Distribution

Transmission & Distribution
The potential value of DSOs – keeping costs low in a flexible electricity system
AFRY Management Consulting research suggests a more coordinated use of resources could reduce Great Britain’s system costs by up to £7 billion by 2050.

Transmission & Distribution
In Focus Q&A: GEODE’s secretary general
Engerati spoke recently with Carmen Gimeno, secretary-general of GEODE, who chairs the working group assigned to writing the statutes and code of conduct for a new EU DSO entity.

Energy Generation
Changing Business Models for Utilities
This article considers the question: as renewables become adopted more, how will that change the utility companies’ business models?

Transmission & Distribution
TSO-DSO cooperation in a distributed energy system
The BRIDGE project is making recommendations on regulation and data models to facilitate collaboration between TSOs and DSOs.

Smart Infrastructure
Engerati mid-week newsround
Highlights from this week’s news on digitalisation and the energy transition.

Distribution
In Focus Q&A: Peter Söderström, Head of Digital Hub at Vattenfall Distribution Sweden

Energy Retail
Dealing with a digitalised grid if the internet breaks down
What might happen to a digitalised grid if the internet breaks down? Phil Lawton, power systems practice manager at the Energy Systems Catapult, asks and answers a difficult question

Energy Generation
Engerati 2.0: Let’s get Digital
Welcome to the new look Engerati website!

Transmission & Distribution
DSOs aim for common voice in forthcoming EU DSO Entity
The challenge is how to represent the diversity of the 2,400+ European DSOs.

Transmission & Distribution
Greater grid complexity calls for more intense DSO/TSO cooperation
System operators and energy companies discussed ongoing flexibility projects at an event in London yesterday.

Energy Retail
LF Energy brings open source project developers together
The Paris summit in November will discuss how IT solutions can drive the decarbonisation of the energy sector.

Downloads
Peak Reliability Keeps the Lights On with Real-time Data
The Balancing Act in High-Voltage Electrical Transmission

Downloads
Electric Energy Management System at Brazilian Electric System Operator (ONS)
Support real-time decisions

Downloads
Real-time Event Detection of Microgrid Dynamics – The University of California, San Diego
UCSD microgrid control system includes PMU measurements at the point of common coupling to the area power system