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Up one levelINESC TEC integrates European project on smart grids
INESC TEC has recently integrated the team of the European project ELECTRA – European Liaison on Electricity grid Committed Towards long-term Research Activities. This is an integrated research project (IRP) on smart grids where the main goal is to strengthen the EERA Joint Programme on Smart Grids. The project duration is 48 months.
INESC TEC joins network of excellence of European laboratories
Following the establishment of the Laboratory of Microgeneration and Electric Vehicles, INESC TEC will be joining the DERlab - European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories, an association that gathers the most important laboratories and research institutes in the areas of distributed energy resources. INESC TEC is the first Portuguese institution to be part of this network.
Director of INESC Porto wins IEEE excellence award
Last March, Vladimiro Miranda, director of INESC Porto (the entity coordinating the INESC TEC Associate Laboratory), was elected to receive the IEEE Power & Energy Society Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award.
INESC TEC provides energy services in the Balkans
Nuno Fidalgo, a researcher at INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE), travelled recently to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to provide consulting services on Load Research, in cooperation with the Regulatory and Energy Assistance Project (REAP), an initiative sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Researcher at INESC TEC edits book on electric vehicles
João Peças Lopes, senior scientist in the Power and Energy Unit and director of INESC Porto, edited the book Electric Vehicle Integration into Modern Power Networks, together with Rodrigo Garcia Valle of the Technical University of Denmark.
INESC TEC presents preliminary results of work with the EDP
On 30 November, INESC TEC presented the preliminary results obtained following the contract signed between INESC Porto (the coordinating entity of INESC TEC) and the EDP Distribuição (Portuguese electricity utility) in April this year. The results were presented in a workshop which took place in Guimarães. The event was attended by about 60 senior managers at the EDP Distribuição, as well as two members of the Board of Directors.
National laboratory tests electric vehicles
Portugal already has a laboratory to specifically test technological solutions for electric vehicles. This infrastructure is located at INESC Porto (the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto) and it was officially presented last week.
Conclusion of project REIVE: INESC TEC is world leader in Smart grids
On 20 December, INESC TEC marked the conclusion of one of the most emblematic projects at INESC TEC led by the Power Systems Unit (USE), and involving also INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM) and the R&D partners LNEG e o CEEETA-ECO.
Conclusion of project REIVE: INESC TEC is world leader in Smart grids
On 20 December, INESC TEC marked the conclusion of one of the most emblematic projects at INESC TEC led by the Power Systems Unit (USE), and involving also INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM) and the R&D partners LNEG e o CEEETA-ECO.
INESC TEC projects distinguished at European level
The European project TWENTIES and the national project InovGrid (led by the EDP Distribution), which include the participation of INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE), were recently distinguished by the European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI).
INESC TEC concludes study for the integration of wind park in Portugal
INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE) has recently concluded a study for the integration of the Alto da Coutada wind park (located between the municipalities of Valpaços and Vila Pouca de Aguiar) in the Portuguese Distribution Grid (Rede Nacional de Transporte – RNT).
INESC TEC develops work for renewable energy company
INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE) has recently started providing consulting services to IBERWIND, which specialises in promoting, developing and exploring renewable energy projects, namely related to wind parks.
Interest in project is crucial to boost exports
The 8th Edition of the Symposium on microgrids of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, of the US Department of Energy, ended after a visit to the InovCity, at the Praça de Sertório in Évora, Portugal. Vera Nunes, the communications expert responsible for disseminating the InovGrid project, accompanied the visit and was quite pleased by the interest shown by all participants, especially when the possibility was mentioned of implementing this model in other European countries. This idea was strengthened by João Peças Lopes, a professor and researcher and one of the project’s mentors. He highlighted the potential of what is now considered a case study of a global energy revolution.
Experts discuss "the latest global energy revolution"
Smart grids have been the central theme of the Symposium held in Évora, Portugal’s first city to receive a smart grid. For two days, 125 scientists and experts from around the world discussed the most important topics of the energy revolution: microgeneration, microgrids and electric mobility. The 8th Edition of the Symposium on microgrids – promoted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy– was organised by INESC Porto, with the support of the EDP and the EFACEC.
Risk and uncertainty in renewable sources of electric power
The development of renewable energy sources poses some challenges when it comes to managing the systems. However, these challenges are not insurmountable.
What is hydro pumping and what are its benefits
Hydro Pumped Storage Power Plants operate on the market and acquire electricity during off-peak periods, at low prices, and this electricity will make the pump engines work.
Resistance of microgrids discussed in international symposium
Broadly presenting the “current state of the art of microgrids” is the main goal of the scientific and technical meeting which is taking place on 3 and 4 September, gathering over 125 experts. The 8th Edition of the Symposium on microgrids, promoted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, was organised by INESC Porto.
Portugal is case study on smart grids
3 and 4 September 2012 – the Portuguese city of Évora will be hosting a Symposium on microgrids
INESC TEC provides advanced training services to Brazilian company
The Brazilian company Tractebel Energia (of the GDF Suez group) has requested INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit to provide advanced training services on Microgeneration and Microgrids. This traning activity took place between 10 and 13 de July.
INESC TEC promotes sustainable energy strategies for cities
On 2 and 3 July, INESC TEC hosted the second technical meeting of the European project "CitInES - Design of a decision-support tool for sustainable, reliable and cost-effective energy Strategies in cities and industrial complexes," in which INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE) is involved. The aim with this project is to design tools that will support the implementation of sustainable and efficient energy strategies in cities and large industrial complexes.
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