National Smart Grids R&D Initiatives in Europe

The underlying goal of Smart Grids ERA-Net is to foster and enable European R&D and demonstration in the field of Smart Grids on the basis of the increasing cooperation of the national research programmes in Europe and so to position the European Smart Grids know-how as optimally as possible within this world-wide competitive business.

Table of contents

European Dynamics of Smart Grids

• Status and outlook of the SET-Plan, possibilities for contributions and the European Smart Grids Task Force
• The European Electricity Grid Initiative & its dissemination

National Research Strategies of Smart Grids

• Overview on national R&D programmes, WP2 - Information Exchange
• Overview of complementarities, gaps and strategic opportunities for national
• and regional programmes, WP3 - Strategic Activities
• The Joint Energy Research Programme in Norway & the Nordic countries
• Mission, strategy and approach of the Flemish Smart Grid Platform
• Smart Grid pioneer regions in Austria & research cooperation Smart Grids D-A-CH
• Concept for controlling the power system 2025
• Smart Grids in France: The French Road Map & the R&D Demonstrator Fund

Smart Grid Country Pictures & Conclusions for Concrete ERA-Net Activities

• Presentations
• Mind-map for group discussion, WP4 - Joint Activities
• Post-IT: A thought experiment, WP4 - Joint Activities
• Group and plenary discussions