Participation in European Projects

HEDNO participates in several European projects in the areas of energy and ICT, concerning themes such as smart grid issues, energy management and integration of distributed energy resources in distribution networks.

-Projects funded by the European Commission, under the auspices of the Horizon 2020, -SmarterEMC2, -TILOS, WiseGRID, SHAR-Q, CROSSBOW, ERIGrid, GRIDSOL και iDistributedPV, Programme for Research and Innovation for 2014-2020.

-Rrojects funded by the European Commission, under the auspices of the 7th Framework Programme (FP7),-DREAM, VIMSEN,-IGREENGrid, -SINGULAR, -SMARTKYE, -SUSTAINABLE, for Research and Technological Development for 2007-2013.

CROSSBOW

CROSSBOW will propose the shared use of resources to foster cross-border management of variable renewable energies and storage units, enabling a higher penetration of clean energies whilst reducing network operational costs and improving economic benefits of RES and storage units.

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ERIGrid

Renewable energy sources are key enablers to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and to cope with the anthropogenic global warming. The intermittent behavior of them and their limited storage capabilities present new challenges to power system operators in maintaining power quality and reliability.

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GRIDSOL

GRIDSOL’s vision is to develop a pioneering power plant configuration with high RES penetration, where the plant would be able to provide ancillary grid services and to be considered a must run unit for the system, hence to be able to provide guaranteed power.

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iDistributedPV

iDistributedPV´s main aim is to propose the development of integrated solutions to enhance the large penetration of distributed solar PV generation (e.g. households/larger buildings/park areas) in safe mode and according to market criteria.

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SHAR-Q

Storages are unavoidable components of the future smart grid with large share of variable renewable generation. However, the unit-cost of energy that is retrieved from storages is several times higher than the cost of energy consumed upon its output from RES. Therefore, there is a strong requirement on the optimisation of storage capacities deployed in the grid.

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WiseGRID

WisGRID integrates, demonstrates and validates advanced ICT services and systems in the energy distribution grid in order to provide secure, sustainable and flexible smart grids and give more power to the European energy consumer.

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SmarterEMC2

SmarterEMC2 implements ICT tools that support the integration of consumers through Demand Response (DR) services and the integration of DG/RES through Virtual Power Plants.

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TILOS

The main objective of TILOS will be the development and operation of a prototype battery system based on FIAMM NaNiCl2 batteries, provided with an optimum, real-environment smart grid control system and coping with the challenge of supporting multiple tasks, including:

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DREAM

The DREAM project will lay the foundations for a novel heterarchical management approach of complex electrical power grids, providing new mechanisms for consumer involvement in economical and ecological electricity use as well as stable and cost effective integration of distributed renewable resources. 

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VIMSEN

The subsidy feed in tariff policy, which has recently been adopted for accelerating renewable energy investments, cannot be retained as a sustainable business model for the future smart energy grid.

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IGREENGrid

IGREENGrid focuses on increasing the hosting capacity for Distributed Renewable Energy Sources (DRES) in power distribution grids without compromising the reliability or jeopardizing the quality of supply. 

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SINGULAR

SINGULAR investigates the effects of large-scale integration of renewables and demand-side management on the planning and operation of insular electricity grids, proposing efficient measures, solutions and tools towards the development of a sustainable and smart grid. 

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SMARTKYE

The SmartKYE project strategic goal is to develop a system for the future smart grid neighborhood that will enable better business decisions to be made based on real-time fine-grained data.

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SUSTAINABLE

The SuSTAINABLE project will develop and demonstrate a new operation paradigm, leveraging information from smart meters and short-term localized predictions to manage distribution systems in a more efficient and cost-effective way, enabling a large-scale deployment of variable distributed resources. 

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