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UPGRID project's final event was held in Madrid
The goal was achieved: four smart grids demonstrators were set in Europe until 2017: Bilbao (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Åmål (Sweden) and Gdynia (Poland). After three years, the European project UPGRID ended and the final event was held on 21 February at Iberdrola headquarters in Madrid. More than 20 speakers had taken the floor to present and discuss the main results achieved and solutions that need further investigation. About 150 people participated in the discussion.
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New project recognises INESC TEC’s international positioning
At INESC TEC, the collaboration with international entities is always a very important step for the growth strategy of the institution, driven by the support of scientific and technological advancements as well as the innovation of technological base. A good example is the recent renewal of the partnership with the University of Texas, at Austin (UT Austin), in an exchange relationship that has been and will continue to be beneficial to both sides.
Editorial
The weakest link
The reliability, also known as measure of capacity of a system in order to fulfil what was planned, had a crucial boost in Nazi German. As other disciplines (operations research), this science rose under the pressure of war situation.
