbox is not a means to change regulation on a permanent basis.
• A sandbox is not an endorsement from Ofgem for a specific business model, product or service.
25. Successes
• Many applications, ~80 across two windows. We helped most applicants
proceed with their business without a sandbox.
• Offered 7 sandbox trials, facilitating community energy and peer-to-peer.
• Huge learning for Ofgem on:
– what aspects of regulation cause barriers
– availability of new technology and
– propositions people would like to offer
• Generated global interest from energy regulators and policymakers.
Sandbox so far
27. Sandbox so far
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Lessons
• Unclear to businesses what they can and can’t do. Commonly need advice, not
a sandbox.
• When propositions are blocked it is often by a complex mix of industry norms,
existing systems, charges, codes and licences.
• Licensed suppliers and community energy companies can collaborate to launch
local schemes.
• Start-ups want to be able to signal low regulatory risk to investors.
• Businesses are focused on launch, not trials.
The trials are in their early stages so we’ll continue to learn over the next 2 years. We are
working on next steps, including expanding the sandbox tools to include possible derogations to
the BSC.
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Thank You
For more information on this work you can contact us at …
Innovation Link: innovationlink@ofgem.gov.uk
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ACM
• ACM is the Dutch Regulatory Authority for
– TSOs and DSOs (electricity and gas)
– Wholesale and retail electricity and gas markets.
• Also: Consumer Authority, Competition Authority, and
Telecom/Post regulator
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Legal framework – Electricity law
• Dutch Electricity law
– Decided on by democratic legislature
– Should respect European law
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Legal framework - Netcodes
• National netcode(s)
– Mostly proposed by TSOs and DSOs
– ACM decisions, based on Electricity law
– Open for appeal
• Party may request ACM derogation of netcode
– Specific, temporary
– Cannot overrule Electricity law
• Important for ACM: protect consumers
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Proposed Experiments by DSOs
• Direct current net
• Flexible transport tariffs
• Wind farm on cheaper grid interface
• Combined wind farm + PV Park
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Direct current (2/2)
• Experiment on one location
– 750 VDC, producing and consuming
– Max 200 kW per connection, 1 MW total
• Legal:
– Dutch electricity law: ‘electricity’
– Netcodes: AC based
– Netcodes are limiting
• Dutch electricity law: non-discrimination
– Change of codes not possible
– Derogation is specific, temporary case
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Flexible grid tariffs (2/3)
• For 10/20 kV customers
– Half of grid tariff is peak based
– Greenhouses are reluctant to use cheap
renewable electricity when it raises the peak
• ‘Traffic light system’
– Based on grid use expectations
– When ‘green’, use does not
influence the peak
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Flexible grid tariffs (3/3)
• Tariff system is part of the netcode
• Effect of this new system unknown.
• Different tariff structure can potentially have impact on
earnings of DSOs
• So DSOs did not want to change netcodes yet
• Proposal not against electricity law
• Derogation (specific, temporary case)
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Wind farm grid interface (1/2)
HS / MS
Station
According to netcode
Experiment
MS Ring
Cheaper
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Wind farm grid interface (2/2)
• Experiment:
– More capacity on MS ring when producer connected to ‘end’ of ring?
– But capacity was more than normally allowed
• Netcode prescribe a higher tariff
• ACM concluded that lower tariff was:
– Technically not necessary for experiment
– Discriminatory
So no derogation was given
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(Maybe) New law
• Discussions on changing the electricity law
• Experiments
– for TSOs and DSOs;
– for energy transition;
– derogation of electricity law and/or netcodes,
– maximum number of consumers in experiment; and
– ministry decides on request
43. The SINTEG programme:
Smart Energy Showcases - Digital Agenda for the Energy
Transition
Dr. Karl Waninger
Projektträger Jülich
44. “Energiewende” Targets until 2050
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Source:Ecofys2018basedonBMWi2016,UBA2018,AGEB2018
2020 2030 2040 20502025 2035 2045
.
Energy
Efficiency
% greenhouse gas
reduction (vs. 1990)
% gross electricity consumption
Final energy productivity
(vs. 2008)
Primary energy demand in buildings (vs.
2008)
Primary energy consumption (vs. 2008)
% gross final energy consumption
Final energy consumption in transport (vs.
2005)
Climate
Renewable
Energy
-40
-55 -70 -80 to -95
+2.1% p.a. (2008-2050)
35 40 to 45
50 65
80
55 to 60
18
30
45
60
-20 -50
-10
-40-15 to -20
-80
27.6%
(2016)
36%
14.8%
(2016)
-6%
1.1% p.a.
(2016)
-15.9%
(2015)
+1.3%
(2015)
Achieved 2017
4,380 PJ
(2008)
.
Energy
Efficiency
% greenhouse gas
reduction (vs. 1990)
% gross electricity consumption
Final energy productivity
(vs. 2008)
Primary energy demand in buildings (vs.
2008)
Primary energy consumption (vs. 2008)
% gross final energy consumption
Final energy consumption in transport (vs.
2005)
Climate
Renewable
Energy
40
55
70 80 to 95
+2.1% p.a. (2008-2050)
35 40 to 45 65
80
18 30 45 60
-20
-50
-10 -40-15 to -20
-80
27.6%
(2016)
36.2%
14.8%
(2016)
-6.0%
1.1% p.a.
(2016)
-15.9%
(2015)
+1.3%
(2015)
45. Main Challenges and Solution Layers
› Energy Efficiency
› Flexibility
› Digital Transformation
› System Stability
› R&D&I - Technology
› Policy and Regulation
› Market Transfer
› Society
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46. SINTEG - Smart Energy Showcases
Digital Agenda for the Energy Transition
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47. Objectives of SINTEG
› Transformation to smart networks for connecting generation, demand, storage and
grid
› Developing scalable solutions as blueprints for a future smart integrated energy
system and for mass markets
› Implementing solutions in large pilot (showcases)
› Gathering information on necessary adjustments to the regulatory framework by
creating “regulatory sandboxes”
› SINTEG – VO came into effect 21.06.2017 providing project partners with certain “experimental
options” transgressing certain regulations
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48. Showcase Regions
› 12/2016 – Start of projects in 5 showcase regions
› – Accompanying Research to support Showcases
Nr. Showcase Region
Partners
fund. (non
fund.)
Funding
[Mio.]
1 C/sells: large-scale showcase in the ‘solar arch’ region in southern
Germany
South 51 (45) 44
2 Designetz: a modular concept – from isolated solutions to an
efficient energy system
West/Central 31 (15) 30
3 enera: The next big step in the energy transition North-west 32 (45) 51
4 NEW 4.0: The energy transition in northern Germany North 36 (21) 44
5 WindNODE: showcase for smart energy from the north-east of
Germany
East 47 (25) 37
Total all federal states 197 (151) 206
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49. General Aspects of Showcase Regions
› More than 300 companies, universities, research centres and other
stakeholder involved
› Companies provide more than € 300 Mio. own funds more than €
500 millions total
› Central common aspects to meet objectives of the program:
› system integration of REs
› system stability with high shares of renewables
› energy efficiency
› flexibility
› iMsys – Roll out and digital transformation
› Business models
› But each showcase region has it’s own focal points
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50. Enera – the next big step
Facts
High share of renewables > 170 %
390,000 inhabitants; approx. 200,000 households
1.75 GW installed RES (onshore wind: 1.5 GW, offshore wind: 175 MW; another
1,000 MW envisaged)
Objectives
Increasing flexibility of distributed generators, loads, storage
Treating ancillary services as regional goods
Rolling out and management of 4.000 smart meters
Implementing a platform for “Smart Data and Services”
Integrating 30-60 start-ups to develop new business models
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51. NEW 4.0 – energy transition in the north
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Facts
Large center of energy demand (Hamburg) with rural region as center of supply of wind
energy (Schleswig-Holstein)
Project is to demonstrate that 70 % share of renewables in region’s supply providing full
energy security will be possible by 2025
Objectives
Finding efficient ways of dealing with local surplus electricity
Two-way strategy
− Better export to other regions
− Greater flexibility to use energy locally
Greater flexibility mainly by means of demand-side (load management, storage, sector
coupling [100s of MW])
Minimizing “must-run capacity” of conventional power plants with the help of innovative
ancillary services, DSM and flexible CHP
52. Designetz – a modular concept
Facts
Rural renewables vs. industrial centers of demand typical situation in Germany
Distributed energy (mix of solar and wind) supplying industrial centers of demand
Objectives
Responsibility for the system across grid levels
Cascading, bidirectional procedure
Higher grid levels requesting flexibility from lower grid levels
Lower grid levels providing flexibility and predictions of grid state
Using smart meters, sensors and actuators to assess and control the state of
distribution networks
Integrating gas and heat (PtG, PtH, etc.) as demonstrators
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53. C/sells – the solar arch in the south
Facts
1,200 MW of load, 15,000 distributed PV generation (500 MW); 200 electric vehicles,
1,000 controllable electric heating systems, 600 controllable loads
Objectives
Energy system organised in cellular form
Autonomous regional cells that interact at supra-regional level
Cloud-based infrastructure information system
Regional markets for ancillary services
Flexibility transfer between electric power, heat and transport
Baden-
Württem
berg
Hesse
Bavari
a
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54. Facts
Complete balancing zone of one TSO (50Hertz)
Urban-rural energy cooperation (Berlin and Brandenburg)
Thousands of controllable loads, > 150 MW
Installed renewables capacity (in 2014):
25 GW (59 % wind, 33 % PV),
42 % share of renewables in electricity consumption
Objectives
Optimization of overall system: electricity, heat, mobility
ICT platform connects generators, loads, grids, markets and provides for flexibility (e.g.
flexible industrial loads, PtX, electric mobility, distributed small-scale generators)
~800 supermarkets involved, which will act as flexible loads
New system operation TSO - DSO
“Regional power plants”/ VPP
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WindNODE –smart energy from the north-east of Germany
55. SINTEG regulation – Experimenting Options
› Participating DSO allowed to create an internet platform for interruptible and
switchable loads without engaging other DSO
› Use of renewably generated electricity in front of feed in point by additional load
allowed, if the generation would otherwise be curtailed. But then no compensation
for curtailment. (§ 15 (1) EEG)
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56. SINTEG regulation – Experimenting Options
› Final customers: Reimbursement of project-related additional costs for:
› Additional load peaks in annual maximum demand (§ 17 (2) Strom NEV)
› Withdrawal power in times of high load (§ 19 (2) Strom NEV)
› Less usage time (§ 19 (2) Satz 2 StromNEV )
› Storage and Power to X conversion
› Reimbursement of various kinds of consideration for grid usage (EnWG, KWKG,…)
› Reimbursement of 60% of paid EEG apportionment
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57. SINTEG regulation - Limitations
› Only for participants in SINTEG
› funding agency –PtJ attests participant status
› Valid only for the duration of SINTEG
› Exception for demonstration purposes only
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58. SINTEG regulation - Limitations
› Rules/Deviations valid only if two conditions hold:
› The measures taken serve to stabilize the grid or to avoid grid congestions
› Zero or negative electricity price (day ahead or intraday)
›
Purpose of regulation is strictly to compensate disadvantages from demonstrating
solutions in SINTEG i.e.:
› First step: participants have to pay all considerations and apportionments
› Second step: participants apply at regulator (BNetzA) for reimbursement of additional project
related costs covered by experimental options
› Third step: Profits are deducted from these costs prior to reimbursement
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59. Possible Collaboration with International Partners
› Information exchange on project results
› Creation of networks
› Common workshops on transversal topics (e.g.
standardisation)
› Supporting collaboration of International and German
partners in funded projects
› Funded bilateral
projects
› Existing funding
networks like
› ERA-NET SES
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60. ERA-NET Smart Energy Systems (SES)
› Funding partners from 21 countries
› Two succesfull joint calls totaling 30
projects (~40 Mio.€ of funding)
› 3rd call in review stage
› 4th call (RegSys) ongoing and focussing
on projects wich build on showcases (e.g.
SINTEG)
https://www.eranet-smartenergysystems.eu/
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