INESC TEC participates in European project on smart grids

INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE), represented by the researcher Nuno Fidalgo, participated in the kick-off meeting of the European project ELECTRA (European Liaison on Electricity grid Committed Towards long-term Research Activities), which took place on 18 and 19 December in Milan, at the facilities of the Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE).

The main goal with this integrated research programme is to coordinate the scientific research activities in Europe in the area of Smart Grids, taking advantage of the synergies and complementarities of the different institutions involved. The idea is to create a solid platform to fulfil the European goals defined in the SET-Plan (the technology pillar of the EU's energy and climate policy).

The ELECTRA Consortium gathers 21 institutions from 17 European countries. Other than Nuno Fidalgo, the USE team includes João Peças Lopes, Manuel Matos, Luís Seca and Carlos Moreira. Formally, the project started on 1 December 2013 and will have a duration of 48 months.

The INESC TEC researchers mentioned in this article are associated with the following partner institutions: INESC Porto and FEUP.