#smart grid

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Status of the development of smart grids in the EU

Current decarbonisation of the European economy is still too dependent on fossil fuel. The solution would be the electrificat (...)

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Extreme weather power outages must become a thing of the past

  The effects of the extreme heatwaves and wildfires hitting continental Europe, the UK, China and parts of the US this year (...)

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5GDHC grids: 5 key performance indicators to evaluate the performance of your system

In September 21, partners of the European project D2GRIDS gathered for a three-day sprint session. The objective? Determine (...)

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How collective self-consumption can support the creation of 5th generation district heating and cooling

The integration of renewable energy in the energy mix of 5th generation heating and cooling networks can be a challenging (...)

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New innovative demonstrator on one of the D2GRIDS pilot sites

  As part of the European D2Grids project, which is part of the Interreg North West Europe program, the first advanced therma (...)

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An innovative heating and cooling grid in the city of Genk!

With its wide range of innovative assets, the Open Thor living lab is a leading European Innovation Environment. It brings (...)

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Smart Grids in Belgium and in Germany

The Belgian-German-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (AHK debelux) would like to invite you to take part in the event “Smart (...)

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New generation heating and cooling networks for old buildings: an essential tool for achieving carbon neutrality

The necessary reflections on the energy transition of cities require to take an interest in urban heating and cooling network (...)

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ENERGY 2021 - The Eleventh International Conference on Smart Grids, Green Communications and IT Energy-aware Technologies

Onsite and Online Options: In order to accommodate a large number of situations, we are offering the option for either physic (...)

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Quality infrastructure for smart mini-grids

Credits: IRENA Mini-grids are complex systems dependent on different suppliers and used in different applications, often (...)

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Ambience H2020 prepares to launch a platform that will help ESCOs include demand side flexibility in their energy services offering

The H2020 project AmBIENCe has introduced the novel concept of Active Energy Performance Contracting (AEPC), which looks (...)

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[D2Grids - Interview] 5th generation district heating and cooling system: a link between the city's coal past and modern energy

  At the former site of the Opel car plant the Stadtwerke Bochum Holding built up a 5th generation grid for the cold and (...)

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Energy Hub Aalsmeer - Smart Exchange of Heat and Cold

Part of the Hornmeer district in Aalsmeer is the scene of a unique energy exchange project. Three buildings in the district (...)

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Transforming a residential building cluster into electricity prosumers in Sweden: Optimal design of a coupled PV-heat pump-thermal storage-electric vehicle system

Smart grid is triggering the transformation of traditional electricity consumers into electricity prosumers. This paper (...)

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[Press release] D2Grids official project launch : rolling out 5th generation district heating & cooling

D2GRIDS is an acronym for ‘demand driven grids’. This new Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) project, coordinated by Mijnwater (...)